A perceptive comment from a student: “Something seems to be going onhere that the child doesn’t understand. Maybe some terrible loss has happened.” Test this guess by reading the poem closely
What will be an ideal response?
- That some terrible loss—a death in the family?—causes the grandmother to weep seems a guess that fits the poem. The old woman tries to hide her grief from the child (lines 6, 10, 31–32); she thinks it was somehow foretold (line 9).
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I comparativi. Durante la loro conversazione, Antonio e Adboulaye fanno dei paragoni tra varie cose. Completa le frasi con più…di (+); meno…di (-); tanto…quanto (=); così…come (=), più...che (+), meno...che (-) secondo gli elementi proposti qui sotto. Attenzione all’accordo degli aggettivi e all’uso delle preposizioni!
La Calabria / bello / la Sicilia (=) ______________________________________________________________________________
Pida que alguien le lleve el equipaje a su habitación.
What will be an ideal response?
She enjoys spending time at home.
Lupe Zarzuela es de México y habla español. Estudia en la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles. Estudia geografía, inglés y economía. Toma clases todos los días por la mañana. Trabaja por la tarde en la librería de la universidad. Por la noche, descansa y habla por teléfono con sus amigas. Los fines de semana, Lupe pasa tiempo con su novio y mira la televisión. Read the above description of Lupe Zarzuela, an international student in the United States, then decide if the following statements are a) probable b) improbable c) no hay suficiente información
How would you characterize Lady Bracknell? What are her chief concernsin interviewing her daughter’s suitor? Find examples from the text to support your argument
What will be an ideal response?