Avancemos 2
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780554025322
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Page 185: Para y piensa
Exercise 1
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Las tallas son figuras de madera que representan a los santos de la tradición social puertorriqueña.
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Answer the questions. The example reads: “What are Puerto-Rican carvings?”
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In this example, we will use the verb “ser” (to be).
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Since the subject of this sentence is “las tallas puertorriqueñas” (Puerto-rican carvings), we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “ser” in the present tense.
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Translation of the answer: Puerto Rican carvings are wooden figures that represent the saints of the social tradition.
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Las tallas puertorriqueñas son figuras de madera que representan a los santos de la tradición social.
Exercise 2
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Las más famosas son de cerámica y son muy finas. Hay también algunas de madera y otras que son básicamente pinturas sobre madera o metal.
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Answer the questions. The example reads: “What materials are the “little houses” or miniature facades made of?”
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In this example, we will use the verb “ser” (to be).
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Since the subject of this sentence is “las casitas más famosas” (the most famous houses), we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “ser” in the present tense.
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Translation of the answer: The most famous houses are ceramic. There are others made of wood and others that are paintings on wood or metal.
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Las casitas más famosas son de cerámica. Hay otras de madera y otras que son pinturas sobre madera o metal.
Exercise 3
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Las molas son telas de colores vivos, cortadas y cosidas en diseños del mundo de los cunas. Las hacen las cunas que son una comunidad indígena.
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Answer the questions. The example reads: “What are the molas? Who makes them?”
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In this example, we will use the verb “ser” (to be).
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Since the subject of this sentence is “las molas” (the molas), we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “ser” in the present tense.
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Translation of the answer: Molas are brightly colored fabrics, cut and sewn into designs from the Cuna world. They are made by the cradles that are an indigenous community.
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Las molas son telas de colores vivos, cortadas y cosidas en diseños del mundo de los cunas. Las hacen las cunas que son una comunidad indígena.
Exercise 4
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Los puertorriqueños adquieren sus ideas de la tradición social del país así como de lugares importante. Los panameños decoran sus piezas con diseños de la tradición indígena.
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Answer the questions. The example reads: “Where do the ideas and designs of the Puerto Ricans and Panamanian artisans come from? Why are the unique crafts of these two countries different?”
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In this example, we will use the verb “venir” (to come).
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Since the subject of this sentence is “las ideas y los diseños” (the ideas and designs), we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “venir” in the present tense.
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Translation of the answer: Puerto Ricans get their ideas from the country’s social tradition as well as from important places. Panamanians decorate their pieces with designs from the indigenous tradition.
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Los puertorriqueños adquieren sus ideas de la tradición social del país así como de lugares importante. Los panameños decoran sus piezas con diseños de la tradición indígena.
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