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Centro Nacional de Didáctica

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Inglés en los Colegios

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Elaborado por:L1cda. Alba Elleth Berrocal S.

Este documento es propiedad del Ministerio de Educación Pública de Costa Rica

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Centro Nacional de Didáctica

Inglés en los Colegios

de Telesecundaria

Elaborado por:Licda. Alba Elieth Berrocal S.


Presentación

El siguiente material de apoyo a los Colegios de Telesecundaria estáconstruido con el propósito de ayudar a los y las docentes de estemodelo en la labor cotidiana del aula.

Se incluye en este documento escrito: diálogos cortos y diálogoslargos, párrafos descriptivos y narrativos para ser leídos después de serescuchados en un cassette de audio el cual se proporciona en formacomplementaria.

Este documento, es además, objeto de revisión de algunos aspectosde pronunciación por lo que los y las estudiantes de estos Colegios severán beneficiados en su situación de aprendizaje de inglés.

Sin duda alguna, el Ministerio de Educación Pública, el Centro Nacionalde Didáctica y el Departamento de Telesecundaria se complacen enentregar este material que llegará a estudiantes de zonas de dificilacceso o sectores rurales de nuestro país, Costa Rica.Esperamos que sea de su provecho.

Con toda consideración y aprecio,

9;::;;; ~--vorf(MSC. Dais; Orozco Rodríguez

Subdirectora CENADICoordinadora Nacional de Capacitación

Setiembre, 2000


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OIALOG I

Taking a l rip l o India

Cus lomer. Good moming. I'm interested in the 16 night Ctassícal Tour 01 IndiaHow mueh does il cost?

Travel agent: When would you like lo go?

Customer. Feb ruary

Travel agent: February. Lel me see, the price is 1573 pounds la r lhe 16 night

.-Customer: Are intemal flights included?

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Travel agent YesoThe price ineludes the return flight ,'inlemal flights in India, allairport laxes, translers to and lrom the hotel, and the hotel aecomodation itsell.

Customer. Do I have lo pay extra lar a simple room?

Travel agent: Yes, sir. There's a single room supplement 01 20 a night

Customer. What about visas?

Travel agent You have to have a visa lar India and Nepal. I suggest you app ly assoon as you book the holiday.

Customer. When do I have to confirm? Ca n I make a provisional booking.

Trsvet agen!: You needn't eonfirm straight away. l ean keep an option open onthe Holiday lar seven days. But after that you must eonfirm and pay a deposit. Thebala nce is due eight weeks befare departure.

READING I

Litter

Litter is garbage - lood , paper and cans • on the ground or in the street. W heremany peapie live tagelher, Iitter is a problem. People don't always put lheirgarbage in the garbage can. lt's easier to drop a paper than lo find a garbage canlor it. But Iitter is ugly. It makes the eity look dirty, and rt spoils lhe view. The wind


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blows papers far away. Often tfjE%áre.•aiffi,f,ilI(1O'c8}cti When they blow agalnst afence. lhey stay there. ._~ . ._..This fence is a wa ll of garbage. }:;:'t.~~'" . . : .~_~

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Litter is a health problem, too. .po~ ~nd garbagebring:animals, which sometimescarry disease. ' - I.j . ~ eV~'1

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,.... . l ' r ' , ' . • ' . - isometimes they work together ín groupsAot:lean'upl he city. In most places Iitter isagainst the law. The law punist\es;people·;who,lhrow.g~ rbage on the streets. Theyusually pay a fine, and occasioM,lIy lneY'go1o-já¡( "'''''''

Two famous saylngs In the United States are: "Don't be a Iitterbug" and "Everylitter bit hurts".

INSTRUCTIONS: FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS

.:. Go straight down on this road, lake the second tuming on lheon the right

.:. Go along this road, take the lh ird tuming, and its on the rig

.:. Keep straight on • until you get lhe end of the road. Then tum left. lt' s onright

.:. Go down as far as lhe Cinema. Then tum riqht, and irs on the left

.:. Keep sl raight on • pass the Cathedral. Then tum left, and ít 's on the righl tothe bus station

DIALOG 11

In a restaurant

(Restaurant sounds)

Waiter: Are you ready to arder now, sir? \ \


Ralph: Yeso1' 11 have tomato soup, roast beet, mashedpotatoes, and peas .

Waiter: Thats tomato soup.. .roast beet . ..mashedpotatoes, and peas. How do you want the beet-rare,medium, or well done?

Ralph: Well done, please.

Waiter: Anything to drink?

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Ralph: Hmmm.. .just water. 1' 11 have colfee with my desse rt.

DIALOG 111

Setting: In a train compartment.

Hellen: ups! This colfee 's notl Yours is the white one, isn't it?

Bart: That's righl. The one with the sugar in it,

Hellen: That's il. There you are. (Ah) You'lI never guess who I've just seen

Bart: Who'd you see?

Hellen: Steve.

Bart: Steve? (Yes) Steve wíth the blond hair?

Hellen: No. No. Steve with the dark, curíy hair.You know, he's a tall bloke.

Bart Oh yeah the tall ... does he have a moustache?

Hellen: Yes he does , yes

Bart: And does he still nave his beard?

Hellen: No, No, not any more.No, just a moustache. Dou you remember him?

Bart: I think I do.


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Hellen: He always wears, wears sweaters with shirts undemeath.

Bart: That's righl. And he. .. does he wear glasses al al!?Hellen: Yes, that's right when he's readin g, yes he does

Bart: Oh yes, oh ... that's righl he works in Ihe library

Hellen : Yeah, that's righl , in the library, yeah

Bart Oh well we should go say helio lo him.

Hellen: Yeah, he's just two compartmenls down lh ere.

REAOING 11

Gases emissi on

Emissions 01 greenhouse gases in lhe United Stales - Irom cars, batteries andpower planls-jumped 3,4 percent las! year, outpacing a 3,2 percenl ríse in energyconsumption and 2,4 percent growth in U.S. economic out pul. The newspapersights a Departmenl 01 Energy analysis, whi ch il said could increase pressure onthe Clinton administration to propase even more stringent steps to lirnlt emissions01 gases believed lo cause a global warn ing U.S Presidenl Clinlon is sel loannounced the U.S position on global warning in advance of a world confe renceon lhe Issue to be held in Japan in December.

JOBS: what does a secretary do?

A secretary writes letters. answers the telephone and meets people.:" \She uses a lypewriler every day. She puts papers away in a file eabine!. Shestands between her boss and her visitors. She helps her boss lo pjan:tíis l ime andfinish his work. 3" ~:>~~""....,.

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-Said, what 's your tavorite sport?

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-Hmmm... lt's hard lo sayoIlike goll but I gues s I like lennis beller.

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-Yes, quite a bit. How about a game somelimes? ,~~-Sorry, I'm striclly a spectator - foolball, baseball, baSketJIIJOIf. ..

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READING 111

Pollution

Pollution is hanging like a brown eloud over New York today. Dirt and smoke arepouring from cars and factorías. Pollution is spoiling the air we breathe, a nd itsharming our health. _ ,. A

New York has a big problem these days~he Ci:\Ylías 'dirty air. The air smells bad,and il looks ugly. Pollul ion is a heall . roblem,;Jroo, becaüse irs hurting peopleslungs. -Cl\~ _This man lhinks lhat pollution is dangerous.. Hedoesn't like the air , so he isntbrealhing it. Hes wearing a gas mask. He) shi;lIing a flower, and it smells good,but he ooesn't know it. Hes touching(lh flower wilh,his mask, and lhe flowerfeels soft, bul he doesn't know it. Hes listening or 'irds, but he doesn't hear any.Hes looking for beauty, bul he ooesn't see any.He believes lha t pollutlon is coming between us and the beauly nature. Hes

lrying lo show his ideas with lhe gas mask. He wants people to work togelher nowand to make the air cleaner soon.

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Dinosaurs lived on lhe earth for 135 million years. They appeared 200 millionyears ago, and they disappeared 65 miliion years ago. They were the largestanimals ever Iive on earth, and lhey ruled lhe earth for a very long period of tim e.Dinosaurs lived in North Arnerica, in Africa, and in Europe. During this time, theland in North America was under a large, shallow sea. Many-jdinosaurs lived in,the water, which helped to hold up lheir greal weight. The earíy dinosaurs wa lkedon two feel, and lhey ale meat. The later dinosaurs were larger,.and walked onfour feet. Some of the later dinosaurs ate plants only. The Steqosa unis was veryiarge. It was a plant eater, but it was often in danger from·the meat- eatingdinosaurs. 1\ developed scales along its back to protecl itself. The Slegosauruswas so large that il took a long time for messages to l ravel from its brain to its legs.


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To solve lhis problem, il developed a second brain by its back legs lo control its legmovements.Why did dinosaurs die out? Nobody knows for sure, Probably a change in thewealher made serious problems far them , About 70 miliion years ago, the RockyMountains formed in Norlh América. The plant life and the weather chanqed.Perhaps lhe dinosaurs couldn' t change fasl enouqh.People who like dinosaurs can see fossils in Dinosaur Nal ional park. This park isin Ulah and Colorado, Fossils are bones which have become stone, Fossils havetaught us a lot about lhese greal animals of the past,

READING V

The Titanic

In 1912, the Titanic hil an iceberg on its firsl lrip across lhe Atlanl ic, and il sankfour hours later. Al lhal lime, the Titanic was the largest ship lhal had everlravelled on lhe sea, It was earrying 2207 people, but it had taken on enoughlifeboats for only 1178 people. When lhe passengers lried lo leave the ship, only651 of lhem were able lo get inlo lifeboats,The Carpathia was 58 miles away when the Titanic calied on its radio for help, 11arrived two hours after lhe great ship had gane down, and it saved 705 people.Sorne of the survivors had been in lhe icy waler fo~llen lhey were saved.Most of lhe passengers nadnt lived that long, 1502 people h"dí s ír lives .Through tne whole tragedy, the Californian was only len miles a,,'l'" oflicer"f-ywere clase enough lo see the Titanic, but they didn't understan~\ . ·tiiali~\ VThey never received the Titanlc' s cali for help, and they didn't come t ~ E?U"O',loo late. Why was lhere such a great loss of life? Why w - . .survivors? Why didn'1the Californian come lo help? The Calife iFirsl of ali, nobody had prepared for sueh a lragedy. NobodyTitanic could sink. Th e steamship compa ny had thoughtcompletely safe in aíl situations. Th ey'd fol1owed an old rule tor the number oflifeboats, so they'd supplied lifeboals far only half lhe people. The passengers hadnot yet received their liteboat numbers, nor had they practiced liteboat drill befarethe accident. Many of lhem had not even dressed warmly, for lhe ship had hit theiceberg late at night, and they dldn' t believe lhey were in danger.The ship had already received six ice warnings on its radio when it struck theiceberg. Neverlheless, it had not changed íts direction or its speed. 11 wasimpossible lo change direction quickly enough when lhe iceberg carne in sight.When lhe Titanic hil the iceberg, the radio oflicer on the Californian had jusI ganelo bed. Hed lried to warn lhe oflicers on the Titanic aboul the ice befare hedgane lo bed, bul lhe otñcers hadn' t listened.After this accident, ocean travel changed. Now there are always enough Iifeboatsfor everybody. Ships don' t go far norlh in winler, and they watch earefuliy fo r ice.


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Radio officers wark 24 hours a day. A tragedy like lh e sinking 01 the Titanic shouldnever happen again.

D1ALOG V

Course Regislration

Receptionist: Helio, Glarkson Gollege. May I help you?

Student: YesoI'm looking lar inlormation on courses in computer programming. Iwould need it lar lh e lall semester.

Receptionist: Do you want a day or evening course?

Student: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during lhe day.

Receptionist: Uh huh. Hava you taken any courses in data processing?

Student: No

Receptionist: Oh, well, data processing is a prerequisite course. You have to takethat course befare you can take computar programming.

Sludenl: Oh, I see. Well, When is il given? I hope it's not on Thursdays.

Receptionist: Well. .. lhere's a class that meets on Monday evening~ven .

Studenl: Just once a week? ~~

Receptionist: Yes, but that's almost three hours. From seven tlf:("l~)Jfivep.m. ® V

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Receptionist: Mm... let me see ... twelvewee~~firet week inSeptember and finish.. .oh... just belore Ghristmas. Decembertwenty-first.

Student: Oh. Well, that's all right. I could manage Ihát1'lc,w;\1tilny we s does lhecourse last? I!!i~e-~-~,.j

Sludent: And how much is the course?


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Reeeptlonist: That's lhree hundred dollars, and that ineludes the neeessarycomputar time.

Student: Uh-huh. O.K. Uh.. . where do I go lo register?

Reeeptionist: Registration is on the seeond and third 01September between sixand nine p.m in Frost Auditorium.

Student: 15 that the round building behi nd the parking lot?

Reeeplionist: Yes , that's lhe one .

Sludent: Oh, I know how to gellhere. Uh, is there anything that I should bring withme?

Reeeptionist: No. Jusi your eheekbook.

Student: Well, lh ank you so mueh.

Recep-tionist: You're very welcome. Bye.

Student: bye-bye.

READING VI

Windmill power

In its search far alternativas to fossil-fuel sources, science is looking back inhislory- at the windmills once were seen everywhere in Rural Ameriea, bu! mostwere abandoned wilh l he eoming 01 rural eleetrifieation in lhe 19305. Now e nergyshortages and rising petroleum prices have brought renewed ínterest in puttin9 thewind to work.Near Sandusky, Ohio, the Nalional Aeronaul ies and Spaee Administrat ion (NASA)is testing a 30-meter-tall experimental steel windmill with two slender 18.6-meteraluminium blades that look iike enormous airplane propellers. NASA's wind mill ,designed to whlrl at a steady 40 revolutions per minute even if the wind varias,generates 100 Kilowatts 01 power - enough to supply the needs 01 30 homes.Perhaps lhe most signifieant lael about the NASA experimenl is that it is the firstlarge-seale test 01 windmill teehnology in more than 30 years. Some seie ntistsestimale that with enough investmenl in researeh and developmenl , , wind millseould supply 20 pereenl 01U.S. electrlcal needs by the year 2000.-


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The Sandia laboralories in New Mexico are tesling an altogether different devicelhat looks more like a giant eggbeater Ihan a convenl ional windmiH. Its principaladvantage is that its symmetrical shape catches breezes from any direction .

AH des igners 01 new windmills la ce one very old problem, however: What lo dowhen the wind dies. One solulion would be lo use windmills to pump water uphiHinlo slorage reservoirs, when the wind slops, the water would be released lo drivehydraulic lurbines.

Meanwhile, U.S. ranchers and farmers in the Southwest are so eagar to utilizawind power thal New Mexico Slate Universíty is offering a specía l course in lheoperation and maintenance of windmills built a generaban a90.

D1ALOG VI

Every day aclivilies

Inlerviewer: What time do you gel. Joe?Joe At l hree in the afternoonInterviewer: Three o clock in the afternoon!Joe Yes, I have breaklasl al hall pasl threeInteviewe r: Whal do you do in the afternoon?Joe I often lisIen lo music wilh friends. And I sometimes play le nnistnterviewer: And what l ime do you go lo work?Joe Al eleve n o'clock al nighl. I work lrom midnighl lo six in the morning.

Then I go homeSo you finish work at six oclock. Whal l ime do you gel home?Aboul hall pasl six. I live in West London.Oh, West London.. .thats nol loo lar from your work, is il?Do you go lo bed al hall pasl six?Oh. no. I usually have a cup of coftee , and I listen to the radio. 190 tobed at about eighl o' clock .

Inlerviewer: Eighl o'clockl I get up al eighl!

DIALOG VII

Molher:JackMolher:JackMolher:

Shopping

You need school shoes, JackI don' t Iike school snces, Mum. I like trainersThese are nice trainersThey are horrible! I like theseBul these are only $12. Those are $22.


JackMolher:Jack

Bul I like lhese and I don' t like thoseAnd what about a pair 01 school trousers?I don't like scnool trcusers. I like [eans.

READING VII

The Orteqas Family

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Rl;ADING VIII

Personal Desc ripl io n

This is a picture 01the Ortega farnily. Mr. Raul Ortega is Irom Santiago, Chile, Heis a pilot. Raul is Helqas husband. Helqa' s Raul' s wile. Mrs, Ortega is lromColonia Tovar, Venezuela, Shes a teacher. Mr and Mrs. Ortega are the parents,They have three children: two sons and a daughter. José is seventeen years old.Mónica is lourteen and Arturo is a baby, He s two years old. The Ortegas have adog and a cat. The doqs narnes Rulus. The cat's narnes Sissy.

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OK. I leel nervous talking about mysell , but anyway, here g¡w;..y narnesMartine Sands, Thats M-A-R-T-I-N-E S-A-N-D-S, l' rn just 22 old. I comelrom the USA, So l' rn an American citizen. " .S-@lm kind 01 short and plump. At the momentomy hair is long, a~l's blond. Mycharacter, well, let me think, l' rn responsible most 01 the time, and I think l'rncreative and hanest. My negative qualities are. well, somel lmes I can betemperamental and a little impatient. Apart from acting I like dancing and playingthe guitar.

DIALOG VIII

Travel to Miami

Ellen: hey, Jirn! Hi! How are things going?

Jim: Just fine, Ellen, how are you?

Ellen: Oh, I'm just fine. What can I do lar you?


J im : Is that a direcl ftighl?

Ellen: Oh yesoThat's a non-slop Detroit- Miami.

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J im : Well, l've got to go to Miami next month and l'd like you lo make lhearrangements.

Ellen: Wonderful! When do you want lo gO?

J im: O.K. I have to be lhere from lhe sixlh through the ninlh 01February.

Ell en: OK.. . sixth through the ninlh. (Right) Now, lhe sixlh is a Thursday, Do youknow, if you could leave on a Fríday, lhe sevenlh , befare noon, I could gelyou a special weekend fare tor lhree hundred forty-nine dollars round trip?(Oh?) Now, tha!'s a real saving. The regular fare is five thirty-five. Uh, you'dhave lo retum on that Sunday, lhe ninlh.

J im : Uh .. . what l ime would I gel inlo Miami on lhe seventh?

Ellen: Mm, just a see .. . The only ftighl that's open leaves De.léoia.m. and arrives in Miami al cne o'clock ~

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J im : Hmm ... I really should be lhere lhe night before. (Mm) Ellen, whal aboulolher specials?

Ellen: OK, well, there's a seven-day excursion fare that's cheaper. That meansyou have lo go for seven or more days (Uh-huh) and you have to fly on weekdays,Monday through Thursday. That's three hundred twenly-four dollars round l rip.

Jim: When does that ftight ieave?

Ellen: Uh, that ftighl leaves daily at noon and arrives in Miami al l hree forty-five.

J im : Is thal a non-stop ftighl?

Ellen: No. that one isn't a non-stop. There's a one-hour stopover in Atlanta, butyou don't have lo change planes, at leasl.

Jim: W hat about the retum f1ight to Detroit on the seven-day excursion tare?

Ellen: OK. Lel me check .. . Righl. Tha!' s a daily, Monday lhrough Thursday, ftighl.The departure time from Miami is three p.m. Arrives in Detroit al six fortyfive.

J im : You know, it might be possible for me lo stay in Miami a whole week be causeI have a 101 of friends down there. Uh, lhat seven-day excursio n is lhe che apeslway.


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Ellen: Yeah , it's a great rale . Oh, lhere is one olher, lhe nighl flighl, two hu ndredninety-nine dollars. Now, that leavas at eleven p.m.. stops in Atlanta, and arrives inMiami al two forty-five in lh e morning.

J im: No red-eye specials for me, lh ank you! (OK) I lell you, l've gol lo lhink l halover and 1' 11 call you lomorrow.

Ellen : OK. That'1I be fine. Oh, wilh lh e weekend special, I can gel you a goodinexpensive hotel room downtown.

Jim: No, l hat's OK. I gol someplace lo stay, Bul I do need a car, so can you checkinto car rentals and, uh, you can make all the arrangements al the sama time ?

Ellen : Fine. 1'11 have all l he infomnal ion ready for you

J im : Thanks, Ellen. You're greal! 1'11 be in louch.

Ellen : Very good . Thanks. Thanks, Jirn, for dropping by.

DIALOG IX

Going lo lhe Iibrary

Dick: Hi! How are you?

Hellen : Fine, lh anks-and you?

Dick: Just fine. W here are you going?

Hell en : To lhe library.

Dick : O.K. 1'11 see you laler. So long.

Hell en : So long


Helio . My narne' s Carlos .Hi, l' rn Kim.Nice lo meet youNice meeting you too

DIALOG X

Greet ingsr>

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DIALOG XI

Introduction

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Hi. How are you?Fine and you?Fine thanksl'd like lo introduce you to my husband Michael.Nice lo meet you!

DIALOG XII

Personallnfonnation

What' s your name?Angelo RaucciPardon.My first name is Angelo: A-N-G-E- L-OMy second name is Raucci.

How do you spell il?R-A-U-C-C-I ( ar- ei- yu- ci-ci- ai )

What's your address?Flatfull 19 Wellton AvenueAnd your lelephone number?991 4136Start again .

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BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

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.;' Come in

.;' Close lhe door

.;' Sil down

.;' Sland up

.;' Look at the board

.;' Listen and repeat

.;' Put your hand out

.;' Pul your book

.;' Look al page... at lhe picture.¡' W rite.;' Aet.;' Answer.;' Read.;' Slop talking.;' Don't la lk.;' Pay attention

DIALOG XIV

Matt's at home . He's in his bedroom with his mother Mrs McKenzie.

Molher: How you gol your books?

Matt: yes, I have.

Mother: Where are they?

Matt: They're in my bago

Mother: How you gol your purse?

Matt: Yes, I have.

Mother. Where is il?

Matt: lt's in my pocket.

Mother: Have you gol your keys?

Matt: Yes, I have.


Molher: Where are l hey?

Matt : They're in my hand?

Molher: Have you gol your tennis rackel?Matt: Oh, no, where is it?

Molher: It's l here, iook, it's on lhe chairWhat aboul your lennis shoes?

Matt: Oh, yes, lhey're on lhe bed.

Molher: And your shorts?

Matt: Er... lhey're on lhe floor.

Mother: And your T-shirt's on your desk.Hurry up!

DIALOG XV

Jane!: Whose chair is this?

Paul: It's mine. The red one is mine.

Janet: I don't think il is. The red one is mine.

Paul: Janeti The green one is yours!

Janet: That's my guita r!

Paul: No, it isn't. It's mine!

Janet: Yours is the yellow one.

Paul: Is it? Oh yes, that's righl.

Pau!: Whose books are these?

Jane!: They're yours. Mine are in that brown box.

Paui: Are these your butterflies?

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Jane!: No, lhey're yours. Bu! those are my spiders!


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READING IX

!Oleelrieal shoeks \ I?- . ' ,\1.1/ /. ~ ' /

Good morning everyone. Today we are going lo l ilrk ab\Olrt-~at@:~and shouldn'l do in case 01 eleel rical shoeks. I~ T ~/: " \'\

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Many people don't realize how powerful shoeks lrom eleelrica l appliances can beand are not earelul when they use lhem. Usually lhe person only gets a nastysurprise and a bit 01 a jolt. but, oecasionally, il's much worse and Ihe person has tobe rescued. Firsl 01 all, aet fast, but don'l touch anything. Unp/ug the agp}ianee.Don'l touch anything il your hands or elothes are wet. /1 you have to separate lheperson Irom Ihe applianee, "se something dry with no metal on it. When theperson is sale Irom danger, get he/p.

DIALOG XVII

A woman losl her umbrella . She wanls lo know il someone lound lt,

Lady: Could you help me, please? I left my umbrella on the train yesterday. Maybeit was lound and brought here.

Clerk: We have many trains, Ma'am. Do you remember whieh one? ¿Lady: Yes, it was the three o'clock train lrom Northbrook.~I(Clerk: Would you describe your umbrella? \ L Jt

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Lady: Certainly. lt's a red and pink Chinese umbrella. ) 1J::,.r.,!Y';::;lt's made 01silk and bamboo, and has a wooden hand1á~;l..(",

Clerk: lel me have a look....ls this the one?

Lady: Yes, thank you. You've been very helplul.


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Instructions

How to aperate a washing machine:

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Firsl, separale lhe while clothes lrom the colored clol hes.

Open the washing mach ine and pul lhe white or lhe colored clothes i

Add one eup 01 detergent and clase lhe washing machine.

Plug in the machine. Turn on the water.

Select the cyele by pushing the appropriate bulto n. Turn the knob lo startil .

Listen lar the buzzer. When you hear il, your clothes are clean.

READING XVIII

5ingers

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The biggest selling pop single al all the l ime is While Christmas, sung by BillCrosby. 11 was recorded in 1942. The best-selling aibum al all time is ThrilJer, by 90Michael Jackson, which was recorded in December 1982. Jackson als~e ' -';;)hit singles lrom Thriller, another record. ~ :Jú

The mosl successlul group in the history al pop music are the Beaties. . ~They have sold more lhan one lhousand million records lapes and CDs. .....Madonna is probably the rnost successlul singer in lhe history al pop music,havi~reached number cne with her album Trua Blue in 28 countries. But Elvis P resleyhare more il records, about 170 hit singles and 80 hit albums.

READING XIX

Camels

For many years in the dessert, camels used to be the only lorm ollransportation.Belore the age al modern lrains, camel l rains used to carry all lhe goods lar l radingbetween Central Alrica and Europe. Traders sornelimes used to pul logether cameltrains wilh 10 000 lo 15 000 animais. Each animal often used lo carry as much as400 pounds and il could travel twenly miles a day. This lorm of transportation usedto be so importanl lhat camels were called lhe "ships al lhe dessert".


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Now modern trains travel across the dessert in a very short time. One engina canpull as much weight as 135 0000 camels. In addition, trains use special cars lortheir load. Relrigerator cars carry lood, boxcars carry heavy g60ds, stock carscarry animals. and tank cars cany oü, aJ'::;:~,"-'1. ?Air travel has changed too. The earíiest planes were bipl¡(n¿s~with,~ sets 01wings. The top speed 01this plane was 60 miles per hour. The¡pilotS'Úsed to srt orlie on !he wings in Ihe open airoThe plane engines sometim~u- ed.;tirStop in Imiddle 01 a trip. II used lo be impossible to fly in bad 'oltl'at er. 1 "irów or in rain,Ihe wings Irequenlly used to become icy. Then Ihe plan Igh \.?own.Mechanical improvements during the ñrst woríd a ~'ged airplanes.Monoplanes look Ihe place 01biplanes. Pilots flew insi ,,~, 'cov ed cabins. Sl ill,even these planes were small. Only rich people l\S:".' ¡be !'i ble lo travel inairplanes. 11 ~Now modem jets make air travel possible lor a!l,l'eOple. ó' prace In ther,worldmore Ihan 24 hours away by jet. Further improvements have lowered the costflying, and Ihey have made air Iravel much saler than it used to be. A modem 7can carry 170 people and can fiy at 600 miles per hour. People never used l o eat,sleep, or watch rnovies on airplanes. Now these things are a normal part of airtravel.

READINGXX

Caneer

This is an X-ray 01 a human chest wilh evidence 01 a cancer. It's very difficult tospot. II it could nave been delected eartier when rt was smaller, it would have beenmuch easier lo treal successlully. There il is, righl lhere.

BiII Lampeler is working under Ihe direction 01 Dr. Dana Bailar at the Universily 01Rochester is, in effect. training to spot those earíy. very small cancers. Heprograms the computar to examine 640 thousand individual points on the X-rayirnaqe,

Very small cancers, called nodules, appear as cireles on X-rays. A computer wasprogrammed to identily cireles in lhe image.

Bul not every round image is a nodule. Somelimes ribs appear as circles . Thecomputer was instructed lo identily and ignore lhem.

Blood vessels, loo, can show up as circular objecls, so Ihe computer wasprogrammed lo recognize and eliminate them.


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W~h more processing 01 the image, the computer presents a final display 01 all thecircular areas that could be caneer nadules. The doctor can now examine thesea reas in detail.Saon lung cancer may be treated much earíier because the beginning stage, thenadule , can be spotted by a computer programmed to read X-rays. This is DonHerbert,

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Conclusión

Este material se ha creado con mucho esluerzo y dedicación para que los y lasestudiantes de Colegios de Telesecundaria 10 disfruten y lo utilicen en la clase deinglés. Agradezco el buen empleo de este material de apoyo y que puedan hacersugerencias al mismo.

Cordialmente,

Asesora de InglésDepartamento de Telesecundaría


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