Completa el texto con los verbos de la caja en el pretérito. (Complete the text.)
cruzar
almorzar
comenzer
llegar
buscar
construir
El año pasado, regresé a México. Yo 1.
el viaje
con una visita a unos lugares antiguos. 2.
templos y pirámides. No pude verlos todos porque no tuve tiempo.
Después, 3.
a la ciudad moderna en autobús. Yo 4.
una gran avenida para llegar hasta un barrio
histórico. Allí, yo 5.
con mi amigo Martin en
un restaurante que estaba en un edificio antiguo. Los españoles lo 6.
en el siglo XVIII.

You’ll need to set habits that will tie you to spanish and its cultures even beyond the classroom. students who become lifelong learners of spanish have some basic characteristics and habits that you should develop if you want to get the most from your experience learning spanish. lifelong learners: have friends with whom they regularly converse in the target language. (this could be friends in school, neighbors or friends in the community.) regularly get information from target language sources (newspapers, magazines, internet spanish related news group (with parent’s approval), tv programs, radio, etc. that are produced by and for native speakers.) participate in activities of the target culture (celebrating holidays, seeing movies or plays of/in the target culture, preparing or eating dishes from the target culture, reading books or magazines from the target culture, etc.) someone who has developed these habits is on the way to becoming a lifelong learner. these types of habits reinforce a strong connection to the language and culture and develop a love and better understanding of that culture. think for a minute about the resources available. do you have friends who are native spanish speakers? do you ever watch spanish channels on television? you can probably think of several online sources. maybe you have some stores or restaurants in your community that are owned or frequented by spanish speakers. also think about when you could participate in spanish-related activities on a regular basis—remember that it’s setting the habits that will make the most difference. using the table below as a guideline, write out a plan for starting new habits. for the language or culture resources column, try to identify three different resources: 1. a friend or contact 2. an information source, and 3. a cultural activity. in the what i will do column, describe as specifically as you can what you will do. and in the when i will do it column, write when you plan on doing these activities. see the sample below to see how you might fill out your own table. you will have opportunities to follow up and report on your regular practice of engaging spanish resources close to home. you will be asked in a follow up assignment to report on what you have done. language or culture resources: what i will do: when i will do it: 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 *example: language or culture resources: what i will do: when i will do it: 1. spanish exchange student 1. i will practice spanish…. 1. m-f between 9 and 10 am. 2. spanish newspaper: 2. i will read an article a week 2. every tuesday at 3: 00pm 3. spanish films 3. i will see a spanish film every month 3. the first friday of every month. if you are still unsure where to begin, ask your teacher for additional ideas that can get you started. regardless of how you go about making your spanish cultural connection, be sure to make a plan and to think about a longer-term strategy for getting the most from your time with your chosen resources.

Ntexto cultural del siglo xvi al siglo xvii, españa pasó de ser una enorme potencia política a ser un imperio en camino de extinción. donde antes había victorias militares, riqueza (wealth) y expansión, ahora había crisis política y económica, y decadencia. sin embargo, estos problemas contrastaban con la extraordinaria producción artística y literaria del siglo de oro. a pesar de su éxito, se consideraba a los pintores más artesanos que artistas y, por lo tanto, no eran de alta posición social. muchos artistas trabajaban por encargo; la realeza y la nobleza eran sus mecenas (patrons). con sus obras, contribuían a la educación cultural, y a menudo religiosa, de la sociedad. 1. españa fue considerado un gran imperio durante mucho tiempo. cierto falso 2. españa fue poco a poco decayendo (decaying) cultural y artísticamente. cierto falso 3. durante el siglo de oro, españa consiguió más riquezas que nunca. cierto falso 4. los artistas eran considerados inferiores socialmente. cierto falso 5. era común que la realeza y la nobleza contrataran a los pintores. cierto falso 6. las obras de los artístas de este periodo permitían avanzar a la cultura.

Read and choose the option with the correct word or words to complete the sentence. es una celebración de dos personas < <   people> > que quieren < <   who want  > > una familia.  la boda  la quinceañera  el año nuevo  el fin de año