Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

Module D: Comparing cultures  • 259 express yourself successfully. Be detailed and thorough. Your grammar will not be perfect, but your reader should not feel confused about what you are trying to say. Imagine that you receive the letter below from your new pen pal. She writes to you in English, and you respond in Spanish. Read the letter and write a response, addressing all of her questions. Be sure to add more details and ask some of your own questions in return. Hello! Let’s talk about travel! I am interested in visiting Portland, and I love culture. What do tourists do in Portland? Where should I go and why? I went to Los Angeles last year. I didn’t like it because there are a lot of people, and I prefer nature over cities. Is Portland very similar to LA? I understand you also like to travel! What kinds of places do you like? Tell me about a trip you took recently. Where did you go? What did you do there? Where are you interested in going and why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________