By Julia Alvarez

Name:------------------------

Class 5/

13

Dear Parents:

Please make sure that your

son/daughter can read the words

mentioned in each page before

reading.

Example:

If your child is going to read p.1

to p.3, he/she has to read the

main vocabulary in each page

before reading the story.

G-Choose the correct

answers:

1- At the beginning of the story, Miguel:

- felt happy Tia Lola lived with them. -didn’t like the way she usually acted .

2- Miguel’s father is :

-a teacher. -a painter.

3- At the end, Tia Lola:

- felt welcomed. -was angry with Miguel.

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•Page 1

sensitive: showing

understanding

•Page 2

homesick: wanting to return

home

•Page3

included: being a part of a group

•Page 4

prepared: made ready

E-Answer the following

questions:

1. Why did the children stay at

home?

Because a snowstorm closed

Miguel’s school.

2. What did Tia Lola prepared for the children?

She prepared a special pizza

3. What did Miguel write on the snow?

Miguel wrote the word “welcome”.

F-Use the word in a sentence:

welcomed:....................................

.......................................................

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Miguel’s family moved

from New York City to

Vermont. His Aunt, Tia

Lola, came to live with

them and to help his

mother.

But Miguel didn’t like

the way his aunt usually

acted.

Her feelings were very

sensitive.

C-Match each word with its

meaning:

•sensitive: - wanting to

return home

•homesick: -showing

understanding

•prepared: - being part of a

group

•included: - made ready 

D-Use the word in a good

sentence:

prepared:....................................

......................................................

.......................

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That night, a

snowstorm closed Miguel’s

school. He and his sister

will stay home with Tia

Lola that day.

Miguel’s mother said

that Tia Lola was

homesick and didn’t feel

welcomed. Miguel felt the

same at school, too. So he

knew what it felt like. He

decided to do something.

He learned the Spanish

word for welcome.

A-Choose the correct words

from the box to complete the

following sentences:

1- My mother is so sensitive to my feelings.

2- You will be homesick if you move to another city.

3- I prepared a party for my sister.

4- Three stories will be included in the CD.

B-Use this word in a

sentence:

sensitive:....................................

......................................................

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homesick – prepared – included - sensitive

He asked Juanita, his

sister, to help him. She

loved to be included in

her brother’s great ideas.

Then he went outside and

started to make marks in

the snow.

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While he was

working, Miguel

remembered his father.

His father is a painter.

Painting makes his father

happy. So Miguel thought

that the art he was doing

would make Tia Lola

happy.

He finished and went

inside. Tia Lola prepared

a special pizza with lots of

cheese. Miguel named the

pizza “Pizza Tia Lola”.

When they finished

eating, Miguel told Tia Lola

that he had a surprise for

her in the backyard.

Miguel took her upstairs to

a window.

She looked outside and

saw the large letters that

Miguel made in the snow.

Tia Lola was very happy.

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