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accident
accidental
accompany (to)
acrobatic
active
activities
admire (to)

accidente
accidental
acompaar
acrobtico(a)
activo (a)
actividades
admirar

banana
banjo
bicycle
biography
blouse
brilliant

banana
banjo
bicicleta
biografa
blusa
brillante

admit (to)
adult
adventure
adopt (to)
adoption
African
agent
air
alarm
allergic
anaconda
animal
announce (to)
appear (to)
appetite
area
arithmetic
artist
association
astronomer
atmosphere
attention
August
autograph
automobile

admitir
adulto
aventura
adoptar
adopcin
africano
agente
aire
alarma
alrgico (a)
anaconda
animal
anunciar
aparecer
apetito
rea
aritmtica
artista
asociacin
astrnomo
atmsfera
atencin
agosto
autgrafo
automvil

cabin
cable
cafeteria
camera
camouflage
canyon
captain
capture (to)
catastrophe
cause
celebrate (to)
cement
center
ceramic
cereal
ceremony
chimney
chimpanzee
cholera
circle

cabina (de telfono,

avin, etc.)
cable
cafetera
cmara
camuflaje
can
capitn
capturar
catstrofe
causa
celebrar
cemento
centro
cermica
cereal
ceremonia
chimenea
chimpanc
clera
crculo

circular

circular

class
coast
colony
color

clase
costa
colonia
color

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committee
common
complete
completely
company
concert
confetti
confusing
confusion
constellation
construction
contagious
continent
continue (to)
contract
contribution
coyote

comit
comn
completo(a)
completamente
compaa
concierto
confeti
confuso
confusin
constelacin
construccin
contagioso(a)
continente
continuar
contrato
contribucin
coyote

dinosaur
direction
directions
directly
director
disappear (to)
disaster
discrimination
discuss (to)

dinosaurio
direccin
direcciones
directamente
director
desaparecer
desastre
discriminacin
discutir

disgrace
distance
distribute (to)
dollar
double
dragon
dynamite

desgracia
distancia
distribuir
dlar
doble
dragn
dinamita

crocodile
curious

cocodrilo
curioso(a)

December
decide (to)
decoration
delicate
depend (to)
deport (to)
describe (to)
desert
destroy (to)
detain (to)
determine (to)
diamond
dictator
different

diciembre
decidir
decoracin, adorno
delicado(a)
depender
deportar
describir
desierto
destruir
detener
determinar
diamante
dictador
diferente

electric
elephant
enormous
energy
enter (to)
escape (to)
especially
examine (to)

elctrico(a)
elefante
enorme
energa
entrar
escapar
especialmente
examinar

exclaim
explosion
exotic
extra
extraordinary

exclamar
explosin
extico(a)
extra
extraordinario(a)

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family
famous
fascinate (to)
favorite
ferocious
finally
firm
flexible
flower
fortunately
fruit
funeral
furious

Spanish
familia
famoso(a)
fascinar
favorito(a)
feroz
finalmente
firme
flexible
flor
afortunadamente
fruta
funeral
furioso(a)

G
galaxy
gallon
garden
gas
giraffe
golf
glorious
gorilla
group
guide

galaxia
galn
jardn
gas
jirafa
golf
glorioso(a)
gorila
grupo
gua

H
helicopter
hippopotamus
history
honor
hospital
hotel

helicptero
hipoptamo
historia
honor
hospital
hotel

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hour
human

hora
humano(a)

idea
identification
imagine (to)
immediately
immigrants
importance
important
impressed
impression
incredible
incurable
independence
information
insects
inseparable
insist (to)
inspection
intelligence
interesting
interrupt (to)
introduce (to)
introduction
invent (to)
investigate (to)
invitation
invite (to)
island

idea
identificacin
imaginar
inmediatamente
inmigrantes
importancia
importante
impresionando(a)
impresin
increble
incurable
independencia
informacin
insectos
inseparable
insistir
inspeccin
inteligencia
interesante
interrumpir
introducir
introduccin
inventar
investigar
invitacin
invitar
isla

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leader
lemon
lens
leopard
lesson
lessons
line
lion
list
locate (to)

lder
limn
lente
leopardo
leccin
lecciones
lnea
len
lista
localizar

M
machine
magic
magician
magnificent
manner
map
March
march (to)
marionettes
medal
memory
metal
microscope
million
miniature
minute
minutes
moment
monument
much
music

mquina
magia
mago
magnfico(a)
manera
mapa
marzo
marchar, caminar
marionetas, tteres
medalla
memoria
metal
microscopio
milln
miniatura
minuto
minutos
momento
monumento
mucho
msica

natural
necessity
nectar
nervous
notice

obedience
object
observatory
occasion
ocean
October
office
operation
ordinary

Spanish
natural
necesidad
nctar
nervioso(a)
noticia

obediencia
objeto
observatorio
ocasin
ocano
octubre
oficina
operacin
ordinario

palace
panic
paper
park
part
patience
penguin
perfect
perfume

palacio
pnico
papel
parque
parte
paciencia
pingino
perfecto (a)
perfume

permanent
photo
photograph
photographer
piano

permanente
foto
fotografa
fotgrafo(a)
piano

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pioneer
pirate
planet
planetarium
plans
plants
plates
police
practice
practice (to)
prepare (to)
present (to)
problem
professional

pionero
pirata
planeta
planetario
planes
plantas
platos
polica
prctica
practicar
preparar
presentar
problema
profesional

splendid
statistics
stomach
study (to)
surprise

esplndido(a)
estadstica
estmago
estudiar
sorpresa

radio
ranch
really
restaurant
retire (to)
reunion
rich
rock
route

radio
rancho
realmente
restaurante
retirar
reunin
rico(a)
roca
ruta

S
secret
September
series
sofa
special

secreto
septiembre
serie
sof
especial

telephone
telescope
television
terrible
tomato
totally
tourist
traffic
trap (to)
triple
trumpet
tube

uniform

vegetables
version
visit (to)
volleyball
vote (to)

telfono
telescopio
televisin
terrible
tomate
totalmente
turista
trfico
atrapar
triple
trompeta
tubo

uniforme

vegetales
versin
visitar
voleibol
votar

Adapted from: Caldern, M., August, D., Durn, D., Madden, N., R. Slavin & M. Gil (2003). Spanish to English
Transitional Reading: Teacher's Manual. Baltimore, MD: The Success for All Foundation.

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