How does weather affect the outcome of the story?
What will be an ideal response?
- The flooding causes the roof of the Gutres’ house to leak, leading Espinosa to invite them into the main house and setting up the situation in which he will read them the Gospel According to Mark. It prevents the timely return of Espinosa’s cousin and intensifies the isolation of the farm. And it provides a convenient explanation for the Gutres to conceal from Espinosa the real reason for the hammering noises.
Students wishing to do a paper on Borges might profitably compare “The Gospel According to Mark” with Borges’s ingenious tale “Three Versions of Judas.” For more sophisticated students, a comparison between “The Gospel According to Mark” and Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” could be an absorbing project. Both stories end in senseless murders, and both depict complex and heretical reaction to the Gospels. A 75-minute video interview with Borges, Profile of a Writer, is available on DVD.
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Paragonate le seguenti persone (o posti o cose) usando tanto… quanto o così… come. (8 pts – 2 each) (Compare the following people [places or things] using tanto… quanto o così… come.)
Quel musicista suona il ____________________. Gli piace il jazz. (violino, sassofono)
Choose the word in parentheses that best completes the sentence
Amélie Pelloux, une serveuse qui habite à Montmartre à Paris, a décidé de passer ses grandes vacances avec son ami Nino, qui lui emprunte (to borrow) toujours de l'argent, Susanne, qui adore faire du shopping, Georgette, une hypocondriaque, Paul, qui n'a jamais son téléphone mobile quand il en a besoin, et Gina, qui est au chômage.Click here for audio.Les projets de voyage. Les six amis décident où ils veulent aller. Écoutez leur conversation et complétez-la avec les mots que vous entendez.
Amélie:(1) ____________________ d'aller à la plage. J'adore (2) ____________________ et (3) ____________________ sur le sable (sand).Gina:Mais, c'est (4) ____________________ et (5) ____________________ à la plage. En plus, il y a trop de monde.Paul:Écoutez, les amis. Je (6) ____________________ d'entendre parler d'une colonie de vacances en Corse. Il y a une piscine, (7) ____________________, une discothèque, (8) ____________________ et un bar. (9) ____________________ seulement 6 euros la nuit par personne.Susanne:Formidable! (10) _______________________________?Paul:Dans des bungalows. C'est confortable et amusant.Georgette:Je préfère (11) ____________________. Sinon, (12) ____________________ sont horribles!Nino:Oh, Georgette, (13) ____________________! Moi, (14) ____________________ Corse. C'est une excellente idée, Paul.(6) What will be an ideal response?
I. Comprensión.Marcos and Elena are newlyweds and have to buy several items for their new apartment. Listen to their conversation and indicate whether Marcos or Elena will purchase the item. jabón
A. Marcos B. Elena