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Based on the Realidades 2 workbook (not the textbook — page 109 is usually the workbook activity 8 crossword), the clues ask for Spanish words like:
Across / Down examples (actual clues vary by edition):
| Clue # | Clue (English or Spanish) | Answer (Spanish) | Translation / Explanation | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | She fell (preterite) | Cayó | From the verb caer (to fall). Irregular preterite: él/ella/usted cayó. | | 4 | The nurse | La enfermera | Feminine noun. If clue specifies male, use el enfermero. | | 7 | X-ray | La radiografía | Often abbreviated as radiografía. | | 9 | He broke (his leg) | Fracturó | Fracturar is a regular preterite for "broke a bone." | | 10 | The pills / medicine | Las pastillas | Las medicinas or los medicamentos also appear, but pastillas is common. | | 12 | Emergency room | La sala de emergencias | Sometimes shortened to la emergencia. | | 13 | He cut himself | Se cortó | Reflexive verb cortarse in preterite. |
| Number | Answer (Spanish) | English Translation | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | La sangre | Blood | | 4 | La medicina | Medicine (general) | | 6 | La presión | Pressure (as in blood pressure) | | 8 | Los puntos | Stitches (surgical) | | 11 | La radiografía | X-ray | | 13 | La herida | Wound / injury | | 14 | Las muletas | Crutches | | 15 | Los primeros auxilios | First aid | | 17 | El brazo | Arm | | 19 | La pierna | Leg | | 20 | La inyección | Injection / shot |
As a student, finding the answers online is tempting, but simply copying them will hurt you on the unit test. Here is a better approach:
Realidades 2, Capítulo 5B covers:
To complete Crossword 8 without guessing, you must know these 12 critical words from Capítulo 5B.
| Spanish | English | Context in an Accident | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | El brazo | Arm | Me fracturé el brazo. (I broke my arm.) | | La pierna | Leg | Me duele la pierna. (My leg hurts.) | | El dedo | Finger | Me corté el dedo. (I cut my finger.) | | La rodilla | Knee | Me lastimé la rodilla. (I hurt my knee.) | | El cuello | Neck | Tengo dolor de cuello. (I have neck pain.) | | La espalda | Back | Me quemé la espalda. (I burned my back.) | | La muñeca | Wrist | Me torcí la muñeca. (I sprained my wrist.) | | El tobillo | Ankle | Me rompí el tobillo. (I broke my ankle.) | | Las muletas | Crutches | Necesito muletas para caminar. | | El yeso | Cast | Tengo que llevar el yeso por seis semanas. | | La venda | Bandage | La enfermera pone la venda. | | Los puntos | Stitches | Me dieron puntos en la frente. (They gave me stitches on my forehead.) |
