True or false (cierto o falso): The word boricua is an alternate term for Puerto Ricans due to the island of Puerto Rico having the name of Boriquén before the Spanish arrival.

Given the bank of expressions and the prescribed situation for each problem, create a sentence for each using the expressions provided.  Example situation: Ashley tiene cuatro horas de descanso y ahora va al aeropuerto. Example answer: Ashley tiene mucho sueño.   Expression Bank: tener calor, tener hambre, tener miedo, tener frío, tener prisa, tener sed Situation: Samuel y Pablo viven en Antártida como científico ambiental, la temperatura hace -20 grados Celsius.  Prompted expression: tener frío

Listen to the following advertisement. Answer the following questions. Listen to the audio clip a maximum of 2 times. Where are the singers presenting at the festival from?

True or false (cierto o falso): José Martí is a famosísimo Cuban poet of the late 1800s who wrote poetry that inspired his countrymen to fight for independence from Spain. His poesy is now renowned in the Spanish-speaking world.

Listen to the following advertisement. Answer the following questions. Listen to the audio clip a maximum of 2 times. What notable landmark is mentioned as being close to the festival?

For each sentence, provide what activity the individual mentioned they may do at their destination using ir + a + (verb). Answers may vary.  Example: Juan va a la cafeteria —> Él va a comer. Tú vas al auditorio.  

Juan is really happy with life right now. Things are going great in his social life and he is telling his friend Paco all about it. Fill in the blanks in the conversation between Juan and his friend Paco with the correct forms of the -ar, -er, or ir verbs in parentheses. Do not include spaces or capital letters in your response.  Paco: Hola Juan, ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo te va todo? Juan: Hola Paco, ¡todo (ir) EXCELENTE! Paco: A, ¿sí? ¿Por qué? Juan: Bueno, ahora María y yo (ser) novios.  Paco: ¿María? ¿Quién es ella? Juan: Es la chica que (tener) pelo rubio y (cantar) en el coro y también (escribir) para el periódico de la escuela. ¡(ser) muy guapa!

For each sentence, provide the correct conjugation of the verb ser or estar as the situation demands. Do not include any spaces or punctuation. Use lowercase letters. Yo de los Estados Unidos. Ellos muy felices. Tú maravilloso, ¡y no lo olvides (and don’t you forget it)! El apartamento a la derecha. Mis amigos en mi apartamento.

The huge end-of-year party for your housing complex has just started, and you are trying to convince your roommate to come with you. The party boasts of 3 different activities, snacks/refreshments, as well as a performing group comprised of you and your friends. Write a paragraph of at least 5-6 sentences describing at least 3 activities, what comida there may be, as well as any details about your performing group that you may like. (6 points) Rubric: You will be able to get up to 6 points for this answer: 3 points for activities (1 for each activity) 2 points for refreshments mentioned and details about the band 1 point for overall coherency

You are applying for your dream job and have been asked to send a letter expressing the qualities that qualify you for the position. (Both character traits and physical traits are acceptable.) Write a paragraph of at least 5-6 sentences describing at least 5 qualities, using ser and tener. (6 points)  You will be graded using the following rubric: Rubric Point Value Requirement 2.5 points (0.5 points each) five qualities 2.5 points correct use of tener and ser 1 point overall coherency