Realidades 1 Textbook Answers Capitulo 6 La casa

Realidades 1 Textbook Answers Chapter 6 La casa

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1. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Ignacio’s room is always very organized.
This statement is FALSE. Ignacio’s room is not always very organized. In Spanish: El cuarto de Ignacio no siempre esta ordenado.

2. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Ignacio’s mother is not happy.
This statement is TRUE.

3. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Ignacio’s mother works in Ignacio’s room.
This statement is FALSE. In line number 2 of the dialogue, she uses the verb “trabajar” as in work in the English language. According to the context, it means that she has to do a lot of work for her to be able to organize the room, however it doesn’t mean that she works there. In Spanish: La madre de Ignacio no trabaja en el cuarto de Ignacio.

4. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Ignacio cannot sleep well on his bed.
This statement is FALSE. Ignacio sleeps well on his bed according to the dialogue. In Spanish: Ignacio duerme bien en su cama.

5. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Now Ignacio knows where all his possessions are.
This statement is FALSE. Now, Ignacio doesn’t know where all his possessions are. In Spanish: Ahora, Ignacio no sabe dónde están todas sus posesiones.

6. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Ignacio doesn’t like his mom’s job.
This statement is FALSE. The dialogue doesn’t give you information about what is his mom’s job. The information you have is that he doesn’t like his mom organizing his room. In Spanish: No hay información sobre el trabajo de la madre de Ignacio. A Ignacio no le gusta que su madre organice su cuarto.

7. In this exercise, you must read the following dialogue that is about someone entering your room and changing things in it.
Mom: Look at this room … so ugly! It is very messy! Ignacio, how can you do this?
Mom: What color is this T-shirt? Grey? White? And this T- shirt of many colors, what is it? Oh, I have to do a lot of work in this room!
Mom: What can we do to this room? The painting goes on the wall and the lamp on the table. Oh, oh, oh!
Ignacio: Mom! My room! My things! Where are they?
Mom: Your room looks prettier now. The big books are here, and to the left are the magazines. And the compact discs are to the right of the books. Its better, don’t you think?
Ignacio: Mom, is not the same room. For you, it is better than before, but for me, it is worse. I have all my most important possessions here and now I don’t know where they are.
Mom: But Ignacio, how can you sleep with all the things on your bed?
Ignacio: Mom, I always sleep well.
Mom: Oh! Fine. I will never organize your room again.
Ignacio: You are the best, mom! Thank you very much.
Mom: You are welcome, Ignacio.
Once you read and understand the dialogue, you must determine if the following phrase is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write the truth.
Tomorrow Ignacio’s mother will organize his room.
This statement is FALSE. Ignacio was bothered by the changes she made, and she agreed on not organizing his room anymore. In Spanish: Mañana la madre de Ignacio no va a organizar el cuarto de Ignacio.

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1. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “bonito” means pretty, so it’s opposite is “ugly”. In Spanish “ugly” is “feo”.

2. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “grande” means big, so it’s opposite is “small”. In Spanish “small” is “pequeño”.

3. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “derecha” means right, so it’s opposite is “left”. In Spanish “left” is “izquierda”.

4. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “peor” means worst, so it’s opposite is “best”. In Spanish “best” is “mejor”.

5. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “alto” means tall, so it’s opposite is “short”. In Spanish “short” is “bajo”.

6. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “negro” means black, so it’s opposite is “white”. In Spanish “white” is “blanco”.

7. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “ordenado” means organized, so it’s opposite is “messy”. In Spanish “messy” is “desordenado”.

8. In this exercise you must write down the words on the list and their opposite. For this you need to understand the meaning of the word.
The word “joven” means young, so it’s opposite is “old”. In Spanish “old” is “viejo”.

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1. For this exercise you must team up with 2 other students. Now, you need a coin and one of the drawings painted for Exercise 6. One person of the team must describe where in the room the coin is. The other two must try to place the coin in the room according to the given description. The first person who places the coin correctly scores one point.
For example:
One of the team members will choose his or her drawing. Next, this person will describe the coin location, using the verb to be and a preposition of place in Spanish, as well as the vocabulary used for pointing out the insides of the room.
“La moneda está en la mesa” This translates as “The coin is on the table”.
The other two members of the team will have to identify the word in Spanish for “table”, as well as the word “is” and “on” in Spanish.
“Table” is a noun that stands for “mesa” “Is” is the verb to be that stands for “está”. “On” is the preposition of place that stands for “en”.
In this manner, one of the teammates will be able to locate the coin correctly.

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1. In this exercise you must decipher a riddle. It is important to understand that riddles are not necessarily so obvious when you translate in a literal manner to your native language, you must understand the intrinsic meaning of it.
In this case, “me creen poco” is understood as “people don’t usually believe in me”, but as you may see the word “people” is not mentioned in the original text of the riddle. It can also be translated as “it lacks credibility”.
Tranlation to English:
I am neither a movie theater, nor a radio. I have a screen and people don’t believe me. Who am I?
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1. In this exercise you must work with another student, showing this person your room’s drawing and Celia’s room, and reading one of the sentences you wrote on Exercise 6. Your partner has to identify if the sentence is describing your room or Celia’s.
For example:
You will say: “La lámpara está encima de la mesa.” This translates as “The lamp is on the table”. Your partner must identify the Spanish words for “lamp” and “table” to be able to compare if it is describing your room or Celia’s. After, your partner must say: “Es tu propio dormitorio” meaning is your own room, or “Es el dormitorio de Celia” meaning is Celia’s room.

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1. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: activities (actividades)
Example:
Cleaning (Limpiar) Cooking (Cocinar)
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
A. Cocinar es más divertido que limpiar. Cooking is more fun than cleaning.
If you agree:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, cocinar es más divertido que limpiar. Yes, I agree, cooking is more fun than cleaning.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero limpiar es más importante que cocinar. Yes, I agree, but cleaning is more important than cooking.
If you disagree:
B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, cocinar es menos divertido que limpiar. No, I disagree, cooking is less fun than cleaning.

2. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: sports (deportes)
Example:
Football (Fútbol) Ballet (Ballet)
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
A. El fútbol es más popular que el ballet. Football is more popular than ballet.
If you agree:
A. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, el futbol es más popular que el ballet. Yes, I agree, football is more popular than ballet.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero el futbol es más aburrido que el ballet. Yes, I agree, but football is more boring than ballet.
If you disagree:
B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, el futbol es menos popular que el ballet. No, I disagree, football is less popular than ballet.

3. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: food (comida)
Example:
Pasta (Pasta) Sushi (Sushi)
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
B. La pasta es más deliciosa que el sushi. Pasta is more delicious than sushi.
If you agree:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, la pasta es más deliciosa que el sushi. Yes, I agree, pasta is more delicious than sushi.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero la pasta es más costosa que el sushi. Yes, I agree, but pasta is more expensive than sushi.
If you disagree:
B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, la pasta es menos deliciosa que el sushi. No, I disagree, pasta is less delicious than sushi.

4. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: subjects (clases)
Example:
Math (Matemática) History (Historia)
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
A. La matemática es más difícil que la historia. Math is more difficult than history.
If you agree:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, la matemática es más difícil que la historia. Yes, I agree, math is more difficult than history.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero la matemática es más divertida que la historia. Yes, I agree, but math is more fun than history.
If you disagree:
B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, la matemática es menos difícil que la historia. No, I disagree, math is less difficult than history.

5. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: books or magazines (libros o revistas)
Example:
Fashion magazine (Revista de moda) Health and wellness magazine (Revisa de salud y bienestar)
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
B. Una revista de moda es más divertida que una revista de salud y bienestar. A fashion magazine is more fun than a health and wellness magazine.
If you agree:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, una revista de moda es más divertida que una revista de salud y bienestar. Yes, I agree, a fashion magazine is more fun than a health and wellness magazine.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero una revista de salud y bienestar es más importante que una revista de moda. Yes, I agree, but a health and wellness magazine is more important than a fashion magazine.
If you disagree:
B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, una revista de moda es menos divertida que una de salud y bienestar. No, I disagree, a fashion magazine is less fun than a health and wellness magazine.

6. In this exercise you must team up with another student, pick two things or people from the following category. Then, write a comparison of the two things you chose. Next, take turns with your partner to read the comparisons and state your opinion of his/ her comparison, either you agree or disagree.
Category: famous people (personas famosas)
Example:
Cristóbal Colon Simón Bolívar
Use the following formula:
Sustantivo (noun) + es (verb to be is) + más/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
A. Simón Bolívar es más interesante que Cristóbal Colon. Simón Bolívar is more interesting than Cristóbal Colon.
If you agree:
B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, Simón Bolívar es más interesante que Cristóbal Colon. Yes, I agree, Simón Bolívar is more interesting than Cristóbal Colon.
You can also agree with your partner, but give extra information about your opinion:
B. Sí, estoy de acurdo, pero Cristóbal Colon es más importante que Simón Bolívar. Yes, I agree, but Cristóbal Colon is more important than Simón Bolívar.
If you disagree: B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, Simón Bolívar es menos interesante que Cristóbal Colon. No, I disagree, Simón Bolívar is less interesting than Cristóbal Colon.

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1. In this exercise you must write statements to compare music genres using the adjectives shown on the chart, as well as “more than” (this being “mas .. que”) or “less than” (this being “menos.. que”).

Adjetivo	Adjective
aburrido, -a	boring
bonito, -a	pretty
divertido, -a	fun
feo, -a	ugly
importante	important
interesante	interesting
popular	popular
serio, -a	serious
triste	sad

For example:
You can begin your statement with phrases like “In my opinion” this translates as “En mi opinión”.
Then, choose two music genres for comparison, such as jazz and classical music. Classical music translates to Spanish as música clásica.
Next, choose a suitable adjective for the comparison. In this example, the adjective is “aburrido,-a” (boring).
Figure out where you stand. This will help you choose a suitable comparative phrase according to your personal opinion, that being either “more than” (mas.. que”) or “less than” (menos..que).
Following these steps the result is the following:
En mi opinión, la música clásica es más aburrida que el jazz. In my opinion, classical music is more boring than jazz.
In conclusion the following “formula” is used: Sustantivo (noun – music genre) + es (verb to be is) + mas/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun – music genre)

2. Read your comparisons to other student to see if you both agree or not.
You can either agree or disagree with the other student. For you to state this you can say:
Estoy de acuerdo (I agree). Then add information. For example:
A. En mi opinión, la música clásica es más aburrida que el jazz. In my opinion, classical music is more boring than jazz. B. Sí, estoy de acuerdo, pero la música clásica es más importante que el jazz. Yes, I agree, but classical music is more important than jazz.
No estoy de acuerdo (I disagree). Add information explaining why you are in disagreement by stating the contrary. For example:
A. En mi opinión, la música clásica es más aburrida que el jazz. In my opinion, classical music is more boring than jazz. B. No, no estoy de acuerdo, la música clásica es menos aburrida que el jazz. No, I disagree, classical music is less boring than jazz.

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1. In this exercise, you must team up with four of your classmates, ask and answer questions about the best and worst things about your year. Afterwards, you must decide the best and the worst answers of each category of the list and write a sentence for each one.
The categories are:
TV Show
Music Video
Music Group
Movie
CD
You can follow this sentence structure for the best answers in each of the categories listed above:
Question: En tu opinión, cual es la mejor categoría del año? (In your opinion, what is best category of the year?)
Answer: Para mí, la mejor categoría del año es ________. (Insert answer here) (For me, the best category of the year is ……)
And for the wrong answers, you can follow this structure pattern for every one of the categories listed above:
Question: En tu opinión, cual es la peor categoría del año? (In your opinion, what is the worst category of the year?)
Answer: Para mí, la peor categoría del año es ________. (Insert answer here) (For me, the worst category of the year is ……)
Now, let´s show you the same structure pattern with a real category example (TV Show)
Pregunta: En tu opinión, ¿Cuál es el mejor programa de televisión del año? • Respuesta: Para mí, el mejor programa de televisión del año es la Anatomía de Grey.
Pregunta: En tu opinión, ¿Cuál es el peor programa de televisión del año? • Respuesta: Para mí, el peor programa de televisión del año es Hannah Montana.
Note: Keep in mind that the word “Mejor” is the spanish translation of “Best” and the word “Peor” is the spanish translation of “Worst”

2. In this exercise, you and your team must prepare a speech to give a ¨Hector¨ prize for each one of the categories listed in the previous exercise.
You can follow this structure to prepare the best prize speech in every category,
Nuestro equipo le otorga el premio Hector para la mejor categoría del año a ________. (Our team grants the Hector prize for the best category of the year to ……..)
And for the worst prize speech you can follow this structure:
Nuestro equipo le otorga el premio Hector para la peor categoría del año a __________. (Our team grants the Hector prize for the worst category of the year to ……..)
Now let’s show you the same structure pattern with a real category example (Movie)
Nuestro equipo le otorga el premio Hector para la mejor película del año a Shrek.
Nuestro equipo le otorga el premio Hector para la peor película del año a rápido y furioso 9.

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1. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Posesión/ importante (possession/ important)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinión…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es la posesión más importante? In your opinion, which is the most important possession?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun
Result:
En mi opinión, la posesión más importante es el cuadro de mi abuela. In my opinion, the most important possession is my grandmother’s painting.

2. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Disco compacto / popular (Compact disc / popular)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinion…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es el disco compacto más popular? In your opinion, which is the most popular compact disc?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun.
Result:
En mi opinión, el disco compacto más popular es el disco compacto de QUEEN. In my opinion, the most popular compact disc is QUEEN’s compact disc.

3. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Video / gracioso (Video / funny)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinion…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es el video más gracioso? In your opinion, which is the funniest video?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun
Result:
En mi opinión, el video más gracioso es el video de mi gato. In my opinion, the funniest video is the video of my cat.

4. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Foto / bonita (Picture / pretty)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinion…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es la foto más bonita? In your opinion, which is the prettiest picture?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun
Result:
En mi opinión, la foto más bonita es la foto de mi familia. In my opinion, the prettiest picture is my family’s picture.

5. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Videojuego / divertido (Videogame / fun)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinion…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es el videojuego menos divertido? In your opinion, which is the least fun videogame?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun
Result:
En mi opinión, el videojuego menos divertido es el videojuego de mi hermana. In my opinion, the least fun videogame is my sister’s videogame.

6. In this exercise you must imagine that a group of people from the “The homes of the rich and famous” TV show are at your home. Picture yourself talking to the group about the most special things of your home. The thing you must talk about is the following:
Libro / interesante (Libro / interesante)
First, you must imagine them asking you a question regarding the subject.
For you to structure that question follow these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to ask for a personal opinion. For example, “en tu opinion…” which translates to English as “in your opinion…”
Then you open a question mark, following this formula: ¿Cuál (which) + es (verb to be is) + el,la,los,la (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective?
Result:
En tu opinión, ¿cuál es el libro más interesante? In your opinion, which is the most interesting game?
Now, you need an answer for that question, you can structure that answer by following these steps:
Use a phrase that allows you to state your personal opinion. For example, “en mi opinión…” which translates to English as “in my opinion…”
Then, use the formula: Definite article (el,la,los,las) (the) + noun + más/menos (most/least) + adjective + es (verb to be is) + definite article + noun
Result:
En mi opinión, el libro más interesante es la Biblia. In my opinion, the most interesting book is the Bible.

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1. In this exercise you must talk to other student about the things you have in your room.
First begin asking if the other student owns one of the things listed below, and continue the conversation. For you to do that in Spanish you must follow the following structure, however, every scenario can be different depending on what the other student owns and also depending on what you own.
1. Start a conversation about a DVD.
A. ¿Tienes tu propio DVD? Do you have your own DVD? B. Sí, tengo mi propio DVD. ¿Y tú? Yes, I do have my own DVD. What about you? C. No, pero comparto con mi hermano. No, but I share it with my brother.
2. Start a conversation about a computer.
A. ¿Tienes tu propia computadora? Do you have your own computer? B. No, pero puedo usar la computadora de mi familia. ¿Y tú? No, but I can use my family’s computer. What about you? C. Sí, tengo mi propia computadora. Yes, I have my own computer.
3. Start a conversation about cassettes.
A. ¿Tienes tus propios casetes? Do you have your own cassettes? B. Sí, tengo mis propios casetes. ¿Y tú? Yes, I have my own cassettes. What about you? C. Sí, yo también tengo mis propios casetes. Yes, I have my own cassettes, too.
4. Start a conversation about a TV.
A. ¿Tienes tu propio TV? Do you have your own TV? B. No, pero comparto con mi hermana. ¿Y tú? No, but I share it with my sister. What about you? C. No, yo tampoco tengo mi propio TV. No, I do not have my own TV either.
5. Start a conversation about a stereo.
A. ¿Tienes tu propio estéreo? Do you have your own stereo? B. No, pero puedo usar el estéreo de mi familia. ¿Y tú? No, but I can use my family’s stereo. What about you? C. Sí, tengo mi propio estéreo. Yes, I have my own stereo.

2. In this exercise you must work with another partner, a different one from the previous exercise. You (A) and your partner (B) must add up the results of step 1. Then, write sentences to present the results to the class. Next, share your results with the other groups and add together the results of the whole class.
Once you pick your partner, check the previous exercise.
For example:
The conversation A about a DVD.
A. ¿Tienes tu propio DVD? Do you have your own DVD? B. Sí, tengo mi propio DVD. ¿Y tú? Yes, I do have my own DVD. What about you? C. No, no tengo mi propio DVD. No, I don’t have my own DVD.
The conversation B about a DVD.
A. ¿Tienes tu propio DVD? Do you have your own DVD? B. Sí, tengo mi propio DVD. ¿Y tú? Yes, I do have my own DVD. What about you? C. No, pero puedo usar el DVD de mi familia. No, but I can use my family’s DVD.
Then you can do a chart to be able to quantify how many students own, share or don’t own a DVD.
OWNS A DVD FAMILY’S DVD DOESN’T OWN
2 1 1
Now that the results are clear from the previous conversations, you can write sentences that explain your results. Example:
Dos estudiantes tienen su propio DVD. Two students have their own DVD.
Un estudiante usa el DVD de su familia. One students uses his/her family’s DVD.
Un estudiante no tiene su propio DVD. One student doesn’t have his/her own DVD
Now, read the results to the class and repeat step 4 and 5, by adding up the information obtained from your other classmates.

3. In this exercise you must calculate the percentage of each appliance owned by the students and create a graph to show the results.
Once you have the chart that quantifies how many students own the different appliances, follow the steps in this example:
From the results of the information obtained from your classmates in the previous exercise, we create the following chart:

STATUS	DVD	TV	STEREO
OWNS	3	4	3

Total: 10 appliances
If 10 represents 100%, then 3 DVDs represent 30%
If 10 represents 100%, then 4 TVs represent 40%
If 10 represents 100%, then 3 STEREOS represent 30%
2. Now with this data create a graph with the following structure:

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1. In this exercise, you have to answer the question related to graphs.
You read:
What are the most popular technological devices in homes in the Catalonia region of Spain?
An answer can be:
Los televisores y las videocaseteras son los aparatos tecnológicos más populares en Cataluña. Televisions and VCRs are the most popular technological devices in Catalonia.

2. In this exercise, you have to answer the question related to graphs.
You read:
Write sentences to share the results of your class and the Catalans.
An answer can be:
Los catalanes usan más videocaseteras, en mi clase es más popular el lector DVD. Catalans use more VCRs, in my class the DVD player is more popular.
El segundo aparto tecnológico más usado en mi clase es el Internet. The second most used technological device in my class is the Internet.
En mi clase se maneja tecnología más moderna que en Cataluña. In my class they use more modern technology than in Catalonia.

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1. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Contento – Happy Amarillo – Yellow

2. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Calor – Warmth Anaranjado – Orange

3. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Artístico – Artistical Morado – Purple

4. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Horrible – horrible Azul – blue

5. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Reservado – quiet Marrón – brown

6. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Triste – sad Azul – blue

7. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Frio – cold Gris – gray

8. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Sociable – sociable Amarillo – yellow

9. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Gracioso – funny Morado – purple

10. In this exercise you must associate the word with a color. Write the color you associated the word with.
For example:
Aburrido – boring Gris – gray

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1. Identify the colors of the Spanish speaking countries’ flags. Work with another student.
Once you have identified all the colors of each flag, the other student and you must switch roles and guess what colors belong to each country’s flag.
You may follow this structure:
A. La bandera tiene los colores azul,amarillo, y blanco. The flag is blue,yellow and white. B. ¿Es la bandera de Argentina? Is Argentina’s flag? A. Sí. Yes.

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1. In this exercise you must answer the following question. You can either write or speak.
Which are your favorite colors? What possessions do you have in your room that are the same color as your favorite colors?
To write this in Spanish you may follow this structure:
Mis colores favoritos son (write down your favorite colors) My favorite colors are ________________. Las posesiones que son de los mismos colores que mis colores favoritos son (write down your possessions) The possessions that are the same colors as mi favorite colors are ___________________.
For example:
Mis colores favoritos son azul y morado. My favorite colors are blue and purple.
Las posesiones que son de los mismos colores que mis colores favoritos son mi lámpara, y cama. The possessions that are the same colors as mi favorite colors are my lamp, and bed.

2. In this exercise you must do the following assignment. Write it down.
Do a list of five things that you have in your room and mention the color of each thing.
For you to do this exercise think about your room and write what you see, in Spanish. You may follow this structure:
Tengo un/una (write down what you see in your room – thing) (write down its color). I have a (color) (thing).
For example:
Tengo una lámpara azul. I have a blue lamp.
Repeat with other 4 things.

3. In this exercise you must answer the following question. You can either write or speak.
What colors are the books and folders you have for your classes?
Think about your books and folders, think about their color. Now, say it in Spanish. You may follow this structure:
Mi libro de (write subject) es (write color). My ____ book is ______. Mi carpeta de (write subject) es (write color). My ____ folder is ______.
For example:
Mi libro de español es rojo. My Spanish book is red.
Mi carpeta de historia es verde. My history folder is green.

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1. In this exercise you must imagine yourself designing a flag for an organization, club or team. What colors would you use? Why?
To do this you can begin by thinking what you would like your flag to represent, according to the values of the organization, club or team. Once you have this in mind, associate those values with the meaning of each color.
For example:
I am going to design a flag for an environmental organization. I want the flag to represent nature, protection and harmony. Now, by looking at the following chart, I’ll know what colors are suitable for representing those ideas or values.

COLORS	MEANING
GREEN	In many cultures, Green means good health, spring, plants and tranquility. It is a peace color.
WHITE	White, in American cultures, usually means innocence and peace. In some Asian cultures, white means death.
RED	The color that represents energy, passion and action in many different cultures is the red color.
YELLOW	In many cultures, yellow means attention, caution, the Sun and energy. Yellow is easy to see and taxis use it a lot
BLUE	A color that represents protection, authority, confidence and harmony is the blue color. We see this color a lot in police and soldier uniforms.

The most suitable colors for this example are:
Verde (green): Representa la naturaleza. Represents nature. Azul (blue): Representa armonía y protección. Represents harmony and protection.

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1. In this exercise you must read the following descriptions to understand the meaning of colors.

COLORS	MEANING
GREEN	In many cultures, Green means good health, spring, plants and tranquility. It is a peace color.
WHITE	White, in American cultures, usually means innocence and peace. In some Asian cultures, white means death.
RED	The color that represents energy, passion and action in many different cultures is the red color.
YELLOW	In many cultures, yellow means attention, caution, the Sun and energy. Yellow is easy to see and taxis use it a lot
BLUE	A color that represents protection, authority, confidence and harmony is the blue color. We see this color a lot in police and soldier uniforms.

Now, use the previous information to explain the following uses of color:
1. Luz amarilla de semáforo (yellow traffic light): Es muy fácil ver el amarillo. Yellow is easy to see.
2. El símbolo verde de reciclaje (green recycling symbol): el verde representa la naturaleza, como las plantas y la primavera. Green represents nature, like plants and spring.
3. Uniforme azul de policía (blue police uniform): El azul es un color que representa autoridad y protección. Blue is a color that represents authority and protection.
4. Rosas rojas para el día de San Valentín (red roses for Valentine’s Day): El rojo representa pasión. Red represents passion.

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1. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense.
My brothers and I sleep 50 hours a day.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 1:
1. The subject is: My brothers and I. Mis hermanos y yo
2. The pronoun is: We. Nosotros
3. The verb is: sleep. Dormimos

2. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense.
Tomás, my older brother,sleeps less than 6 hours a day.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 2:
1. The subject is: Tomás
2. The pronoun is: He. Él
3. The verb is: sleeps. Duerme

3. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense.
Catalina sleeps more hours than everyone, four hours more than Tomás.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 3:
1. The subject is: Catalina
2. The pronoun is: She. Ella
3. The verb is: sleeps. Duerme

4. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense. 4. Guillermo and I sleep the same amount of hours.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 4:
1. The subject is: Guillermo and I. Guillermo y yo
2. The pronoun is: We. Nosotros
3. The verb is: sleep. Dormimos

5. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense. 5. Together we sleep the same amount of hours as Tomás and Catalina.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 5:
1. The subject is: We. Nosotros
2. The pronoun is: We. Nosotros
3. The verb is: sleep. Dormimos

6. In this exercise you must write the appropriate form of the verb dormir (sleep) in present tense. 6. Paco y Laura sleep the same amount of hours.
For you to do this, follow this structure:
1. Identify the subject.
2. Once identified, look for the pronoun that corresponds to it.
3. Modify the verb according to the pronoun in present tense.
In sentence 6:
1. The subject is: Paco y Laura.
2. The pronoun is: They. Ellos
3. The verb is: sleep. Duermen
Now, answer the following question:
How many hours does each person sleep? (Tomás, Catalina, Guillermo, Paco, Laura and I)
My brothers and I sleep 50 hours a day! It is a lot, isn’t it? Tomás, my older brother, sleeps less, 6 hours a day. Catalina sleeps the most, four hours more than Tomás. Guillermo and I sleep the same amount of hours. Together, we sleep the same amount of hours as Tomás and Catalina. Paco and Laura sleep the same amount of hours.
Breaking down the information we get:
We know that Tomás sleeps 6 hours a day.
Tomás duerme 6 horas al dia. Tomás sleeps 6 hours a day.
We know that Catalina sleeps 4 hours more than Tomás, that being: 6 + 4 = 10
Catalina duerme 10 horas al dia. Catalina sleeps 10 hours a day.
We know that Guillermo and I sleep the same amount of hours as Catalina and Tomás, that being: 10 + 6 = 16
We also know that Guillermo and I sleep the same amount of hours, that being: 16/2 = 8
Guillermo duerme 8 horas. Guillermo sleeps 8 hours. Yo duermo 8 horas. I sleep 8 hours.
We know that in total we sleep 50 hours a day, so: 50 – 6 – 10 – 8 – 8 = 18
We also know that Paco and Laura sleep the same amount of hours, that being: 18/2 = 9
Paco duerme 9 horas. Paco sleeps 9 hours. Laura duerme 9 horas. Laura sleeps 9 hours

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1. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
1. Can we use the stereo in the afternoon?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 1:
It is a YES OR NO question, so:
No, nosotros no podemos usar el equipo de sonido en la tarde. No, we cannot use the stereo in the afternoon.

2. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
2. Who cannot go into the boys’ bedrooms?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 2:
It is an information question, so:
Las chicas no pueden ir al dormitorio de los chicos. Girls cannot go into the boys’ bedrooms.

3. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
3. Can we watch videos in the bedrooms?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 3:
It is a YES OR NO question, so:
No, nosotros no podemos ver videos en los dormitorios. No, we cannot watch videos in the bedrooms.

4. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
4. When can we listen to CDs?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 4:
It is a information question, so:
Nosotros no podemos escuchar discos compactos. We cannot listen to CDs.

5. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
5. Can we drink sodas on the bed?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 5:
It is a YES OR NO question, so:
No, nosotros no podemos beber refrescos en la cama. No, we cannot drink sodas on the bed.

6. In this exercise you must picture yourself in a summer camp called “Nadadivertido” (not fun at all). Your friend never listens to anything. Listen to the summer camp rules and answer the following question:
6. Can we sleep until 9?
The key to this exercise is to be able to use the correct form of the verb poder (stem – changing verb) in present tense. It is important to note that the camp is called “Not fun at all”, it implies that you are not allowed to do anything fun, so the question must be answered with a negative.
For you to do this follow this structure:
First identify if the question is an information question or a YES or NO question. To do that check if it has words such as who, when, what, where (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde). If it has those words it is an information question, if it doesn’t it is a YES or NO question.
If it is a YES or NO question follow this formula:
No, subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
If it is an information question follow this formula:
Subject + no + verb “poder modified according to the subject” + infinite form of the verb + ….
Answer question 6:
It is a YES OR NO question, so:
No, nosotros no podemos dormir hasta las 9. No, we cannot sleep until 9.

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1. In this exercise you must imagine yourself babysitting two children and you don’t know their house rules. First write 5 questions, think about verbs you could use for this exercise.
In this example the following verbs are used:

SPANISH	ENGLISH
Beber	Drink
Comer	Eat
Escuchar	Listen
Ir	Go
Jugar	Play
Ver	Watch

The key to this exercise is to use the verb poder because you aim to get information about what the kids are allowed to do and what not.
Now, for asking the questions follow this structure:
¿Subject + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of the verb + …. ?
For answering the question with a YES
Sí, subject + siempre (if it is always) + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of the verb + ….
¡Por supuesto! Subject + siempre (if it is always) + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of the verb + ….
¡Claro! Subject + siempre (if it is always) + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of the verb + ….
For answering the question with a NO
No, subject + no or nunca (never) + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of the verb + ….
1. Beber – drink
A. ¿Ustedes pueden beber sodas a las 8pm? Can you drink sodas at 8pm?
B. No, nosotros nunca podemos beber sodas a las 8 pm. No, we can never drink sodas at 8pm.
B. ¡Claro! nosotros siempre podemos beber sodas a las 8pm. Sure! We can always drink sodas at 8pm.
2. Comer – eat
A. ¿Ustedes pueden comer galletas en la tarde? Can you eat cookies in the afternoon?
B. No, nosotros no podemos comer galletas en la tarde. No, we cannot eat cookies in the afternoon.
B. Sí, nosotros podemos comer galletas en la tarde. Yes, we can eat cookies in the afternoon.
3. Escuchar – listen
A. ¿Ustedes pueden escuchar CDs en la noche? Can you listen to CDs at night?
B. No, nosotros no podemos escuchar CDs en la noche. No, we cannot listen to CDs at night.
B. ¡Por supuesto! Nosotros podemos escuhar CDs en la noche. Of course! We can listen to CDs at night.
4. Ir – Go
A. ¿Ustedes pueden ir al parque en la mañana? Can you go to the park in the morning?
B. No, nosotros nunca podemos ir al parque en la mañana. No, we can never go to the park in the morning.
B. Sí, nosotros podemos ir al parque en la mañana. Yes, we can go to the park in the morning.
5. Jugar – play
A. ¿Ustedes pueden jugar después de las 7pm? Can you play after 7pm?
B. No, nosotros no podemos jugar después de las 7pm. No, we cannot play after 7pm.
B. ¡Por supuesto! Nosotros siempre podemos jugar después de las 7pm. Of course! We can always play after 7pm.
6. Ver – Watch
A. Ustedes pueden ver películas a las 10pm? Can you watch movies at 10pm?
B. No, nosotros no podemos ver películas a las 10pm. No, we cannot watch movies at 10pm.
B. Sí, nosotros podemos ver películas a las 10pm. Yes, we can watch movies at 10pm.

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1. In this exercise you (A) must work with another student (B) to figure out what other people can do with the following appliances:
A. Cámara – camera B. DVD C. TV D. Computadora – computer E. Videocasetera – videotape player F. Calculadora – calculator G. Estéreo – Stereo
Now you (A) must ask a question from the following information:
1. You can watch movies at home.
2. Raquel can do the algebra homework.
3. Your mom/dad can use the internet.
4. You can listen to CDs.
5. Guillo and Patricio can play videogames.
The key to this exercise is to use the verb poder, because you want to know about what can you/other people do by using the appliances shown on the list.
To ask the question from the presented information you must:
A. ¿Subject + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitve form of verb + ….?
To answer the question:
Answering the question with YES
B. Sí, subject + tener (have) modified according to the subject + appliance
B. ¡Por supuesto! Subject + tener (have) modified according to the subject + appliance
B. ¡Claro! Subject + tener (have) modified according to the subject + appliance
Answering the question with NO
B. * No, subject + no + tiene (singular/has)/ tienen (plular/have) + appliance …
For example:
1. You can watch movies at home A. ¿Ustedes pueden ver películas en casa? Can you watch movies at home? B. ¡Por supuesto! Nosotros tenemos un TV muy bueno. Of course! We have a great TV.
2. Raquel can do the algebra homework. A. ¿Raquel puede hacer la tarea de álgebra? Can Raquel do the algebra homework? B. No, ella no tiene una calculadora. No, she does not have a calculator.
3. Your mom can use the internet. A. ¿Tu mamá puede usar el internet? Can your mom use the internet? B. ¡Claro! Ella tiene una computadora. Sure! She has a computer.
4. You can listen to CDs. A. ¿Tú puedes escuchar CDs? Can you listen to CDs? B. Sí, you tengo un estereo. Yes, I have a stereo.
5. Guillo and Patricio play videogames. A. ¿Guillo y Patricio pueden jugar videojuegos? Can Guillo and Patricio play videogames? B. No, ellos no tienen un TV. No, they do not have a TV.
You can also create your own source of information. Use this formula:
Subject + verb poder modified according to the subject + infinitive form of verb + ….
Then repeat STEP 2. Switch roles with your partner.

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1. Read this magazine article and answer the following question:
How many hours do you sleep per night?
A new study shows that many adults sleep not even 6 hours a night, and it greatly affects their quality of life.
During the week:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	30%
7 to 7.9	29%
6 to 6.9	24%
Less than 6	15%

On the weekends:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	52%
7 to 7.9	22%
6 to 6.9	12%
Less than 6	10%

People who sleep less than 6 hours a night:
Present more stress and fatigue.
They are sadder and less alert.
They do not perform well.
Suffer more injuries.
They have more trouble in their personal relationships.
Eat more than usual.
Have less energy.

2. Read this magazine article and answer the following question:
How many hours do you sleep per night?
A new study shows that many adults sleep not even 6 hours a night, and it greatly affects their quality of life.
During the week:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	30%
7 to 7.9	29%
6 to 6.9	24%
Less than 6	15%

On the weekends:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	52%
7 to 7.9	22%
6 to 6.9	12%
Less than 6	10%

People who sleep less than 6 hours a night:
Present more stress and fatigue.
They are sadder and less alert.
They do not perform well.
Suffer more injuries.
They have more trouble in their personal relationships.
Eat more than usual.
Have less energy.

3. Read this magazine article and answer the following question:
How many hours do you sleep per night?
A new study shows that many adults sleep not even 6 hours a night, and it greatly affects their quality of life.
During the week:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	30%
7 to 7.9	29%
6 to 6.9	24%
Less than 6	15%

On the weekends:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	52%
7 to 7.9	22%
6 to 6.9	12%
Less than 6	10%

People who sleep less than 6 hours a night:
Present more stress and fatigue.
They are sadder and less alert.
They do not perform well.
Suffer more injuries.
They have more trouble in their personal relationships.
Eat more than usual.
Have less energy.

4. Read this magazine article and answer the following question:
How many hours do you sleep per night?
A new study shows that many adults sleep not even 6 hours a night, and it greatly affects their quality of life.
During the week:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	30%
7 to 7.9	29%
6 to 6.9	24%
Less than 6	15%

On the weekends:

HOURS	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
8 or more	52%
7 to 7.9	22%
6 to 6.9	12%
Less than 6	10%

People who sleep less than 6 hours a night:
Present more stress and fatigue.
They are sadder and less alert.
They do not perform well.
Suffer more injuries.
They have more trouble in their personal relationships.
Eat more than usual.
Have less energy.

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1. In this exercise you must write down five questions to ask another person. You can ask about his/her favorite activities, how is he/she, his/her favorite colors, his/her music taste and what sports he/she enjoys.
To do this you can use words to ask an information question like qué, cómo, cuál, dónde, cuándo (what, how, which, where, when).
For example:
1. ¿Qué actividad es tu actividad favorita? What is your favorite activity?
2. ¿Cómo estás hoy? How are you today?
3. ¿Qué color es tu color favorito? What is your favorite color?
4. ¿Qué género musical te gusta? What music genre do you like?
5. ¿Qué deporte te gusta? What sport do you like?

2. In this exercise you must write down what the other student answers to these questions:
These questions are just an example, you can create your own questions based on the previous exercise.
1. ¿Qué actividad es tu actividad favorita? What is your favorite activity?
2. ¿Cómo estás hoy? How are you today?
3. ¿Qué color es tu color favorito? What is your favorite color?
4. ¿Qué género musical te gusta? What music genre do you like?
5. ¿Qué deporte te gusta? What sport do you like?
Possible answers for these questions are:
1. Mi actividad favorita es el fútbol. My favorite activity is football.
2. Hoy estoy muy contento. I am very happy today.
3. Mi color favorito es el azul. My favorite color is blue.
4. El género musical que me gusta es la salsa. The music genre that i like is salsa.
5. El deporte que me gusta es el fútbol. The sport that I like is football.

3. In this exercise you must draw a special bedroom for the student you asked the questions to. It is a special bedroom because it considers the student’s answers to your questions. Use colors for the drawing. Then, present the drawing to the student and explain why it is special. Follow this structure:
1. Draw the things he/she mentioned in the answers.
To show better how to do it, we will use the following answers as an example:
1. Mi actividad favorita es el fútbol. My favorite activity is football.
2. Hoy estoy muy contento. I am very happy today.
3. Mi color favorito es el azul. My favorite color is blue.
4. El género musical que me gusta es la salsa. The music genre that i like is salsa.
5. El deporte que me gusta es el fútbol. The sport I like is football.
Now, you know that this student likes:
1. Football
2. His/her favorite color is blue
3. Salsa
To represent this in a drawing you can:
1. Draw a football ball
2. Paint his/her room walls blue
3. Draw some Salsa CDs
2. Then present it to him/her. This as an example:
1. El dormitorio es especial para ti porque tu color favorito es azul. The bedroom is special to you because your favorite color is blue.
2. Hay muchos CDs de salsa porque tu género musical favorito es la salsa. There are many salsa CDs because it is your favorite music genre.
3. Te encanta el futbol y por eso tienes un balón de futbol al lado de tu cama. You love football and that is why you have a football ball next to your bed.

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1. In this exercise you must work with another student. Describe three things and write the description down. Now, read what you wrote to the other student to see if he/she can guess the things you chose for the description.
For example:
A. You choose a TV.
Descripción (description):
A. Es una cosa que muestra películas o programas. Puede ser grande o pequeño. Está en muchas casas. ¿Qué es?
It is a thing that plays movies or shows. It can be big or small. You can find it in many homes. What is it?
B. Es un TV. It is a TV.
A. You choose a computadora (computer).
Descripción (description):
A. Es una cosa que usa el internet. Puede ser grande o pequeña. Está en muchas casas. Tiene una pantalla y un teclado. ¿Qué es?
It is a thing that uses the internet. It can be big or small. You can find it in many homes. It has a screen and a keyboard. What is it?
B. Es una computadora. It is a computer.
A. You choose a calculadora (calculator).
Descripción (description):
A. Es una cosa que usa números. Funciona para hacer tarea de matemática. Es pequeña. ¿Qué es? It is a thing that uses numbers. It works for doing math homework. It is small. What is it?
B. Es una calculadora. It is a calculator.

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1. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
I like to eat on the bed and listen to music
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
Now that you have successfully read and understood the letters you can determine who said each phrase. For this phrase you should follow this structure:
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: Marta In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Marta
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

2. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
I am a very nice person and the yellow color represents my personality
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: Rosario In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Rosario
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

3. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
I am very busy and I don’t have time for a perfect bedroom
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: Marta In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Marta
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

4. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
You have to respect each other’s possessions.
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
• Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: la madre de Rosario y Marta In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Rosario and Marta’s mother
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

5. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
My favorite color is black. I don’t like yellow, orange or blue.
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
• Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: Marta In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Marta
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

6. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
She must ask for permission to listen to my CDs
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
• Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: Rosario In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Rosario
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.

7. In this exercise you need to read the phrase and decide who says it. Is it Rosario, Marta or their mother?
Your sister is not organized as you are. You have to be more patient
For you to be able to do this first you must read the following letter addressed to Magdalena. Magdalena offers solutions to young teens in a magazine. As you read the letter, you must identify the cognates in the text, remember that cognates are words in two languages (in this case, Spanish-English) that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are a lot of words that are the same or nearly the same in both languages. Here are some examples of cognates:
• Accusation – Acusación • Adaptation – Adaptación • Collection – Colección • Fiction – Ficción
So, the idea is that when you´re reading the letters, you identify this kind of similar words so that you can understand better the notion of the topic that’s being read in Spanish, you can do this by underlining the words you think are cognates or highlighting them in your textbook.
I’m going to show you the first letter and I’ll put in bold some of the most important cognates. Here’s the first letter translated to English:
“Dear Magdalena: My problem has a name: It’s my sister Marta. We share the same bedroom and I’m desperate. Everything in my side of the bedroom is in order. But her side of the bedroom is a disorder. She is the queen of disorder. She loves to eat in the bedroom. There’s pizza below the bed. There’s water bottles in the table. There’s dessert in the desk. It’s horrible. She always leaves clothes, videos and all of her possessions on the floor, the table and the bed. There’s not a single book in the bookshelf!
And she doesn’t even listens to her own compact disks (CD’s). No! She listens my CD’s and without even asking for permission. And she listens music every hour of the day! (And at a very high volume) and I cannot even sleep!
The walls on her side of the bedroom are black. It’s the worst color and is the ugliest. My favorite color is yellow, of course. It’s prettier than black, right?
I’m tired of sharing the bedroom with her and her disorder. What should I do?”
Now, here’s the second letter (Magdalena’s reply to Rosario). The cognates will be highlighted as well.
“Dear Rosario: What a problem! It is difficult to share a room with another person, especially if that person is your sister. You girls are very different, right? You are more organized than her. She thinks that the color black is the prettiest.
You need to talk to your sister in front of your parents. You have to explain the situation and recommend some solutions. It is necessary to find a middle ground. If the situation doesn’t get any better after some weeks, you have to consider the possibility to separate the bedroom with a curtain. But it shouldn’t be a black or a yellow curtain!”
Pro tip: As you read, write down the things that Rosario likes and the things that Marta likes, it’ll be easier to decide who said the phrases if you have that sort of information written down.
The answer structure should be:
En mi opinión, la persona que dijo esta frase fue: la madre de Rosario y Marta In my opinion, the person who said this phrase was Rosario and Marta’s mother
Keep in mind that Rosario is the organized one and Marta is the messy one.
Now, answer the following question:
Are you messy like Marta or are you organized like Rosario? With what? Include two examples in your answer.
Example:
Yo soy ordenada como Rosario, por ejemplo, me gusta tener la ropa en el closet y mis CDs ordenados por género musical. I am organized as Rosario, for example, I like to have my clothes in the closet and my CDs organized by music genre.

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1. In this exercise you must survey some of your classmates about their bedrooms. To do this you must ask them at least three questions in Spanish.
Then when you are done, you must describe how a “typical” teenage room looks like.
To do this in Spanish you must ask the following:
a. ¿De qué color es tu cuarto? What color is your room? b. ¿Tienes un TV o un equipo de sonido? Do you have a TV or a sound system? c. ¿Qué hay en las paredes de tu cuarto? What is on the walls of your bedroom?
Imagine that you survey 3 students by asking them these questions.
Possible answers you could get from student 1:
A. ¿De qué color es tu cuarto? What color is your room? B. Mi cuarto es de color rosa. My bedroom is pink.
A. ¿Tienes un TV o un equipo de sonido? Do you have a TV or a sound system? B. ¡Sí! Tengo un TV y un equipo de sonido. Yes! I have a TV and a sound system
A. ¿Qué hay en las paredes de tu cuarto? What is on the walls of your bedroom? B. Hay fotos de mis amigos y familia. Pictures of my family and friends.
Possible answers you could get from student 2:
A. ¿De qué color es tu cuarto? What color is your room? B. Mi cuarto es de color verde. My bedroom is green.
A. ¿Tienes un TV o un equipo de sonido? Do you have a TV or a sound system? B. ¡Claro! Tengo un TV y un equipo de sonido. Sure! I have a TV and a sound system
A. ¿Qué hay en las paredes de tu cuarto? What is on the walls of your bedroom? B. Tengo fotos de mi banda de rock favorita. I have pictures of my favorite rock band.
Possible answers you could get from student 3: A. ¿De qué color es tu cuarto? What color is your room? B. Mi cuarto es de color azul. My bedroom is blue.
A. ¿Tienes un TV o un equipo de sonido? Do you have a TV or a sound system? B. Tengo un TV. I have a TV.
A. ¿Qué hay en las paredes de tu cuarto? What is on the walls of your bedroom? B. Tengo fotos de mis mascotas. I have pictures of my pets.
Once you have information you can make a conclusion of how a typical teenage room looks like. Using this example we can conclude the following:
El típico cuarto de un adolescente es de colores brillantes, también tienen buena tecnología, como TVs o equipos de sonido. Los adolescentes tienen fotos en su cuarto de las cosas que les gustan.
The typical teenage room has bright colors, also good technology, as TVs or sound systems. Teenagers have pictures of the things they like in their rooms.

2. In this exercise you must read the following description:
People who are more sociable like yellow bedrooms. It is the most popular color among young people who like to talk and to talk over the phone. They are the best friends! On the contrary, people who are more serious like blue bedrooms. They are the best students and the worst comedians.
Now based on what you read, what kind of room best suits your personality? Why or why not? Is it yellow personality or blue personality?
For you to answer this in Spanish you must describe your personality, remembering that you must conclude if it is suitable for a yellow room or a blue room. You can use similar words to the ones used in the text for the description. Follow this structure:
Example:
1. Begin by using a phrase that states that you are about to give a personal opinion: Yo considero que… I consider that Me parece que… I think En mi opinión… In my opinion
2. Now describe yourself … soy una persona muy sociable, me encanta hablar con mis amigos y tengo muy buenos amigos… …I am a very sociable person, I love to talk to my friends and I have very good friends…
3. Conclude …por eso el cuarto amarillo combina con mi personalidad. …that’s why the yellow room fits with my personality.
Result:
Yo considero que soy una persona muy sociable, me encanta hablar con mis amigos y tengo muy buenos amigos, por eso el cuarto amarillo combina con mi personalidad.
I consider that I am a very sociable person, I love to talk to my friends and I have very good friends, that’s why the yellow room fits with my personality.

3. In this exercise you must write a comparison of your room to one of the rooms of the people you surveyed in Exercise 2.
It is important to note that for writing a comparison in Spanish, as well as in English, you must choose a suitable comparative phrase according to the idea you want to express, that being either “more than” (más.. que”) or “less than” (menos..que).
In this case you might be comparing the colors, the sizes, types of furniture, number of different things on the wall of your room and your classmate’s room.
To do this comparisons is important to notice that the following “formula” might be used:
Sustantivo (noun ) + es (verb to be is)/ tener (verb have/has) + mas/menos (more/less) + adjetivo (adjective)/ sustantivo (noun) + que (than) + Sustantivo (noun)
Example
Cuarto A – Room A
A: Mi cuarto es de color verde y azul, también es bastante grande. En mi cuarto tengo un sofá en donde me gusta sentarme a ver TV. En las paredes tengo muchas fotos de mis amigos y mi familia.
My room is green and blue, also it is pretty big. I have a sofa in my room where I like to sit to watch TV. On the walls I have a lot of pictures of my friends and family.
Cuarto B – Room B
B: Una de las paredes de mi cuarto es negra. Mi cuarto es pequeño, no hay espacio para un sofá. De todas formas, mi cama es muy cómoda. Tengo un estéreo. En la pared de color negro en mi cuarto tengo fotos de mi banda de rock favorita.
One of the walls in my room is black. My room is small, there is no space for a sofa. Anyway, my bed is very comfortable. I have a stereo. On the black wall of my room I have pictures of my favorite rock band.
Comparación – Comparison
Mi cuarto tiene colores más brillantes que el cuarto de B, también es más grande. Yo tengo un TV y B tiene un estéreo. Yo tengo más fotos en las paredes de mi cuarto que B, pero B es más artístico que yo.
My room has brighter colors than B’s room, also it is bigger. I have a TV and B has a stereo. I have more pictures on the wall than B, but B is more artistic than I am.

4. In this exercise you must explain the historical importance of las luminarias. Then, choose another celebration from another culture and explain the history of it’s decoration.
A strategy for doing this exercise is underlining the explanation in the text of why they were using this decoration in the past, it usually has a specific function and not necessarily a decorative one in that time.
For example:
La importancia histórica de las luminarias es que los aldeanos en Rio grande usaban fogatas para iluminar y calentar su vía a la iglesia en Nochebuena.
The historical importance of the luminarias is that the villagers in Rio Grande used bonfires to light and heat their path to the church on Christmas Eve.
Now, choose a celebration you like from another culture and explain how the decorative tradition was born.

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1. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
Elena always sets the table in her house. This statement is FALSE because Jorgito set the table this time.
The TRUTH is: Elena does not always set the table in her house. In Spanish: Elena no siempre pone la mesa en su casa.

2. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
Jorgito is happy to listen to CDs. This statement is TRUE because Jorgito wanted to listen to the CDs.

3. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
If he does one of the chores, Jorgito can listen to an hour of music. This statement is FALSE because Elena gives Jorgito forty five minutes to listen to the CDs.
The TRUTH is: If he does one of the chores, Jorgito can listen to forty five minutes of music. In Spanish: Si hace uno de los quehaceres, Jorgito puede escuchar cuarenta y cinco minutos de música.

4. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
According to Elena and Jorgito’s parents, Elena is a hard worker. This statement is TRUE because they think that Elena did the housework.

5. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
According to Elena and Jorgito’s parents, Jorgito is a hard worker too. This statement is FALSE because their parents think that Elena did all the housework.
The TRUTH is: According to Elena and Jorgito’s parents, Jorgito is not a hard worker. In Spanish: Según los padres, Jorgito no es trabajador.

6. In this activity you should read the following dialogue. The dialogue is mainly about a girl who does not want to do household chores and proposes a deal to her brother to do it for her.
Elena: Hello! Welcome to my house. I live at 12 Apodaca Street. Let’s go inside. My house is your house.
Elena: Uh no, I see that I have more chores to do. I always wash the dirty dishes and set the table for dinner. And now I need to do more work!
Elena: Could you help me with the chores?
Jorgito: I want money.
Elena: I don’t give you money, but you can listen to CDs in my bedroom.
Jorgito: Let’s see. If I do one of the chores, you give me the CDs and listen to them for 1 hour.
Elena: Half an hour.
Jorgito: Forty five minutes.
Elena: Fine.
Jorgito: Which are the chores that I need to do?
Elena: Set the table, wash the dirty dishes, make the bed in my bedroom and feed the dog.
Mom: Elena, what a hard worker you are!
Dad: You help so much around the house! You feed the dog, you do the dishes, you set the table…
Elena: Ah,… Do I receive my money?
Mom: One moment, Is your bedroom clean?
Mom: Jorgito! How lazy you are! What are you doing? Jorgito: but,… but,…
Dad: no buts, no nothing. Jorgito go to your bedroom! Let’s see…
Mom: Elena, your money.
Elena: Thank you, mom.
Dad: Jorgito, How can you live like this? You have to clean your room, son; make the bed, remove the dust, vacuum…
Jorgito: but, Elena…
Elena: Goodbye! I am going to the cinema!
Once you have read the dialogue and understood it, you must indicate whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE, you must write a new sentence containing TRUE information.
Now, Jorgito has a lot to do in his bedroom. This statement is TRUE because Jorgito did Elena’s chores and not his.

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1. After looking at the Ramirez family’s house, you must identify from 1 to 8, on a white sheet of paper, the different rooms found in the house. It is important to know that the house is divided into first floor, second floor and basement.
1. Main Bedroom – In Spanish: Dormitorio Principal
2. Bedroom – In Spanish: Dormitorio
3. Bedroom – In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Dining room – In Spanish: Comedor
5. Living room – In Spanish: Sala
6. Kitchen – In Spanish: Cocina
7. Office – In Spanish: Despacho/Oficina
8. Garage – In Spanish: Estacionamiento/ Garaje

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1. In this exercise, after identifying the different rooms in the Ramirez house, you must create 5 sentences that indicate where these rooms are located (they can be true or false). After this, read your sentences to another student and they must answer if it is TRUE or FALSE.
For example, if you write the sentence “the living room is on the second floor” your partner must answer if the sentence is true or false, if it is false he/she must give the correct answer.
In this case, the phrase is incorrect because the living room is on the ground floor. The correct answer will be “the living room is on the ground floor” In Spanish: La sala está en la planta baja
Model Example:
A: The living room is on the second floor. In Spanish: La sala está en el primer piso
B: False. The living room is on the ground floor. In Spanish: La sala está en la planta baja
Note: Remember that in Spanish ground floor means “Planta Baja”, therefore, the second floor is identified as the first floor (in Spanish), the third floor as the second floor and so on…
Exercise example:
1. A: The bedrooms are on the second floor. In Spanish: Los dormitorios están en el primer piso. B: TRUE
2. A: The dining room is on the second floor. In Spanish: El comedor está en el primer piso. B: FALSE. The dining room is on the ground floor. In Spanish: El comedor está en la planta baja.
3. A: The office is on the ground floor. In Spanish: El despacho está en la planta baja. B: TRUE
4. A: The garage is in the basement of the house. In Spanish: El garaje está en el sótano. B: TRUE
5. A: The kitchen is on the second floor. In Spanish: La cocina está en el primer piso. B: FALSE.The kitchen is on the ground floor. In Spanish: La cocina está en la planta baja.

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1. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
A: Where do I put the bed? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo la cama? B : Let’s put the bed in the bedroom. In Spanish: Pongamos la cama en el cuarto.

2. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
2. A: Where do I put the mirror? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo el espejo? B : Put the mirror in the bathroom, please. In Spanish: Pon el espejo en el baño, por favor.

3. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
3. A: Where do I put the music player? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo el reproductor de música? B: Let’s put the music player in the living room. In Spanish: Vamos a poner el reproductor de música en la sala.

4. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
A: Where do I put the bike? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo la bicicleta? B: Put the bike in the garage. In Spanish: Pon la bicicleta en el garaje.

5. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
A: Where do I put the computer? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo la computadora? B: Let’s put the computer in the office. In Spanish: Pongamos la computadora en el despacho.

6. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
A: Where do I put the table? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo la mesa? B: Let´s put the table in the dining room. In Spanish: Pongamos la mesa en el comedor.

7. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must imagine that you are helping the Ramirez family to move, for you to help them you must know where to put their furniture in their new home. However, you don’t know where to put things, and that’s why you need help from a partner. First, you need to ask the other student where to put the Ramirez family belongings and he/she will tell you where they should go.
Note: In Spanish, a colloquial form of asking where to put an object is carried out with the verb “poner”.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the objects showed in the picture:
Bed. In Spanish: Cama
Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
Music player. In Spanish: Reproductor de música
Bike. In Spanish: Bicicleta
Computer. In Spanish: Computadora
Table. In Spanish: Mesa
Lamp. In Spanish: Lámpara
Once we have identified the objects, we may begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Where do I put…?” in Spanish we use the following structure:
¿Dónde + pongo (“poner” – irregular form) + article (la/el) + object?
An example of the exercise is showed below:
A: Where do I put the lamp? In Spanish: ¿Dónde pongo la lámpara? B: Please put the lamp in the bedroom. In Spanish: Por favor pon la lámpara en el cuarto.

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1. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
1. They set the table in the dining room. In Spanish: Ellos ponen la mesa en el comedor.

2. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
2. They make the bed in their rooms. In Spanish: Ellos hacen la cama en sus cuartos.

3. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
3. They do the dishes in the kitchen. In Spanish: Ellos lavan los platos en la cocina.

4. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
4. They do laundry in the laundry room. In Spanish: Ellos lavan la ropa en el cuarto de lavandería.

5. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
5. They dust the living room. In Spanish: Ellos quitan el polvo en la sala.

6. In this exercise you must indicate where the Ramirez family does each household chore, in what room of their home. You must do this by writing sentences.
The first step to create sentences is to indicate the described chores:
1. To set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
3. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos.
4. To do the Laundry. In Spanish: Lavar la ropa
5. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
6. To vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
Once you have identified the chores, you will be able to start creating phrases. For you to do that you can follow this structure:
Subject (In this case you are referring to the members of the family, so you may use They – Ellos) + chore (verb) + en (in) + article + place
Possible answer:
6. They vacuum the bedrooms. In Spanish: Ellos aspiran los dormitorios

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1. In this exercise you are asked to list 5 places that are in your community, such as: movie theater, library, shopping mall, etc. Once you are done listing those places, ask a partner if he/she lives near or far from them.
After listing the 5 places, you should ask: do you live near/far….? and your partner should respond.
For example:
The movie theater (you can be more specific when doing the exercise, i.e., name of a famous place in your community, name of a shopping mall, etc.)
A: Do you live near the movie theater (name)? B: No, I live very far from the (name) movie theater.
Once you have identified the places, proceed to ask questions:
NOTE: these are examples, you can choose whatever place you want.
The shopping mall. In Spanish: El Centro Comercial A: Do you live near the shopping mall? In Spanish: ¿Vives cerca del centro comercial? B: Yes, I live near the mall. In Spanish: Sí, vivo cerca del centro comercial.
The beach. In Spanish: La Playa A: Do you live far from the beach? In Spanish: ¿Vives lejos de la playa? B: No, I live quite near the beach. In Spanish: No, vivo bastante cerca de la playa.
The park. In Spanish: El parque A: Do you live near the park? In Spanish: ¿Vives cerca del parque? B: No, I live a little far from the park. In Spanish: No, vivo un poco lejos del parque.
The Library. In Spanish: La biblioteca A: Do you live near the library? In Spanish: ¿Vives cerca de la biblioteca? B: Yes, I live near the library. In Spanish: Sí, vivo cerca de la biblioteca.
The restaurant. In Spanish: El restaurante A: Do you live near the restaurant? In Spanish: ¿Vives cerca del restaurante? B: No, I live too far away from the restaurant. In Spanish: No, vivo muy lejos del restaurante.

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1. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the chores showed in the pictures:
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
You can also replace “Saturday” for another day of the week. It also applies for “summer”, you can change it for another season.
Example:
1. A: Do you have to cook? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que cocinar? B : Yes, I have to cook every Saturday. In Spanish: Sí, tengo que cocinar todos los sábados.

2. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the chores showed in the pictures:
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
You can also replace “Saturday” for another day of the week. It also applies for “summer”, you can change it for another season.
Example:
2. A: Do you have to mow the grass? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que cortar el césped? B: No, I never have to mow the grass. In Spanish: No, nunca tengo que cortar el césped.

3. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the chores showed in the pictures:
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
You can also replace “Saturday” for another day of the week. It also applies for “summer”, you can change it for another season.
Example:
3. A: Do you have to feed the dog? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que dar de comer al perro? B: Yes, I have to feed the dog every day In Spanish: Sí, tengo que dar de comer al perro todos los días

4. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
You can also replace “Saturday” for another day of the week. It also applies for “summer”, you can change it for another season.
Example:
4. A: Do you have to do the dishes? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que lavar los platos? B: Yes, sometimes I have to do the dishes In Spanish: Sí, a veces tengo que lavar los platos.

5. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the chores showed in the pictures
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
You can also replace “Saturday” for another day of the week. It also applies for “summer”, you can change it for another season.
Example:
5. A: Do you have to make your bed? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que hacer la cama? B: Yes, I have to make the bed every day. In Spanish: Sí, tengo que hacer la cama todos los días.

6. This exercise involves interacting with a partner. You must talk about the chores you do around the house and how often you do them.
The purpose of the exercise is to ask whether or not your partner has to do chores and you should receive an answer on how often he/she does those chores. Take turns.
To be able to do this activity, the first thing you need to do is to identify the chores showed in the pictures:
1. To Cook. In Spanish: Cocinar
2. To mow the lawn. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
3. To feed the dog. In Spanish: Dar de comer al perro
4. To do the dishes. In Spanish: Lavar los platos
5. To make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
6. To dust. In Spanish: Quitar el polvo
Once you have identified the chores, you can begin to structure the questions.
Remember that for you to ask “Do you have to…?” in Spanish you use the following structure:
¿Tienes + que+ chore (verb)?
Your partner must answer with one of the following time phrases:
1. sometimes – a veces
2. a lot – mucho
3. every day – todos los días
4. every (Saturday) – todos los sábados
5. in the (summer) – en el verano
6. on weekends – los fines de semana
7. never – nunca
Example:
6. A: Do you have to dust the lamp? In Spanish: ¿Tienes que quitar el polvo a la lampára? B: Yes, I have to dust the lamp in the summer. In Spanish: Sí, tengo que quitar el polvo a la lámpara en el verano.

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1. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde.
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer:
1. Do you help a lot or a little around the house? What are your chores?
I help a lot at home. My chores are washing the dishes, taking out the garbage, feeding the dog and making my bed.
In Spanish: Yo ayudo mucho en la casa. Mis quehaceres son lavar los platos, sacar la basura, dar de comer al perro y hacer mi cama.

2. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer
2. Is your room usually dirty or clean?
My room is usually clean because I clean it every weekend. Another possible answer: My room is usually a little dirty because I don’t have much time to clean it.
In Spanish:
Normalmente mi cuarto está limpio porque todos los fines de semana lo limpio. Otra posible respuesta: Normalmente mi cuarto está un poco sucio porque no tengo mucho tiempo para limpiarlo.

3. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde.
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer
3. In your home, who vacuums? Who takes out the garbage?
Usually my brother vacuums and I take out the garbage every weekend.
In Spanish: Normalmente mi hermano pasa la aspiradora y yo todos los fines de semana saco la basura.

4. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde.
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer
4. In your opinion, what are the 3 worst chores? And the best?
In my opinion the worst chores are washing the dishes, dusting the house and vacuuming. The best chores are taking out the garbage, making the bed and feeding the dog.
In Spanish:
En mi opinión los peores quehaceres son lavar los platos, quitar el polvo de la casa y aspirar. Los mejores quehaceres son sacar la basura, hacer la cama y dar de comer al perro.

5. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde.
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer
5. Imagine you are a parent, how much money does your child receive if he/she does his/her chores?
As a parent, I think it would be a good reward to give (an amount) for the chores he/she does each week.
In Spanish: Como padre/madre creo que sería una buena recompensa dar (una cantidad) por los quehaceres que él/ella hace a la semana.

6. The exercise consists of answering questions about yourself to practice speaking and writing. You must answer each question based on your opinion and personal experience.
Before you begin, start with thinking about how often you do chores, what chores you do, which ones you like the most, etc.
For example:
Do you normally make your bed in the morning? In Spanish: ¿Normalmente haces tu cama en las mañanas?
To answer this question, you must answer according to what you really do at home:
Yes, I make my bed in the morning. Another possible answer: No, I make my bed in the afternoon.
In Spanish: Sí, yo hago mi cama en la mañana. Otra posible respuesta: No, yo hago mi cama en la tarde.
With that said, let’s answer the question.
Example of a possible answer
6. Do you live near or far from your school?
Yes, I live near the school.
In Spanish: Sí, vivo cerca de la escuela

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1. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
1. Study. In Spanish: Estudiar
Command sentence: Study very hard for this exam. In Spanish: Estudia bastante para este examen.

2. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
2. See. In Spanish: Ver
Command sentence: see the cars pass before crossing. In Spanish: Ve los carros pasar antes de cruzar.

3. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
3. Listen. In Spanish: Escuchar
Command sentence: listen before you speak. In Spanish: escucha antes de hablar.

4. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
4. Write. In Spanish: Escribir
Command sentence: Write on the white sheet. In Spanish: Escribe en la hoja blanca.

5. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
5. Do. In Spanish: Hacer
Command sentence: Do the homework today. In Spanish: Haz la tarea hoy.

6. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
6. Talk to. In Spanish: hablar con
Command sentence: Talk to the teacher about your homework. In Spanish: Habla con el profesor sobre tu tarea.

7. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
7. Read. In Spanish: Leer
Command sentence: Read all the book for tomorrow. In Spanish: Lee todo el libro para mañana.

8. In this exercise you are instructed to modify verbs as if you were about to use them to give a command.
It is important to know that command sentences tell us to do something. This kind of sentences usually begin with an imperative verb, also known as a command verb.
For example:
Verb: Play. In Spanish: Jugar
Command sentence: Play with the team’s uniform. In Spanish: Juega con el uniforme del equipo.
It is evident that it is a command to another person.
8. Practice. In Spanish: Practicar
Command sentence: Practice hard to win the contest. In Spanish: Practica mucho para ganar el concurso.

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1. In this exercise you must read the letter your friend Carmen sent you. Once read, you must write a letter giving her some advice using the list of verbs shown below.
The letter is the following:
Hello, I have a big problem. I would like to be in better health. I am not sick but I am not fit either. I am always very sleepy and have little energy. If I walk to school, I am very tired. If I do a lot of chores around the house, I am also tired, and I don’t want to be tired. What should I do? Your desperate friend, Carmen.
The list of verbs you must use to answer Carmen’s letter:
1. Drink. In Spanish: Beber
2. Ear. In Spanish: Comer
3. Run. In Spanish: Correr
4. Sleep. In Spanish: Dormir
5. Exercise. In Spanish: Hacer ejercicio
6. Lift weights. In Spanish: Levantar pesas
7. Play. In Spanish: Jugar
After reading the letter, and knowing what verbs you should use, you may start writing your letter with recommendations, so that Carmen feels better. An example of this letter is the following:
It is important to consider that recommendations may be written in Spanish similar to commands, using command verbs.
Dear Carmen, I read your letter and as a friend I recommend you: Eat healthier and drink plenty of water. Also, exercise, run, lift weights, or play, it is the most important thing to have energy.
I am very sure that with these recommendations you will be able to sleep better, you will stop being tired and you will have a lot of energy. Sincerely, Your friend
In Spanish:
Querida Carmen, Leí tu carta y como amigo/a te recomiendo: Come más saludable y bebe mucha agua. También, haz ejercicio, corre, levanta pesas, o juega, es lo más importante para tener energía. Estoy muy seguro/a de que con estas recomendaciones vas a poder dormir mejor, dejaras de estar cansada y tendrás mucha energía. Sinceramente, Tu amigo/a

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1. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
1. The carpet is dirty, please vacuum the carpet. In Spanish: la alfombra está sucia, aspira la alfombra por favor.

2. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
2. The mirror is not clean, please clean the mirror. In Spanish: el espejo no está limpio, limpia el espejo por favor.

3. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
3. The bedroom is dirty, clean the bedroom please. In Spanish: El dormitorio está sucio, limpia el dormitorio por favor.

4. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
4. The Windows are dirty, clean the Windows please. In Spanish: Las ventanas están sucias, limpia las ventanas por favor.

5. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
5. The clothes are dirty, please wash the clothes. In Spanish: La ropa está sucia, lava la ropa por favor.

6. In this exercise you must imagine yourself in charge of doing several household chores, but you don’t want to do them. You are tempted to know if your little brother or sister can do it for you. First, you must identify which of the chores shown in page 306 must be done, by saying if it is dirty or clean (what is shown in the picture). Then, you must tell your brother/sister what they should do.
For example:
Bathroom
The bathroom is dirty, please clean the bathroom. In Spanish: El baño está sucio, limpia el baño por favor.
Note: Remember that an adjective agrees with the number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine or masculine) with the noun it modifies.
La casa (article + noun) está limpia (adjective). La casa (singular and femenine) + limpia (singular and femenine).
The first thing you have to do is to identify the objects:
1. Carpet. In Spanish: Alfombra
2. Mirror. In Spanish: Espejo
3. Bedroom. In Spanish: Dormitorio
4. Windows. In Spanish: Ventanas
5. Clothes. In Spanish: Ropa
6. Garbage. In Spanish: Basura
Having already identified the images, we create the sentence you will be saying to your sibling under the described circumstances:
6. The garbage is full, please take out the garbage. In Spanish: La basura está llena, saca la basura por favor.

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1. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
1. Buying things for the family every day, in other words “grocery shopping”.
Women go grocery shopping much more than men do. In Spanish: las mujeres compran la comida mucho más que los hombres.

2. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
2. Preparing lunch and dinner.
Women prepare lunch and dinner much more than men do. In Spanish: Las mujeres preparan la comida y las cenas mucho más que los hombres.

3. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
3. Taking care of the car.
Women take care of the car way less than men do. In Spanish: las mujeres cuidan el coche mucho menos que los hombres.

4. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
4. Taking care of sick people in the family.
Women take care of sick people in the family much more than men do, but together they take care of sick people in the family much more than men do alone. In Spanish: las mujeres cuidan a los enfermos de la familia mucho más que los hombres, pero juntos cuidan a los enfermos de la familia mucho más que los hombres solos.

5. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
5. Washing and ironing clothes.
Women wash and iron clothes much more than men do. In Spanish: las mujeres lavan y planchan la ropa mucho más que los hombres.

6. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
6. Going to the bank.
Women go more to the bank than men. In Spanish: Las mujeres van al banco más que los hombres.

7. In this exercise you must picture a Spanish magazine explaining in one if its articles who does the most of the household chores. Is it women, men, or both? In order to determine this, study the graphs showed in the activity. Then, you must compare who does a certain chore more than the other gender, and conclude by explaining in a sentence if women do a certain chore more, or less than men.
The graphs show the chores and the percentage of who performs the activity. The information is displayed below:
1. Washing and ironing clothes- 88% women / 0% men / 8% together.
2. Shopping for food- 73% women / 4% men / 19% together.
3. Preparing meals – 68% women / 1% men / 19% together.
4. Taking care of the car – 2% women / 78% men / 8% together.
5. Cleaning the house – 73% women / 1% men / 19% together.
6. Going to the bank – 37% women / 26% men / 36% together
7. Washing the dishes – 67% women / 3% men / 23% together
8. Caring for the sick – 31% women / 1% men / 30% together
Once you have analyzed the graphs, compare and conclude whether women do much more, or way less than men in the following activities.
Remember that key words for comparison in Spanish are:
Mucho más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho más que los hombres. Women do the dishes way more than men.
Más – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos más que los hombres. Women do the dishes more than men.
Igual – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos igual que los hombres. Women do the dishes just like men.
Menos– Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes less than men.
Mucho menos – Example: Las mujeres lavan los platos mucho menos que los hombres. Women do the dishes way less than men.
7. Cleaning the house.
Women clean the house much more than men do. In Spanish: Las mujeres limpian mucho más la casa que los hombres.

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1. The activity consists of creating 5 sentences describing what the people around you are doing.
It is important to remember that for describing what you are doing right now, you must use the present progressive tense:
Article+ verb to be + verb + noun Artículo + verbo estar + verbo + sustantivo
For example, if you want to describe that someone is playing with a ball, it would be:
He is playing with a ball.
In Spanish: él está jugando con la pelota
With that said, proceed to create 5 sentences describing what is going on around you (remember that these are examples of how to make the sentences)
1. My friend is talking with the teacher. In Spanish: Mi amigo está hablando con el profesor.
2. The girl is talking on the phone. In Spanish: La chica está hablando por teléfono.
3. The teacher is reading a book. In Spanish: El profesor está leyendo un libro.
4. My partner is eating a sandwich. In Spanish: Mi compañero está comiendo un sándwich.
5. A group of girls are listening to music. In Spanish: Un grupo de chicas está escuchando música.

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1. In this exercise, you have to write five sentences to explain what several people in your classroom are doing.
An answer to guide you is:
1. Mi compañero Carlos está leyendo un libro. My classmate Carlos is reading a book.
2. Mi compañera María está haciendo una tarea de matemáticas. My classmate Maria is doing a math homework assignment.
3. Mi profesora está revisando unas pruebas. My teacher is checking some tests.
4. Mi compañero Manuel está sacando punta a su lápiz. My classmate Manuel is sharpening his pencil.
5. Mi compañera Carla está hablando con Miguel. My classmate Carla is talking to Miguel.

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1. This exercise consists of drawing 3 people doing different activities. Once drawn, you must write down two questions about each person’s activity.
After this, share the drawings with your classmates and ask the questions you wrote.
For example:
Drawing: Carlos is making the bed
A: What is Carlos doing? In Spanish: ¿Qué está haciendo Carlos? A: Is he making the bed? In Spanish: ¿Está haciendo la cama? B/C: He is making the bed. In Spanish: Él está haciendo la cama B/C: Yes, he is making the bed. In Spanish: Si, él está haciendo la cama.
It is very important to remember that to ask about an action that is taking place NOW, also you can tell this by paying attention if this action is happening in the moment you are speaking; you must use present progressive tense to ask about it. To be able to form this tense do the following:
Verb to be (verbo estar modified according to the subject) + present participle (add “ando” to the infinitve form for “ar” ending verbs or “iendo” for “er” or “ir” verbs) Note: you may find irregular verbs so always check your spelling.
Also, be aware of the coherence of the verb to be with its subject.
Yo – estoy Tu – estas Ud. (el) (ella) – está Nosotros/as – estamos Vosotros/as – estáis Uds. (ellos) (ellas) – están
Exercise example:
Drawings of the following:
Maria and Pedro are cleaning the bathroom
Carlos is sweeping
Ana is cooking
1. A: What are they doing? In Spanish: ¿Qué están haciendo? B/C: They are cleaning the bathroom. In Spanish: Ellos están limpiando el baño. A: Are they enjoying what they are doing? In Spanish: ¿Están disfrutando lo que están haciendo? B/C: Sí. In Spanish: Yes.
2. A: What is he doing? In Spanish: ¿Qué está haciendo él? B/C: He is sweeping. In Spanish: Él está barriendo. A: Do you sweep at home? In Spanish: ¿Tú barres en tu casa? B/C: Yes, I sweep every Saturday. In Spansh: Sí, barro todos los sábados.
3. A: What is Ana doing? In Spanish: ¿Qué está haciendo Ana? B/C: She is cooking. In Spanish: Ella está cocinando. A: Who cooks in your family? In Spanish: ¿Quién cocina en tu familia? B/C: My mom cooks every day. In Spanish: Mi mamá cocina todos los días.

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1. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t, I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa.
A: Please, set the table. In Spanish: Por favor, pon la mesa. B: I can’t, I am studying for my quiz. In Spanish: No puedo, estoy estudiando para mi examen.
Take turns.

2. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t,I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: lavar el auto
A: Please, wash the car. In Spanish: Por favor, lava el auto. B: I am sorry, I am doing my homework. In Spanish: Lo siento, estoy haciendo mi tarea.
Take turns.

3. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t, I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar.
A: Please, vacuum the house. In Spanish: Por favor, aspira la casa. B: One moment, I am drinking water. In Spanish: Un momento, estoy tomando agua.
Take turns.

4. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t, I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: hacer la cama
A: Please, make your bed. In Spanish: Por favor, haz tu cama. B: One moment, I am speaking with my friend. In Spanish: Un momento, estoy hablando con mi amigo.
Take turns.

5. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t, I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
A: Please, take out the garbage. In Spanish: Por favor, saca la basura B: I would like to but I am playing football. In Spanish: Me gustaría pero estoy jugando fútbol.
Take turns.

6. The exercise explains that sometimes we cannot do household chores because we are doing something else. You must work with another student for this exercise. First, give a command related to the chores described below and wait for your partner’s answer, it should be an excuse for not doing what you are commanding.
The first thing to do is to identify the chores shown in the pictures:
1. Set the table. In Spanish: Poner la mesa
2. Wash the car. In Spanish: Lavar el auto
3. Vacuum. In Spanish: Aspirar
4. Make the bed. In Spanish: Hacer la cama
5. Take out the garbage. In Spanish: Sacar la basura
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped
Once the chores have been identified, you can proceed to establish your command.
It is important to remember that excuse sentences may have words such as: one moment,I can’t, I’m sorry, I would like to, but….
In addition, these sentences should be created with the verbs: drink, eat, write, listen, study, speak, do, play.
Also, note that when formulating an excuse for a command the verb in the excuse sentence will be in present progressive, because in that moment the subject is doing something else.
Remember present progressive is made up of: verb to be (modified according to the subject) + present participle of the verb (either “ando” ending or “iendo” ending)
6. Mow the grass. In Spanish: Cortar el césped.
A: Please, mow the grass. In Spanish: Por favor, corta el césped. B: I can’t, I am eating a cookie. In Spanish: No puedo, estoy comiendo una galleta.
Take turns.

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1. In this exercise you must write what another person is doing on a sheet of a paper (you must use the subject “you”, which translates to Spanish as “tú”).
It is very important to remember that to describe an action that is taking place NOW, also you can tell this by paying attention if this action is happening in the moment you are speaking; you must use present progressive tense to describe that action. To be able to form this tense do the following:
Verb to be (verb “estar” modified according to the subject) + present participle (add “ando” to the infinitve form for “ar” ending verbs or “iendo” for “er” or “ir” verbs)
Note: you may find irregular verbs so always check your spelling.
Example of this exercise:
Tú estás jugando con tu mascota.
You are playing with your pet.

2. In this exercise, you must pick the sheets of paper that were used for the previous exercise. Put them facing down, so that you cannot see what is written on them. Now, pick one of the sheets of paper and turn it around, if its content has the subject “you” (referring to “tú” in Spanish) you must portray the action the sentence says, so that your classmates guess what exactly you are portraying. On the other hand, if you happen to pick one of the sheets of paper that uses the subject “ustedes”, you must portray the action with another student.
It is very important to be aware of the subjects that are being used while guessing the action, if two people are portraying the action use “ustedes”, if it is only one person use “tú”. Also, the verb to be form must be coherent with its subject.
Example:
Ustedes están… Tú estás…

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1. In this exercise, three people are looking for a new house and read the ad on the right. Who do you think is going to buy the house?
An answer can be:
Según las necesidades de los compradores, esta casa se adaptaría más a las necesidades de la señora Dora Peña. Porque tiene dos hijos y desea una habitación un poco retirada para su madre. According to the needs of the buyers, this house would be more adapted to the needs of Mrs. Dora Peña. Because she has two children and wants a slightly secluded room for her mother.

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1. This exercise is about a study that determines what the most common place to live in is, a house or apartment, and their sizes depending on how many rooms the apartment or the house has. Study the graphics and answer the questions.
After looking at the graphs we obtain the following data:
a) Total amount of people who live in houses: 2,151,690
Approximately:
• Houses with two rooms: 400,000 • Houses with 4 rooms: 1,100,000 • Houses with 6 rooms: 500,000 • Houses with 8 or more rooms: 100,000
b) Total amount of people who live in apartments: 542,656
Approximately:
• Apartments with 2 rooms: 30,000 • Apartments with 4 rooms: 400,000 • Apartments with 6 rooms: 100,000 • Apartments with 8 or more rooms: 10,000
Note: Notice that the “thousands” in Spanish follow a pattern till it reaches a million. You just add the word “mil” to the first number you see before the “,”.
For example:
10,000 diez mil 50,000 cincuenta mil 100,000 cien mil 400,00 cuatrocientos mil
Now, you can answer the questions:
1. How many people live in a house with two rooms? In Spanish: ¿Cuántas personas viven en una casa con dos cuartos?
According to the graphic, 400,000 people live in a 2-bedroom house. In Spanish: Según la gráfica 400,000 (cuatrocientas mil) personas viven en una casa de 2 cuartos.
2. How many people live in an apartment with two rooms? In Spanish: ¿Cuántas viven en un apartamento con dos cuartos?
According to the graphic approximately 30,000 people live in 2-bedroom apartments. In Spanish: Según la gráfica aproximadamente 30,000 (treinta mil) personas viven en apartamentos de 2 cuartos.

2. This exercise is about a study that determines what the most common place to live in is, a house or apartment, and their sizes depending on how many rooms the apartment or the house has. Study the graphics and answer the questions.
After looking at the graphs we obtain the following data:
a) Total amount of people who live in houses: 2,151,690
Approximately:
• Houses with two rooms: 400,000 • Houses with 4 rooms: 1,100,000 • Houses with 6 rooms: 500,000 • Houses with 8 or more rooms: 100,000
b) Total amount of people who live in apartments: 542,656
Approximately:
• Apartments with 2 rooms: 30,000 • Apartments with 4 rooms: 400,000 • Apartments with 6 rooms: 100,000 • Apartments with 8 or more rooms: 10,000
Note: Notice that the “thousands” in Spanish follow a pattern till it reaches a million. You just add the word “mil” to the first number you see before the “,”.
For example:
10,000 diez mil 50,000 cincuenta mil 100,000 cien mil 400,00 cuatrocientos mil
2. How many people live in a house with eight or more rooms?
According to the graph, approximately 100,000 people live in houses with 8 or more rooms. In Spanish: Según la gráfica aproximadamente 100,000 (cien mil) personas viven en casas con 8 o más cuartos.
3. How many live in an apartment with eight or more rooms?
According to the graph, approximately 10,000 people live in 8-person apartments. In Spanish: Según la gráfica aproximadamente 10,000 (diez mil) personas viven en apartamentos de 8 personas.

3. This exercise is about a study that determines what the most common place to live in is, a house or apartment, and their sizes depending on how many rooms the apartment or the house has. Study the graphics and answer the questions.
After looking at the graphs we obtain the following data:
a) Total amount of people who live in houses: 2,151,690
Approximately:
• Houses with two rooms: 400,000 • Houses with 4 rooms: 1,100,000 • Houses with 6 rooms: 500,000 • Houses with 8 or more rooms: 100,000
b) Total amount of people who live in apartments: 542,656
Approximately:
• Apartments with 2 rooms: 30,000 • Apartments with 4 rooms: 400,000 • Apartments with 6 rooms: 100,000 • Apartments with 8 or more rooms: 10,000
Note: Notice that the “thousands” in Spanish follow a pattern till it reaches a million. You just add the word “mil” to the first number you see before the “,”.
For example:
10,000 diez mil 50,000 cincuenta mil 100,000 cien mil 400,00 cuatrocientos mil
3. Calculate the percentage of people living in a house with 4 rooms.
To calculate the percentage, we need to know the number of people living in a 4-bedroom house and the total number of people living in a house.
Number of people living in a 4-bedroom house: 1,100,000 (approximate)
Number of people living in a house: 2,151,690
Then the percentage would be:
Percentage: (1,100,000/2,151,690)*100= 51,12%
In Spanish:
Número de personas que viven en una casa de 4 habitaciones: 1.100.000 (aproximado)
Número de personas que viven en una casa: 2.151.690
Entonces el porcentaje sería:
Porcentaje: (1,100,000/2,151,690)*100= 51,12%
3. Calculate the percentage of people living in an apartment with 4 rooms.
To calculate the percentage, we need to know the number of people living in a 4-bedroom apartment and the total number of people living in an apartment.
Number of people living in a 4-bedroom apartment: 400,000 (approximate)
Number of people living in a house: 542,656
Then the percentage would be:
Percentage: (400,000 /542,656)*100= 73,7%
In Spanish:
Número de personas que viven en un apartamento de 4 habitaciones:
400,000 (aproximado)
Número de personas que viven en un apartamento: 542,656
Entonces el porcentaje sería:
Porcentaje: (400,000/542,656)*100= 73,7%

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1. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
1. Cantaclara lives in a large house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
This is the first phase as the story begins with describing where Cantaclara lives.

2. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
2. She is washing the dishes.
When her stepmother and stepsisters ask her to do the chores, she replies that she is busy washing the dishes.

3. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
3. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
Once in Griselda’s bedroom, Cantaclara sees the ad.

4. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
4. She decides to sing in the TV Show The Star of the Future.
After seeing the ad, Cantaclara decides to compete.

5. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
5. She has to clean the kitchen.
An hour before the contest, Cantaclara’s stepmother tells her that she has to clean the kitchen.

6. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
6. It is eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
After cleaning the kitchen, Cantaclara goes to the contest and as she sings, her stepsisters and stepmother watch their favorite show.

7. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
7. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
Cantaclara sings in the contest and turns out to be the best singer.

8. In this exercise you must read the story and organize the sentences according to the sequence of how the actions happened.
There is a girl called Cantaclara. She lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters, Griselda and Hortencia. The four of them live in a big house and Cantaclara does all the chores. Her two stepsisters and stepmother do nothing.
1. Cantaclara take out the garbage. And then set the table,” says the stepmother.
2. Cantaclara, make my bed and clean the bathroom,” says Griselda.
3. Just a moment. I’m doing the dishes right now,” says Cantaclara.
Poor Cantaclara! She does all the chores and when she works, she sings. She has a very clear voice and she loves to sing.
One day, Cantaclara enters Griselda’s bedroom to make the bed. She sees on television an advertisement of a very popular TV show called The Star of the Future. On the TV there is a man who says: “Hello, friends! Do you have talent? Do you sing well? Why don’t you sing for us? You can have a fantastic future and get a lot of money!
Cantaclara is very happy. She can sing. She wants a fantastic future. At this moment, she decides to sing for The Star of the Future TV show.
It is the night of the show. After doing all the chores, Cantaclara is leaving the house when her stepmother talks to her.
1. Cantaclara, where are you going?
2. I want to go out for a few hours, stepmother, okay?
3. Not now. You have to clean the kitchen. – answers the stepmother. – It’s very dirty.
4. But, stepmother, I have to…
5. Never mind, Cantaclara! Clean the kitchen!
Cantaclara looks at her watch. She has only one hour. She goes to the kitchen and cleans everything. She works very quickly. After forty-five minutes, she finishes the job.
Cantaclara arrives at the TV show set and sings her favorite song. Obviously she sings better than everyone! She will have a fantastic future and get a lot of money.
It is 8 pm at night. The stepmother and stepsisters are in the living room watching their favorite TV Show. But, what is this? They see Cantaclara on screen!
1. Look, mom. It is Cantaclara! – says Hortencia.
2. Oh no! If Cantaclara is the star of the future, who will do the household chores? Asks Griselda.
Once you have read the story, you must read the following sentences:
1. She decides to sing in the TV show “The Star of the Future”.
2. Cantaclara is the person who best sings in the TV show.
3. She is washing the dishes.
4. She has to clean the kitchen.
5. She sees the advertisement of The Star of the Future.
6. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
7. Cantaclara lives in a big house with her stepmother and two stepsisters.
8. Its eight o’clock at night and the stepmother and stepsisters are watching TV.
Correct sequence with a short explanation:
8. Griselda doesn’t know who is going to do the chores.
After watching Cantaclara, her family wonders who will do the chores if she turns out to be the next star of the future.

Realidades 1 Capitulo 6 Preparacion Answers Page 319

1. In this exercise you must imagine that you need to guide new Spanish speaking students in an orientation group. For you to guide them you need to provide them with some advice.
Remember that providing advice works similar to giving commands in Spanish. To give advice use the present tense forms of the verbs used for Ud. él, ella.
Example of offering a piece of advice:
1. Estudia todos los días. In English: Study every day.
2. Presta atención a las clases. In English: Pay attention to the lessons.

2. In this exercise you must imagine that a friend of yours is moving to Spain, and he asks you to help him find an apartment. Your friend requirements for the apartment are the following:
1. Two bedroom – Dos cuartos
2. Two bathrooms – Dos baños
3. Small kitchen – Cocina pequeña
4. It must be located near a gym and a library – Ubicado cerca de un gimnsaio y una biblioteca.
Now, read the ad showed in the exercise. You may find it below translated to English:
Tip: underline key words that allow you to identify if the apartment characteristics meet your friend’s requirements.
This marvelous apartment has it all. It is close to a park and a modern gym. It has a small kitchen, but fully equipped. It has two bedrooms with shelfs and a very big bathroom. Also, it has satellite television and a private garage. Pets are not allowed.
Once you have read the ad, answer the following:
a. ¿Es un buen apartamento para él?
Answer example:
No, porque no cumple con sus requerimientos. No, because it doesn’t meet his requirements.
b. ¿Cuantas de sus características requeridas tiene?
Answer example:
Tiene 3 características requeridas: dos cuartos, una cocina pequeña y está ubicado cerca de un gimnasio. It has 3 requested features: two bedrooms, a small kitchen and it is close to a gym.
c. ¿Qué otras características mencionadas le podrían gustar?
Answer example:
Le podría gustar el parque cerca del apartamento. He might like the park close to the apartment.

3. In this exercise you must write household chores imagining that you need to earn money for your Spanish by doing them. Make a list of at least 8 chores that you would be willing to do.
Example:
1. Poner la mesa – Set the table
2. Lavar el auto – Wash the car
3. Aspirar – Vacuum
4. Hacer la cama – Make the bed
5. Sacar la basura – Take out the trash
6. Cortar la grama – Mow the lawn
7. Lavar los platos – Wash the dishes
8. Cocinar – Cook

4. In this exercise you must compare the architectural features of homes in The Spanish speaking world to homes in the US. The comparison must revolve around the importance of privacy for both cultures.
To reflect an understanding of the cultural perspectives start by identifying the typical characteristics of a Spanish family home. From previous exercise you have learned, for example, that houses from the Spanish speaking world are usually separated from the outside using bars or rejas. Does this happen in the English speaking world? Is it usual to invite non – family members into your home?
Continue on thinking what other differences you have learned from previous exercise and ask yourself if it is any different from an English speaking world home.
Also, remember that for comparing in Spanish you use words such as:
1. Menos que – less than
2. Igual que – same as
3. Más que – more than
Example:
Los hogares en el mundo de habla hispana tienen características arquitectónicas más privadas que en el mundo de habla inglesa, ya que usan rejas.
Homes in the Spanish-speaking world have more private architectural features than in the English-speaking world, as they use bars.

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