WRITTEN RESPONSE: 1. Describe what some of the smaller islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba have in common.

2. Explain two ways that visitors can experience ancient Mayan culture in the Yucatán Peninsula.

first question

1. The islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba have a great deal in common. As near-neighbors in the Greater Antilles island chain, both lie in the Caribbean between Florida and Venezuela. Both share Spanish origins, and both islands have played key roles in the history of the Americas.

second question

1. The two ways that visitors can experience ancient Mayan culture in the Yucatan Peninsula is by visiting the old Mayan buildings and ruins and the other is by having a conversation with the local people.

2. The sentence is using the word  "quiere" which means wishing for something to be true. Expressions of wishing, hoping or wondering in Spanish, require the subjunctive.

Explanation:

- hola me gustaria ordenar 7 tamales y dos cafes negros

- para aqui o para llevar ?

-para comer aqui por favor

- esta bien , tendra que esperar unos minutos

-cuel es el motivo?

- bueno nuestro cocinero se ha quedado sin tamales

- oh por dios , cree usted que se domore mucho?

- haciendo que ?

-preparando los tamales!

- no , es un buen cocinero , los hara rapido

- esta bien entonce , esperare en una mesa

-gracias por su comprension .