Challenge Advanced Students with Vida o muerte en el Cusco Reader
"Elena García había pasado un día horrible. Estuvo en un vuelo de avión larguísimo. Estaba muy cansada. Se veía muy mal. Le dolía la cabeza. Estaba enojado. Se había enojado con su madre..."
Colorado high school senior Elena García is vacationing in Cusco, Peru with her mother. Elena hates the food, the people, the clothing, the high altitude — everything Peruvian! She finally begins to warm up to her adventure when Elena's mother has a sudden accident — and Elena is forced to deal with the aftermath. Suddenly, the fun family trip becomes a transformative experience!
Vida o muerte en el Cusco is part of a very popular TPR Storytelling® Spanish reader series, specifically designed for beginning, intermediate and advanced Spanish students. The interesting, easy-to-read teen novels are written entirely in Spanish with a carefully selected word vocabulary. In Vida o muerte, third- and fourth-year Spanish students will encounter higher-level grammar, cultural descriptions and references and the subjunctive in this story of a vacation gone wrong in Peru. Glossary included. Co-authored by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray.
Level 3+
Unique Words: limited
Tense(s): multiple
Glossary: yes
©2010. Spanish. Level 3+. High School. 5 x 7 inches. Softcover, 98 pages.
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Vida y Muerte
Mar 16, 2017 | By Kathy Suski
I really enjoy using this novel in my Spanish 4 class. I opens up my student's eyes to a life they are not familiar with and it really holds their interest.
