1. Nombre: Mario Lopez
Hecho: El anfitrion de la programma America’s Best Dancer Crew
2. Nombre: Jenifer Lopez
Hecho: el anfitrion de la programma American Idol
3. Nombre: Albert Pujols
Hecho: El jugador de beisbol en el equipo de los St. Luis Cardinals
4. Nombre: Christina Aguilera
Hecho: Una cantante de muy fama
5. Nombre: Jose Canseco
Hecho: Un jugador de beisbol en el equipo de los Oakland A’s
6. Nombre: Judy Baca
Hecho: Haga la Great Wall of Los Angeles
7. Nombre: Cesar Chavez
Hecho: Un lider agrarian y muy famoso
8. Nombre: Sammy Sosa
Hecho: Un jugador de beisbol en el equipo de los Chicago Cubs
9. Nombre: Ellen Ochoa
Hecho: Una astonauta y tiene mucha fama
10. Nombre: John Ruiz
Hecho: Un boxeador con muchos titulos
List 5 words with Spanish origin and their meanings.
1. alabone (abulón) - small to very large-sized edible sea snails
2. barbecue (barbacoa) - pieces of beef, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted over an open hearth,
especially when basted in a barbecue sauce
3. cassava (cazabe) - a shrubby, tropical, perennial plant that is not well known in the
temperate zone
4. Cigar (cigarro) - A compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking
5. Crusade (cruzada) - any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in
the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of lost holy lands
What is the most common Spanish dialect taught in the U.S. and where does it originate from?
 Standard Latin America
What is “trade winds” Spanish and how does it differ from other dialects of Spanish?
 The third most prominent language. Distinctive “s” is dropped from the sounds.
How does Argentinian Spanish differ from other dialects of Spanish? Where is the origination
and what makes it different?
 Different pronunciations of letters such as “ll” and “y” are what distinguish this from
other forms of Spanish. It originates from Spain and Argentina
What is Castilian Spanish and how is it different other dialects of Spanish?
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It is similar to Argentine Spanish in the fact that they both use the “ll” and “y”
pronunciations differently.