Comprensión Lectora en Inglés Clecv Plus 2: Unit 5
Comprensión Lectora en Inglés Clecv Plus 2: Unit 5
CLECV PLUS 2
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Welcome to the second cycle! Reading books is a habit which has been treasured from time
immemorial and is still looked upon as a pretty beneficial façade. The quality of education
through books can never be replaced. High-quality books are difficult to find in over-stocked
bookstores nowadays, who are we to blame? Writers looking for celebrity or publishers who
are in the business of selling? We can assure you that the book you are about to use will
offer you the reading strategies, vocabulary and structures that are needed to accomplish the
goal of understanding texts in English.
Our course revolves around units 5 through 8 in the book Active Skills for reading 4. In unit 5,
you will come across interesting information concerning a good read. We describe mainly
what a turn page story should be like. You might find the information really helpful and may
be the beginning of a new habit for you: reading short stories.
In the first chapter, after working on the “What do you like to read?” section, you will find an
article called “What exactly is a short story?”. This article provides different definitions on
what a short story is from the author’s and other people’s points of view. Apart from this, you
will get a chance to recognize similes and metaphors.
The second chapter takes us to read about a writer’s story in which you will have the
opportunity to put into practice your scanning skills. You will learn about how much of the
author’s creativity influences her writing. Regarding vocabulary, you will practice phrasal
verbs and literary terms.
Take advantage of all the tools you have available and do not hold back any doubts you may
have. Contact your tutor for support. Remember to use this unit guide in conjunction with
your textbook Active Skills for Reading 4 and the audio CD that accompanies it. The use of
the CD is optional, but it is a good alternative for those of you who wish to listen to the texts
you read and improve both skills.
Please revise your activity calendar constantly. It is contained in your syllabus so that you
remember important dates for tasks and homework submission. We also ask you to read the
section labeled novedades as well as correos in the Paideia PUCP Learning
Management System (LMS). This way, you will be able to verify whether you have any new
messages from your tutor.
At the end of this study guide, you will find the answer key to all textbook exercises. It is
important that you verify your answers so that you can self-assess the extent of your learning
experience.
Pasted on the next page is the suggested learning path for this unit.
Check and develop The “Getting Ready” section in your book in order to get introduced to the corresponding unit.
Chapter 1: What exactly is Chapter 2: An interview with J.K. Now you can do
a short story? Rowling. Homework Task
Active Skills for Reading, Book 4
Active Skills for Reading, Book 4 1.
You will find it in Unit
5: A Good Read on
platform PUCP
Paideia
Check and solve section Check and solve section
(Review the
Before your read p. 80. Before you read p. 86
recommendations of
this homework task on
page 18 of this study
guide)
Check and solve section Check and solve section
Reading Skill p. 80 Reading skill p. 86
Chapter 1 is called “What exactly is a short story?” What you find on page 81 is information
about different definitions on what a short story should be. It’s interesting to learn this, for
most people it is just an example of one facet of human nature.
The following chapter is called “”An interview with J.K. Rowling”. Most people have heard
about Harry Potter, but what about the writer of such an amazing book? Read this interview
and learn about her and how much this story helped her.
In the Getting Ready section there is a survey to identify the genres of reading you enjoy the
most and the characters you like to read about.
Additional Information:
Are you interested in reading more about the Harry Potter saga? Click on
the links below to read more about the stories of each book written by J.K.
Rowling.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/harry-potter-and-the-
prisoner-of-azkaban
Before we start Chapter 1, learn about what else J. K. Rowling thinks about
the women in Harry Potter by watching a short video.
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What do you think about her now?
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Since the reading on page 81 informs us what a short story is, in this section you will answer
some questions to find out what you know about the concept of a short story compared to a
poem, and to a novel.
Exercise A: Read the questions shown. What do you know? It’s a good idea to do some
research if the differences are not clear.
Exercise B: You can share your answers with your tutor and receive some feedback on
your answers.
Additional Information:
Read Appendix 1 if you want some information on differences about a
novel, a poem and a short story.
Additional Information:
A simile compares two different ideas using the words “like” or “as.” For
example, if you wanted to describe how soft an animal feels, you might say,
“The puppy’s fur was like velvet.”
On the other hand, a metaphor compares two
different ideas without using “like” or “as.” In the
sentence “The cloud was a white ribbon in the
sky,” the cloud is compared to a white ribbon, but
the words “like” or “as” aren’t present.
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Exercise B: Do this exercise using the information that continues on page 81. Remember
you can write your tutor for further practice.
Exercise C: Let us move on to the reading comprehension questions on the next page.
Exercise A: In this first exercise, the book presents four multiple-choice questions; choose
the correct answers based on the book information. Feel free to read the article again if you
consider you need to.
Exercise B: Read the next four questions asked and answer them, refer back to the book
if necessary. If you wish to compare your answers with a partner, e-mail one of your virtual
classmates and give each other some feedback.
Exercise C: For the Critical Thinking section, please go to our Blog and write your
comment based on these questions. You can also write your tutor in case of any doubt.
I definitely believe that reading a good story can be a life-changing experience because
………………….……………………….…..
Exercise A: The multiple-choice answers are from the reading passage. You might be
able to understand their meanings in context. Otherwise, look them up in a dictionary.
Exercise B: Now that you are aware of the meaning of the words from the previous
exercise, complete the nine statements in exercise B. Be careful because you may need to
change the form of the word to a verb, noun, adverb, etc.
Exercise A: You can use your dictionary or the link below to look up for meaning and part
of speech. http://www.morewords.com/contains/scribe/
Additional Information:
The Latin root word scrib and its variant script
both mean “write.” These roots are the word origin
of a fair number of English vocabulary words,
including scribe, describe, postscript, and
manuscript. The root scrib is easily recalled
through the word scribe, whose job is “writing,”
and script, a “written” document.
You can go to this link for further information:
http://membean.com/wrotds/scrib-write
Exercise B: Now that you are aware of the meaning of the words from the previous
exercise, complete the seven statements. Make sure to use the correct form of the
appropriate word.
Exercise C: If you wish to compare your answers with a partner, e-mail one of your virtual
classmates and give each other some feedback.
Exercise A: Use the links and video presented as additional information at the beginning
of the unit and try completing the chart on page 86.
Exercise B: If you wish, compare answers with your class making comments on Blog and
find out further information. Remember you can also write your tutor if you have any doubt.
Additional Information:
Look at the diagram which provides you with tips for scanning:
decide what
your're
looking for
Exercise A: To do this, scan the article to find the words in the box and do the matching
exercise.
Exercise B: Compare answers with your class making comments on Blog. Remember
you can always ask your tutor for further practice.
Exercise C: Read the article again and do the exercises in the reading comprehension
questions on p.89.
Additional Information:
Read Appendix 2 if you want further tips on scanning, check the
information given.
Exercise A: In this first exercise, the book presents five multiple-choice questions. You
have to go back to the reading if necessary and find out what the right answer is.
Exercise B: Read the sentences to find the corresponding information in the article to
complete each sentence.
Exercise C: If you wish you can share the Critical Thinking section with a partner, send
him an email and answer back. Sharing information can help you reinforce your practice.
The ingredients that the author mentions that I like are _______________________because
_____________________
Exercise A: These types of vocabulary exercises are very helpful. Not only can you
reinforce words or phrases seen before, but also learn new ones. Notice that the words in the
box have been taken from the reading text.
Exercise B: Using the words from the previous exercise, complete the ten sentences
presented. If any doubt, contact your tutor. You might have to change the form of the word
to: a verb, noun, adjective, etc.
Example:
Please, get along well with your colleagues!
Meaning: have or establish a relationship with someone
Exercise A: In this first exercise you will read a phrasal verb in context. Try to figure out
the meaning to be able to write the corresponding definition. The use of a dictionary is not
compulsory. If you wish you could share the answers with a classmate e-mailing him/her the
answers and reading his/hers.
Exercise B: Complete the six sentences given with the correct phrasal verb; be careful
with the form of the word. You can post your answers in our Blog. Your tutor will make
comments and other classmates will post their answers too.
Exercise A: Read the definitions given for different literary terms and go over the virtual
session 2 which you can find on Paideia PUCP platform to have further practice on similes
and metaphors.
Exercise B: Prior to this exercise, read the information given in the box on the left-hand
side of the page. Try completing each sentence with the most suitable answer.
Virtual lesson 3
Now you can watch and listen to virtual lesson 3:
Scanning. The Lesson is available under unit 5:
“A GOOD READ” on Paideia PUCP.
END OF UNIT 5
CONGRATULATIONS!
Homework Task 1
Mandatory
Submission Date: See Activities Calendar
This independent task has been designed to promote participants autonomy in the
learning process by means of extension exercises related to the contents of unit 5.
Instructions
To do the task, you must download the document titled “Homework Task 1” (available in MS
Word format) which you can find in the Paideia PUCP LMS. Please, follow these indications:
1. Access your course (CLECV PLUS 2) Available in the Paideia PUCP LMS.
2. Download the document titled Homework Task 1 which you can find in Unit 5: A Good
Read. To download it, simply click on it.
Materials
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attach your file on the date stated in your calendar of activities. Your work will only be
accepted if submitted in this way.
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[email protected] and to your tutor so that you can get the assistance you
need.
Work must be submitted on the date stated in the calendar of activities. No work will be
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precautions to comply with the calendar of activities.
Scoring
The activity will be assessed over 100 points. The average you obtain for the three
homework tasks you submit in this module accounts for 30% of your final grade.
Item Score
Reading Comprehension
100 points cover both áreas.
Vocabulary
Blog participation Up to 5 points*
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participant has already reached 100 points based on the other items mentioned. These 5
additional points cannot be used or saved for other homework tasks or evaluations
APPENDIX 1
The atmosphere is also different. While context is described precisely in a novel, it is not the
case concerning the short stories. All those details mustn’t be shown in them, so that the
reader can use his imagination. It’s also a way for the author to concentrate attention on the
events themselves.
Furthermore, the story is also a proof of this dissimilarity. In a short story, the plot is often
simple and unique while the one of the novel can be multiple and include new developments.
The end of the story is too revealing: short stories have never moral and sometimes not clear
end at all.
Logically this disparity is translated by the writing style of the authors: more or less
descriptions in novels, ellipsis in short stories…
Finally, we can conclude that, contrary to appearances important, the most important
difference between short stories and novels isn’t the length but the depth of the story they
tell.
Short stories are a one night stand, novels are a long-term relationship:
Short stories are written to create a short but powerful impact, whereas the impact of a novel
is drawn out for as long as possible, creating a deeper relationship with the reader.
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Difference between a poem and a short story: For a reader who may notice the similarities between
short stories and poetry, may not that easily recognize the differences between the two. For example,
take two pieces of literature from the same author, Edgar Allan Poe. When analyzing “The Raven” and
“The Tell-Tale Heart”, some differences that may be noticed would be the length of each piece, the
rhythm and rhyme at which the work is written, and the different language used to detail events that
may or may not occur.
After a reader reads both pieces of work, the first and most obvious difference is
the length. Now this may not always be the case but for the most part, short
stories are generally longer than poems. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is written in
paragraphs and doesn’t follow a specific pattern or format. “The Raven”, on the
other hand does exactly this. It is not written in paragraphs, but verses instead
and only contains four to five lines for each verse. One can also say that a poem
may be more direct and to the point where a short story can draw itself out to last
longer.
To explain further about the pattern of the two, understanding the difference in the
rhythm and rhyme between short stories and poems may help. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story that
would be read as you would read your child a bed time story. If one were to read “The Raven” to a
group of listeners, he would recite the poem to a beat and a distinct rhyme would be heard amongst
the listeners. Now this rhyme doesn’t always come at the end of the line, it may be found in the middle
as it is in “The Raven”. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, over many a
quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a
tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door”. (The Raven, Poe 1) The
listeners hear this rhythm; they feel the beat or melody at which this poem is read. Poems almost give
a listener the distinct impression that they may be listening to lyrics from a song where short stories do
not give that effect.
Not only the melody poetry has, but the language it uses also differs than that of
short stories but at the same time, evokes the same feeling or emotion. Two
examples can prove this point effectively. “‘Be that word our sign of parting,
bird or fiend!’ I shrieked upstarting – ‘Get the back into the tempest and the
Night’s Plutonian shore! Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul
hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken! – quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’”. (The
Raven, Poe 3)
Reading this passage gives the reader the impression that the character in the poem is
excited and pleading for the raven to go away and leave no sign of its presence. It takes a little more
understanding of the language to realize the emotions being inflicted upon the character but it’s not as
difficult with a short story. “Almighty God! -- no, no? They heard! -- they suspected they KNEW!-- they
were making a mockery of my horror!-- this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than
this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no
longer! I felt that I must scream or die!-- and no -- again-- hark! louder! louder! louder! LOUDER!--
“ (Poem 4)
The language used in the short story is easier to comprehend and that very same emotion of
excitement and horror has been inflicted upon this character as that in “The Raven”.
Though similarities may be easier to point out when comparing short stories and poems, the
differences are there. The differences are what makes each piece unique and uniqueness makes
every work of literature that much more enjoyable to read.
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APPENDIX 2
Scanning
Below you will find some tips to help you practice one of the most useful techniques when
reading a text:
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APPENDIX 3
Decide whether each sentence contains a simile or a metaphor. Write simile if the sentence
contains this word. Write m if the sentence contains this word.
1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. ____
2. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "this class is like a three-
ring circus!" ________________________________________________________________
4. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.
__________________________________________________________________________
7. The fluorescent light was the sun during our test. ________________________________
9. The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath. __________________________
10. Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs. __________
Answers:
1. Simile
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Metaphor
5. Simile
6. Simile
7. Metaphor
8. Metaphor
9. Metaphor
10. Simile
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APPENDIX 4
3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.
Example:
I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"
4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb
and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are
marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.
5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the
preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by
placing a + after the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I ran into an old friend yesterday.
They are looking into the problem.
7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must
put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked it up in the phone book. CORRECT
I looked up it in the phone book. INCORRECT
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ANSWER KEY
Unit 5: A GOOD READ
Answers to Chapter 1:
Before you read Vocabulary Comprehension
A 1 – 2 Answers will vary with individual A 1. b; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. b;
preferences 9. a; 10. a
3. A novel is much longer and has a 1. reinforce; 2. anecdotes; 3. profound;
more complex theme and plot.
B
4. precise, arbitrary; 5. insight; 6.
Back facets; 7. sparse; 8. Exquisite; 9.
Presumed. Back
Answers to Chapter 2:
Before you read Vocabulary Comprehension
A 1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T; 7. F; A 1. b; 2. e; 3. g; 4. d; 5. j; 6. f; 7. h; 8. i;
8. T/F (Both possible – her first 9. a; 10. C
draft is pen and paper, she edits B 1. amuse; 2. settled on; 3. basis; 4. In
on the computer) terms of; 5. diagrams; 6. plot; 7. infant;
8. exaggerated; 9. divorce; 10. set out
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B Students compare their answers and
share information about Rowling and
Harry Potter. Back Vocabulary Skill
Reading Skill
A 1. d (lines 65-66); 2. c (lines 45-46); A 1. come up with: find, discover, think
3. a (lines 37-42); 4. b (lines 6-7) of or produce something
Back 2. creep in: to develop slowly,
especially in a negative way
3. turned out: to end up to be, to be
Reading Comprehension discovered to be
A 1. d (lines 1-4); 2.a (lines 10-11); 3. 4. think it over: to consider something
d (lines 18-21); 4. c (lines 26-31); 5. d
more deeply before making a
(lines 60-66)
decision
5. make up: to fabricate or lie
B 1. when her mother died (lines 35-
6. add up: to have a larger effect
36)
when put together
2. basketball (line 45-46)
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3. scariness (lines 55-59)
4. drafts by hand (longhand), drafts
using pen and paper (lines 59-61)
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B 1.go without; 2. hold on; 3. drop by; 4.
get along, put up with; 5. wear off,
looking forward; 6. passed up