English material prepared by teacher Mireya Serrano

The important things in life

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1 A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly
2 he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

3 He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

4 So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course,
5 rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

6 He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

7 The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
8 He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your
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family, your partner, your health, and your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life
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would still be full.
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The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.
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The sand is everything else. “The small stuff.”
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“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
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If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay
15 attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will
16 always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
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Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
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Part-A Realiza la lectura y, con la ayuda de tu diccionario, extrae de ella las partes del habla que aparecen en el cuadro.
Deberás colocar la línea donde se encuentre dicha palabra, como se muestra en los ejemplos.

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Line NOUN Line PRONOUN Line ADJECTIVE Line ADVERB Line VERB Line N Line CONJUCTION
1 professor 1 his 13 small 4 lightly 3 asked 7 into 10 and

Part-B Answer these questions:

1- Which verb tenses can you recognize in the reading? _____________________________________________________________
2- Write down two sentences in present tense and two sentences in past tense from the reading.
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Part-C What is the story about? Write the summary in Spanish.

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