2.02 Suemi’s Story – Práctica

2.02 Suemi’s Story – Práctica

A. Answer the following:

1. Where do Suemi and her family live?
Suemi and her family live in the small village of Dzitya

2. What Indian tribe are they descendents of?

They are descendents from the Mayan Indian tribe.

3. What is their town like?

Their town is typical, church on one side and the government building facing the other. The area is very rocky; people use the rocks to build.

4. What does Suemi’s father do for a living?

Suemi’s father makes wooden bowls.

5. Describe the ruins that Suemi and her family visited.

The ruins that Suemi and her family visit are called Uxmal. It is a tribute to the Mayan culture, its very ancient and impressive. The great structures are very big and made of cement.

B. Write a short composition in English comparing and contrasting Suemi’s life with your own. You will be graded on accuracy, structures, and your ability to compare and contrast. Be sure and include the following:

Their household has two rooms for their huge family. In comparison my household has three rooms for less people.
The chores are done differently, they do not have washing machines, and they feed chickens as a chore!
Suemi has to take a bus to and from school; I take my car to school.
The family has different schedules therefore they never eat together. I always eat dinner with my family in the afternoon.
The family grow limes, oranges, mangos, papayas and more types of fruit in their own backyard.
In the morning I get ready in my room and eat breakfast and go to school, so does Suemi but she has to hang blankets to get dressed in privacy.
Her schooling is different and ends earlier. We have elementary, middle, and highschool.
Every Monday morning there is a presentation of the flag; in my school we only sing The Star Spangled Banner in the mornings.