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Avancemos 2

1st Edition

Holt McDougal

ISBN: 9780554025322

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Page 407: Para y piensa

Exercise 1

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En Paraguay, cuando dos novios se casan, éstos escogen a un hombre y a una mujer como los padrinos para su boda.

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In this exercise, we need to answer the questions by using information provided in the text.

**The question reads**:

*Who are the best men at Paraguayan weddings?*

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Based on the information provided, in Paraguay, when two people get married, they choose a man and a woman as the godparents for their wedding.

Therefore, **the example of the answer is:**

*Cuando dos personas se casan, eligen a un hombre y a una mujer como padrinos de su boda.*

Exercise 2

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Porque comparten los momentos más importantes de la vida de los esposos.

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In this exercise, we need to answer the questions by using information provided in the text.

**The question reads**:

*Why are godparents important after the wedding?*

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Based on the information provided, the role of the godparents does not end with the marriage ceremony. They share the most critical moments of their lives.

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Therefore, **the example of the answer is:**

*El papel de los padrinos no termina con la ceremonia matrimonial. Ellos comparten los momentos más importantes de la vida de los esposos.*

Exercise 3

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Los padrinos pueden ser parientes o amigos de los padres. Muchas veces éstos son los padrinos de la boda, especialmente en el caso del primer hijo del matrimonio.

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In this exercise, we need to answer the questions by using the information provided in the text.

**The question reads**:

*Generally, who are the godparents at a baptism?*

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Based on the information provided, the godparents may be relatives or friends of the parents. Many times these are the godparents of the wedding, especially in the case of the first child of the marriage. It is at the time of the child’s baptism that the godparents and the parents become *’compadres’.*

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Therefore, **the example of the answer is:**

*Los padrinos pueden ser familiares o amigos de los padres. Muchas veces son los padrinos de la boda.*

Exercise 4

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Los compadres se hacen cargo de criarlo.

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In this exercise, we need to answer the questions by using the information provided in the text.

**The question reads**:

*If parents cannot care for their child, what role do compadres take?*

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Based on the information provided in the text, the godparents serve as second parents to the child. If parents are unable to continue caring for their child, the compadres take over the child’s upbringing.

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Therefore, **the example of the answer is:**

*Si los padres no pueden seguir cuidando de su hijo, los compadres se encargan de su crianza.*

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