Avancemos: Cuaderno Práctica por Niveles 3
Avancemos: Cuaderno Práctica por Niveles 3
1st Edition
MCDOUGAL LITTEL
ISBN: 9780618765959
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Page 121: Cultura C

Exercise 1
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In this exercise, you need to find the following words in the crossword puzzle:

1. *Typical food of a Central American country.*
The word is **pupusa**, and it can be found horizontally on the bottom row.

2. *Formed in Nicaragua after the earth level rose.*
The word is **lago**, and it can be found horizontally on the third-to-bottom row.

3. *Country with one of the most important ports in Latin America.*
The word is **Panamá**, and it can be found vertically starting with the second P in *pupusa* in the bottom row.

4. *Indigenous civilization of Central America.*
The word is **Mayas**, and it can be found vertically, starting from the second-to-left and second-to-top rows.

Result
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1. pupusa, 2. lago, 3. Panamá, 4. Mayas
Exercise 2
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In this exercise, you need to answer the following questions about Central America with full sentences.
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The first question reads:

*Why is Lake Nicaragua unique?*

So, you could say:

*El lago Nicaragua es único porque tiene tiburones de agua dulce.*
Lake Nicaragua is unique because it has sweet-water sharks.

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The second question reads:

*What did archaeologists find in Central America in 2000?*

So, you could say:

*En el año 2000, los arqueólogos descubrieron un palacio de la civilización Maya en Centroamérica.*
In the year 2000, archaeologists found a Mayan civilization palace in Central America.

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The last question reads:

*What are the capital cities of Central America like?*

So, you could say:

*Las ciudades capitales de Centroamérica tienen edificios modernos y rascacielos.*
The capital cities in Central America have modern buildings and skyscrapers.

Exercise 3
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In this exercise, you need to answer these questions:

Are there any endangered species in your community or state? What do you think would happen if these animals disappear forever? Why?

So, you could write:

*En mi comunidad no hay especies en peligro de extinción. Pienso que si los animales se extinguieran, se rompería la cadena alimenticia, porque ya nadie se comería a los animales más pequeños.*
There are no endangered species in my community. I think that, if animals went extinct, the food chain would break, because nobody would eat the smaller animals.

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