5) Leé el artículo sobre Canadá. Como es un artículo complejo, vas a emplear distintas estrategias de aproximación, que te van a servir para cualquier otro texto que quieras leer. Primero leé todas las consignas y ejercitación antes de abordar la lectura del texto en sí.
a. Comenzá por identificar las palabras transparentes. Este tipo de palabras son aquellas que en inglés se parecen mucho a sus equivalentes en español. Por ejemplo: provinces / provincias. Las palabras transparentes te van a ayudar a entender mejor un texto. Copiá el texto en un documento de Word o Writer y subrayá o marcá con resaltador las palabras transparentes. Si lo podés imprimir, mejor.
b. Discutí con el resto de tus compañeros el sentido del texto y toda la información que hemos relevaron.
c. Además del uso de la transparencia, otra estrategia es la adivinanza o inferencia por contexto. Primero, leé el ejercicio y subrayá o resaltá las palabras sobre las que vas a trabajar. Luego, mirando el contexto en el que aparecen estas palabras, elegí el significado correcto.
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d. Ahora, leé el texto en detalle. Luego, transcribí una frase breve para cada una de las categorías que se listan debajo.
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Canada is a North American country. There are ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world. Its capital city is Ottawa. There is an estimated population of 34,300,000 inhabitants. Canada has strong democratic traditions upheld through a parliamentary government within the construct of constitutional monarchy, the monarchy of Canada being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and its authority stemming from the Canadian populace. Average winter and summer high temperatures across Canada vary according to the location. Winters can be very cold in many regions of the country, particularly in the interior and Prairie provinces, which experience a continental climate, where daily average temperatures are near −15 °C (5 °F) but can drop below −40 °C (−40 °F) with severe wind chills. Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations, with a high per-capita income, and it is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G8. It is one of the world's top ten trading nations. Its currency is the Canadian dollar. There are two official languages: English and French. English and French are the mother tongues of 59.7% and 23.2% of the population respectively. Canadian culture has been greatly influenced by immigration from all over the world. Many Canadians value multiculturalism and see Canada as being inherently multicultural. However, the country's culture has been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and the high rate of migration between the two countries. Canadian visual art has been dominated by Tom Thomson — Canada's most famous painter. Canada's official national sports are hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the summer. Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the country. It is also the sport most played by Canadians, with 1.65 million participants in 2004. Fuente: Wikipedia. |
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