Solucionario de Comprensión Lectora y Vocabulario en Inglés

Ejercicios de Comprensión y Vocabulario

1. Crosswords (Crucigramas)

Verdadero o Falso

• 1. F – “The first modern puzzle was created by Arthur Wynne...”
• 2. T – “...complained that people were taking dictionaries away from...”
• 3. T – “Today, puzzles of both types appear regularly in...”

Preguntas de Desarrollo y Respuestas

1. Created the first modern **crossword puzzle** (for the 21st December, 1913, edition of the *New York World* newspaper).
2. Didn’t use cryptic clues.
3. Were selected on the basis of their ability to solve **crossword puzzles**.
4. Because printing errors were making them almost impossible to complete.

Opciones y Vocabulario: 1. d, 2. a, music for sale.

Preguntas sobre Música y Publicidad:

1. Because internet **piracy** has caused music sales to be at an **all-time low**, musicians are looking at other ways to make money.
2. Because the song *Rock and Roll*, which is used in the **advert**, reminds them of the freer, more spontaneous lifestyle of their youth.

Verdadero o Falso (Música):

• 1. T – “...and it’s also a great way to promote their music in front of millions of fans.”
• 2. F – “They know that it reminds them of the freer, more spontaneous lifestyle of their youth.”
• 3. F – “Some music fans still feel uncomfortable seeing their favourite...”

Vocabulario clave: 1. widely, 3. deep, 2. all-time low, 4. triggers.

2. The Eurovision Effect

Verdadero o Falso

• 1. F – “It has attracted audiences of up to 600 million viewers.”
• 2. T – “First, they hoped this would unify a continent that had been divided by World War II.”
• 3. F – “Since 2000, the contest has also been available on the Internet.”

Preguntas de Desarrollo:

1. Of the break-up of the **Soviet Union**.
2. Are not geographically located in Europe, they’ve all participated in the **Eurovision Song Contest**.
3. Because they both got their lucky break by winning the **Eurovision Song Contest**.
4. They rehearse and go to parties and press conferences.

Vocabulario: 1. try out, 3. went on, 5. certain, 2. took part, 4. break-up.

3. The Nights of the Pufflings

Verdadero o Falso

• 1. F – “Heimaey is the only inhabited island...”
• 2. T – “They are then easily caught by **predators**...”
• 3. F – “For about three weeks...”

Preguntas de Desarrollo:

1. Predators can’t reach them there.
2. Run over **pufflings** while they’re trapped on the town’s streets.
3. Because they’re instinctively drawn to the town’s lights, which they mistake for reflections of the stars on the sea.
4. The children free the baby birds from **captivity**. / The pufflings are flung high into the air and they dive safely into the sea.

Vocabulario: 1. harsh, 3. packed, 5. free, 2. breed, 4. drawn.

4. Door Step School

Comprensión y Respuestas

1. There is a law **banning** **child labour**.
2. Visits the schools daily.
3. They learn how to concentrate and work together. / They are shown that there is a better future beyond their **impoverished** environment.
4. To educate students academically and socially so that they can later attend ordinary government schools.

Verdadero o Falso:

• 1. T – “Despite the law that requires providing free **education** for children from ages 6-14...”
• 2. F – “...Door Step School brings the school...”
• 3. F – “In addition, students receive a free, **nutritious** meal every day after the lesson.”

Vocabulario: 1. option, 3. impoverished, 5. nutritious, 2. banning, 4. monitor.

5. Second Life

Verdadero o Falso

• 1. F – “This imaginary **universe** can be an excellent tool for teaching skills that are quite real.”
• 2. F – “In Second Life, each user creates a **digital** character, or **avatar**...”
• 3. T – “Because land costs money in Second Life...”
• 4. F – “Hopefully, as Second Life learning develops...”

Preguntas de Desarrollo:

1. Land costs money so setting up a class or campus is expensive. **Hackers** can break into the site and cause damage. Second Life learning is inaccessible to people with vision or hearing disabilities.
2. It has over a million users.
3. Leaving their homes.

Vocabulario: 1. run away, 3. numerous, 5. interrupt, 2. set up, 4. risk.