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nội dung cuốn sách "First, it was a rancho" dưới đây để có thêm tài liệu tham khảo trong quá trình dạy tiếng Anh cho trẻ, với những hình ảnh ví vụ minh họa cụ thể giúp các bé dễ dàng tiếp thu. Hy vọng đây là tài liệu tham khảo hữu ích cho các bạn. | Ê L L Reader Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language Expository Nonfiction Hispanic Culture Mexico and the United States Influence of Spanish on English Labels and Captions Map Definitions Historical Photographs Words of the West and Southwest Names of Groups of Animals Iiaisa First It Was a Rancho Scott Foresman Reading street PEARSON Scott Foresman The Story of Ranching in the West and Southwest by Luz Paredes First It Was a Rancho The Story of Ranching in the West and Southwest by Luz Paredes PEARSON Scott Fbresman Editorial Offices Glenview Illinois Parsippany New Jersey New York New York Sales Offices Needham Massachusetts Duluth Georgia Glenview Illinois Coppell Texas Sacramento California Mesa Arizona Spanish Names Shaded in yellow In 1836 United States settlers formed the Republic of Texas and broke away from Mexico. Later it became the state of Texas. Have you ever noticed that many places in the West and Southwest of the United States have Spanish names For example there are the states of Colorado and Nevada. The word Colorado means red in Spanish and nevada means snow-capped as in snow-capped mountain. Look at a map that shows places in Colorado Nevada California New Mexico Utah Wyoming Arizona and Texas. You will see many more places with Spanish names towns cities rivers lakes deserts valleys and mountains. For example the city of Los Angeles has a name that means the angels. The name Rio Grande for the big river in New Mexico and Texas means big river. There s a good reason so many places in the West and Southwest of the United States have Spanish names. About 150 years ago all that land was part of Mexico where Spanish is spoken. Shaded in green In 1853 Mexico sold this land to the United States. Shaded in red After a war between the United States and Mexico in 1848 Mexico turned this land over to the United States. 2