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Study Spanish: El Perezoso Handout

Study Spanish: El Perezoso Handout

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Study Spanish: El Perezoso

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Brief cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the sloth, a well-known animal in Central and South America. An additional link provides more information on this interesting mammal. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

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central america, south america

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cultura, lectura, perezoso, sloth behavior, sloth description, sloth diet, sloth facts, sloth habitat, sloth images, sloth information, sloth photos, sloth pictures, sloths, slow moving animal, tropic, tropico, america del sur, centoamerica, sudamerica, animal

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9th - 10th

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English, Spanish

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