La tecnología en tu vida Write a paragraph describing how today’s technology helps you communicate with your friends and family. Use at least four of the words. Give specific examples that show how you use technology today compared to what you used to do to communicate.• Explain how technology helps you get in touch with people.• Explain how technology affects the way you relate to others around you. (10 pts. for vocabulary + 10 pts. for grammar + 5 pts. for style and creativity = 25 pts.) ayudarsecomunicarse hablarsellamarse parapor

A estudiar Fill in blanks with the preterite or imperfect form of the verbs. (10 x 2 pts. each = 20 pts.) Ayer por la tarde, Andrés (1) _________ (estar) escribiendo un proyecto para la clase de español cuando de repente (2) _________ (sonar/to ring) el teléfono. (3) _________(ser) Luisa, su novia. Él le (4)__________ (preguntar) si ella (5) ________ (querer) ayudarlo con el proyecto, como siempre. Ella le (6) ________ (decir) dos veces que no (7) _______ (poder) salir porque (8) __________ (tener) que descansar.  Le (9) __________ (doler) mucho la cabeza. Entonces, ayer Andrés (10) ___________ (decidir) ir a terminar su proyecto a casa de Luisa.

En el parque Describe what people were doing in the picture. Write at least five sentences using the Imperfect Tense. á é í ó ú ñ(6 pts. for vocabulary + 6 pts. for grammar = 12 pts.)   

Viejos amigos Fill in the blanks with adverbs based on the adjectives. (5 x 2 pts. each = 10 pts.) ANDRÉS         ¿Cómo está tu familia? SIMÓN            Está (1) _____________ (maravilloso) bien. ANDRÉS         Y tú, ¿cómo estás después de la operación? ¿Estás mejor? SIMÓN            Estoy mejorando (improving) (2) ______________ (gradual). Gracias. ANDRÉS         Yo también tengo que ir (3) _______________ (inmediato) a ver al doctor.  (4) ____________ (último) no me siento bien.                           Me duele (5) _____________ (constante) la cabeza.

De niño/a Write about the things you used to do during the summer when you were a child. Be sure to write about an injury you received one summer. If you cannot think of one, feel free to invent. Use the imperfect and the preterite tenses and at least three adverbs. What were your summers like? What happened one particular summer? How did you feel? Did you go to the doctor? (7 pts. for vocabulary + 7 pts. for grammar + 3 pts. for style = 17 pts.)

¡Qué dolor! Look at these pictures and describe what is wrong with each person. Suggest what he/she could do to get better. (5 x 3 pts. each = 15 pts.)  romperse la piernatener dolor de cabezatener fiebretener resfriadotorcerse el tobillo

If Frie Cheverolet dealership sells Jan Clark a new automobile for $30,000, the economic way of thinking indicates that

If a government is going to promote economic progress, which of the following is most important?

Private entrepreneurs are likely to make better investment decisions than central planners because

Young people who want to earn moderate-to-high incomes should