Experiencias Beginning Spanish - PROGRAM SAMPLER

Exploraciones | ciento trece 113 4.25 El arte de Jorge Arche. Recycle The Cuban artist, Jorge Arche, has painted an interesting scene depicting a favorite activity of many Cubans. Use your favorite web browser to locate his painting entitled Jugadores de Dominó . Then complete the following Pasos . Paso 1: Complete the following sentences based on the painting created by Jorge Arche. 1. Hay . 2. Los tres hombres son . 3. Tienen más o menos años. 4. Los tres hombres están . 5. El pasatiempo de los tres hombres es . 6. Los tres hombres no . 7. Después de jugar . 8. Más tarde . Paso 2: Discuss the painting and your responses with a partner. ¿Qué ves en la obra? ¿Qué opinas de la pintura? Paso 3: Now write a descriptive paragraph about the painting, using your answers as a guide. 4.26 Situaciones. Select part A or B toparticipate in the conversationwith your partner. A - You have the task of writing a short article of general interest for the university newspaper, featuring a new graduate student from Cuba. You need to find out the following information: name, origin, nationality, age, schedule, activities, and plans for the semester. B - You are a graduate student from Cuba who has just arrived to study at the university for the semester. A student has asked to interview you for the university newspaper. Answer the interview questions to help the student with the article. Feel free to ask the student questions about U.S. culture or his/her activities. Making affirmative and negative statements There are a few words you can use in Spanish to make sentences affirmative or negative. Look at the following drawings and their captions, paying close attention to the words in bold and the position of these words. Carlos y Gabriela Exploremos la gramática 3 Carlos siempre estudia en la biblioteca. Gabriela nunca estudia en la biblioteca. Ella siempre estudia en casa. Animated Grammar Tutorial