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Teachers: The English-Spanish Cognates section features 24 signs found in Baños that contain at least 62 English-Spanish cognates. Have your students make a list of the cognates they find and determine the English meanings. Here is the list of cognates, for your reference, in the order in which they appear:

policia -- police
seguridad -- security
emergencia -- emergency
zona -- zone
riesgo -- risk
municipio -- municipality
santa -- saint/holy
cafe -- cafe
tabaco -- tobacco
discotec -- discotech
residencial -- residential
privado -- private
entrada -- entrance
parqueadero -- parking lot
central -- central
atencion -- attention
informacion -- information
turistica -- touristic
telefono -- telephone
oficina -- office
termales -- thermal
vista -- vista/view
panoramica -- panoramic
volcan -- volcano
italiano -- Italian
spaguetti -- spaghetti
pizza -- pizza
lasagna -- lasagna
ensaladas -- salads
sanduches -- sandwiches
hamburguesas -- hamburgers
doble -- double
via -- way/via
diciembre -- December
evacuacion -- evacuation
copias -- copies
caña -- (sugar) cane
instante -- instant
licores -- liquors
colas -- colas
extra -- extra
super -- super
nacional -- national
reduzca -- reduce
velocidad -- velocity/speed
direccion -- direction/address/management
transito -- transit/traffic
fruta -- fruit
natural -- natural
fibra -- fiber
zoologico -- zoo
serpentario -- serpent house
farmacia -- pharmacy
internet -- Internet
diesel -- diesel
filtrado -- filtrated
estacion -- station
servicio -- service
film -- film
cameras -- cameras
imagen -- image
perfeccion -- perfection

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