LEVEL 1
CURSO DE COMPRENSION DE LECTURA EN INGLES
READING COMPREHENSION COURSE
READING is constructing meaning from text.
It is an active, cognitive, and affective process.
Reading Comprehension requires knowledge
of words… and the world.
GENERAL OBJETIVE
Al
terminar el curso, el estudiante podrá extraer información explícita de textos
de divulgación científica y cultural con exactitud y mediana rapidez.
LESSON 1 : PARTS OF SPEECH
OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a identificar las partes básicas de la oración o frase (identifying the parts of speech) para comprender mejor el significado de un texto.
(Noun, adjectives, verbs)
PARTES DEL DISCURSO
Irregular VERBS wheel game
Irregular Verbs (forma
presente- pasado- participio),
LESSON 2: SENTENCE
STRUCTURE 1

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a identificar la estructura de la oración o frase (identifying the sentence structure) para comprender mejor el significado de un texto.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
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LESSON 3: SENTENCE STRUCTURE 2
OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a identificar la estructura de la oración o frase (identifying the sentence structure) para comprender mejor el significado de un texto.
(Verbo Ser o Estar/ Estado de ánimo)
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LESSON 4 PREFIXES

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a utilizar los prefijos (using
prefixes) para comprender mejor el significado
de las palabras.
Explanation:
A prefix is a word-part placed before a root-word to
modify or change its meaning.
Prefix
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Significado
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Ejemplos
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A,
AN
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no, sin
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Atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia,
anemia, atypical, anesthesia
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ACRO
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alto, punta, tope
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Acrobat, acrophobia, acronym, acropolis
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ACT
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hacer, mover
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Action, react, transaction, proactive, activity,
Activation, deactivate
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ALT
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alto
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Altitude, altimeter, alto, contralto,
altocumulus, exalt
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AMBUL
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caminar
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Ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist,
perambulate, preamble
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ANIMA
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alma, vida
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Animation, inanimate, animal, anime, equanimity,
animism, animus
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ANTE
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antes
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Anteroom,
antedate, antecedent, antediluvian
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ANTI, ANT
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contra, opuesto
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Antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody,
antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy, antigen, antibiotic, antidote,
antidepressant
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ARM
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arma
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Army, armament, disarm, rearm, armistice, armor,
armory, arms
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AUDI
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escuchar
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Audible, audience, auditory, auditorium,
audiovisual, audition, audiobook
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AUTO
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mismo
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Autograph, automobile, automatic, autonomous,
autoimmune, autopilot, autobiography
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BENE
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bueno, bien
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Benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction,
beneficiary, benefit
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BI
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dos
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Bilingual, bicycle, bifocals, biceps, billion,
binary, bimonthly, bigamy, bimetal, bicarbonate
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BIO
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vida, vivir
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Biology, biography, biodiversity, biofuel,
biohazard, biorhythm
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CHRON
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tiempo
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Chronology, chronic, chronicle, chronometer,
anachronism
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CIDE,
CIS
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matar, cortar
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Suicide,
fratricide, concise, circumcision, , precision, homicide, genocide,
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CIRCUM
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alrededor
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Circulatory,
circumflex, circumstance, circumference, circumscribe
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CONTRA,
COUNTER
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contra, opuesto
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Contrary, contradict, counteract, contraband,
contraception, contrast, controversy, counterfeit,
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CRED
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creer
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Credible, credo, credence, credit, credential,
credulity, incredulous, creed, incredible
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COMMUN
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compartir
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Community, communism, communicable,
communication, incommunicado
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CYCL
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círculo, rueda
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Cycle, bicycle, cyclical, motorcycle, tricycle,
cyclone
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Games
Past simple: irregular verbs
Reading
READING
PROJECT
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LESSON 5 SUFFIXES

OBJETIVO:
Conocer
los sufijos (using suffixes) más comunes con el propósito de entender el
significado de las palabras y de este modo lograr una mejor comprensión de
un texto dado.
Suffixes
are word-endings that add a ceratin meaning to the word.
Explanation:
COMMON SUFFIXES
NOUN SUFFIXES
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Suffix
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Significado
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Ejemplo
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-ACY
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Estado, Cualidad
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Privacy
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-AL
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Acto, proceso de
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Refusal
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-ANCE, -ENCE
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Estado, Calidad de
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Maintenance, eminence
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-DOM
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Lugar, estado
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Freedom, kingdom
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-ER, -OR
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Uno que
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Trainer, protector
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-ISM
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doctrina, creencia
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Communism
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-IST
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Uno que
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Chemist
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-ITY, -TY
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Cualidad de
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Veracity
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-MENT
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Condición de
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Goverment
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-NESS
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Estado
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Heaviness
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-SHIP
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Posición mantenida
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Friendship, fellowship
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-SION, -TION
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Estado
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Concession, transition
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VERB SUFFIXES
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-ATE
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Volverse, llegar a ser
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Eradicate
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-EN
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Volverse, llegar a ser
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Enlighten
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-IFY, -FY
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Hacer, volverse
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Purify, terrify
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-IZE, -ISE
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Volverse
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Humanize, civilize
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ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
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-ABLE, -IBLE
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Capaz de ser
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Edible, presentable
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-AL
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Relacionado con
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National, regional
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-ESQUE
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Reminiscente
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Picturesque
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-FUL
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notable por
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Beautiful, fanciful
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-IC, -ICAL
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Relacionado con
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Musical, mythic
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-IOUS, -OUS
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Caracterizado por
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Nutritious, portentous
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-ISH
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Tener la cualidad
de
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Stylish
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-IVE
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Tener la naturaleza
de
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Creative
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-LESS
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Sin
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Endless
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-Y
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Caracterizado por
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Leazy
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Games
Irregular verbs: six games
Reading
LESSON 6: SENTENCE CONNECTORS

OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
Explanation
CONTRASTE (but, however…)
LESSON 7: SENTENCE CONNECTORS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
CONTINUIDAD (then,
moreover…)
LESSON 8: SENTENCE CONNECTORS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
CONCESIVOS (although, even
if…)
LESSON 9: SENTENCE CONNECTORS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
CAUSALES (due to, because…)
Reading
LESSON 10: SENTENCE CONNECTORS

OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
CONCLUSIVOS
(therefore, consequently…)
LESSON 11: SENTENCE CONNECTORS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
FUNCIONALES: que indican un
fin (so that, in order to…)
Reading
LESSON 12: SENTENCE CONNECTORS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la dinámica y función de los conectores (sentence connectors) que
relacionan las diferentes oraciones en un texto.
COMPARATIVOS (as, as if…)
Verbs
Reading
LESSON 13
READING SKILL: FACT and OPINION

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a distinguir un hecho de una opinión (distinguishing
fact and opinion) en un texto escrito como una estrategia
básica de la comprensión de lectura.
LESSON 14
READING SKILL: THE MAIN
IDEA

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a identificar la idea principal (identifying the main idea) en un texto escrito como una estrategia básica de
la comprensión de lectura.
1. THE MAIN
IDEA
Games
Reading
LESSON 15
READING SKILLS: SUPPORTING
DETAILS

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a identificar la los detalles que apoyan la idea principal (identifying details) en un texto escrito como una estrategia básica de
la comprensión de lectura.
Reading
LESSON 16
READING SKILLS: CONTEXT
CLUES
OBJETIVO:
Utilizar las Claves
de Contexto (identifying the context clues) como una
estrategia fundamental de comprensión de lectura con el fin de asimilar
el significado de palabras desconocidas en un texto.
Reading
LESSON 17
READING SKILLS: MAKING
PREDICTIONS

OBJETIVO:
Aprender a utilizar la predicción (making predictions)
como una técnica que nos ayuda a lograr una mejor comprensión de un texto.
Reading
LESSON 18
READING SKILLS: MAKING INFERENCES

OBJETIVO:
Aprender
a utilizar la inferencia (making
inferences) como una técnica que nos ayuda a
lograr una mejor comprensión de un texto, puesto que por medio de ésta, podemos
deducir el significado de las ideas o argumentos del autor.
Reading
LESSON 19
READING SKILLS: DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
OBJETIVO:
Comprender
la importancia de sacar conclusiones (drawing conclusions)
como una estrategia básica para lograr una excelente comprensión de un texto.
Reading
LESSON 20
READING SKILLS:
CAUSE AND
EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS

OBJETIVO:
Utilizar las
relaciones de Causa y Efecto (using cause and
effect relationships) como una estrategia básica para
obtener una buena comprensión de un texto dado.
Reading
LESSON 21
READING SKILLS: SENQUENCING

OBJETIVO:
Utilizar la
secuncia, es decir, el orden en el que suceden la cosas en una historia (using sequencing)
como una estrategia básica para obtener una buena comprensión de un texto dado.
Reading
LESSON 22
READING SKILLS: THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

OBJETIVO:
Identificar
el propósito del autor (identifying
the auathor’s purpose) como una estrategia básica
fundamental en la comprensión de un texto.
Reading
LESSON 23
READING SKILLS: SKIMMING AND SCANNING

OBJETIVO:
Utilizar
el skimming y el scanning como una estrategia básica para la
comprensión de un texto.
El
skimming implica la búsqueda de las
ideas principales mediante una lectura rápida de un texto. Mientras que el scanning implica la identificación de
las partes de la lectura que contienen información específica de un texto.
Reading
MORE READINGS
(listen and
read + dictation)
(listen and
read + exercises
(reading + exercises)
(elementary, preintermediate,
intermediate, advanced)
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of grammar
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Tornadoes
(with answers)
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(with answers)
Meteorite
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Five readings
(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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(with answers)
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Pulitzer
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