1. Explain how the verbs saber and conocer differ. Write your answer in English.
2. Imagine that you are taking a course on how to use the Internet. Describe three things you would do in the course. Write your answer in Spanish.
3. Explain how to conjugate pedir and servir in the present tense. Write your answer in English.
4. Explain the different functions of the aerospace centers in Houston and Cape Canaveral. Write your answer in English.
5. What "firsts" were achieved by Ellen Ochoa and José Moreno Hernández? Write your answer in English.
1. The verbs saber and conocer both mean "to know" in English, but they are used in different contexts in Spanish. Saber is used to express knowledge or information about facts, skills, or how to do something. Conocer, on the other hand, is used to express familiarity with a person, place, or thing. So, saber is used when talking about knowing information or how to do something, while conocer is used when talking about being familiar with someone or something.
2. En el curso de cómo usar Internet, yo haría tres cosas: 1) Aprendería a navegar por la web usando un navegador como Google Chrome o Firefox. 2) Aprendería a enviar y recibir correos electrónicos. 3) Aprendería a buscar información en línea utilizando motores de búsqueda como Google.
3. In the present tense, the conjugation for pedir (to ask for/order) and servir (to serve) is as follows:
- Pedir:
Yo pido (I ask/order)
Tú pides (You ask/order)
Él/ella pide (He/she asks/orders)
Nosotros/as pedimos (We ask/order)
Vosotros/as pedís (You all ask/order)
Ellos/as piden (They ask/order)
- Servir:
Yo sirvo (I serve)
Tú sirves (You serve)
Él/ella sirve (He/she serves)
Nosotros/as servimos (We serve)
Vosotros/as servís (You all serve)
Ellos/as sirven (They serve)
4. The aerospace centers in Houston and Cape Canaveral serve different functions within the field of space exploration. Houston, home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, is the primary center for human spaceflight activities, including training astronauts and coordinating missions to the International Space Station. Cape Canaveral, located in Florida, is home to the Kennedy Space Center which focuses on launching spacecraft and managing unmanned missions. So, Houston is more focused on astronaut training and human missions, while Cape Canaveral is more focused on spacecraft launches and unmanned missions.
5. Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served as a mission specialist on a space shuttle mission in 1993. José Moreno Hernández became the first Hispanic astronaut to visit the International Space Station in 2009. These achievements were significant milestones in the representation and diversity of astronauts in the space program.