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LEAMOS EN INGLÉS

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INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA

INEM FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDASSEDE PRINCIPAL - POPAYÁN, CAUCA

THE SILICON CHIP

We are at the start of a third industrial revolution, and the protagonist of this revolution is the silicon chip. We find silicon chips in many products, but perhaps the computer is the most obvious example. Computers are rapidly changing the world we live in and the way we live. They are creating new jobs and making old jobs unnecessary: offices, banks, farms and factories are all very different from 20 years ago, and the people who work in them have very different jobs. Doctors and scientists use computers to discover more about our bodies and the world around us. Space exploration, genetic engineering, optical fiber technology, scanners, lasers, telecommunications, and many more areas all depend on computers.

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PRACTICE 1Read the following text (in a silent way).

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Read the text again, and through the word processor develop the exercises of the workshop.

THE SILICON CHIP

We are at the _____ of a ____ industrial revolution, and the protagonist of this revolution is the silicon chip. We _____ silicon chips in many products, but _______ the computer is the most obvious example. Computers are rapidly _______ the world we live in and the ____ we live. They are creating new jobs and making old jobs unnecessary: offices, banks, ______ and factories are all very different from 20 years ____, and the people who work in _____ have very different jobs. Doctors and scientists use computers to discover more about our _______ and the world _____ __. Space exploration, genetic engineering, optical fiber technology, scanners, lasers, telecommunications, and many more areas all depend on computers.

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PRACTICE 2:1. Read the following text in a silent way.

2. By using the word processor – WORD – develop the WORKSHOP.

ANEMIA1

 One type of anemia from a poor diet is pernicious anemia. In this disease, there are too few blood cells in the body and these red blood cells are too large. Pernicious anemia is now controlled by vitamin B12. In 1948 scientists in England and the United states discovered a red crystalline substance which they identified as vitamin B12. Except for protein, B12, is the largest, most complex molecule scientist know about. When a person has pernicious anemia, the doctor can inject a fraction of a gram of B12 into the muscle. The B12 restores normal blood. It makes the person comfortable because it eliminates the nervousness associated with pernicious anemia. It also helps the body use the amino acids it needs for growth.  1. Tomado de DURAN, Rosa M. Reading and Understanding 1. 3ª edición, Santafe de Bogotá: McGraw-

Hill, 1992..

A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA 

Charles Darwin was a young, intelligent naturalist. In 1832, he embarked to South America on the “Beagle”. 

Darwin was very surprised during his visit to Brazil. In the Amazon jungle he discovered an enormous variety of plants and animals. But more important, he discovered a great number of varieties of the same species. He continued his voyage on the “Beagle” and reflected intensely on his discoveries. 

The differences suggested a revolutionary idea. Animals and plants suffer modifications over many, many centuries. And the purpose of these modifications was to adapt to their habitat. For example, in the Galapagos Islands, some turtles had long necks to eat the leaves of trees. But in other habitats the long neck was not necessary, because there was sufficient vegetation on the ground. 

From these observations, Darwin concluded that the different varieties and species were not the result of direct creation. On the contrary, all forms of life come from primitive, microscopic forms. They suffered a long and complex evolution over many millions of years. This evolution produced the infinite variety of plants and animals of our modern world

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PRACTICE 3:1. Read the following text.

2. By using the word processor – WORD – develop the WORKSHOP.

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COMPUTERS: Friends or Foes?

To write To produce To record writing product record writer production recording

productive

To calculate To collate calculator collator calculating

collection

PRACTICE 4:1.Study these words.

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 Nowadays, Computers help ___________ a lot a to write his or her notes in a more efficient way.

  __________ applications are called word processors.  The computer has many ___________ abilities. One of the most

common is the electronic spreadsheet.  The texts ___________ on a computer are ___________ on storing

devices.  In early times, ___________ was done with quill and ink.  Abacus and many other calculating devices, in time, were

replaced by electronic _______________   Data base managers are the best programs to ___________

information. Such ___________ may consist of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and so on.

PRACTICE 4:1.Complete the sentences below with the most appropriate word.

2.(Pay attention to the use of the verbs). (Go to the word processor – WORD.

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Computers: Friends or foes?1

We hear a lot about computers now a day. They have invaded our lives in spectacular ways. By the end of the century, they will take over many activities that have been typically human, and very soon, computers will be “intelligent”. But as they stand now, computers are merely machines. They have no initiative, and they are unable to make decisions on their own. Strictly speaking, computers can do nothing for us that we cannot do for ourselves. In other words, there is nothing “new” about what computers can do. 

1.Adapted from: SILVA, Fernando y ROLDAN, Mercedes. Looking around 4. Bogotá: McGraw-Hill, 1990

PRACTICE 4:1.Read the following text.

2.By using the word processor – WORD – develop the WORKSHOP.

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Take the case of writing. Writing is one of the most creative of human activities. In early times, writing was done with quill and ink, and later it was done with the help of machines called typewriters. Today computers are invaluable aids in the writer’s task, making it incredibly faster and easier, but they will never replace the writer. These writing applications are called word processors. The texts produced on a computer are recorded on storing devices.

Now take the case of calculating, Chinese merchants invented the abacus, and in time it was replaced by better calculating devices. The computer has many calculating abilities. One of the most common is the electronic spreadsheet. To understand this function imagine a set of columns crossed by lines, like little boxes, in which you can write names of articles, quantities, unit prices, or a formula. Then the computer will calculate automatically for you the subtotal and the total. 

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Finally, let’s take a look at filing. Imagine you have a list of your friend’s names, and you want to keep a record of their birhdays, their addresses, telephone numbers, and so forth. This collection of information is called a data base, and there are special programs to keep this information neatly stored and handy in your computer. These programs are called data base managers, and they’re very common and easy to use. 

Word processors, spreadsheets and data base managers are only a few examples of computer applications. There are thousands of others in every field of human activity, but they all reproduce activities that man has developed and carried out efficiently without computers. And for the cases in which you don’t find a ready-made program, there are dozens of languages with which you can write your own applications – if you are a systems engineer.

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Pronunciación de la palabra Categoría gramatical de la palabra Significado de una palabra Significado según su Uso Modismos

INFORMACIÓN QUE BRINDAEL DICCIONARIO DE INGLÉS:

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Part of speech

label

Part of speech label

Light [lait] a. (in weight) ligero, leve, liviano; (having illumination; whitish); claro; (hair) blondo rubio; (complexion) blanco; (oil) fluído; (beer) claro; (reading) poco serio; (naut) boyante; light in the head (dizzy) aturdido, mareado; to make light of no dar importancia a, no tomar en serio- adv sin carga; sin equipaje.- s. luz f; (to light a cigarette) lumbre f.fuego; (to control traffic) luz, señal f; (window or other opening in a wall) luz, claro, hueco; (example, shining figure) lumbrera; usu.pl. entendimiento, talento; facultades according to one’s lights según Dios le da a uno a entender; in this light desde este punto de vista; lights noticias; to strike a light echar una yesca; encender un fósforo.- v. (pret & pp) lighted o lit tr. (to furnish with illumination) alumbrar, iluminar; to light up iluminar. - intr alumbrarse; encenderse; posar (un ave); to light into (to attack) (slang) arremeter contra; to light out (slang) poner pies en polvorosa; to light upon tropezar con, hallar por casualidad.

Usage label

Idiom

Quotation

Inflected forms

Idioms

Ejemplo de entrada de una palabra en el diccionario:

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Los modismos son otro aspecto de vital importancia en el manejo del diccionario.

Los modismos son expresiones peculiares cuyo significado es algo diferente del significado de las palabras tomadas en forma individual.

Ejemplo:The boss threw the book at his employees.

threw the book at = reprendióEl jefe reprendió a sus empleados

MODISMOS:

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