# 11 A guide to Spanish instructions

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Busque | Look for
Cambie (al plural) | Change (to the plural)
Coloque | Place
Complete (la tabla / el diálogo) | Complete (the table / the dialogue)
Compruebe | Check
Construya frases | Make sentences
Conteste las siguientes preguntas | Answer the following questions
Corrija las faltas | Correct the mistakes
Dé ejemplos | Give examples
Describa | Describe
Elija una opción | Choose an option
Enlace las columnas | Match up the two columns
Escoja la opcion correcta | Choose the correct option
Escriba (en inglés / en español) | Write (in English / in Spanish)
Escuche (el extracto) | Listen to (the extract)
Grábese en su cinta | Record yourself on your tape
Lea (el texto) | Read (the text)
Marque con una cruz | Put a cross (= tick)
Mire (el mapa) | Look at (the map)
Ordene (las palabras) | Put (the words) in order
Participe | Take part
Ponga (las frases) en orden | Put (the sentences) in order
Pregunte | Ask
Rellene los espacios | Fill (in) the gaps
Repita (otra vez) | Repeat (again)
Responda a | Reply to, respond to, answer
Siga las instrucciones | Follow the instructions
Subraye | Underline
Tache | Cross out /Cross off
Traduzca (al inglés) | Translate (into English)
¿Verdadero o falso? | True or false?

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