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Capítulo 7 covers the following topics:

Los ratos libres • Panamá y Costa Rica

Comunicación:
Talk about sports and leisure-time activities • Talk about seasons and the weather • Say how you feel using tener expressions • Describe your recent leisure-time activities • Suggest activities and plans to friends

Vocabulario útil:
Sports and leisure activities, seasons • Tener expressions • Weather

Gramática útil:
Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of regular verbs • Talking about what you did: The preterite tense of some common irregular verbs • Referring to something already mentioned: Direct object pronouns • Telling friends what to do: Tú command forms

Cultura:
Sports in Costa Rica and Panamá • ¡Fíjate! Weather on both sides of the equator • Voces de la comunidad Julieta Granada, golf champion • Exploraciones culturales Panamá and Costa Rica • ¡Conéctate! Investigating Panamá and Costa Rica

A ver / A leer / A escribir:

A ver Estrategia: Listening for details • A leer Estrategia: Scanning for detail • Lectura Costa Rica: Aventuras en los rápidos • A escribir Estrategia: Writing—Freewriting • Composición An article for the school newspaper