Support activity 5.

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1. Read the text Inflation (on the vitality of the academic dictionary). This text,
what we reproduce in the module is part of the written texts for the
LANGUAGE column by linguist María Vaquero and published by the newspaper El
New Day. This text appeared in his column on November 4, 1993.
Answer the question or complete the premise:
a. Indicate what the main idea or thesis that the author is trying to communicate is.
Mainly, what the text seeks to present is that we can contemplate how with
As time passes, a word can develop to such an extent that it can
develop different meanings. The vocabulary related to economics and to
commerce represents, as you know, one of the lexical parcels with the greatest
number of neologisms. Accepted in recent years. It is curious how in the
first definitions. Offered for many of these new words go
shading. Subsequently, without ruling out that even more may appear in the future
Profiled. Let's see the promised example.

b. Indicate the paragraphs that correspond to:

Introduction
One of my readers writes me a long letter in which they ask me for examples that
illustrate something that was stated some time ago regarding the academic dictionary.
I affirmed that this repertoire, with all its shortcomings, is a living dictionary;
illustrate what has been said with a term from current economic affairs. The vocabulary related to

the economy and commerce represents, as you know, one of the lexical parcels
with the highest number of accepted neologisms in recent years. It's curious how
in the first definitions offered for many of these new words go
later on being nuanced, without ruling out that even more may appear in the future
shaped. Let's see the promised example.
Body
One of the key terms in the global economy, in our time, is
inflation, pertinent to a lexical family whose root goes back to the action
the concrete meaning of 'inflate' which is nothing more than 'to swell something with air'. No
the figurative sense that the verb inflate can have is very modern, or
inflate, from 'to exaggerate, to bulge, something'; nor is it in its application
to people, with the value of 'getting conceited' or 'becoming proud', capable of
convert inflation into arrogance and vanity.All these values of
inflation, figurative concretes, have been in the dictionaries for a long time
a long time, but these have been losing importance in favor of
a single meaning, the economic one. The treatment given to this "meaning"
"economic" can be a good example of how vitality manifests itself.
from the Dictionary.
In the 1956 edition, inflation is not presented yet, as a technicality.
economical; it only has, in its third meaning, a figurative sense that
allows the use of inflation to refer to the 'excessive issuance of banknotes in
currency replacement" (Dictionary, 1956, p. 747). In the 1984 edition
this third meaning is identified as specific to Economics, and moreover,
The concept is needed: "Excess currency in circulation in relation to its
coverage, which triggers a general rise in prices" (Dictionary,
1984, p. 771). Note that, in this edition, the definition has a
technical character closest to our experience: it is said about
"cobertura", de "moneda circulante", de "alza de precios", expresiones y
economic concepts that were unknown a few decades ago.
If we go to the latest edition of the Dictionary (1992), the concept is much
better defined, for the understanding of the general public (which is the purpose of a
general non-specialized dictionary). See how it is presented now:
inflation is 'the increase in the general level of prices, motivated
usually due to the mismatch between demand and supply, with
monetary depreciation." (Dictionary, 1992, p. 822)

Conclusion
Let this example, among many that can be cited, serve to confirm that
a living dictionary not only incorporates new words but also revises
previous definitions in order to clarify the new meanings. For
a living dictionary, the adoption and incorporation of neologisms or
meanings is not something mechanical or definitive. In a living dictionary, everything
subject to rigorous successive revisions, until the adopted definition
conveys the meaning in a way that is accessible to the general public, to whom
a non-specialized dictionary is intended
2. Remember the suggestions offered for writing the body of the presentation.
and check if they have been fulfilled in the text. Write those that are
evidenced or present.
May obesity prevail
Clear, precise, and organized content
Clear vocabulary
Declarative sentences

3. Choose one of the following options to draft texts.

expository and at the end, evaluate your draft with the checklist provided
continuation.
a. Write an expository text on the topic "The music they listen to"
young people.
b. Think of some typical food. Explain in writing to a foreigner what it is.
it is your process to cook it.
c. Draft an expository text on a current topic that is
of your interest.
Nowadays, the youth listens to secular music.
Discriminating against women, maliananteo, etc. It means that in the times
that we are already the music is not good even for adults.
As a young person, I can say that I have no preference for music already.
I like to listen to a little bit of everything as long as it's not vulgar. Anyway, that's it.
Today's youth is not limited to one type of music, but rather we tend to
let us be guided not only by fashion but also by the meaning that it
we give.

4. Read the textBottle to the god of wordsby the Colombian writer

Gabriel García Márquez. Answer the following questions:
1. _b__ The sender of the text you just read is:
a priest
b. Gabriel García Márquez
a twelve-year-old boy
d. the god of words

2. The fictional receiver of the text is:

the priest
b. the readers
c. Gabriel García Márquez
d. the god of words

In the first paragraph of this text, the author argues:

the power of the image
b. the poetic sense of language
c. the power of the word
d. the power of the media

The first paragraph of this text is detpo:

expository
b. narrative
c. argumentative
d. descriptive

5. According to the text, the great defeated is the:

silence
b. noise
c. language
d. dialogue

6. _b__ A characteristic that does not belong to the Spanish language according to the author

its economic dominance

its vitality and strength of expression
c. its creative dynamics
his extensive cultural experience

7. Another characteristic of our language that stands out in the text is:
the precision of the language
b. the economy of words
c. the brevity of the speaker
the poetic nature of our language

8. _c__ A suggestion from the author is that:

let's get the language under control
b. let's make more precise spelling rules
c. let's simplify the grammar
d. let's learn indigenous languages

9. According to the author, the image is _______________ to the words.

a. displacing
b. enhancing
c. completing
d. canceled

The author predicts:

a global language
the disappearance of language
c. total anarchy
the disappearance of grammar

11. _b__ The author describes his text as:

a. random questions...
b. a defense of grammar
c. an attack on grammar
a defense of the language
12. _c__ The text you just read belongs to the genre:
a story
b. legend
 c. essay
d. epistle

13. The concern of the sender is:

that the image moves us
b. that the language disappears
c. let's stop talking
d. that grammar simplifies us

14. _c__ The sentence: "That a child awake because of the intermittent and sad bleating of..."
a lamb said: it looks like a lighthouse”: it is a good example of:
a. metaphor
b. similar
c. personification
d. onomatopoeia

15. _c__ The expressions: 'bread that tastes like a corner and coffee that tastes like a window'
they represent sensory images of:
a. audition
b. smell
c. taste
d. touch

16. _b__ The expression 'Watch out!' in the context represents a sentence...
a. in which the subject is omitted
unimember
c. incomplete
d. without subject and without predicate

5. Write a letter to convince your boss, partner, or parents to allow you

go to Europe on a study trip. Use the following guide to plan,
evaluate and edit your letter before submitting the assignment:
CRITERION Yes No
1 The thesis is clearly expressed.
2 The opinion is supported by three or more arguments.
3 Each argument is supported by some kind of evidence.
4 Points are included that the reader could refute and are debated.
satisfactorily.
5 The basic points of the argument are organized.
6 Arguments can convince the reader to act or think.
in accordance with the wishes of the writer.
7 The argument is summarized in the conclusion.
8 The vocabulary used is appropriate and necessary.
9 There is a repetition of words or phrases.

There is agreement between the nominal subject group and the verbal group.
The punctuation marks are used correctly.
The vices of language are suppressed.
There is clarity and correctness in the text.
Letter
Dear Mrs. Carmen Bernard

Through this medium, I request that the benefit of my vacation be granted to me for the
Period from March 8, 2023 to March 13, 2023.

The reason for my request is that a relative is coming to my house as they are
Sick myth and for this reason I will not be able to attend work as usual.
since I have to help Mito who is recovering.

It is of utmost importance to me that I am granted that day since, with the exception of me,
the only other person he relies on is Mita, and when it comes to taking care of him, it is
too much.

Cordially,

Tea Marie López Bernard.