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ESCRIBIR. Please read the situation and follow the instructi…

ESCRIBIR. Please read the situation and follow the instructions below carefully to write a composition of a minimum of 120 words. Situation: A student from Perú, Adriana, will be coming to live in your area for the fall semester to study at UMSL. You will be hosting her in your home. She wants information about you and your house/apartment. Write a letter to Adriana that includes the following information:Introduction: Introduce yourself. Mention who you are, where you are from, how old you are, what you do, what you are like, what you like to do, etc.  Paragraph 1: Tell Adriana a bit about the area where you live. Describe the weather, what places she can visit, what fun activities can be done in this city, etc. Paragraph 2: Describe the home where you live now: Where is it? Is it close or far away from the university? What is your neighborhood like? What activities can you do there? Who do you live with? What is your home like? What is the room where Adriana will be staying like? What kinds of chores will she need to do? Etc. Conclusion: Give Adriana three suggestions (in the form of commands) to help her prepare for her trip and stay in your area. For example, what clothing items should she pack? Use command forms. Finally, write two sentences or questions to wrap up the letter. Special characters and accent marks:  á   é   í    ó    ú     ñ   ¡    ¿  The use of any translation program to complete this exam is not allowed and will be considered cheating. Evidence of the use of a translator is the presence of phrases or sentences that are more advanced than what you can produce at this level. Grading Rubric:                     5 4.5 4 3.5          3 – 2 – 1 0 Content & Organization Detailed content relevant to the assignment with ample explanation provided. Introduction and conclusion are present, and support sentences are well connected and logically ordered.   Content missing a few details. Somewhat organized. Content missing important details. Missing introduction or conclusion, support sentences not connected and/or logically ordered.                    5 4.5 4 3.5          3 – 2 – 1 0 Grammar Language structure is almost always correct: verb forms / choice of tense; noun/adjective agreement & subject/verb agreement.   Language structure is evident but showed some errors in verb forms / choice of tense / noun/adjective agreement & subject/verb agreement.   Structure is generally not present: errors in verb forms / choice of tense/ noun/adjective agreement & subject/verb agreement.                       5 4.5 4 3.5          3 – 2 – 1 0 Vocabulary Many relevant vocabulary words included with the majority spelled correctly and used appropriately.   Some relevant vocabulary included, few errors in spelling or use. Few/no relevant vocabulary, frequent errors in spelling or use. Special characters and accent marks:  á   é   í    ó    ú     ñ   ¡    ¿