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Descubre 3

2nd Edition

Vista Higher Learning Staff

ISBN: 9781618572004

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Exercise 1

Solution 1

Solution 2

Step 1

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In the following exercise, we must complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box.

Step 2

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The words to use in the paragraph are the following:

Step 3

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**(1)**

The first sentence is:

– *Newsflash: a group of __________ caused damage to the Ecological Reserve.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Vándalos** *(vandals)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *Newsflash: a group of **vándalos** (vandals) caused damage to the Ecological Reserve.*

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**(2)**

The second sentence is:

– *Apparently the night guards _______________ (.)*

The word that makes the most sense is **Se Descuidaron** *(were neglected).*

The complete sentence will be:

– *(Apparently), the night guards **Se Descuidaron** *(were neglected.) (.)*

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**(3)**

The third sentence is:

– *(.) and they did not see them enter through one of the _____________.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Las salidas.** *(the exit)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *(.) and they did not see them enter through one of the **las salidas** exits.*

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**(4)**

The fourth sentence is:

– *Criminals made a hole in the ______________ (.)*

The word that makes the most sense is **La tubería** *(piping).*

The complete sentence will be:

– *The criminals made a hole in **la tubería** *(the pipe)*.*

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**(5)**

The fifth sentence is:

– *(.) water to fill the ___________ in the area where the toilets are.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Tanques** *(tanks)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *(.) water to fill the **tanques** *(tanks)* in the area where the toilets are.*

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**(6)**

The sixth sentence is:

– *But that was not all. In the morning, the park rangers encountered a sad scene. In addition to finding the park flooded and __________.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Acabarse** *(to run out)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *But that was not all. In the morning, the park rangers encountered a sad scene. In addition to finding the park flooded and **acabarse** (running out of) water (.)*

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**(7)**

The seventh sentence is:

– *In the ___________ ,*

The word that makes the most sense is **Cisterna** *(cistern)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *In the **cisterna** (cistern),*

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**(8)**

The eighth sentence is:

– *(.) they found the capybara Pedro very sick, the most beloved animal. They had given him _____________ food.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Envenenada** *(poisoned)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *(.) they found the capybara Pedro very sick, the most beloved animal. They had given him **envenenada** poisoned food.*

Step 1

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The exercise asks us to complete the paragraph with the sentences and words given in a chart.

Step 2

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We will use the table to answer and also translate the paragraph already answered.

* **
|VOCABULARY | |
|–|–|
|acabarse / *to run out; to come to an end* |resentido /* a resentful* |
|la cisterna / *cistern; underground tank* |la salida / *exit* |
|descuidar(se) / *to get distracted; to neglect* |sobre todo / *above all* |
|disculparse / *to apologize* |el tanque / *tank* |
|envenenado / *a poisoned* |la tuberia / *piping* |
|quedarse sin / *to run out of* |el/la vandalo / *a vandal* |
* **

Step 3

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We will separate the paragraph into two parts in order to have a better order, we will also translate when it is already answered:

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**Noticia de ultimo momento:** un grupo de (1) **vándalos** causó graves daños (harm) en la Reserva Ecológica. Aparentemente, los guardias nocturnos (2) **se descuidaron** y no los vieron entrar por una de las (3) **salidas**. Los delincuentes hicieron un agujero (hole) en la (4) **tubería** que lleva agua para llenar los (5) **tanques** en la zona donde se encuentran los baños. Pero eso no fue todo . Par la mañana, las guarda parques se encontraron con una triste escena.

* *Breaking news: a group of vandals caused serious damage to the Ecological Reserve. Apparently, the night guards were careless and did not see them enter through one of the exits. The criminals made a hole in the pipe that carries water to fill the tanks in the area where the bathrooms are located. But that was not all. In the morning, the park rangers found a sad scene.*

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Además de encontrar el parque inundado (flooded) y de (6) **acabarse** agua en la (7) **cisterna** , encontraron muy enfermo al carpincho (capybara) Pedro, el animalito mas querido de la reserva. Le habían dado comida (8) **envenenada** . Afortunadamente, los veterinarios aseguran que el carpincho se va a recuperar.

* *In addition to finding the park flooded and running out of water in the cistern, they found Pedro the capybara, the reserve’s most beloved animal, very sick. He had been given poisoned food. Fortunately, the veterinarians assure that the capybara will recover.*

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**HINT:** *You can analyze the text before responding to get a better idea of where the text is going and organize your ideas.*

Exercise 2

Solution 1

Solution 2

Step 1

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In this exercise we are only asked to answer the questions.

Step 2

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To answer, we must use our personal situation, we will use mine as an example:

Step 3

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1. ¿Qué tipos de contaminación hay en su comunidad? Mencionen dos o tres. / *What types of pollution are there in your community? Name two or three. *

* **Donde vivo hay mucha contaminación visual y del agua.** / *Where I live there is a lot of visual and water pollution.*

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2. ¿Creen qué algún día se puede acabar el agua? ¿Qué pasara si eso sucede? / *Do you think that someday the water may run out? What will happen if that happens? *

* **Si algún día se acaba el agua, seria el fin de todo el mundo.** / *If one day the water runs out, it will be the end of the world.*

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3. Observen el afiche del cortometraje. ¿Qué esta mirando el hombre? / *Look at the poster of the short film. What is the man looking at?*

* **El observa una tubería de agua.** / *He looks at a water pipe.*

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4. Observen los fotogramas. ¿Qué esta sucediendo en cada uno? / *Look at the frames, what is happening in each one?*

* **El primero es un hombre apuntando con un arma a otro y el segundo se muestra un carro.** / *The first is a man pointing a gun at another man and the second shows a car.*

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5. El corto se titula “El día menos pensado” (When you least expect it). ¿Qué catástrofes ecológicas pueden ocurrir el día menos pensado? / *The short film is entitled “When you least expect it”. What ecological catastrophes can occur on the day you least expect it?*

* **Podría pasar que todos los volcanes hicieran erupción al mismo tiempo.** / *It could happen that all volcanoes erupt at the same time.*

Step 1

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In the following exercise, we must answer the following questions about contamination.

Step 2

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**(1)**

The question is:

– *What types of pollution are there in your community? Name two or three.*

The answer will be the following:

– **Uno de los tipos de contaminación que hay y afecta a mi comunidad es la contaminación atmosférica. En mi comunidad no existe ninguna ley que prohíba tener música a alto volumen, por lo tanto también hay contaminación sónica.** *(One of the types of pollution that exist and affects my community is air pollution. Also, no law prohibits having music at a high volume. Therefore, there is also noise pollution.)*

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**(2)**

The question is:

– *Do you think that one day the water will run out? What will happen if that happens?*

The answer will be the following:

– **No creo que algún día se acabe el agua. Sin embargo, puede aumentar la escasez del agua potable, causando enfermedades y muertes especialmente en países de bajos recursos.** *(I do not believe that water will ever run out. However, it may increase the shortage of drinking water, causing illness and death, especially in low-income countries.)*

Step 4

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**(3)**

The question is:

– *Look at the poster for the short film. What is the man watching?*

The answer will be the following:

– **El hombre está mirando una especie de pozo o tubería de agua. Luce preocupado.** *(The man is looking at some kind of well or water pipe. He looks worried.)*

Step 5

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**(4)**

The question is:

– *Look at the frames. What is happening in each one?*

The answer will be the following:

– **En el primer fotograma se observa a un hombre apuntando con un rifle a otro hombre que está cerca de un pozo de agua. En el segundo fotograma se observa a una familia en un carro. Es probable que se estén yendo del pueblo debido a la escasez de agua.** *(The first frame shows a man pointing a rifle at another man who is near water well. In the second frame, there is a family in a car. They are likely leaving town due to the water shortage.)*

Step 6

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**(5)**

The question is:

– *The short is titled El día Menos Pensado (When you least expect it). On the least expected day, What ecological catastrophes can occur?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Algunas catástrofes poco esperadas pueden ser tsunamis, inundaciones, erupciones de volcanes, lluvia ácida o terremotos.** *(Some unexpected catastrophes can be tsunamis, floods, volcano eruptions, acid rain, or earthquakes.)*

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