EJERCICIO DE CONECTORES

Choose the correct link in brackets:

About 300 years ago, in Salem, Massachusetts, a terrible witch-hunt took place. Many people were put in prison (1. because of, in order to, since) prejudice and fear. (2. Moreover, Whereas, For example, Beside), several women were accused of being witches, and "wicth-finders" began their terrible work of hunting them down (3. because of, in order to, although) punish them. The witch-finders used many methods of torture (4. so that, in order to, because of) make the prisoners admit that they were witches. Those who refuse to do so were hanged.

(5. Therefore, Owing to, So that, Finally) pressure by Boston´s church leaders, who were worried by the events in Salem, the governor of Massachusetts decided to stop the witch-hunts. (6. Although, However, Despite), by the time 19 people had already been hanged, an one tortured to death.

In 1992, the town of Salem decided to build a memorial to these victims (7. so, so that, in order to) remind people how dangerous prejudice can be.

FIND THE SYNONYMS IN THE TEXT

A new study suggests that the amount of television young children watch may be directly related to attention problems later in school. They may even suffer a condition known as Attention Deficit Disorder or A.D.D. Experts say that A.D.D. involves an over-stimulation of young developing brains and teachers say many children in the United States are showing signs of the disorder. Some education researchers have believed for years that watching television at a very young age could change the normal development of the brain. For example, they say that children who watch a lot of television are not able to sit and read for an extended period of time, show less ability to listen, pay attention, as well as engage in independent problem solving.

This new study tested the idea that television watching by very young children is linked to attention problems by the age of seven. The findings reported that every hour pre-schoolers watch television increases their chances by about ten percent of developing attention deficit problems later in life. For example, children who watched three hours a day were thirty percent more likely to have attention problems than those who watched no television.

One of the researchers said there are other reasons why children should not watch television. Earlier studies have linked it with children becoming too fat and too aggressive. Other experts say the new study is important, but more work needs to be done to confirm the results and better explain the cause and effect.

Find the words in the text that mean:

a) quantity

b) symptoms

c) examined

d) previous

e) long

f) probable

e) joined

f) raises

g) straightly

h) discoveries

PREFIJOS Y SUFIJOS

Es bastante frecuente el uso del sufijo -ful para formar adjetivos en inglés:

wonder (maravilla) > wonderful (maravilloso)
help (ayuda) > helpful (útil, servicial)
peace (paz) > peaceful (pacífico)
harm (daño) > harmful (dañino)
pain (dolor) > painful (doloroso)

También se utiliza bastante el sufijo -ly para formar adverbios (equivaldría al -mente del español)

complete (completo) > completely (completamente)
slow (lento) > slowly (lentamente)
easy (fácil ) > easily (fácilmente)
actual (real) > actually (realmente, en realidad)
sad (triste) > sadly (tristemente)

El sujijo -ness nos sirve para formar nombres abstractos a partir de adjetivos:

happy (feliz) > happiness (felicidad)
dark (oscuro) > darkness (oscuridad)
sad (triste) > sadness ( tristeza)
good (bueno) > goodness (bondad)
lonely (solo, solitario) > loneliness (soledad)

Los prefijos un-, im- (seguidos de p), in-, i- (seguido de l) son negativos (en español in-, im- i-), y nos sirver para formar el antónimo (opposite) de una palabra.

happy (feliz) > unhappy (infeliz, triste)
possible (posible ) > impossible (imposible)
sensitive (sensible) > insensitive (insensible)
legal (legal) > illegal (ilegal)

Ejercicio: intenta saber el significado de las siguientes palabras sin el uso del diccionario.

use (uso, usar) > useful:
polite (educado) > impolite:
bald (calvo) > baldness:
blind (ciego) > blindness:
dress (vestirse) > undress:
conscious (consciente) > unconscious:
conscious (consciente) > consciuousness:
quick (rápido) > quickly:
thank (gracias, agradecer) > thankful:
tidy (ordenado) > untidy: