Tarea 3 ingles grado superior educacion infantil

Tarea 3

1. Read the following text: “Excessive exposure to television and video games damages children’s speech”

QUESTIONS

1. Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to the text and copy the evidence from the text to support your answers. No marks are given for indicating only True or False.

1. The problem of poor communication skills in children today is less frequent than that of dyslexia.

False “…experts say, is now more prevalent than dyslexia or autism.”

1. Teachers are the proposed candidates for running the screening tests.

False “Tests could be carried out by health visitors similar to those used to check eyesight, hearing and general development.”

1. TV and video games are not the only two causes of the decline in communication skills.

True “The decline of the traditional family meal time, the long-hours culture in the parents' workplaces, poor childcare with little stimulation and social deprivation are also being blamed.”

1. Mr Bercow thinks that too little attention has been given to the problem.

True “Mr Bercow has said that speech and language problems have simply been under-recognised for too long.”

1. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as each of the following:

1. Elementary: Basic
2. To deal with or try to solve: Tackle
3. Common: Similar
4. Most important, highest: More prevalent

1. Match the verbs on the left with a part of the body on the right to form common expressions. Make your answers perfectly clear.

1. Complete the conversation with the words and expressions (a-h):

Doctor: Good morning. What can I do for you?
Patient: Good morning, doctor. I don´t feel well.
Doctor: What´s the matter?

Patient: Well, my stomach hurts and I feel hot.
Doctor: Have you got a temperature?

Patient: Yes, I took it this morning and it was 37.5º
Doctor: Please lie down and let me check your stomach.
Patient: Ow! That´s where it hurts.
Doctor: I think you might have appendicitis. You should go straight to hospital.
Patient: Can I drink anything?
Doctor: No, you mustn´t have any food or drink until you have been to the hospital.
Patient: Alright. Thank you very much.

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