Four Skinny Trees
Vocabulary
No Speak English
Rafaela
Geraldo
100

Esperanza compares herself to a ________. 

Tree

100

Missing your home. 

Homesick

100

The big mama of the man across the street is _________. 

mamacita

100

Rafaela's husband plays __________. 

Dominoes

100

Cumbias, salsas and rancheras are types of ________. 

Dance

200

She says they have pointy __________. 

Elbows

200

Spanish word for "Grandfather"

Abuelito

200

The man saved ________ to bring her here. 

money

200

Rafaela dreams her hair is like ___________. 

Rapunzel's

200

Geraldo got hit by a __________. 

Car

300

Their ________ is a secret. 

strength

300

To do the same thing as someone else

Imitate

300

Mamacita and the boy arrived in a _________. 

yellow taxi

300

Rafaela wants the kids to buy her _____________. 

coconut or papaya juice

300

Marin talked to the ________

hospital people or police

400

They sent ferocious _________ beneath the ground. 

roots

400

A musical instrument

Marimba

400

Mamacita is afraid to come out because she doesn't ____________. 

Speak English

400

Rafaela wishes there were ___________. 

sweeter drinks

400

Geraldo's home is in ____________. 

Another country

500
Esperanza says trees droop like ___________. 

tulips

500

To receive something from someone else

Inherit

500

Mamacita is sad because she misses her _________. 

house

500

Sweet drinks remind Rafaela of ___________. 

The dance hall

500

Marin met Geraldo at a _____________. 

Dance

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