Exploraciones Chapter 2 Activities

Exploraciones – Chapter II – Impersonal Expressions

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es buena/mala idea it’s a good/bad idea
es horrible it’s horrible
es imposible it’s impossible
es increíble it’s incredible
es justo it’s fair
es mejor it’s better
es necesario it’s necessary
es posible it’s possible
es probable it’s probable
es raro it’s rare
es recomendable it’s recommended
es ridículo it’s ridiculous
es terrible it’s terrible
es una lástima it’s a shame
es urgente it’s urgent
Ojalá (que) I hope that, let’s hope that

Exploraciones – Chapter II – Literary Terminology

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la caracterización characterization
caracterizar to characterize
el escenario setting
el monólogo monologue
el/la narrador/a narrator

Exploraciones – Chapter II – Traditions and Values

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los antepasados ancestors
las artesanías handicrafts
el asado barbecue
el Carnaval Carnival (a celebration similar to Mardi Gras)
la celebración celebration
la cocina cuisine
la costumbre habit, tradition, custom
la creencia belief
el desfile parade
el Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead
la fiesta holiday
el folclore folklore
el gaucho cowboy from Argentina and Uruguay
el hábito habit
la herencia cultural cultural heritage
la identidad identity
los lazos bonds
el legado legacy
el lenguaje language
el nacionalismo nationalism
la Noche de Brujas Halloween
la ofrenda offering (altar)
el parentesco relationship (family)
la práctica practice
el pueblo people
las relaciones relationships
el ser humano human being
el valor value
el vaquero cowboy
la vela candle

Exploraciones – Chapter II – Verbs

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aconsejar to advise
celebrar to celebrate
conmemorar to commemorate
dejar to allow
desear to desire
disfrazar to dress up for a masquerade, to disguise
esperar to hope, to wish
festejar to celebrate
heredar to inherit
insistir (en) to insist
mandar to order
necesitar to need
pedir to ask for, to request
permitir to allow
preferir to prefer
prohibir to prohibit, to forbid
recomendar to recommend
recordar to remember
respetar to respect
sacrificarse to sacrifice oneself
sugerir to suggest

Chapter II – Skit

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Defining Culture

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Hispanic Culture

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Positive Formal Commands

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Commands & Pronouns

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Subjunctive Impersonal Expressions

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Subjunctive with Verbs of Desire

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Subjunctive with Ojala

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