The following exercise has three parts. In the first part, we must complete the introduction to the story with the words from the box.

In the second part, we must answer the questions. And in the third part, we must write a list of the previous knowledge of an eclipse.

**Part 1**

The words in the box are the following:

|Words | |
|–|–|
|aislado (isolated) | prever (to foresee)|
|digno (worthy) |la prisa (hurry) |
|disponerse a (to be about to) |sacrificar (to sacrifice |
|la esperanza (hope) |salvar (to save) |
|florecer (to flower) |valioso (valuable) |
|oscurecer (darkness) | |

**(1)**

The first sentence is:

– *The explorers set out for the lost city without _____________ any of the dangers of the jungle.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Prever** *(to foresee)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *The explorers set out for the lost city without **preveer** (foreseeing) any of the dangers of the jungle.*

**(2)**

The second sentence is:

– *The old map indicated that the city was hiding a ___________ treasure.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Valioso** *(valuable)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *The old map indicated that the city was hiding a **valioso** (valuable) treasure.*

**(3)**

The third sentence is:

– *When __________ to start the march,*

The word that makes the most sense is **Disponerse a** *(to be about to)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *When **se dispusieron** (they got ready) to start the march,*

**(4)**

The fourth sentence is:

– *(.) they realized it was going to ____________ before they arrived,*

The word that makes the most sense is **Oscurecer** *(darkness)*

The complete sentence will be:

– *(.) they realized it was going to **oscurecer** (get dark) before they arrived.*

**(5)**

The fifth sentence is:

– *(.) so they decided to move forward in __________.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Prisa** *(hurry)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *(.) so they decided to move forward in **prisa** (a hurry).*

**(6)**

The sixth sentence is:

– *They had the _________ to arrive before midnight.*

The word that makes the most sense is **esperanza** *(hope)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *They had the **esperanza** (hope) to arrive before midnight.*

**Part 2**

We have to answer the following questions:

– *Have you ever seen an eclipse? How was the experience? Are you afraid of a natural phenomenon? Which? Why?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Sí he visto un eclipse. La experiencia fue única porque yo nunca había visto a la luna anteponerse en el sol. Tuve que usar unas gafas especiales para poder verlo.** *(Yes, I have seen an eclipse. The experience was unique because I had never seen the Moon come before the sun. I had to wear special glasses to see it.)*

– **Uno de los fenómenos naturales al que le tengo miedo es a los tornados. Pueden destruir casas, carros y campos. Debemos mantenernos alejados cuando hay un tornado.** *(One of the natural phenomena that I am afraid of is tornadoes. They can destroy houses, cars, and fields. We must stay away from when there is a tornado.)*

**Part 3**

Some previous ideas that we can have of the eclipse before reading the text are the following.

– **El eclipse solar ocurre cuando la luna pasa por el frente del sol.** *(The solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun.)*

– **Los eclipses duran poco tiempo.** *(Eclipses are short-lived.)*

– **Los eclipses no ocurren muy seguidos.** *(Eclipses don’t happen very often.)*

– **En un eclipse solar debemos ver al sol con lentes especiales, de lo contrario podríamos quedar ciegos o afectar nuestra vista.** *(In a solar eclipse, we must see the sun with special lenses. Otherwise, we could go blind or affect our sight.)*