GUÍA PARA EL APRENDIZAJE AUTÓNOMO DEL ESTUDIANTE – OCTAVO GRADO

Asignatura: Docente: Nombre del estudiante:

ENGLISH LUIS JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ
GARAY
Fecha de inicio de la actividad: Fecha de entrega de la actividad:
02 – 08 - 2021 21 – 08 - 2021

Descripción de Actividades (Planeamiento Metódico) para el Aprendizaje

Denominación: READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE

Estimado (a) Estudiante: Usted va a participar activamente en la realización de ejercicios de
lectura (aplicando la técnica aprendida) y de uso de la gramática del Inglés. Queremos que
usted demuestre cuánto ha avanzado en el desarrollo de la habilidad de comprensión de textos
escritos con diversos niveles de extensión y complejidad.

Dispóngase, pues, a realizar de

manera lúdica las siguientes
actividades:
Fecha de inicio de la actividad: 02 – 08 - 2021 Fecha de entrega de la actividad: 06 – 08 - 2021

Activity # 1: READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE

 After having read the text, you do the following exercises:
Exercise # 1.1: Ask four information questions ( quién / qué / cómo / cuando / dónde / por qué) about the content of the
text. Write it in Spanish.
WH- QUESTIONS
1
2
3

Exercise # 1.2: Give an answer for each of the wh-questions you wrote. Write your answers in Spanish.

ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.

Exercise # 1.3. Read the text again and write a summary about its content. Do it in Spanish.

Exercise # 1.4: What is the best title for the text above? Write it in English.

Exercise # 1.5: Answering questions about the content of the text

A 10 QUESTIONS TEST about the content of the reading

1.5.1. What three things do plants need for the process of photosynthesis?
a. Sunlight, oxygen, and sugar b. Water, soil, and oxygen c. Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
d. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, and soil e. Sunlight, soil, and water

1.5.2. If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?

a. Nitrogen b. Oxygen c. Carbon monoxide d. Hydrogen e. Helium

1.5.3. What is the compound that plants use to absorb the energy from light?
a. Carbon Dioxide b. H2O c. Nitrogen d. DNA e. Chlorophyll

1.5.4. What color is chlorophyll?

a. Red b. Blue c. Yellow d. Green e. Brown

1.5.5. What is the name of the chemical where the energy is stored during the first phase of photosynthesis?
a. ATP b. Carbon dioxide c. Chlorophyll d. Oxygen e. DNA

1.5.6. What is the Calvin Cycle?

a. The second phase of photosynthesis b. Where energy from sunlight is stored in ATP
c. Another name for the water cycle d. All of the above e. None of the Above

1.5.7. What are the structures inside plant cells that contain chlorophyll called?
a. Nucleus b. Ribosomes c. Chloroplasts d. Lysosomes e. Mitochondria

1.5.8. True ( T ) or False ( F ):

1.5.8. All plants need the same amount of sun to make enough food to be T F
1 healthy.
1.5.8. Sunlight is not needed during the Calvin Cycle phase of T F
2

1.5.8. Photosynthesis is responsible for the world's oxygen supply which is T F

3 needed for animals to survive.
 Activity # 2: IMPROVING VOCABULARY TROUGH READING
Exercise # 2.1: MATCH the WORDS (1 - 10) to the corresponding MEANING (A – J)

# WORDS MATCH MEANING Letters

oxygen (O2)  is a gas naturally found in the atmosphere that is a
1 reactant for the Calvin Cycle. A
glucose (C6H12O6)  is the primary pigment used in photosynthesis. Chlorophyll
2 is the source of the green color of plants and certain other B
autotrophs.
pigment is a colored molecule. A pigment absorbs specific C
3 wavelengths of light. 
4 chlorophyll  is the sugar that is the product of photosynthesis. D
are photosynthetic organisms which convert light energy
5 chloroplast into the chemical energy they need to develop, grow, and E
reproduce.
6 Calvin cycle is the organelle in a plant cell where photosynthesis
occurs. F
7 carbon dioxide (CO2)  is a gas that is a product of the light-dependent reactions G
8 light  is the process by which plants and certain other
organisms make glucose from carbon dioxide and water. H
autotrophs is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Light supplies the I
9 energy for the light reactions of photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the name given to the set of chemical reactions of J
10 photosynthesis that does not necessarily require light.

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

Exercise # 2.2: WORDS SEARH (Photosynthesis)

Encuentre las 19 palabras. Estas palabras pueden estar dispuestas en cualquier dirección (vertical,
horizontal o diagonal) y en cualquier sentido (del derecho o del revés). Además, una
misma letra podría estar formando parte de más de una palabra
 Fecha de inicio de la actividad: 23 – 08 - 2021 Fecha de entrega de la actividad: 28 – 08 - 2021

Activity # 1: READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE

Read through the text below, answer the questions that follow.

At the end of 2019, a new

type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often called 2019-
nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. It is believed that the virus was transmitted from
animals to humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a
market selling live seafood and animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from
animals to people, it can take scientists a lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or
medicines to cure it.

The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The
name refers to the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is
reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona.

Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat,
headache, and trouble breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have with
a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are sick or
have health problems.

While it is early to have a definite picture of the disease because scientists are still
collecting the data, some patterns have already emerged. Some early reports reveal that
children seem to be getting coronavirus at much lower rates than adults. Even if they get
infected, the symptoms are milder. However, most people who get severely infected are those
with a weak immune system, like the elderly. Coronavirus may be life-threatening for these
people. They may develop more serious respiratory tract illnesses that may be fatal.

How does the virus spread?

The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs
when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough, sneeze or
handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by coming into contact
with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

Treatment

There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will
go away on their own. However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if symptoms
feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can relieve symptoms by prescribing pain or fever
medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat coronavirus.

People who think they may have been exposed to the virus should contact their healthcare
provider immediately. A set of preventive measures are usually followed in case someone
gets infected. This includes keeping infected people in quarantine for a certain period,
generally fourteen days.

Tomado con fines didácticos. En: https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/reading-coronavirus.php

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

After having read the text, you:
1. Write a summary about the content of the text:

2. Answer the following 8 questions about the content of the text the reading

ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Activity # 2: IMPROVING VOCABULARY TROUGH READING

Topic: CORONAVIRUS CAPTIONS
Exercise # 2.1: MATCH the PICTURES (1 - 12) to the corresponding CAPTION (A – L)
 ANSWERS
1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

Exercise # 2.2: WORDS SEARH (COVID – 19)

Encuentre las 10 palabras. Estas palabras pueden estar dispuestas en cualquier dirección (vertical,
horizontal o diagonal) y en cualquier sentido (del derecho o del revés). Además, una
misma letra podría estar formando parte de más de una palabra
 Fecha de inicio de la actividad: 17 – 08 - 2021 Fecha de entrega de la actividad: 21 – 08 - 2021

READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE # 3

Read through the text below, answer the questions that follow.

Tomado con fines didácticos. En: http://englishworksheetland.com/

Question # 1.1: What does the text talk about? Write a summary about the essential
content of the text. Do it in Spanish.

Question # 1.2. What is the best title for the text above? Write it in English.

Question # 1.3. What is the best answer?

ANSWERS
1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5
Exercise # 3.2: WORDS SEARH (Food Chains and Web)
Encuentre las 18 palabras. Estas palabras pueden estar dispuestas en cualquier dirección (vertical,
horizontal o diagonal) y en cualquier sentido (del derecho o del revés). Además, una
misma letra podría estar formando parte de más de una palabra