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Unit 1: Using the dictionary

Pre - Reading

2. Do you have a dictionary? Yes I do.

2.1. Is it an English-Spanish/ Spanish-
English dictionary? It is an
English-Spanish dictionary.
2.2. Do you use it frequently? No I do not.
2.3. What do you use a dictionary for? I
use it sometimes to translate words.

2. Answer these questions:

2.1. When should a dictionary be used? ¿cuando se debe usar un diccionario? __
You should use a dictionary when you do not know what a word means. __
2.2. When was it published? ¿cuando fue publicado? ___
My dictionary was
published five years ago. ____
2.3. Do you think all the dictionaries are the same? ¿crees que todos los diccionarios son
iguales ? No, I do not.
2.4. Do you know how to use a dictionary? ¿sabes como usar un diccionario? Yes, I do.
2.5. How many parts does it have? ¿cuantas partes tiene ? My Dictionary has two parts.
2.6. How many pages does have the dictionary? ¿cuantas pagina tiene el diccionario? My
Dictionary has five hundred (500) pages.
2.7. What means / /, ( ) or [ ] after the word? ¿que significa o despues de la palabra?

3. Choose the correct definition.

A dictionary is:

a. A book or series of books that contain general

information about many topics or areas.
b. A reference book that focuses on defining words and
phrases, including multiple meanings.
c. A set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made
of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together
to hinge at one side.
4. Complete with the meaning of the abbreviations below:
Abbreviations are : a shortened
a. Adv: adverb form of a word or phrase.
b. N: noun
c. V: verb
d. Adj: adjective
e. VT: vermont

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f. M: meaning

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 5. - Circle the word that is not a synonym.

Ex: Healthy: sick – vigorous – in good shape – active The synonym is one of two or more words
or expressions of the same language that
have the same or nearly the same meaning
1. Fun : entertainment – cheer – boredom – amusing in some or all senses. An antonym of a
2. International universal – national – foreign – world particular word is one that has the opposite
meaning.
3. Business commercialism – deal – occupation – unemployment
4. Idioms dialect – language – expressions – colloquialisms

6. - Find in the text the plural of these words.

 Entry - ____________ENTRIES
 Dictionary ______________DICTIONARIES
 School _____________SCHOOLS
 Workplace _____________WORKPLACES
 Mark _____________MARKS
 Definition ______________DEFINITIONS

7. - Read the text

CIA chief in Pakistan pulls out after clashes

The CIA station chief who oversaw the intelligence work before the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has been pulled out of Islamabad
– the second time in seven months that the CIA's top spy in Pakistan has been replaced.
The station chief was evacuated for "medical reasons" a fortnight ago. But an official familiar with CIA-ISI relations told The
Independent that the US's top clandestine officer was due to be replaced in September, after just 10 months on the job. The illness,
the official added, merely "expedited" his recall. The station chief will not be returning to Pakistan.
While the change of station chiefs so soon is highly unusual, it may alleviate strained relations between Washington and Islamabad.
The station chief had clashed with his own ambassador, Cameron Munter, over the use of drones during diplomatic negotiations.
The station chief's relationship was even worse with the head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Since the
Raymond Davis affair, when a CIA contractor killed two men linked to the ISI in January, the pair have repeatedly clashed. The
exchanges grew more intemperate after the Bin Laden raid. Evidence of the hostilities came just weeks after the al-Qa'ida leader's
death, when the station chief's name was leaked to the local press. The name was slightly misspelled, but compromised the CIA
agent's cover. The previous station chief was forced to leave in December after his identity was exposed.
The change of station chiefs comes against the backdrop of enduring tensions between the two spy agencies. US and Pakistani
officials told The Independent that the poor intelligence relationship is bleeding over into other areas of co-operation.
General Pasha met the acting CIA director, Mike Morrell, in Washington on 14 July to decide on new "rules of engagement". "It is now
our policy that everything now be set down in writing," said a senior Pakistani military official. Pakistan has granted 87 visas to CIA
agents, a concession that comes after months of choking the number of Americans travelling to Pakistan.
But other key disputes remain. Since the Davis affair, General Pasha has been determined to shut down all unauthorized or "non-
official cover" CIA activities inside Pakistan. His alarm was heightened when it emerged that the CIA used Pakistanis to help spy on
the al- Qa'ida leader's hiding place in Abbottabad, a garrison town.
A US official said that the ISI chief was trying determine, through various means, what each American was working on, in an attempt to
shut down any clandestine activities outside the Pakistani spy agency's knowledge.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cia-chief-in-pakistan-pulls-out-after-clashes-2329641.html

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 Find these words on the text and circle them

Clandestine Concession
Ambassador CIA Remember!
The / / , ( ) or [ ] , can be different
Chief Diplomatic
depending on the dictionary.
Negotiation Intelligence
Engagement 10. Spy

8. - Write down those words and look at them in the

dictionary. Follow the example.

System: N Sistema

1. ..………AMBASSADOR. …………………N EMBAJADORA

2. …………CLANDESTINE………………ADJ CLANDESTINO.

3. ……………CONCESSION……………. N CONCESSION

4. .……………CIA……………………. N CIA

5. ……………CHIEF……………………. N JEFE

6. ……………DIPLOMATIC……………. ADJ DIPLOMATICO

7. ……………ENGAGEMENT………. N COMPROMISO

8. …………..INTELLIGENCE…………. N INTELIGENCIA

9. …………NEGOTIATION……………. N NEGOCIACION

10. …………..SPY…………………………. N ESPIAR

9. - Now go back to the text , find these compound

ist -ship-thing. 4. Relation:
words.
5.
Follow the example.

Ex: Every: where – how – side – thing

Thing
EVERYTHING

1. Fort: casts - place - night

FORDNIGTH
2. Back: pack - drop - stage

BACKDROP
3. Out: side - set - going

OUTSIDE

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RELATIONSHIP

Compound words are

made when two words
are joined to form a new
word. Look at
the red word. Look at
the words in the row.
Click on a blue word to
make a compound word.
There may be more than
one correct answer.

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10.- Look the following words in the text, then search them at the dictionary. Write
their meaning (According to the text)

Been Is used after the verb tener or Work (Activity) trabajo (m)
to have
Evacuated From the verb evacuate, Told From the verb tell
(conjugate)v past, v past p
Acting Actor profession Oversaw From the verb
oversee(conjugat) v past
Travelling From the verb travel Comes From the verb come ,
(conjugate) v present (conjugate)v 3era person
singular
Compromised From the verb compromise Agencies From agency (n):npl: agencies
(conjugate) v past , v past p
Todo app