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Paso 1 Vista preliminar What will you be able to do after you finish Paso 1? What do you need to know to get there? Learning outcome 1: You will be able to name holidays and national celebrations. Key words and concepts: Independence Day and Christmas; New Year’s and Mother’s Day; More holidays Whether they are religious, national, or secular, holiday celebrations are an essential part of the fabric of life. Many holidays, like Christmas and Easter, are celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world; other celebrations may reflect each country’s unique cultural and political history. Paso 1 Vista preliminar Learning outcome 2: You will be able to describe holiday customs and offer holiday greetings. Key words and concepts: Independence Day and Christmas; New Year’s and Mother’s Day; More customs; Greetings Holidays are generally observed with special traditions, such as festive meals, parades, decorations, and religious services. In the photo you see the typical sweet bread known as roscón de reyes, which is eaten on January 6, the Epiphany. This is a day when children traditionally receive gifts, which are attributed to the three Wise Men (los Reyes Magos), rather than Santa Claus. "Roscon de reyes", Spanish typical dessert of Epiphany asife/Shutterstock.com What is one of your favorite holidays? What traditions form part of your celebration? For each activity, select sí if it is one of your traditions; and no, if it is not.
1. comer platos especiales Correct answer.no 2. intercambiar (exchange) regalos Correct answer.sí no 3. decorar la casa Correct answer.sí no 4. asistir a servicios religiosos Correct answer.sí no 5. ver un desfile (parade)
Correct answer.sí no 6. reunirse (get together) con la familia y con los amigos Correct answer.no Paso 1 Vista preliminar Learning outcome 3: You will be able to describe customs and make generalizations without saying who is carrying out the action. Key words and concepts: Impersonal and passive se In many sentences, the subject is a specific person who performs an action. Alicia siempre decora un árbol para la Navidad. Alicia always decorates a tree for Christmas. In generalizations, the person performing the action is often non-specific or not mentioned and the word se is used.
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En España, se recibe el Año Nuevo con fuegos artificiales. In Spain, people / they bring in the New Year with fireworks. In each of the following sentences, indicate whether the person performing the action is specific or non- specific / not mentioned. Select the correct option. 1. Mis hermanos y yo intercambiamos regalos en la Navidad. My siblings and I exchange presents at Christmas. The person performing the action is specific. The person performing the action is not specific or not mentioned. 2. En Navidad, se intercambian regalos. Gifts are exchanged at Christmas. The person performing the action is specific. The person performing the action is not specific or not mentioned. Paso 1 Vista preliminar Learning outcome 4: You will be able to talk about holidays and other topics of personal interest in the present, the past, and the future. Key words and concepts: The present, the past, and the future
To express yourself fully, you must be able to create sentences that refer to the past, the present, and the future. To do that, you need to use a variety of verb tenses and verb forms: Present tense: Routine actions in the present Preterite: Actions that took place at a point in time in the past Conjugated ir + a + infinitivo: Actions that are going to take place in the future