The House on Mango Street
Chapter 2
This is the second chapter of the book, "The House on Mango Street". We will read one chapter together every week.
This is the second chapter of the book, "The House on Mango Street". We will read one chapter together every week.
Last week, we read chapter 1. If you want to read it again, click here.
Last week, we read chapter 1. If you want to read it again, click here.
1.) Listen and Read
1.) Listen and Read
Listen to Teacher Isaac read the story. Read the story. Read it two times with no phone or translate.
You can use your phone after that.
It is OK if you do not understand every word!
It is OK if you do not understand every word!
This is a story from a book called, "The House on Mango Street". The book is by the American writer Sandra Cisneros.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros
New Recording 192.mp3
My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air
My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air
And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur.
And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur.
My mother’s hair, [is] like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty...
My mother’s hair, [is] like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty...
These sentences are called similes. A simile is a sentence that compares two different things and uses the words "like" or "as". Watch the video to learn more about similes.
These sentences are called similes. A simile is a sentence that compares two different things and uses the words "like" or "as". Watch the video to learn more about similes.
Answers
Answers
As blind as a bat
As cold as ice
As white as a ghost
As light as air
As smooth as silk
To eat like a horse
To work like a dog
To swim like a fish
To have eyes like a hawk
To sleep like a log
