Lee
atentamente este artículo acerca
de tres jóvenes que se fijaron objetivos claros en su vida. Completa
luego el ejercicio de lecto-comprensión.
Balamurati
Krishna Ambati
At
age three, Balamurati Krishna Ambati was badly burned and spent several
months in the hospital. He decided then that he wanted to be a doctor. A
few years later, he read in the Guinness Book of Records that the
youngest doctor in the world was 18 years old. So he decided to become a
doctor by the age of 17. Many people thought this was impossible, but at
11, Ambati was in college. He graduated from college at 14 and from
medical school at 17. Now that he is a doctor, Ambati plans to go for
advanced training in Boston.
Catherine
Charlton
Catherine
Charlton is studying engineering at Cornell University, but she has
already achieved an important goal in her life: She has worked for NASA
(the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Charlton's
achievements are not only in engineering, however. She is also a
successful pianist and composer. Charlton hopes to combine her talents
for engineering and music someday. For example, she would like to design
concert halls or manufacture pianos.
Jasmin
Sethi
The
Scholastic Achievement Award is the test American students take to enter
college. Each year, only a few students get a perfect score. One of
those students was Jasmin Sethi. Her achievement was especially
remarkable because she is blind. To take the test, someone read the test
questions to her, and she gave the answers. She even solved difficult
math problems in her head. Sethi has been the editor of her school
newspaper and has organized food collections. She plans to go to a top
university next year. Sethi would like to be a lawyer.
AQUÍ
ESTOY !!! ESTE GLOSARIO BILINGÜE TE VA A AYUDAR... badly burnt:
seriamente quemado, con quemaduras graves; the youngest
doctor: el médico más joven; thought:
pensaba, opinaba; in college: en la universidad; plans:
planea, proyecta, planifica; advanced training:
entrenamiento avanzado; achieved: alcanzado, logrado; goal:
objetivo, meta; achievement: logro; however: sin
embargo, no obstante; successful: exitoso/a; talents:
talentos, habilidades; someday: alguna vez, algún día,
en algún momento; design:
diseñar, desarrollar; concert hall: sala de conciertos; manufacture:
fabricar; enter: ingresar; score:
puntaje; remarkable: destacable, notable; blind:
no vidente, ciega; solved: resolvió, solucionó;
math problems: problemas de matemáticas; editor:
editor/a, director/a de un diario; solucionó;
food collections: colectas de alimentos; top: de alto
nivel; lawyer: abogado/a.
Activity
25a: Este es un ejercicio de LECTO-COMPRENSION sobre el artículo
anterior. Debes COMBINAR el comienzo de las oraciones (primera
columna) con el FINAL (segunda columna). SELECCIONA del menú en
rojo el NUMERO del final con el cual combina cada una de ellas.
Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...
A
Her
achievement was remarkable because ...
1
Ambati
decided to become a doctor.
B
At
present, Charlton studies ...
2
at
the Scholastic Achievement Award test.
C
Ambati
was burnt and...
3
at
Cornell University.
D
Someone
read the questions ...
4
Jasmin
is blind.
E
Miss
Charlton would like ...
5
spent
several months in the hospital.
F
Miss
Sethi got a perfect score ...
6
and
she answered.
G
By
the age of 17 ...
7
plans
to be a lawyer.
H
Many
people thought it impossible that ...
8
to
manufacture pianos.
I
Catherine
has worked ...
9
for
NASA.
J
Jasmin
Sethi ...
10
he
could become a doctor at 17.
¡FELICITACIONES!
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LECCION 4
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