Diferencias Culturales, Ciencia y Trabajo desde Casa: Ejercicios de Comprensión Lectora
Ejercicios de comprensión lectora en inglés
A Relative Difference
FALSE: ...This similarity has led chimp expert Dr. Jane... FALSE: ...have cut their numbers from two million.
Preguntas
a) There has been some discoveries of fossils showing the existence of human-like creatures millions of years ago which could be the ancestors of Mikeys and Hmans.
b) The definitive difference is the ability of language humans have in comparison to primates. This explains our evolution and our change to live in cities, working and progressing.
Vocabulario
a) link b) skull c) leap d) seemingly
Gramática
a) If you don't ask him a question, he won't speak to you.
b) She told me that I had to do it at once.
c) The exercise is too difficult for us to do it.
d) The crime is being investigated by the police.
Coetzee Wins Nobel Prize
FALSE: The Nobel has often been misapplied.
FALSE: Coetzee was born in Cape Town in 1940.
Preguntas
a) Because political factors seem to have been more important than just the literary ones.
b) He worked for IBM and after that he was a professor of literature and published literary criticism.
Vocabulario
a) Unquestionably b) Wholly c) Assumptions d) Swiftly
Gramática
a) Who last... b) Winning, received... c) Whose... wasn't chosen... d) About his...
What's It Like to Be a Dog?
FALSE: Common sense is sometimes difficult to reconcile with science.
TRUE: Today many scientists are accepting that non-human animal emotions went unnoticed for many years because they were considered mere living machines that only respond to basic stimuli in a mechanical way. Animals have the necessary brain structure to be able to truly feel emotions.
Vocabulario
a) Indeed b) In addition c) Increasing d) As well
Gramática
a) Studied... would understand... b) That... have been explored. c) Working... the most intelligent... d) That his experiments would prove the existence of the emotional lives of animals.
I'm Working from Home
FALSE: For the Spanish, the interaction with the family is a principal reason...
TRUE: Overall, fewer British work from home than in the rest of Europe.
Preguntas
a) They are very worried about proving that they are really working.
b) For the French it is an opportunity to get a healthier way of life and enjoy home-made food.
Vocabulario
a) Choosing b) Survey c) Opportunity d) Switch
Gramática
a) Worked, per... b) For, to... c) Accepted, were taken... d) For many firms and many workers, homeworking would be a way to reduce costs.