Descubre 3
Descubre 3
2nd Edition
Vista Higher Learning Staff
ISBN: 9781618572004
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Page 380: Antes de ver el corto

Exercise 1
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*We are only asked to complete the sentences with the words we were given.*
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*We will make a table with the vocabulary and translate it and the final result of the exercise:*

|VOCABULARY | |
|–|–|
|acompañar / *to come with* |el compromiso / *awkward situation* |
|la barbaridad / *outrageous thing* |contundente / *filling; heavy* |
|el cochinillo / *suckling pig* | el jabali / *wild boar* |
|el/la comensal / *dinner gues* |la ofensa / *offense* |

Step 3
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*Let’s start to respond.*

1. Cuando un plato es muy caro, podemos decir que Cuesta una **barbaridad.**

* *When a dish is very expensive, we can say that it costs a lot.*

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**HINT:** *Some of the answers are interpretations that have nothing to do with the subject, be attentive to the examples.*
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2. Si un plato te llena inmediatamente, significa que es un plato **contundente.**

* *If a dish fills you up immediately, it means it is a hearty dish.*

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3. Alguien que esta invitado a comer es un **comensal.**

* *Someone who is invited to eat is a diner.*

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4. Un **jabalí** es una especie de cerdo salvaje.

* *A wild boar is a species of wild pig.*

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5. En algunas culturas, rechazar la comida es una **ofensa.**

* *In some cultures, refusing food is an offense.*

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6. Meter a alguien en un **compromiso** significa ponerlo en una situación incómoda.

* *Putting someone in a commitment means putting them in an uncomfortable situation.*

Exercise 2
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*Now we have a simple exercise to answer the following questions.*
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*We will respond with my personal experience as an example, you can use yours. After replying we will translate what we consider pertinent.*
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Moving on:

1. ¿Te gusta cocinar? ¿Crees que cocinar es un arte? / *Do you like cooking? Do you think cooking is an art?*

* **Me gusta cocinar, y creo que es todo un arte, pero depende de su propósito.** / *I like cooking, and I think it’s quite an art, but it depends on its purpose.*

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2. ¿Qué profesiones consideras que son arte? ¿Por qué? / *What professions do you consider to be an art? Why?*

* **Casi cualquier profesión puede llegar a ser arte si se tiene un verdadero compromiso con el.** / *Almost any profession can become art if you have a true commitment to it.*

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3. ¿Conoces a alguien que sea o que se considere artista? ¿Cómo es? / *Do you know anyone who is or considers himself/herself an artist? How is he/she like?*

* **Sí, mi tío, y es alguien muy amable y sereno.** / *Yes, my uncle, and he is a very kind and serene person.*

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**HINT:** *These question exercises require you to put into practice everything you have learned, feel free to answer as you see fit.*
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4. Según tu opinión, ¿Tienen los artistas una personalidad diferente a las personas que no son artistas? Explica tu respuesta. / *In your opinion, do artists have a different personality than people who are not artists? Explain your answer.*

* **Algunos sí la tienen, pero depende de la cantidad de fama y la educación que recibieron en casa.** / *Some do, but it depends on the amount of fame and education they received at home.*

Exercise 3
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*We are asked to imagine what might happen after seeing the two frames.*
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*We have to share our ideas in class, as an example we will just write down what could happen.*
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*We will respond and translate:*

* Después de ver ambos fotogramas, podemos imaginar que la historia continua cuando todos observan al critico de comida para ver su reacción y su critica a la misma, el chef esta nervioso por el resultado.

* *After watching both stills, we can imagine that the story continues as everyone watches the food critic to see his reaction and his critique of the food, the chef is nervous about the outcome.*

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**HINT:** *We did the elaboration of a paragraph with all our tools at hand, you must consider that there is no fixed path for this type of exercise.*
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