HENRY ESTEBAN ROA FLOREZ

MR. AND MRS. DiCARLO

Mr. and Mrs. DiCarlo live in an old Italian neighborhood in New York City.
They speak a little English, but usually they speak Italian.

They read the ItaHan newspaper. They Hsten to Italian radio programs.
They shop at the Italian grocery store around the corner from their apartment
building. And every day they visit their friends and neighbors and talk about
life back in "the old country."

Mr. and Mrs. DiCarlo are upset about their son, Joe. He lives in a small
suburb outside the city. He speaks a little Italian, but usually he speaks
English. He reads American newspapers. He listens to American radio
programs. He shops at big suburban supennarkets and shopping malls. And
when he visits his friends and neighbors, he always speaks English.

In fact, Joe speaks Italian only when he calls his parents on the telephone,
or when he visits them every weekend.

Mr. an d Mrs. DiCarlo are sad because their son speaks so little Italian.
They're afraid h e's forgetting his language, his culture , and his country.
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WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

1. Where do Mr. and Mrs. DiCarlo live?
R/ Mr and.Mrs. DiCarlo live in and old
Italian neighborhood
2. Where does Joe live?
R/ Joe live outside the city( New York
City)
3. What language do Mr. and Mrs.
DiCarlo usually speak?
R/ But usually they speak Italian.
4. What language does Joe usually speak?
R/ Usually speaks English
5. What do Mr. and Mrs. DiCarlo read?
R/ Italian newspaper
6. What does Joe read?
R/ American newspaper
7. What do Mr. and l\frs. DiCarlo listen to?
8. R/ They listen to Italian radio programs
9. \What does Joe listen to?
R/ He listens to American radio programs
10. Where do Mr. and Mrs. DiCarlo shop?
R/ They shop at the Italian Grocery store
around the corner from their apartment
building
11. Where does Joe shop?
R/ He shops at big Suburban supermarkets and
shopping malls .

WHICH WORD Is CORRECT?

l. Mrs. DiCa rlo ( read reads ) the Italian newspaper.

 2. Mr. DiCarlo ( shop shops ) at the Italian grocery store.
3. They ( live lives ) in New York City.
4. Joe ( live lives ) outside the city.
5. He ( speak speaks ) English.
6. Mr. and Mrs. DiCa:rlo ( listen listens ) to the radio.
7. They ( visit visits ) their friends every day.
8. Their friends ( talk talks ) about life back in "the old country."
9. Joe ( call calls ) his parents on the telephone.
10. Joe's friends ( speak speaks ) English.