Programa De Lectura Nivel Básico
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UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE LA MIXTECA CENTRO DE IDIOMAS, DIVISION DE ESTUDIOS DE POSGRADO ENGLISH LANGUAGE READING PROGRAM: BASIC LEVEL PROGRAMA DE LECTURA NIVEL BÁSICO 1 Table of Contents Posgrado Programa de Lectura: Nivel Básico ...................................................................................... 4 Números importantes para el curso .................................................................................................. 4 Formato del curso ............................................................................................................................ 4 Week 1 readings: Parts of speech ....................................................................................................... 5 La gramática .................................................................................................................................... 5 Reading 1.1 ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Reading 1.2 ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Week 2 Readings: Daily routines ....................................................................................................... 11 La gramática: El presente simple y el presente continuo ................................................................ 11 Reading 2.1: Daily routines (simple present tense) ......................................................................... 12 Reading 2.2: Describing a scene (the present continuous) ............................................................. 14 Week 3 Readings: Talking about work / your studies ......................................................................... 16 Grammar: Simple present tense questions ..................................................................................... 16 Grammar rules: Present continuous questions ............................................................................... 16 Reading 3.1: The man who loves tornadoes ................................................................................... 17 Reading 3.2: What do you do? ....................................................................................................... 19 Week 4 Readings: Talking about your family ..................................................................................... 21 Grammar: Pronouns and possessive adjectives ............................................................................. 21 Grammar: The possessive ‘s .......................................................................................................... 21 Vocabulary: Family ......................................................................................................................... 21 Reading 4.1: Jim’s family ................................................................................................................ 22 Reading 4.2: A letter from a penpal ................................................................................................ 24 Week 5 readings: Hobbies / Free time activities ................................................................................. 26 Grammar: Adjectives, Adverbs and expressions of frequency ........................................................ 26 Reading 5.1: Mary’s hobbies and interests ..................................................................................... 27 Reading 5.2: Skiing ........................................................................................................................ 28 Week 6 readings: Childhood and youth .............................................................................................. 30 Grammar: The simple past ............................................................................................................. 30 Reading 6.1: A first year university student ..................................................................................... 31 Reading 6.2: A long and happy life ................................................................................................. 32 Week 7 Readings: Hobbies in the past .............................................................................................. 33 Grammar: The simple past ............................................................................................................. 33 Grammar: The past continuous ...................................................................................................... 33 Reading 7.1: A letter to a friend ...................................................................................................... 34 Reading 7.2: The helpful dolphin .................................................................................................... 35 Week 8 Readings: Past jobs / studies ................................................................................................ 37 2 Vocabulary: Choosing the right word .............................................................................................. 37 Grammar: Parts of speech – revision ............................................................................................. 37 Grammar: Simple past - revision .................................................................................................... 38 Reading 8.1: Tom Stone ................................................................................................................. 39 Reading 8.2: Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997) ........................................................................................ 40 Week 9 Readings : Last vacation ....................................................................................................... 42 Grammar: Simple past .................................................................................................................... 42 Reading 9.1: Letter from Jim .......................................................................................................... 42 Reading 9.2: A School Trip to Paris ................................................................................................ 44 Week 10 Readings: Next vacation ..................................................................................................... 46 Grammar: The future with (be) going to, the future with ‘will’ .......................................................... 46 Reading 10.1: My terrible holiday ................................................................................................... 46 Reading 10.2: Advice to Business Travellers .................................................................................. 48 Week 11 Readings: Jobs and studies ................................................................................................ 50 Grammar: The future ...................................................................................................................... 50 Reading 11.1: Be careful out there! ................................................................................................ 50 Reading 11.2: Planning for the future ............................................................................................. 51 Week 12 readings: Consolidation ....................................................................................................... 53 Grammar ........................................................................................................................................ 53 Reading 12.1: Mad about Becks ..................................................................................................... 53 Reading 12.2: Letter from Ben ........................................................................................................ 55 Answers ............................................................................................................................................. 57 3 Posgrado Programa de Lectura: Nivel Básico ¡Bienvenidos al Programa de Lectura del nivel Básico del inglés! Números importantes para el curso Examen final 1 Hay un examen final. El examen tendrá dos lecturas, y cuatro actividades para cada lectura. Lecturas para cada semana 2 Hay dos lecturas cada semana: la lectura corta y la lectura larga. La lectura corta tiene entre 100 y 150 palabras. La lectura larga tiene entre 200 y 400 palabras. Parciales 3 Hay tres parciales. Cada parcial consiste de una lectura, y cuatro actividades para la lectura. Actividades para cada lectura 4 Hay cuatro actividades para cada lectura. Uno se trata de la gramática, otra actividad trata del vocabulario, y dos actividades están enfocados en comprensión de lectura. Semanas 12 El curso esta dividido en 12 semanas. Se puede leer las lecturas en unos dias, en vez de seguir el plan de las semanas. Formato del curso Para cada semana, hay una tema, y un plan gramático. La primera sección de las materiales para la semana se tratará de la gramática. Esta sección es opcional. La segunda sección es la lectura corta, y la tercera sección es la lectura larga. Temas y Gramática para cada semana Semana Tema Gramática Semana Tema Gramática 1 La estructura de Parts of speech (nouns, 7 Hobbies in the past Simple past tense, used to oraciones en inglés verbs, etc) 8 Past jobs / studies Simple past tense 2 Daily routines Simple present and present continuous 9 Last vacation Simple past tense 3 Work / studies Simple present tense 10 Next vacation