EJERCICIO 1: UNIDAD 3 : Técnicas de Lectura : Predicción, Deducción, Skimming

Técnicas de Lectura : Predicción, Deducción, Skimming

Observe la imagen y conteste las siguientes preguntas:

1. De  acuerdo al titulo e imagen, ¿ Cuál cree usted que es el tópico que esta a punto de leer?

Trata sobre un personaje excepcional de nuestros tiempos, que supo irradiar con su ejemplo de vida; los valores más sublimes del ser humano: la rectitud, la perserverancia y la honestidad, hasta el punto de aglutinar a su pueblo para lograr la libertad.

2. ¿ Cuál es la idea general del texto?

Exalta la vida, de quizás el último heroe puro del planeta.

________________________ o________________________

"We long for heroes but have too few. Nelson Mandela is perhaps the last pure hero on the planet. He is the smiling symbol of sacrifice and rectitude, revered by millions as a living saint. But this image is one-dimensional. He would be the first to tell you that he is far from a saint – and that is not false modesty.

Nelson Mandela is a man of many contradictions. He is thick-skinned but easily wounded. He is sensitive to how others feel but often ignores those closest to him. He is generous with money but counts his pennies when giving a tip. He will not step on a cricket or spider but was the first commander of the African National Congress’s military wing. He is a man of the people but revels in the company of celebrities. He is eager to please but not afraid to say no. He doesn’t like to take credit, but will let you know when he should get it. He shakes the hands of everyone in the kitchen but doesn’t know all of his bodyguards’ names".

Este documento lo puede encontrar en la siguiente dirección:
http://www.leadershiponline.co.za/articles/leaders-on-leadership/769-mandelas-way

3. ¿Qué palabras se repiten?

       man,  first, but

4. ¿Qué palabras se parecen al español?

       heroes, planet, sacrifice,contradictions, rectitude

Técnicas de Lectura :  Scanning

De acuerdo al texto en inglés que se presenta a continuación procedemos a escribir (4) preguntas puntuales sobre fechas, sitios, entre otras, utilizando la Biografia Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

1. ¿ Cuando nació Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela?

       July 18, 1918 : El 18 de julio de 1918

2. ¿ Donde nació?

In Transkei, South Africa

En Trankei, Surafrica

3. ¿Donde estudió?

Was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand and qualified in law in 1942.

Fue educado en el University College de Fort Hare y la Universidad de Witwatersrand , egresando como licenciado en derecho en 1942.

4. ¿ Qué representa Nelson Mandela para el mundo y especialmente para Surafrica?

He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength

El líder negro más importante en Sudáfrica, conviertiéndose en un poderoso símbolo de la resistencia a través del movimiento anti-apartheid.

Biography

"Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand and qualified in law in 1942. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.

After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.

During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.

Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after the organization had been banned in 1960, Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson".

 
Documento en línea:
www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html