READING STRATEGIES

Reading Comprehension Exercise

1.  Before reading

Aplique las estrategias 1 y 4 antes de leer el texto “Spider Webs” y explique a continuación cuáles son las ideas generadas a partir de la lectura global:

Las ideas generadas al aplicar las estrategias de previsión y predicción son:

• Es un articulo sobre el beneficio que ofrecen las telarañas a las arañas; esto es lo que intuyo de acuerdo al titulo y a la imagen; a simple vista se podría concluir que nos habla sobre la supervivencia de las arañas gracias a las telas que ellas mismas tejen.

2. While reading: 

Aplique las estrategias 3 y deduzca la idea principal de cada párrafo antes de leer el texto por completo:

• La idea principal del primer párrafo es que todas las arañas tejen telarañas.
• En el segundo párrafo la idea principal es que sus telarañas les ayudan a mantener sus huevos seguros.
• En el tercer párrafo la idea principal es que gracias a sus telarañas ellas se pueden esconder.
• En el cuarto párrafo la idea principal es que la telaraña les ayuda a conseguir su comida,
• En el quinto párrafo la idea principal es que las arañas sienten su comida al movimiento de la telaraña.
• En el sexto párrafo la idea principal es que las arañas necesitan de sus telarañas para sobrevivir

SPIDER WEBS

All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food.

Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs.

The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe.

Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown, grey or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy,. When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see.

Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped!.

Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That's because spiders feel the web move. And the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug.

As you can see. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide catch food. Whithout webs, spiders would not be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!.

 After reading

Answer, in English,the comprehension questions by applying strategy nº 2.:

Comprehension Questions: 

3) This passage is mostly about

A. spider colors

B. spider webs 👍

C. spider eggs

 4) Spider webs helpspiders 

I. hold eggs - II. catch food - III. find water

A. I only

B. I and II only 👍

C. I, II, and III 

5) As used in paragraph 4, the word trappedmost nearly means

A. stuck 👍

B. hidden

C. eaten

6) How can spiders tell when something is trappedin their web?

A. They hear it.

B. They smell it.

C. They feel it. 👍

7) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay

A. alive 👍

B. hidden

C. caught

Reading Practice –Exercise

Basic English Course

8) The passage lists three reasons why spiders spin webs (paragraph 1). Of these reasons, which do you think is the most important? Why?

I think the most important reason is that spiders weave their nets to catch their food because with food they ensure that they stay alive.

9) Are the spider webs good? Do spiders need them? Why or why not?

Many times people think that cobwebs are not good because in the place where they are they look dirty. But undoubtedly for spiders they are good and they need them to survive because thanks to them they can keep their eggs together, get their food and help them to stay hidden.