Numbers 30 - 100 Part 2 Grammar Hunches: Making Questions in Spanish (Practice)
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Now that you have worked through a lot of matemal that includes these basic pattems, and you have compared
grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a
sentence grammatically correct or not. For example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in
number and they usually come before the noun." In other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes
sense out of the pattem(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. Review it you need to, and you might
belly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. Keep in mind
that what youle after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. Now check your hunch with the explanation of
this principle in the following pattern
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You have learned a lot about Nicaragua. Your friend Jordan, however, knows nothing about it. In a few months, his family is going on a tour of Spanish speaking-countries, including Spain and several Central and South American countries. He has asked you to help him learn more about those places before his trip. His next trip is to Nicaragua.

Write Jordan a three-paragraph letter in English, and compare Nicaraguan culture and American culture, especially in terms of foods, sports, transportation, population, and demographics. How is your culture similar to Nicaraguan culture? How is it different? Use a lot of details from what you've learned to help Jordan prepare for the trip, and have fun!

Before you write, take notes on these questions to help you think of what to tell Jordan.

1) What are the five most interesting things you have learned about Nicaragua?

2) What are three aspects of Nicaraguan culture that are similar to the United States?

3) What are three aspects of Nicaraguan culture that are different from the United States?

Now, here is a guide for your letter. You don't have to follow this pattern exactly, but feel free to use it if it's helpful.

Hey Jordan,

It's cool that you get to visit Nicaragua. Here are some interesting things about it. (Now describe some of these things.)

Some things in Nicaragua are very different from the United States. For example, (describe a few differences)

when the outside temperature is too cold, an endothermic animal can generate heat by shivering. endothermic animals must eat much more often than ectothermic animals since it takes energy to maintain a constant body temperature.