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Hora _______

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El viaje de su vida: Reading exercise

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Translate the story from Spanish to English as you read it. A good strategy is to read the whole
sentence or paragraph before you translate so that you get the overall idea. Translating word for
word does not work well. This will help you gain fluency and transfer between languages as well
as practice verbs. Write down new words in Spanish and their definitions in the New
Vocabulary box. You may look in the back of the book, ask a friend or check wordreference.
Translation:
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Vocabulario
nuevo
Capitulo 3:
Estar de mal
humor= to be
in a bad mood

Divertirse= to
have fun

Asombroso =
amazing

Tener miedo=
to be scared

Ms que
nunca= more
than ever

Nombre _____________________

Hora _______

Fecha _________________

El viaje de su vida: Reading exercise

Summarization captulo 3
After you read each section indicated, write a short summary in English describing the most
important details and events. This activity will help you focus on checking your own
understanding and becoming an independent reader in Spanish. Write down new words in
Spanish and their definitions in the New Vocabulary box. You may look in the back of the
book, ask a friend or check wordreference.
1. Read pginas16-18
mini-summary:
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2. Read pginas19-21
mini-summary:
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3. Read pginas 22-23
mini-summary:
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4. After reading the chapter, what do you think will happen next in the story?
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Espaol
Estar de mal humor
Tener miedo
Ms que nunca

Vocabulario nuevo
Ingls
Espaol
to be in a bad mood
to be scared

more than ever

Ingls

Nombre _____________________

Hora _______

Fecha _________________

El viaje de su vida: Reading exercise

Reading Map captulo 3
Read the pages indicated and stop and do the activities between each part. Through this talking
to the text activity, you will focus on the most important details of the text and practice your
skills as an independent reader in Spanish. Write down new words in Spanish and their
definitions in the New Vocabulary box. You may look in the back of the book, ask a friend or
check wordreference.
1. Read pages 16-17. How is Carlos acting? How does Teresa feel about it?
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2. Read page 18. Do you agree with Teresa? why or why not?
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3. Read pages 19-20. Describe the main characteristics of the buf de la medianoche.
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4. Read pages 21-22. What do we find out about la mujer insecta?
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5. Read page 23. I can picture
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6. After reading: Three important points from this chapter are:
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7. What do you think will happen next in the story?
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Espaol
Estar de mal humor
Tener miedo
Ms que nunca

Vocabulario nuevo
Ingls
Espaol
to be in a bad mood

to be scared

more than ever

Ingls