COMPRENSION DE TEXTOS EN INGLES

Identify the organizational pattern (text structure) of the phrase: “To begin with the meeting, first check if everyone is present or if somebody is missing. Next, wait some minutes until everyone is present. Then, start the meeting mentioning the most important points that will be handled. Finally, give a short summary about what was checked along the meeting”.

• Comparison / contrast

• Sequence

• Contrast

In the phrase: "George Washington was very much admired as a soldier and statesman, but in his private life, he was described by some as proud and demanding”. The connector “but=pero” indicates _________.

Seleccione una:

• Time

• Addition

• Contrast

It is the property that accounts for the internal relationship of the meanings of any written text, it provides sense of cohesion.

• Paragraph

• Coherence

• Title

It refers to how a text or a paragraph is organized.

• Text structure

• Topic

• Title

It is the opposite of "possible".

What is the option with three false cognates?

• Activity, analyze, observe

• Combine, divide, observe

• Bomber, carpet, actually

Sub-units that modify the meaning of a root word. They are located at the END of the word.

Identify the organizational pattern (structure) of the phrase: More drivers take to the roads in July and August, when families traditionally go on vacation. As a result, oil companies raise the price of gasoline during the summer months.

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

• Comparison / contrast

This phrase contains a false cognate: "I was embarrassed". What is the correct meaning of the phrase?

• Yo estaba apegada

• Yo estaba embarazada

• Yo estaba avergonzada

When a word in English is very similar to a word in Spanish, but they DON'T mean the same, then we are referring to a _____________.