loud
This vocabulary was presented in class
quiet
question
sound
sentence
word
a little
a lot
fast
slow
conversation
dictionary
speak/talk (hablar)
say (decir)
ask (preguntar/pedir)
pronounce
understand
mean
3. Asking for Help with English: Story
Janet lives with her parents in Rhode
Island. Her mother’s father comes (1) to visit. He is from Germany (2).
Grandpa speaks German (3) and very
little English. Janet doesn’t know any (4) German.
Janet smiles (5) a lot at her
grandfather. He is very nice (6). She wants (7) to speak with
him.
One day the family is looking (8)
at a photo album. Grandfather is talking in German. Janet looks at the pictures
and tries to guess (9) what her grandfather is saying.
Grandfather’s speaking (10) very
fast and loud. Janet wants to ask him a question about a picture (11) of
a girl.
Janet points (13) at the photo and
says her mother’s first name.
Grandfather is surprised (14) when
he sees Janet point at the picture and hears (15) the name.
He answers (16) his
granddaughter in German, “Ja, ja...das ist meine Tochter wenn sie ein Mädchen war und wohnte bei uns auf
Deutschland.”(17)
Janet doesn’t understand everything
(18), but she understands that the girl in the photo is her mother. Janet is
happy. (19)
When Opa speaks German slowly and
pronounces his words clearly she can understand a little. Janet can ask her
mother and father what words mean, too (19). She is learning (20) German!
1)
viene
2)
Alemania
3)
alemán
4)
no sabe nada del
5)
sonríe
6)
muy simpático
7)
quiere
8)
está mirando
9)
trata de adivinar
10)
está hablando
11)
retrato
12)
señala
13)
sorprendido
14)
sorprendido
15)
oye
16)
responde
17)
Sí, sí, ésta es mi hija cuando ella era una niña y
vivía con nosotros en Alemania.
18)
no comprende todo
19)
contenta
20)
está aprendiendo
3. Asking for Help with English: Reading
Janet lives with her parents in
Providence, Rhode Island. Providence is the capital of the state (1) of
Rhode Island. Rhode Island is the smallest (2) state in the United
States, but Providence is big. (3) It has a population of 1,600,856.
Janet’s mother and father are from Berlin,
Germany (4). One day Janet’s grandfather comes (5) to visit. He
speaks mostly (6) German and just a little English.
Janet doesn’t know any (7) German.
She speaks to her grandfather in English, but he doesn’t understand Janet smiles
a lot (8) at her grandfather. She wants to talk with him, but she doesn’t
know how.
One day the family is looking at
(9) an old photo album. Grandfather is saying a lot in German.
Janet looks at the pictures and tries
to guess (10) what her grandfather is saying. She thinks (11) he is
talking about her parents when they were small (12). He’s speaking very
fast and loud.
Janet wants (13) to ask her
grandfather a question about a picture with a girl. She thinks the girl is her
mother. She uses her mother’s first name and points (14) at the photo.
Grandfather is surprised when he hears
(15) the name and sees Janet point at the picture. He answers (16) his granddaughter, “Ja,
ja...das ist meine Tochter wenn sie ein Mädchen war und wohnte bei uns auf
Deutschland.”
Janet doesn’t understand everything
(17) but she understands that the girl in the photo is her mother. Janet is
happy.
Janet understands how to talk with her
grandfather. She loves (18) her grandfather very much. When he speaks
German slowly and pronounces his words clearly she can (19) understand a
little.
Janet can ask her mother and father what
words mean. She is learning (20) German! It’s fun to know more than
one language!
1) estado
2) más pequeño
3) grande
4) Alemania
5) viene
6) principalmente
7) no sabe nada del
8) sonríe mucho
9) está mirando
10) mira los retratos y trata de adivinar
11) piensa
12) cuando eran pequeños
13) quiere
14) señala
15) oye
16) responde/contesta
17) no entiende todo
18) ama/quiere
19) puede
20) divertido saber más de un idioma
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