MIGUEL’S LIFE – PRIMERA PERSONA

I’m Miguel, and I’m 12 years old. I live with my parents in a small city in California. The city is called Fresno. It’s about three hours from LA and about three hours from San Francisco.

Every day I wake up early and go to school. I start school at 7:45. I hate getting up early, but I have to do it. My mother wakes me up every day at 6:15. I take a shower, have some cereal for breakfast, and go to catch the bus. The bus is big and yellow and it takes about half an hour to get to my school.

I don’t like school much, but at least I can spend time with my friends. I like language and history class—especially learning about world history and ancient cultures—but I don’t like math or science very much. I find the teachers boring.

I have two sisters, Maria and Rosa. At home, my parents speak Spanish, but in school I speak English. Some of my friends speak Spanish too.

My father is an auto mechanic, and my mother works in an office. She’s a receptionist, so she spends most of the day answering phone calls and emails.

On the weekends I play basketball with my friends, or I play video games. I also like reading books from the school library and watching TV. When I grow up, I want to play basketball for the LA Lakers, but I’m also thinking about becoming a history teacher. My parents think that being a teacher is a better idea.

MIGUEL’S LIFE – TERCERA PERSONA

Miguel is 12 years old. He lives with his parents in a small city in California. The city is called Fresno. It’s about three hours from LA and about three hours from San Francisco.

Every day he wakes up early and goes to school. He starts school at 7:45. He hates getting up early, but he has to do it. His mother wakes him up every day at 6:15. He takes a shower, has some cereal for breakfast, and goes to catch the bus. The bus is big and yellow and it takes about half an hour to get to Miguel’s school.

Miguel doesn’t like school much, but at least he can spend time with his friends. He likes language and history class—especially learning about world history and ancient cultures—but he doesn’t like math or science very much. He finds the teachers boring.

Miguel has two sisters, Maria and Rosa. At home, his parents speak Spanish, but in school he speaks English. Some of his friends speak Spanish too.

Miguel’s father is an auto mechanic, and his mother works in an office. She’s a receptionist, so she spends most of the day answering phone calls and emails.

On the weekends Miguel plays basketball with his friends, or he plays video games. He also likes reading books from the school library and watching TV. When he grows up, he wants to play basketball for the LA Lakers, but he’s also thinking about becoming a history teacher. His parents think that being a teacher is a better idea.

VOCABULARY

Take a shower – ducharse

Spend time – pasar tiempo

Ancient cultures – culturas antiguas

Boring – aburrido

Auto mechanic – mecánico (que arregla coches)

Video games – videojuegos 

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Does Miguel live in Oregon?

2. What time does he wake up in the morning?

3. How does he get to school?

4. What does Miguel’s father do?

5. Does Miguel speak Spanish?

6. Does he have any brothers or sisters?

7. What does he want to do when he grows up?

ANSWERS

1. No, he doesn’t. He lives in California.
2. He wakes up at 6:15.
3. He gets to school by bus.
4. He’s an auto mechanic.
5. Yes, he does.
6. Yes, he does. He has two sisters.
7. He wants to play basketball for the LA Lakers.