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L1 Dante Teaching Notes
L1 Dante Teaching Notes
L1 Dante Teaching Notes
The characters
Dante is a type of dog called a
Dante, a stray but lovable dog with brown eyes and
Xoloitzcuintli (or Xolo for short). It is
big ears, who loves food
the national dog of Mexico. Xolo dogs
Miguel, a 12-year-old Mexican boy. He loves music
don’t have hair on their body. They
and playing the guitar.
also often have missing teeth, which
Grandmother, Miguel’s grandmother. She doesn’t
is why Dante’s tongue is seen hanging
like street dogs like Dante.
out of his mouth.
Activity 1
1 B, 2 C, 3 A
Activity 2
1 Yes, 2 No, 3 Yes, 4 Yes, 5 No, 6 No