Descubre 3
Descubre 3
2nd Edition
Vista Higher Learning Staff
ISBN: 9781618572004
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Page 368: Comprension

Exercise 1
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We have to order the facts according to how they occurred
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In order to solve this exercise we must first read the fotonovela to know on what basis we are going to answer.
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To solve in a simple way, we can make a table with all the relevant information:

|Order |Sentence |
|–|–|
|**2** |a. Diana dice que los cuadros son horribles. / *Diana says that the paintings are horrible.* |
|**6** |b. Aguayo opina sobre las pinturas de Johnny. / *Aguayo says that Johnny’s paintings are horrible.* |
| **1** | c. Johnny les enseña a sus compañeros cómo criticar una obra de arte. / *Johnny teaches his classmates how to criticize a work of art.* |
|**5** |d. Mariela y Eric hablan de su apuesta (bet). / *Mariela and Eric discuss their bet.* |
|**3** |e. Fabiola quiere comprar una de las pinturas de Johnny. / *Fabiola wants to buy one of Johnny’s paintings.* |
|**4** |f. Johnny sueña con ser un gran vendedor de arte. / *Johnny dreams of being a great art dealer.* |

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**HINT:** *It is essential that you read the fotonovela to be able to respond.*
Exercise 2
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Confirm whether the following statements are true or false.
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To answer you must read the previous fotonovela, we will make a table with all the answers and we will also translate the statements:

| True| False | Sentence|
|–|–|–|
| -|**FALSE** |1. Los empleados de Facetas fueron a una galerĂ­a de arte. / *The Facetas employees went to an art gallery.* |
|**TRUE** | – | 2. Fabiola comprĂł un cuadro que a Mariela le parecĂ­a horrible. / *Fabiola bought a painting that Mariela thought was horrible.* |
| -|**FALSE** |3. El pintor agregĂł amarillo a su cuadro para que Fabiola lo comprara. / *The painter added yellow to his painting so that Fabiola would buy it.* |
|- |**FALSE** |4. Johnny vendiĂł la Mona Lisa en una subasta. / *Johnny sold the Mona Lisa at auction.* |
|- |**FALSE** | 5. Mariela y Eric salieron a cenar. / *Mariela and Eric went out to dinner.* |
|**TRUE** |- |6. Aguayo dijo que dos de las piezas eran primitivas. / *Aguayo said that two of the pieces were primitive.* |

Exercise 3
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Here we must decide who **may or may not have made these statements.** As in previous exercises, we can simplify everything by using a chart.
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The characters that the exercise gives us to answer are the following: *Eric, Johnny, Fabiola and Mariela.* With them we can say who said what, we will also translate the sentences:
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|Character |Sentence |
|–|–|
|**Johnny**|1. No pueden criticar el arte diciendo que es feo. / *You cannot criticize art by saying it is ugly.* |
| **Fabiola**|2. A esta pintura le falta color amarillo. / *This painting lacks yellow color.*|
|**Mariela**|3. TodavĂ­a no puedo creer que Fabiola haya comprado la pintura. / *I still can’t believe that Fabiola bought the painting.* |
|**Eric** |4. ÂżPor quĂ© no me invitas a cenar, Mariela? / *Why don’t you invite me to dinner, Mariela?* |
|**Mariela** |5. PodrĂ­as llegar a ser un gran vendedor de arte. / *You could become a great art dealer.* |
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**REMEMBER:** *It never hurts to say that in order to answer correctly you must read and understand the previous fotonovela.*
Exercise 4
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*We are asked to improvise, but we will only create a situation as an example.*
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*The exercise is in pairs, we will do it individually with the appropriate translations.*
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*Let´s Start:*

1. Mariela y Eric hacen la apuesta. ¿Qué dicen? / *Mariela and Eric make the bet. What do they say?*

* **Eric sabe que va a ganar y se lo dice a Mariela, esta le replica que no se confié tanto.** / *Eric knows he is going to win and tells Mariela so, who tells him not to be so sure.*

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2. Johnny le pide al pintor que cambie los colores del cuadro. ÂżCĂłmo reacciona el pintor? / *ohnny asks the painter to change the colors of the painting. How does the painter react?*

* **Jhonny va a hablar con el pintor y le pide el cambio de color, este se ofende con Jhonny y dice que no cambiara el color por nada del mundo.** / *Jhonny goes to talk to the painter and asks him to change the color, the painter is offended by Jhonny and says that he will not change the color for anything in the world.*

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3. Fabiola le muestra el cuadro a su novio. ¿Qué opina el? / *Fabiola shows the painting to her boyfriend. What does he think?*

* **El empieza a decir que no entiende el arte y ella trata de explicárselo.** / *He starts saying he doesn’t understand art and she tries to explain it to him.*

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