Go to one of these sites to find an article:
1. http://www.bbcmundo.com
2. http://www.elpais.com
3. http://latino.msn.com
Read the article, using the following strategies:
1. Figure out the meaning of the title (and subtitles, if applicable) so you know what the article is discussing.
2. Look for cognates. (Words that look the same in English and Spanish.)
3. Guess at word meanings based on context and your knowledge of the topic being discussed.
4. If you get stuck, go to this site and paste the URL of your article in the text box and click "Read!" This will open your article in a web-reader that will provide you with translations and pronunciations as you mouse over words.
For your post, do the following:
1. Post the link to the article (use the link button right next to the italics button to create a hyperlink).
2. Write a brief summary (one or two sentences) of the article in English.
3. Give your opinion about the article or the news described in the article in English. (100-150 words)
4. List five words you didn't know with their definitions.
2. This article describes new malicious code that has been discovered in a number of Android apps, and describes what Google is doing to combat it.
3. I read this article because I have an Android phone, and I wanted to know if any of the apps I have contained the worm. (The article provides a list of apps that contain the worm, and fortunately, I haven't installed any of those apps.) The article mentions that Google is more flexible with its apps than Apple, which allows more flexibility but also increases the risk of malicious code. Personally, I like the greater flexibility despite the risk; some of my favorite apps are only available on the iPhone if you jailbreak it, and on my Android, I just installed them from the Android market. The article mentions several steps you can take to make sure you don't download an app with a worm, including installing a security app. I'm pretty careful about following the other steps, but I hadn't realized there were security apps for Android. A brief Google search came up with the following article from PC World magazine about reliable security apps, in case you're interested.
4. There was only one word I didn't know:
dispositivos = devices
¡Y ahora voy a instalar una app de seguridad en mi Android!
