Pair work 5.3.1
Teniendo en cuenta lo expresado anteriormente, observe los sujetos de las
oraciones del texto N° 2 “Advantages of Volcanoes”:
1) ¿A qué término reemplaza el sujeto “They”
2) Considerando los sujetos marcados: ¿Cuál es diferente? Coméntelo con su
profesora.
3) Marque los demás TEMAS abordados por el autor en los dos textos
presentados, y expresados a través de los sujetos y las conjunciones que unen las
ideas a lo largo de los dos textos.
TEXTO 1:
It’s Good to Wear Glasses
Wearing glasses is beneficial for a number of reasons.
Firstly, glasses provide protection from foreign objects such as splinters, dust and
glass fragments.
Secondly, glasses are a fashion accessory, providing the addition of colour and style
to the wearer’s image.
Thirdly, glasses have a cosmetic function, hiding facial irregularities to provide a more
acceptable profile.
Therefore, wearing glasses is an advantage.
Text 2
Although volcanoes have the reputation of being very dangerous, (Volcanoes can kill people and
animals. They can be very destructive.) Nevertheless, living near a volcano has some advantages.
Volcanoes provide resources for energy extraction, also called geothermal resources. Heat from the
earth's crust is being converted to energy. The big advantages to this type of energy are that it is very clean
and the resources are nearly inexhaustible.
When a volcano erupts it throws out a lot of ash. At short notice this ash can be very harmful to the
environment, but in the long term the ash layer, which contains many useful minerals, will be converted to a
very fertile soil.
Nearly everywhere volcanoes are located people use the rich soil for farming.
an eruption, people still return because of the fertile soil around the volcano.
Even after
Volcanoes can
produce
very spectacular
scenery like
the
beautiful
sunsets
caused
by
explosive eruptions. Other features include plant-rich environments, stunning eruptions, beautiful lava
fountains etc.
A big economical advantage of volcanoes is that they generate tourism. A country such as Hawaii is getting a
lot of income from tourism.
(Fig. 2.53) Spectacular sunset
Credit: Hawaiian Real Estate
on
the
big
island
of
Hawaii
caused
by
volcanic
activity.
(Fig. 2.54) The eruption of the Vesuvius in AD 79 has been one of the most famous eruptions ever
recorded. The cities of Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiae were buried by a rain of ashes and mud. Later,
scientists would discover the city of Pompeii which remained partly intact because of the blanket of ash. Now
people could learn about the Roman culture and history!
Credit: USGS
(Fig. 2.55) Picture of erupting Arenal volcano, situated in Costa Rica. It emits streams of lava and it throws
out glowing stones which give a beautiful effect.
Credit: Michael L. Smith
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