Reading Laboratory.

Exercise 1. Reading Laboratory. The teacher will lead group reading, separating the sentences at reasonable points to facilitate group repetition by the students.

e.g. The Mexican “Parrot” - is in extinction, - it is a beautiful bird -

that belongs - to the tropical forests - of the American Continent,

like those - that still exist - in the Southeast of Mexico.

¿El Loro Mexicano?

Exercise 2. Students will translate the text, to Spanish, for a better reading comprehension.

(1) The Mexican “Parrot” is in extinction, it is a

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(2) beautiful bird that belongs to the tropical forests of

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(3) the American Continent, like those that still exist in

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(4) the Southeast of Mexico. The parrot is an animal

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(5) in danger of extinction that has suffered an unjust

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(6) international traffic due to the high value that can be

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(7) obtain in the black market.

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(8) The fundamental characteristics of the bird is its attractive

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(9) appearance and its capacity to learn and to imitate

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(10) a wide variety of complex sounds; the parrots

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(11) repeat words that are used frequently by the inhabitants

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(12) of certain regions of the Mexican country

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(13) where these animals are kept as pets.

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