**You have to answer the following questions according to the article.**

1. What will the members of the Sierra de Arteaga Fruit Growers Union be?
**They are small orchard owners; they are fruit growers.**
*(Son pequeños propietarios de huertas, son fruticultores.)*

2. Who is Mr. Aguilar Valdés?
**Mr. Aguilar Valdés is the president of the Sierra de Arteaga Fruit Growers Union.**
*(El sr. Aguilar Valdés es el presidente de la Unión de Fruticultores de la Sierra de Arteaga.)*

3. How much fruit are they going to produce this year?
**They are going to produce two million boxes of apples.**
*(Van a producir dos millones de cajas de manzanas.)*

4. How much did they produce last year?
**They produced 1.3 million boxes of apples.**
*(Produjeron 1.3 millones de cajas de manzanas.)*

5. What fruit is the article about?
**It’s about the apple.**
*(Se trata de la manzana.)*

**You have to explain the following questions in English.**

**1. You have not learned the word ‘’sequía’’. What did you determine it means?**

*Drought means that in a place it does not rain, especially in the countryside. Therefore, no crops of fruits and vegetables can be produced.*

**2. What information helped you guess the meaning?**

*The news helped me with the meaning of drought due to the economic losses that they generate.*