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LECTURA – ¡Vamos a leer!   Read this short article about Mexico. There are a lot of cognates (words that are the same or very similar in both languages. Also make sense with the idea being conveyed. Select whether each of the following STATEMENTS are cierto (true) or falso. If the information is not given, choose No se menciona. México es un país multiétnico de Norteamérica, con gran riqueza cultural y arqueológica. Su capital es el DF (Distrito Federal o Ciudad de México). México limita con los Estados Unidos al norte, y con Guatemala y Belice al sureste. El nombre oficial del país es los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. La Ciudad de México es el centro político, económico y cultural del país. Es una de las ciudades más grandes del mundo tanto en población como en superficie (area). La ciudad es la sede (headquarters) de algunos equipos de primera división de la liga mexicana de fútbol: Club América, Cruz Azul, Pumas de la UNAM y Potros del Atlante. Los centros de estudio más importantes de la ciudad son la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), el Instituto Politécnico Nacional, la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana y el Colegio de México.El español es la lengua oficial del país y es la lengua que se usa en documentos oficiales. Hay más de 60 lenguas indígenas (indigenous), y más del 8% de la población del país las habla.   México está en Norteamérica. [a] La UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) es muy popular. [b]. La Ciudad de México es relativamente pequeña. [c]. El español no es la lengua oficial de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. [d]

Vocabulario en acción   Vocabulario: El tiempo libre For each word indicate the corresponding image.     a.  b. c. d.  e.   [a] bailar [b] nadar [c] patinar [d] sacar fotos [e] tomar el sol

What Wagner opera has about 15-hour run time, often viewed in 4 consecutive nights?

Wagner came with this term that means: total work of art. What is the term?

This famous excerpt is from what Tchaikovsky ballet?

He is known as the “king of the Ragtime,” he has written many piano pieces that he himself played at bars and tried to elevate ragtime to a serious art. What was his name?

In Romantic era Italian opera, this new singing style of sweeping beautiful melodies is called what?

He is known as the “king of the marches,” he was the President’s Own Marine Band bandmaster, and eventually formed his own successful touring group. What was his name?

This composer who was known for his Lieder and Symphonies was also first to establish a music journal, Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik (New Journal for Music) that is still in print today. What was his name?

This composer was innovative on his new way of presenting operas, his new use of chromaticism, getting rid of the “number” opera, writing his own libretto and designing the scenery and costumes himself. The opera that he is most known for is the epic The Ring Cycle. What was his name?