UPTC GRADUATE PROGRAMS

ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION PROFICIENCY COURSE

INDEPENDENT READING/VOCABULARY PROJECT
New Word Example Sentence Spanish
Computers allow access to the
Ex 1 Alow Permitir
internet and library databases.
She was dissatisfied with the slow insatisfecho;
Ex 2 dissatisfied
service at the bank. descontento
About It is history about independence is Existir
1.
event.
A few A few scientists are dedicated to Algunas
2.
researching mysterious
3. According According to the passage, . De acuerdo
A few A few scientists are dedicated to Algunas
4.
researching mysterious
5. Although Aunque
Aerial The less frequent accidents are Areos
6.
the aerial ones
Airline The AVIANCA airline apologized Aerolnea
7.
whit the passengers.
8. Always I always drink coffe before 09:00 Siempre
Although Although if they say the opposite, Aunque
9.
that is the reality.
10. Amount The amount of money to be paid. Cantidad
Ancient The ancient city Villa de Leyva is
11. Antigua
the more touristic.
12. Ask Ask questions about safety Pedir/hacer
A variety of Comprenderan a variety of A traves de
13.
ejercicios
Because The children are restless because Porque
14.
of their age.
15. Behavior He has a three year-old behavior Comportamiento
Before Before takeoff read and listen to Antes de
16.
safety instructions.
The belief in the ovnis had been
17. Beliefs Creencia
studied.
The medics dont believe in the
18. Believed Creen
superstition.
Tomorrow will be buried your
19. Buried Sepultado
ashes.
20. Burned The Nazi burned many books. Quemar
21. Each Cada uno de los estudiantes Cada
22. Claim They claim it is false information. Afirmar
23. Cognados Exsiten dos tipos de cognados Cognados
Common This is very common in the Comn
24.
grandparents
25. Counseling The treatment is very slow Tratamiento
Currently There is currently no cure for Actualmente
26.
cancer
27. Dug/dig The rocks has been dug from Escavar
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weather well.
Doze They may doze while eating, Dormirse
28. talking a shower or even driving a
car.
Drowsiness Many people suffer from Somnolencia
29. drowsiness resulting from
narcolepsy.
Drugs You have not noticed Medicamentos
30.
improvement with medication.
31. During During takeoffs and landings Durante
32. Each You read each of the texts Cada
33. Embarrassing It was an embarrassing situation Embarazosa
Elsewhere Elsewhere of the country you do En otra parte
34.
not see this.
35. Find you can find them in the hospitals Encontrar
36. Fist Fist? Terminar
Following From the following statements Siguiente
37.
which is correct.
38. Found They found the tomb of Pharaoh. Encontrar
39. Forewarned The accidents can be forewarned. Prevenir/ advertir
40. Frighten The lion frighten in the zoo. Asusta
41. Grave The year is on the grave. Tumba
42. Goal The main goal is . Objetivo
43. Held He held the market basket Sostener
Hoax They argue Bigfoot is just an Farsa
44.
elaborate hoax.
45. Hold The students hold a good level. Mantienen
Hot The sun is a giant ball of hot
46.
gases.
47. How How is your son?. Cmo?
However I passed the course however the Sin embargo
48.
grade was low.
49. Inferred It can be inferred que Inferir/ deducir
Illness The cause of this illness has not Enfermedad
50.
been identified.
51. Keep In case of an accident, keep calm Mantener/ guardar
52. keywords Find the keywords. Palabras claves
53. Learning She has a slow learning. Aprendizaje
54. Like I like you a lot Gustar
Likely The people are more likely to Probable/probablem
55. survive if they follow the ente
instructions.
56. Losing I'm losing my time. Perdiendo
Main topic What the main topic of this Tema principal
57.
passage?
58. Meaning That meaning I can not Significa
59. Passage The passage is very clear. Pasaje/prrafo
60. Plane The plane takeoff of at 2: 00 pm Avin

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61. Only Earth is the only planet. Solamente

62. Of course Of course not what I expected Por supuesto
Passengers But passengers can increase their Pasajeros
63.
chances of survival.
Pervades It is probably a type of whale Permear
64. which pervades the loch when the
Ness River floods.
Point They point out that new fields of Sealan
65. investigation always create
controversy
Quickly To evacuate as quickly as Rapido
66.
possible.
Reised Since childhood, he was raised in Criar
67.
captivity.
Reliable All laboratories are not reliable so Fiable
68.
be careful.
Researchers Many researchers believe that Investigadores
69. apes can communicate with
human beings.
70. Safety Safety instructions in air travel Seguridad
Scheming One of the scheming mysteries is Intrigante
71.
the Loch Ness monster.
72. Shame Venganza
Showing Showing cuantas people pueden Indiquen
73.
tener narcolepsy.
74. Should you should move away from Debes
75. Skimming Skimming for the main idea Buscar
76. Smoke Prohibido fumar en este lugar Fumar
77. Statistics Statistics show the opposite. Estadsticas
Statements Which of the following statements Afirmacin
78.
the
79. Survivable The survivals were very few. Sobrevientes
Takeoff During Takeoffs permanesca Despegar
80.
sentado
81. Tasks Ella cumple con todas las tareas. Tarea
Them Ellos
82.
83. Those Aquellos
Experts The experts advise to read the Expertos
84.
instructions before ... ..
85. Took way The plice took way the car? Quitar
Understanding The children are not Comprendiendo
86.
understanding anything
Unknown The researchers believe Desconocido
87. communicate with unknown
reatures
88. Want/ed She wants some wter Querer/quieren

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89. Way Do you know the way begging? Manera

90. what What time is it? Qu?
91. when When they will come? Cundo?
92. where Where are we now? Dnde?
93. Which Which is your book? Cul?
94. who who is your father? Quin?
Whose The writing whose authors were Cuyas
95.
recognized.
96. why Why me? Por qu?
While Some people can read while Mientras
97.
listening to music.
98. Word The Word penetrates meaning: Palabra
99. Would What would I do in case of fraud Hara
100. which Which of you is your brother? Cul?

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AUTOEVALUACIN
Mi experiencia en el curso de ingls fue algo nuevo y positivo. Realmente no haba
participado en cursos intensivos, por lo contrario haca mucho tiempo que no
dedicaba tiempo a practicarlo porque me pareca complicado y tedioso. El trabajo
en grupo hizo que las actividades fueran menos complejas para desarrollar, y se
volvieran ms interesantes. El apoyo entre compaeros es de gran ayuda, pues se
despejan dudas, se realizan actividades dinmicas lo cual facilita el aprendizaje. Sin
embargo, el compartir con personas que manejan muy bien el ingls hace que uno
se sienta un poco perdido, pero afortunadamente tuve una buena compaera que
entiende muy bien el ingls, ella me ayudo y me oriento mucho.
En mi opinin, pienso que a pesar de que es un curso intensivo el tiempo dedicado
al desarrollo de las actividades programadas es muy poco, no s si es por el poco
vocabulario que manejo en este idioma pero siento que el tiempo empleado en
cada texto no es el suficiente. Por otra parte, quedo totalmente convencida de que
para la adquisicin de una segunda lengua lo principal es la prctica y el ejercicio
diario, de lo contrario no habr ningn avance.
En cuanto a mi autoevaluacin de este curso puedo decir que, lo aprovech al
mximo, fui puntual con el horario, desarroll cada una de las actividades
programadas por la docente y participe activamente tanto actividades grupales
como individuales. A pesar de la dificultad que tengo con este idioma me esforc
para ptimos resultados, aprend cosas nuevas, por ejemplo acerca de los cognados
falsos, mi apropiacin de vocabulario mejoro y encontr nuevas estrategias de
aprendizaje para la memorizacin de este, como lo es el uso de notas.
My experience in the course of English was now and positive. Really, I had not
participated in intensive courses, by otherwise, towards much time that I did not
spent time in study this because I looked like that it was complicated and tedious.
The work in group did that the activities were less complex for develop and these
turned more interesting. The support among students is helpful, was explained
doubts, and was did activities dynamics, which facilitated the learning. However,
share with people who understand very well the English is intimidating, but
fortunately I had a good companion to understand very well the English, she helped
me and she taught me much.

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In my review, I think that despite that is a course intensive the time dedicated in the
develop of the scheduled activities is very little, I dont know if is by the little
vocabulary that I understand in this language, but I think that the time used in each
topic not is enough. Moreover, I am fully convinced of that for the acquisition of a
second language the important thing is the practice and the exercise diary,
otherwise there will be no progress.
As for my self-assessment of this course I can a say that, I took advantage this to
the maximum, I was timely with the schedule, I did all the scheduled activities by
the teacher and I participated actively in the activities individual and group. Despite
the difficulty that I have with this language I labored for optimal results, I learned
new things, for example about false cognates, my appropriation of vocabulary has
improved and I found new strategies of learning for the memorization of this, as is
the use of notes.