English

1. • Every day, you get to encounter information that may not be
clearly stated, and you are put to situations where questions
cannot be answered immediately. In this case, you are forced to
make meanings out of it. Same is true when you read, you
encounter words that may be unfamiliar, and you see the need to
unlock them to fully comprehend the text.
• For this lesson, you will learn how to use the different cohesive
devices which are useful in writing and composing independent
critiques from a given material.

2. Directions: This part serves as a test which will determine your
background and prior knowledge about the lesson that we are going to
tackle. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper by filling in the blank
spaces with suitable cohesive devices from the lists given at the end of each
passage.
PASSAGE 1
One of the most wonderful inventions of modern times is television. It is
now
possible to sit in the comfort of one’s home (1) watch on a screen
events
(2) are happening hundreds of miles away. We can (3) get
entertainment from films, dances, plays and sports (4) are shown on
the screen. It is difficult to imagine (5) life would be like without television.
https:// 5d10180863cc6c001b12390b/cohesive-devices
[what, and, because, also, that, which]

3. PASSAGE 2
The methods of reading usually differ in accordance
with the contents of books, (6) all books should be read
with equal seriousness. Amusement is not the main
objective of reading a good book, (7) it is a
novel or a biography or a drama, always deals with
some aspect of knowledge (8) helps us to know life
better. It is (9) said (10) books are the best
teachers. https:// 5d10180863cc6c001b12390b/cohesive-devices
[since, therefore, but, whether, and, that]