Three short readings

La llorona

1. What was the young woman's name?
2. Describe both her physical attributes and her personality.
3. What did she do which was against her grandmother's advice?
4. What made her go crazy?
5. What did she do to her children?
6. State what you think is a moral of this story.
7. Why do you think parents would tell this story to their kids?

Juan Diego

1. Who was Juan Diego?
2. What appeared to him?
3. What instructions did he receive?
4. What is a "tilma"?
5. What is the significance of Our Lady of Guadalupe today?

Marina la Malinche

1. Why did Marina join forces with Cortes?
2. How did she help the Spanish?
3. Why is she considered to be the "Mother of the Mexican Race"?
4. How was Marina betrayed?

Donald's car

Jaron's Magazine

Crazy Judy

Light sabre dual

Developing fluency

Practice aloud with your partner, then with the teacher:

1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿De dónde eres?
3. ¿Cómo estás?
4. ¿Qué te gusta hacer (en tu tiempo libre)?
5. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
6. ¿Qué haces si tienes hambre?
7. ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
8. ¿Adónde vas después de la escuela?
9. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
10. ¿Qué hora es?
11. ¿Qué día es hoy?
12. ¿Cuál es la fecha?
13. ¿Cómo se llama la directora de la escuela?
14. ¿Qué día es mañana?
15. ¿Qué clase de música escuchas?
16. ¿Qué programa de televisión miras?

Questions about Dona Sebastiana

1. Why did the man steal the chicken?
2. With whom did he refuse to share and why?
3. With whom did he agree to share and why?
4. What was his reward?
5. Why did he eventually lose his power?
6. Define fate.
7. Write a sentence about the theme of fate or fatalism in this story.