Question

una navidad típica
john and his family are serving as missionaries in mexico. complete his description about what a typical christmas is like for his family by supplying the correct words from the word bank. answers will be used once or not at all.
mi familia tiene varias tradiciones para la (1) ______. típicamente (2) ____ la casa la noche del 23 de diciembre. ponemos un (3) ____ y siempre tenemos una (4) ____ de navidad. el 24 de diciembre, la (5) ____, tenemos una cena grande con nuestra familia de la (6) ____. siempre traemos (7) ____ de navidad para cada familia. durante la cena, los niños de la iglesia presentan un (8) ____ con un (9) ____, josé, maría, los ángeles, los (10) ____ y, por supuesto, el (11) ____ jesús. en la mañana del 25 de diciembre tenemos tiempo para la familia. leemos la historia del nacimiento de jesús, y en la tarde comemos la (12) ____ y cantamos mucho pero no tenemos (13) ____. los regalos son para el día de los (14) ____, el (15) ______ de enero.
describing family gatherings: the verbs venir,

word bank:
adornos
árbol de navidad
bebé
cena de navidad
decoramos
flor
iglesia
navidad
nochebuena
pastores
pesebre
programa
regalos
rey herodes
reyes magos
seis
siete
tarjetas

Answer:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem about a typical Christmas in Mexico, we analyze each blank based on the context and the word bank:

Blank (1)

The sentence is about family traditions for a certain event. From the word bank, "Navidad" (Christmas) is the most appropriate as we are talking about Christmas traditions. So we fill in "Navidad".

Blank (2)

The sentence structure here needs a verb. "decoramos" means "we decorate" and it makes sense in the context of decorating the house on the night of December 23rd. So we choose "decoramos".

Blank (3)

We need a noun related to Christmas decorations. "árbol de Navidad" (Christmas tree) is a common Christmas decoration, so we fill in "árbol de Navidad".

Blank (4)

We need a noun that can be part of Christmas preparations. "cena de Navidad" (Christmas dinner) is a common part of Christmas, but wait, no - wait, "nochebuena" is Christmas Eve, but no, the blank (4) - wait, let's re - check. Wait, the sentence is "Ponemos un __ y siempre tenemos una de Navidad". Wait, no, the fourth blank: "una de Navidad" - maybe "cena"? No, "cena de Navidad" is a phrase. Wait, no, the word "nochebuena" is for Christmas Eve, but the fourth blank: let's see the word bank. Wait, "nochebuena" is an option, but no, the fourth blank: "una __ de Navidad" - maybe "tarjetas"? No, "tarjetas de Navidad" (Christmas cards). Wait, no, the correct word here should be "nochebuena"? No, let's re - examine.

Wait, the third blank: "Ponemos un árbol de Navidad" (We put up a Christmas tree) and then "siempre tenemos una cena de Navidad"? No, the fourth blank: "una ____ de Navidad" - "cena de Navidad" is "Christmas dinner", but the word bank has "cena de Navidad" as an option. Wait, no, the fourth blank: let's check the context again.

Wait, the first three blanks: (1) Navidad, (2) decoramos, (3) árbol de Navidad. Then (4): "siempre tenemos una ____ de Navidad" - "cena de Navidad" (Christmas dinner) is a bit out of place here. Wait, no, "nochebuena" is Christmas Eve, but the word "nochebuena" is in the word bank. Wait, I think I made a mistake. Let's start over.

1. (1) The family has traditions for "Navidad" (Christmas), so (1) = Navidad.
2. (2) The action of decorating the house: "decoramos" (we decorate), so (2) = decoramos.
3. (3) Putting up a "árbol de Navidad" (Christmas tree), so (3) = árbol de Navidad.
4. (4) "una cena de Navidad" (a Christmas dinner)? No, "nochebuena" is Christmas Eve, but the word "nochebuena" is in the word bank. Wait, no, the fourth blank: "siempre tenemos una __ de Navidad" - "cena de Navidad" is a valid phrase, but let's check the word bank. The word "nochebuena" is also there. Wait, no, the fourth blank: let's see the next part. "El 24 de diciembre, la , tenemos una cena grande...". So the fifth blank is "nochebuena" (Christmas Eve). So going back to the fourth blank: "siempre tenemos una cena de Navidad" - no, the word "cena de Navidad" is in the word bank. Wait, the fourth blank: "una __ de Navidad" - "cena de Navidad" is a noun phrase, so (4) = cena de Navidad.

1. (5) "El 24 de diciembre, la ____" - December 24th is "Nochebuena" (Christmas Eve), so (5) = Nochebuena.

1. (6) "nuestra familia de la ____" - "iglesia" (church) makes sense as it's about the church family, so (6) = iglesia.

1. (7) "Siempre traemos ____ de Navidad para cada familia" - "tarjetas" (cards) or "regalos" (gifts). "tarjetas de Navidad" (Christmas cards) is a common thing to bring, so (7) = tarjetas.

1. (8) "los niños de la iglesia presentan un ____" - "programa" (program) makes sense as children present a program (like a play), so (8) = programa.

1. (9) In the Christmas play, the characters include "un bebé" (a baby) (Baby Jesus), so (9) = bebé.

1. (10) "los pastores" (the shepherds) are part of the Nativity scene, so (10) = pastores.

1. (11) "el bebé Jesús" - we already used "bebé" for (9), wait no, (9) is "bebé", (11) should be "bebé"? No, wait, the Nativity scene has José, María, the angels, the shepherds, and baby Jesus. So (11) = bebé.

1. (12) "en la tarde comemos la ____" - "cena de Navidad" (Christmas dinner) is what we eat in the afternoon, so (12) = cena de Navidad.

1. (13) "pero no tenemos ____" - "regalos" (gifts) as the gifts are for the Day of the Reyes Magos, so (13) = regalos.

1. (14) "Los regalos son para el Día de los ____" - "Reyes Magos" (Three Kings), so (14) = Reyes Magos.

1. (15) "el ____ de enero" - "seis" (6th) as the Day of the Reyes Magos is on January 6th, so (15) = seis.

Final Answers

1. Navidad
2. decoramos
3. árbol de Navidad
4. cena de Navidad
5. Nochebuena
6. iglesia
7. tarjetas
8. programa
9. bebé
10. pastores
11. bebé
12. cena de Navidad
13. regalos
14. Reyes Magos
15. seis