Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
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In this question, you are asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“hours in a day”
“hours in a day”
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While these answers are subjective, the first thing that comes to my mind is the number of hours in a day, which is 24. The number 24 in Spanish is *veinticuatro*.
Exercise 2
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a rectangle”
“a rectangle”
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While these answers are subjective, the defining characteristic of a rectangle is that it has four sides. The number 4 in Spanish is *cuatro*.
Exercise 3
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“the English alphabet”.
“the English alphabet”.
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While these answers are subjective, the only number that comes to mind when confronted with “the English alphabet” is 26, the number of letters in the alphabet. The number 26 in Spanish is *veintisĂ©is*.
Exercise 4
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a volleyball team”
“a volleyball team”
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While these answers are subjective, most people know that there are 6 players per side on the volleyball court at any given time. The number 6 in Spanish is *seis*.
Exercise 5
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a spider”.
“a spider”.
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While these answers are subjective, the defining characteristic of a spider is having 8 legs. The number 8 in Spanish is *ocho*.
Exercise 6
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a quarter”.
“a quarter”.
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While these answers are subjective, a quarter is equal to 25 cents. Another answer that may come to mind is 1/4, but bear in mind that this textbook has not yet covered fractions. This is why we have chosen 25. The number 25 in Spanish is *veinticinco*.
Exercise 7
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a lucky clover”.
“a lucky clover”.
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While these answers are subjective, a lucky clover traditionally has four leaves, it’s luck attributed to its rarity. The number 4 in Spanish is *cuatro*.
Exercise 8
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a carton of eggs”.
“a carton of eggs”.
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While these answers are subjective, your average carton of eggs consists of a dozen (12) eggs. The number 12 in Spanish is *doce*.
Exercise 9
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“a trio”.
“a trio”.
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While these answers are subjective, there really isn’t any other conclusion you could come to other than 3. The number 3 in Spanish is *tres*.
Exercise 10
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In this question, you’re asked to say the number that comes to your head when presented with various phrases. This one reads:
“days in a week”.
“days in a week”.
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While these answers are subjective, the first thing that comes to mind is 7, the number of days in a week. The number 7 in Spanish is *siete*.
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