UNIT 2:
"Towns,
customs and traditions"
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TASK 3
AIMS
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Understand a text written in
English as a second language.
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Locate specific information
in a text.
PROCEDURE
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Read an article from the web
written by a student of English.
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Recognize spelling, grammatical
or any other type of errors in the text.
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Use the dictionary to check
meaning of words and to find synonyms.
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Reading
Go to Discover
Romania again. Select the text, copy it and paste it in your floppy
disk. Save this text as “uni2tas3”. Read it a pair of times, give
each paragraph a number and follow the instructions below. You will have
to copy and paste these questions in the same file, after the text about
Romania, and then, add your answer after each question.
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Find at least 2 spelling
errors in the text. You can use the spell checker tool in your word processor
to find them.
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Find 2 grammatical mistakes.
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Rephrase (use other words
to say the same) the following sentences: a) "(...) but their steep inclines
are very difficult to pass". (paragraph 1) b) "Some of these exhibits
are placed near the most beautiful exhibits of this kind from the entire
Earth". (paragraph 3)
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Write the translation and a
synonym (if there is one) of the words below.Try to guess the meaning
of these words before using the dictionary or asking the teacher.
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translation
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synonym
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relief
(paragraph 1) |
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| peasants (paragraph 2) |
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exhibits
(paragraph 3) |
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wonder
(paragraph 4) |
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Now that you know more about
Romania, write 4 or 5 adjectives to describe this country:
"Romania is ....
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