UNIDAD 14

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Strategy – Making inferences

 OBJETIVO:

Aprender a utilizar la inferencia (making inferences) como una técnica que nos ayuda a lograr una mejor comprensión de un texto, puesto que por medio de ésta, podemos deducir el significado de las ideas o argumentos del autor.

READING STRATEGY: Making inferences

14.1.What’s an inference?

Tu haces una inferencia cuando utilizas claves de la historia para deducir algo que el autor no te está diciendo.

14.2. Making inferences - tutorial

Activity: Responda las CUATRO preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) What had Ted concluded?

b) What clues in the story helped you to make this inference?

c) Why wasn't Patti going to work?

d) What clues in the story helped you to make this inference?

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/makinginferencel.cfm

14.3.Making inferences:  what?

Activity: Responda las TRES preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) What day is Beth celebrating?

b) What is going on?

c) What part was Janice playing?

http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills502.html

14.4.Making inferences: When?

Activity: Responda las CUATRO preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) When is the sale?

b) What are you saving up for?

c) When is this happening?

d) Where does this story take place?

http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills503.html

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE 

14.5.Using inference

Activity: Responda las CUATRO preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) Which probably happened?

b) What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?

c) What is the message?

d) We can infer that ...

http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n3.htm

14.6.Making inferences: GAME

http://www.quia.com/rr/332704.html

14.7.Making inferences: Where?

Activity: Responda las CUATRO preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) Where is this happening?

b) Why do the old men sit there?

c) Where could you guess Yoda's bed to be?

d) What type of animal is Yoda?

http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills504.html

14.8.Making inferences: Who?

Activity: Responda las TRES preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) Who is this special person Wendy is visiting today?

b) Who is this story about?

c) What gives you a clue to who this is?

http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills505.html

14.9.Making inferences: Why?

Activity: Responda las TRES preguntas en la BITACORA:

a) Why is the meadow filled with buzzing?

b) Why do the bees seek flowers?

c) Why might Muskie be scared?

http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills506.html

VOCABULARY

14.10. There is/There are

http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson05/09.html

14.11. There is/ There are

http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/GrammarCentral/thereis.html