For ten minutes, the room buzzed. "How is your father?" " Así es mi padre —trabajador." "Your cat?" " Así es mi gato —dormilón."
Luna thought of Carla and Diego—always late, always laughing. " Así son mis mejores amigos. Siempre llegan tarde, pero son leales."
He wrote on the board:
Professor Alvarez closed the textbook. "Today," he said, "we practice así son ."
In the third row, Mateo and Luna exchanged nervous glances. Estructura 3 was always the hardest. p2-35 estructura 3 -asi son -practice it -
The class laughed. Luna whispered, "Mine too."
"Your turn, Luna," said Professor Alvarez. "Describe your best friends." For ten minutes, the room buzzed
" Así son ," corrected the professor. "Not just 'she is'—but 'that's how she is.'"
" Así son means 'that's how they are,'" the professor explained. "It describes character—the essence of a person or thing." Siempre llegan tarde, pero son leales
Below, in smaller letters: Así son los buenos estudiantes.
Then the professor raised his hand. "One more. Describe this class."