LECTURA - RICARDO AND HIS FAMILY

RICARDO AND HIS FAMILY / RICARDO Y SU FAMILIA

Based on my translation of: “Easy Spanish Reader”, by Raymond Grismer, Longmans, Green and Co., 1946

Lesson 1

RICARDO AND HIS FAMILY

RICARDO Y SU FAMILIA

Ricardo is a Mexican-American boy. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. He lives in a brown house.

Ricardo has a sister and two brothers. Maria is his sister. Miguel and Pablo are his brothers. Ricardo's father's name is Juan and his mother's name is Teresa.

Ricardo studies* in school. He studies* history*, geography*, mathematics, science*, English and art*. Ricardo thinks that geography* is interesting*. In school, Ricardo learns the capitals* of the Latin American countries.

*COGNADOS - palabras que están iguales o parecidas en inglés y español.

VOCABULARIO - VOCABULARY

HIS su, de el father's del padre

FAMILY familia name nombre

is es and y

a un, una his su (de el)

boy muchacho mother's de la madre

lives vive study estudiar

in en studies estudia

brown café school escuela

house casa thinks piensa

has tiene that que