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C. Cultura: Una descripción y una comparación. Based on the Panoramas, Mi experiencia and Club cultura sections of ¡Arriba!, select two of the countries studied in Chapters 9 and 10 (i.e., Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay or Venezuela). Then, provide two characteristics unique to each country (for a total of four). Lastly, compare and contrast either País 1 or País 2 with your own culture/community. More specifically, you should include one similarity and one difference. Type your answer in a brief response with a minimum of six complete sentences in Spanish and give specific examples. Do not repeat information from previous exercises. (1 pt. for each characteristic, 1 pt. for similarity, 1 pt. for difference; 6 pts. total)   a.) First, discuss two meaningful characteristics unique to the first country. b.) Second, discuss two meaningful characteristics unique to the second country. c.) Lastly, compare and contrast one of the two selected countries with your own culture/community. Include one similarity and one difference.   Note: In order to receive credit for this section, you must provide specific and detailed information that clearly supports your response. Vague or general answers will not receive credit. An example of a vague or general response would be, “En México hay muchas playas bonitas.” Lastly, it is strongly recommended to avoid phrases such as “everyone,” “no one,” “all Mexicans/Americans/Venezuelans,” etc. that could lead to the oversimplification of complex cultural phenomena and promote superficial stereotypes of cultural practices, products or perspectives.

NOTE ON SPELLING & ACCENTS Spelling corrections apply to all applicable vocabulary activities. Each spelling error will result in minus ½ pt. per error.  An accent error will result in minus ¼ pt. per error.

Definir palabras nuevas. Based on the context provided in the passage, infer the meaning of the four bolded and underlined words in the reading. Select the best response from the dropdown menu. (1 pt. each word; 4 pts. total) Bondades [1] Cotidianas [2] Sociabilidad interpersonal [3] Rumbo [4]

a.) First, discuss two meaningful characteristics unique to the first country. Do not repeat information from previous exercises. Use the following template when you type your response.   a.) País 1 (select one):  Bolivia / Colombia / Paraguay / VenezuelaCaracterística A (1 pt.):  Característica B (1 pt.): 

c.) Lastly, compare and contrast one of the two selected countries with your own culture/community. Include one similarity and one difference. (Minimum of six complete sentences in Spanish and give specific examples. Do not repeat information from previous exercises.) Use the following template when you type your response.   c.) Una semejanza y una diferencia entre (select one) Bolivia / Colombia / Paraguay / Venezuela y tu cultura/comunidadSemejanza (1 pt.):  Diferencia (1 pt.): 

Enfoque cultural: Los países sudamericanos. Based on the cultural information studi experiencia and Club cultura sections of Chapters 9 and 10 of ¡Arriba!, select the most appropriate answer from the dropdown menu to complete each sentence. If none of the answers are correct, select ninguna de las anteriores (none of the above). (1 pt. each; 6 pts. total)   1. El Museo del Oro se encuentra en la ciudad de [1], Colombia.   2. El Salto Ángel está en el Parque Nacional [2], en el que se inspira la película UP 3. En Paraguay [3] son los dos idiomas oficiales que se enseñan en las escuelas. 4. Esta bebida, [4] se toma mucho en zonas andinas y sirve para aliviar el mal de altura. 5. En Bolivia se encuentra [5], el desierto más grande y alto del mundo y también es la reserva de litio más grande del mundo.  6. En Colombia se encuentra, [6], una ciudad colonial en la costa del mar Caribe, fundada en 1533, que hoy es sitio del Patrimonio Mundial de UNESCO.   

B. Infinitivo, indicativo y subjuntivo: Un viaje a Colombia. A friend of yours is giving advice about an upcoming trip to Colombia, but isn’t sure if whether to use the infinitive, indicative, or subjunctive. First, read the advice. Then, based on the context, select the correct form of the verb from the dropdown menu that best completes the sentence. (1 pt. each; 5 pts. total) MODELO: Pagas más, pero es más lógico que [reservar / reservas / reserves] un vuelo directo. 1. Es necesario que (tú) [1]  un plan de llamadas internacionales. 2. Creo que es importante [2] un seguro médico, nunca sabes que puede ocurrir. 3. Es preciso que tú [3] tu pasaporte uno o dos meses antes de viajar. 4. Es cierto que los viajeros [4] enfermarse al beber agua no embotellada, pero eso ocurre siempre que viajas. 5. Es posible que tú [5] un poco nervioso antes de viajar, pero si lo planeas bien, no vas tener ningún problema.

The question can be found: /content/enforced/1487536-301-2244-1ECE538001201/Exam-1-2024.pdf After the exam, please upload your answer to this portal. For any reason, if you are unable to upload on honorlock, please upload to d2l->assignment.

Match the approach/disorder with the description/theory:

Martin is a five-year-old child who is bilingual (Spanish-English) referred for an evaluation based on concerns with his speech. Candy Clinician administers standardized assessments of articulation and phonology in both languages. To save time, Candy uses Martin’s responses with the assessments to obtain a phonetic inventory and calculate percent consonants correct (PCC). What is wrong with Candy’s time-saving plan?