1. México and Argentina = c. El peso
2. Guatemala = e. El quetzal
3. Panamá = b. Dólar estadunidense
4. España = a. El euro
5. Venezuela = d. El Bolívar
Answer:
Imagine you have to move to Santiago, Chile, for work and need to find a good place to live. Go online to review the kinds of accommodation that are available.
You can adjust your preferences based on whether you'd like to rent or buy a place, whether you want an apartment or a house, how much you are willing to pay, how many rooms you need, and other such factors.
Write a paragraph in Spanish explaining which type of accommodation you would choose and why. Include information on the mortgage or rent, and discuss the utilities you'd expect to pay depending on what you choose. Your answer should include the following points:
• whether you'd like an apartment or a house, rented or owned, and why
• the layout of the house, including number of rooms, bathrooms, terrace, veranda, etc.
• your budget for the rent/cost of the accommodation and estimate of the utility bills
Answer: These could be some possible answers:
1. ¿Dónde estaba Miguel cuando (yo) llamé por teléfono? Estaba en la cocina. Lavaba los platos.
2. ¿Dónde estabas (tú) cuando Juan Carlos y yo fuimos al cine? Estaba en casa. Leía una revista.
3. ¿Dónde estaba tu hermano cuando empezó a llover? Estaba en la calle. Paseaba en bicicleta.
4. ¿Dónde estaban ustedes cuando Felipe vino a casa? Estábamos en el estadio. Jugábamos al fútbol.
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that in this exercise you have been asked to write questions and answers using the correct form of the verbs. Specifically, you need to conjugate the verbs in pretérito imperfecto and pretérito perfecto simple. The former indicates that an action was taking place at the same time as another action in the past (estaba, paseaba, lavaba), whereas the latter indicates that an action took place before the moment when we are talking (fuimos, vino).
