READING COURSE 1

ALEXANDRA RAMIREZ ARCE

Maestría en Contratación Estatal
Reading Course-CH59
Topic 6

Instruction: After reading the text “Animals in the city (A2) | LearnEnglish Teens
(britishcouncil.org)” develop the following numerals:

1. Read the text "Animals in the city (A2) | LearnEnglish Teens (britishcouncil.org)" and
identify the topic and the main ideas developed the article. (1 points)
Topic: Big animal in the city.
Main Ideas: - Big animals usually come into cities to find food.
- Just as big animals are dangerous in cities, cities are also dangerous
for this kind of animals.
2. Identify the specific information presented in the text such as title and headings,
keywords, numbers, dates, figure and names. (1 Point)

Title: Animals in the city.

Keywords: big animals, streets, food, mountains outside, countries, hungry, bears,
pigs, baboons, dogs.

Numbers: 2011, 35000, -10ºC.

Figures: Photograph of a dog.

Names: Vancouver, Canada, South Africa, Berlín, Germany, Moscow, Rusia.

3. Read the following sentences taken from the reading “Animals in the city (A2) |
LearnEnglish Teens (britishcouncil.org)” and from every referent, identify its point
of reference. (1 point)

Referent What it refers to

Example: “they” refers
to: People who like
People who like fracking believe it is not fracking.
harmful. They claim natural gas is cleaner than other
forms of fuel.
1. One night in December 2011, a bear came into the “It” refers to: A Bear
city of Vancouver in Canada. It walked through the who came into the
city streets past houses, shops and offices. city of Vancouver.
2. Big animals usually come into cities to find food. “They” refers to:
In Cape Town in South Africa baboons come into the Baboons who come
city when they are hungry. into the city when are
hungry.
3. Human food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth “it” refers to: Human
because it has a lot of sugar. food which is harmful
for baboons.
4. In Berlin in Germany, pigs sometimes come into “they” refers to: The
the city to look for food. they eat flowers and plants in pigs who come into
parks and gardens. the City (Berlin) to
look for food.
5. Many people in Moscow like the dogs. they give “they” refers to:
them food and water. People who give food
to dogs.