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Apellido y Nombres: _____________________________________ Fecha: ___________________

Text: “Unequal Participation around the World”, by Aina Gallego. (Extract from: Unequal Political Participation
Worldwide)

From: https://books.google.com.ar

1- a) Before reading, observe the text and determine: type of text and source.
b) Analyse paratext: title, subtitles, tipography, text organization, graphics, pictures (How do they
relate to the title?)
c) Taking all this information into account, make a hypothesis about the content of the text.

2- Read the text. Remember to focus first on familiar and transparent words. Then, select key words and
justify your choice.

3- Translate lines 8 to 18 (“Inequality in voter turnout…..a source of inequality”).

4- What do the following elements from the text refer to?

Themselves (line 17):
This (line 20):
Both (line 43):
Their (line 44):
Such questions (lines 50-51):

5- Explain the changes suffered by the following words from the text (word formation):
Inequality (line 8):
Clear-cut (line 10):
Disadvantage (line 26):
Socioeconomic (line 34):
Fluctuates (line 47):

6- Write the main idea of the text in one or two short sentences.

7- Check your previous hypothesis.

8- Why is Education a particularly important concept for this book? Explain briefly in your own words (lines
26 to 53).
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