Inglés II

MV-U2-Actividad 2. Lectura
Reading Comprehension

Name: Diego Sandoval Calderon

Instrucciones:

1. Lee el siguiente texto que narra una pequeña biografía.

2. Practica tu comprensión de lectura, evaluando como Falso o Verdadero algunos enunciados acerca del
texto.

My father is a man who I respect, admire, and who has an unusual and interesting
character. In order to understand him, you have to know where he comes from and
a few important events in his life.

He was born in 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he ran free and played stick-
ball with the kids in his neighborhood. Later, as a young man, he joined the army and
was sent to Germany with his new wife, where his first child was born. When they
he finished his time in the army, he took his wife and newborn son to live in Vermont,
where he dedicated himself to a long and innovative teaching career. He continued
part-time in the army while did his Master’s degree, working full-time, and raising
his family. In both his personal life as well as professional life, you can see reflected
his free-spirit nature that he gained from his youth on the streets on New York
combine with the discipline he learned from the army.

Vocabulary:

Stick-ball: se juega parecido a béisbol, pero con un palo muy delgado y una pelota chica y se jugaba en las calles de las
ciudades.
he dedicated himself: se dedicó.
innovative: creativo.
full-time: tiempo complete.
free-spirit nature: intrépido.

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Mark each statement as True or False. Write your answer in the blank. The first one has been done as an
example.

Marca cada oración como Verdadero o Falso. Escribe tus respuestas en el espacio en blanco. La primera oración
es un ejemplo.

1) The author does not respect his father. __ False

2) The author says that you have to know where his father comes from so you can understand him.
__True________
3) The author’s father lived in Germany. __True__________
4) The author’s father never took his wife or son to Germany. __False___________
5) The author’s father never left the army. __True__________
6) The author’s father has a Master’s degree. __True__________
7) The author’s father learned discipline from the army. __True__________

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Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col. Tecnológico, Monterrey, N.L. México. 2010