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1.7: Lectura- Nota de Pedro

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    ¿Qué vas a aprender?

    This reading comprehension assignment is going to help you practice the vocabularies and grammar lessons learned in this chapter. This is an exercise with immediate auto-grading. The purpose is for you to become familiar with this particular material. Once you have obtained the desired score, follow on the instructions on how to capture your answer and submit your completion of the activities in a pdf file or as an image file (details below). The instructor will grade this assignment manually. 

    ¿Qué vas a hacer?

    • Read the paragraph written by Pedro (above) before attempting this assignment.
    • Fill the blank spaces with the appropriate answer.
    • Do one section at the time and check your answer by clicking "check".
    • If you get any answers wrong, place your cursor there and provide the correct answer.
    • Click on check one more time.
    • Each section has an assigned number of points. The purpose is to obtain a perfect score.
    • Once you are done with all the section, follow the instructions (provided below) to save it as pdf file or as image file (take screenshots) to submit this assignment. 

    **Follow these instructions on how to print this page as PDF file

    To print webpage, using Safari on Mac:

    1. Click on the "Reader button" in the URL bar at the top of Safari window. Note: It looks like four horizontal lines, and it is positioned just to the left of the URL bar.
    2. Click on the Safari "File" Menu, then click the "Export as PDF" option.
    3. Then rename the file in "Export As" (use the title of the assignment plus your first and last name, example: "Title of this assignment"_your first&last name), and click "Save"to save webpage as PDF on mac.

     

    To print webpage, using Chrome on PC:

    1. Select the Chrome Menu button ("vertical three dots"), located in the upper-right corner of the browser window, and represented by three vertically-aligned dots.
    2. When the drop-down menu appears, select "Print".
    3. In the Chrome Print dialogue box, go to the Destination section, and select "Save as PDF" (instead of the printers available)
    4. Select "Save" and choose the location on your computer/laptop where you would like to save the PDF file. For the file name, use the title of the assignment plus your first and last name (example: Title of this assignment"_your first&last name).

     

    Take screenshots of this page after completion:

    If the above methods do not work for you, you can take screenshots (as many as needed) for this assignment and submit them as jpg, or png (saved by number in the chronological sequence of the activities).

    Nota de Pedro

    Read a note Pedro left you to introduce himself. Pay attention to the use of vocabulary phrases used to greet you, to talk about nationalities and about college.

    Lectura

    Buenos días, ¿cómo estás? Yo estoy muy bien. Me llamo Pedro y soy de California. Mi nacionalidad es estadounidense. Soy estudiante del colegio comunitario. Mi clase favorita es matemáticas. La profesora de matemáticas es una mujer joven. Se llama Lorena. La profesora es de El Salvador. Ella es salvadoreña.

    Y tú, ¿cómo te llamas? ¿De dónde eres?

    Now that you have read Pedro's note, complete the activities below.

    Actividades

    As you complete the activities below, copy and paste the following special characters as needed: á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿, ¡

    Mark the following sentences as "Cierto" (True) or "Falso" (False).

    Query

    Escritura

    On a separate paper or document, reply to Pedro's note by greeting him, providing information about yourself (name, place of origin, nationality, your favorite class). Make sure to answer the two questions at the end of his note. Write at least 30 words in Spanish using a variety of vocabulary words and phrases. Once you finish, submit it to your instructor.