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Si vas a Ciudad Juárez...
Benito Juárez
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In-class activities for students: Try these activities with a classmate or two or on your own!
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Ciudad Juárez is the fifth largest city in Mexico and has very strong historical links with its twin city in the United States, El Paso, Texas. Until 1848, the cities were united under the name of El Paso del Norte. Not until 1888 was the Mexican side named Ciudad Juárez after Mexican national hero Benito Juárez. For a brief period starting in 1865 it served as the capital of Mexico. In more recent times, Ciudad Juárez has become one of the most important centers of the maquiladora industry. Explore these Web sites to find out more about this city, its history and industry. As you visit the sites, converse with a classmate about Ciudad Juárez by asking and answering these questions:
¿Qué lugares vas a visitar si vas a Ciudad Juárez?
¿Por cuánto tiempo vas?
¿Qué es una maquiladora?
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Benito Juárez is called el benemérito de las Américas in his native Mexico for his constant struggle to make Mexico a liberal and democratic country free of foreign invaders. In the period he served as President of the Republic, he fought and defeated the Mexican conservatives during the War of the Reform and, after five years of continuous fighting, he expelled the French invaders led by Napoleon's brother, Maximilian. Explore these sites and investigate the origin of the Fiesta de Cinco de Mayo that Mexicans still celebrate today, in their country as well as in their communities in the United States.
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Do you work during the summer vacation months? What kind of jobs have you done or would you like to do? Nowadays, the Internet offers new ways for people to communicate and even to find employment. Let's say that you and a partner are going to Ciudad Juarez or a Spanish-speaking country in a student exchange program, but you'd like to work part-time to earn some money. How would you go about finding out what kind of employment opportunities exist in that city or country? You'd surf the net, of course. Work with a partner to practice reading and answering employment ads. Then, practice filling out a job application by answering these questions:
Tal vez te pidan referencias. Prepáralas a continuación:
¿Para qué compañías has trabajado antes?
Es posible que tengas que escribir un párrafo sobre tu experiencia. Por ejemplo, ¿qué hacías en tu último empleo?
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