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How Many Cousins?

Una familia enorme de Puerto Rico en Nueva York.

Palabras clave de esta historia

  • to run past · pasar corriendo
  • town · pueblo, ciudad pequeña
  • girlfriend · novia
  • for the first time · por primera vez
  • nervous · nervioso
  • everywhere · por todas partes
  • plate · plato
  • rice · arroz

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Palabras útiles (12)
  • town · pueblo, ciudad pequeña
  • girlfriend · novia
  • for the first time · por primera vez
  • nervous · nervioso
  • everywhere · por todas partes
  • to run past · pasar corriendo
  • plate · plato
  • rice · arroz
  • chicken · pollo
  • fried plantains · plátanos fritos
  • wonderful · maravilloso
  • half · la mitad

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Tyler is from a small in Ohio. His Marisol, is Puerto Rican, and she lives in New York. Today, Tyler meets her family for the time. He is

The door opens, and there are people "Tyler, this is my mom, my dad, my grandmother, my aunt Carmen, my uncle Jorge..." Tyler says, "Hello, hello, hello."

A boy runs him. "Who is that?" asks Tyler. "My cousin Luisito." Two girls run "My cousins Ana and Cristina." Tyler looks at Marisol. "How many cousins do you have?" "Twenty-seven."

"Twenty-seven! I have two cousins. How many aunts and uncles do you have?" "Nine. And my grandmother has eleven brothers and sisters." Tyler sits down. "How many people are in this apartment?" "Today? About forty."

Marisol's grandmother gives him a There is and fried "How much do you want?" she asks. "A little, please." She gives him a lot.

After dinner, the little cousins play with Tyler. The aunts ask him questions. The uncles talk about baseball. At ten o'clock, Tyler is tired but happy. "Your family is he says. "Thanks," says Marisol. "And this is only of them."

Comprensión lectora

0/4 respondidas

1. ¿Por qué está nervioso Tyler?

2. ¿Cuántos primos tiene Marisol?

3. ¿Cuánta comida le da la abuela a Tyler?

4. ¿Qué dice Marisol al final de la cena?