Guillermo's "Comparative Cultures" Cloze

Fill in all the gaps with the missing words (refer to the list if you need to), then listen to the MP3 to check your answers, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Click the this button again for another letter. You can also click on "[?]" for a different hint. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Rellena los espacios en blanco con las palabras que faltan. Luego escucha al MP3 para comprobar tus respuestas. Luego, haz click en "Check" para comprobar tus aciertos. Si te resulta difícil la respuesta utiliza el botón "Hint" y te revelará una letra de la casilla en la que te encuentres, puedes clikear varias veces en "Hint" y te dará cada vez una letra más de la palabra. Para obtener ayuda también puedes clikear en el botón de "[?]" y te dará una pista. Perderás puntos con las pistas.


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Hi, I'm Guillermo and I'm going to write about the main differences American and Spanish culture.
First of , I would like to state that, in general terms, we are very because of so many centuries of common western culture. Because of this, there are many more common points differences between each .
One of the spotlighted differences is the American culture success. Many times, watched how cruel people can be with losers on American TV series. They really humiliate them , above in the business . It seems that there is a very simple social classification: winners and losers.
This doesn’t happen in Spain, maybe because we are not obsessed with success. Unfortunately, the globalization processes are changing Spanish culture and, as time goes , this American influence is establishing in Spain.
Another main difference is related to the . In Spain, we feel much more bonded to our families and we don’t admitting how much we depend our closest relatives. our families for help is not a problem. On the other , I think that in America, people have to pretend to be in any situation. It doesn't matter you can on your or not.
In any case, we learn a lot from .