Vocab
To be all around someone or something. (v)
The vocab word is surround.
Carlitos rides his bicicleta to school. What does this word mean? (Page 120)
Bicicleta means bicycle.
There are skyscrapers in the city where Charlie lives. What are skyscrapers?
tall buildings
A very tall modern building, usually in a city. (n)
The vocab word is skyscraper.
What sports do the boys play? (Page 122-123)
The sports the boys play are football (soccer) and basketball.
What does Charlie mean when he says, “At night all the lights from the city look like the stars from the sky”?
a. The city lights are as high up as the stars.
b. The city lights are prettier than the stars.
c. The city lights are smaller than the stars.
d. The city lights are as important as the stars.
a. The city lights are as high up as the stars.
A recording of movements and actions that can be seen on an electronic device. (n)
The vocab word is video.
At the end of the story, what do both Charlie and Carlitos want to do? (Page 142-143)
At the end of the story, both Charlie and Carlitos want to their primo to visit them.
How does Carlitos get to school?
by riding his bicycle
A set of clothes that a person wears to make them look like something else. (n)
The vocab word is costume.
How are Charlie and Carlitos’s lives similar but different? Explain.
Charlie and Carlito's lives are similar in that they both do similar things, like shopping and playing. Their lives are different in that Charlie lives in an American city while Carlitos lives on a Mexican farm.