Parts of speech (SOLO SEXTO)

Remember the parts of speech are the following: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection. Every word in English language can be classified in some of these categories; but sometimes a word can be different parts of speech in one sentence than in another. This is to say that for example, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and an adjective in another sentence.
Remember this when answering the next exercise

When you write your comment please put your complete name, group and your result on the exercise (Quiz Score: 100%, Game Points: 1000 (out of a possible 1000)).

Have a nice day! Good luck!

Teletón Televisa (TODOS LOS GRUPOS)

Vean las siguientes imágenes y hagan un comentario en inglés sobre ellas. Si no saben cómo decir algo no usen traductores, pongan la palabra en español entre paréntesis. La idea de esto es que reflexionen. No pongan algo sólo por ponerlo, sólo para que les cuente la tarea.
Todo está en español para que no haya confusiones, de cualquier modo si algo no les queda claro vuelvan a leerlo las veces que sea necesario hasta que comprendan las imágenes por completo.

P.D. Recuerden que tienen todo el derecho de poner en duda (o no) la veracidad de lo que aquí les presento.

NOTA: No estoy en contra de ayudar a las personas discapacitadas o a cualquier persona que necesite ayuda. Estoy en contra de los fraudes que cometen grandes corporaciones como Televisa manipulando las emociones de las personas. Si queremos ayudar a alguien, busquemos los mejores medios.

Cognates (SOLO SEXTO)

In a technical sense, two words that have a common origin are cognates. Most often, cognates are words in two languages that have a common etymology and thus are similar or identical. For example, the English "kiosk" and the Spanish quiosco are cognates because they both come from the Turkish kosk.

When you don't know the meaning of a word in a text, first try to see if it is a cognate, then you wouldn't have to look for it in the dictionary. But be careful... not all the words that look alike are cognates, some are false cognates!! (Also called false friends!!)

With the next exercises on cognates you will discover you know words in English you have no idea you knew...
Exercise 1
Exercise 2


Remember to write your results, your name and group as following:

Exercise 1       93%
Exercise 2       2 bad marks  (mention only the bad marks)
Nadia Espinosa 618.


Good luck and remember cognates are very similar to the words in Spanish...

Complete the text (SOLO PARA SEXTO)

Hi! In this occasion you must complete a text with the given words based on the context. Take your time to think about the words that can go in each gap. Then check your answers and write down in a comment the results you had, along with your name and group.

Example:

Result 63%
Nadia Espinosa Group 658

To do the exercise click here. This will take you to the page of the exercise.

Good luck!

Types of reading (SOLO PARA SEXTO)

First, let's remember the types of reading:

Scanning; This is the type of reading for a specific focus. You must know what you are looking for before start reading. Example: This is the technique you use when you're looking up a name in the phone book; you move your eye quickly over the page to find particular words or phrases that are relevant to the task you're doing.

Skimming; This is the type of reading for getting the gist of something. In very little time you can know the content of a large text. Example: This is the technique you use when you're going through a newspaper or magazine: you read quickly to get the main points, and skip over the detail.

Detailed reading; This is the type of reading for extracting information accurately. It is when you read every word, and work to learn from the text. Example: This is the technique you use when you read a science article for your homework.

For Pleasure; This is the type of reading for enterteining yourself, most of the times is when you read without a specific purpose but to have fun. Example: This is the technique you use when you read a novel before going to sleep.

Now please put in your comment two examples for each type of reading. You must describe everyday situations just like I did in the examples I gave you. If they are real situations (things you actually read), it's better. Don't forget to put your name and group.

Good luck!