Concepts 1
Julia Alvarez thought English was a “harder Spanish” since her parents spoke it when they didn't want who to understand?
their children
From the quote : “ I was no longer a foreigner” - this shows the author feels at what with English?
home
What is the meaning of "yakked"?
talkative and casual
Julia Alvarez came from what kind of family?
wealthy and smart
Main purpose of story was to recount a personal
experience
The aspect of author’s voice utilizes what use of what language?
figurative
Spanglish was a mixture of?
Spanish and English
The purpose of sentence about snow is to show the author's love for what?
language
Bilingual means speaking how many languages?
speaking 2 languages
From learning and hearing English the author eventually became what with the language?
comfortable
The voice tone in “My English” is?
informal
Enumerated means what?
listed
Sister Maria is special since she encourages her students to use their...............?
creativity and imagination
Alvarez’s voice as a writer illustrates what two languages?
use of some English and Spanish
An opposite meaning for accentuated can be what?
undervalued, depreciated, underplayed