alejandra.jpgAlejandra's
Crossword Puzzle

Note: The present perfect is used in this video. For example, the interviewer asks "How long have you lived in this country?". This is your first introduction to this verb tense. You will begin to study the present perfect in Unit 39.
All of the words in this crossword puzzle are found in Exercise 1 - New vocabulary. Review exercise 1 if necessary.

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number to see the clue for that number. Type your answer in the box and click on "Enter".
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1. Alejandra is originally from the Dominican Republic. However, she has lived in this city in florida for a very long time. So, when the interviewer asks "Where are you from?", she answers, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Florida.
3. One of the ladies in Alejandra's group says "My mother's people are from Florida". In this sense, people = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , including your son, daughter, mother, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc.
5. This verb is the past of "bring". Alejandra _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this group to Atlanta.
8. Alejandra was "born and _ _ _ _ _ _ " in the Dominican Republic.
9. This is an example of words that are difficult for Alejandra to pronounce because in English we do not pronounce all the letters in a word. According to her, the corresponding Spanish word "casa" is pronounced the same way it is spelled.
10. At the beginning of the video, the interviewer says that the students are going to listen to these ladies "on _ _ _ _". She means "video_ _ _ _". There are many kinds of _ _ _ _ . For example, scotch _ _ _ _ is another kind.
11. Which is most _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for Alejandra in English? The verbs or the pronunciation? She decides it is the pronunciation.

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2. Alejandra says that English has taken her all over the world. One word for "all over the world" is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
4. Alejandra was _ _ _ _ and raised in the Dominican Republic.
6. This is an island where the Dominican Republic is located. Haiti is on the same island.
7. The interviewer asks "Which is the _ _ _ _ difficult part about learning English?" - "More" is the comparative form. This is the superlative.