Alejandro y La Naríz Grande (y Feliz)
Directions: Translate this story - read it back to your parents in English. Our written stories will always be in the present tense, and the classroom stories always in the past tense. Use the words on the board to help and on the helper words I've provided - but only if you need to! After you read the story, answer the questions below.
Optional Extra-hard Super Review: Students - after you can translate from Spanish to English - try reading the English answer story and translate it into Spanish. This is only if you REALLY want to get it - but you'll get 2 boletos.
Parents: Scroll down to view the full translated story and answers to the questions. If you'd like, you can copy and paste the answers onto Word, then print them out so you can read them while your child is translating. Feel free to print out the Spanish story as well (see document download below), so you don't have to use the computer every time you review.
Helper words: - these aren't on the board - but they're in the story below.
Hay - there is / there are
se llama - s/he calls him/herself
quiere - s/he wants
tiene - s/he has
Está – s/he is (FEELINGS OR LOCATION)
Es - s/he is (WHO HE OR SHE IS)
Le dice – s/he tells him or her
Grita – s/he screams
Él - he
Hace - s/he does or makes
Directions: Translate this story - read it back to your parents in English. Our written stories will always be in the present tense, and the classroom stories always in the past tense. Use the words on the board to help and on the helper words I've provided - but only if you need to! After you read the story, answer the questions below.
Optional Extra-hard Super Review: Students - after you can translate from Spanish to English - try reading the English answer story and translate it into Spanish. This is only if you REALLY want to get it - but you'll get 2 boletos.
Parents: Scroll down to view the full translated story and answers to the questions. If you'd like, you can copy and paste the answers onto Word, then print them out so you can read them while your child is translating. Feel free to print out the Spanish story as well (see document download below), so you don't have to use the computer every time you review.
Helper words: - these aren't on the board - but they're in the story below.
Hay - there is / there are
se llama - s/he calls him/herself
quiere - s/he wants
tiene - s/he has
Está – s/he is (FEELINGS OR LOCATION)
Es - s/he is (WHO HE OR SHE IS)
Le dice – s/he tells him or her
Grita – s/he screams
Él - he
Hace - s/he does or makes
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Alejandro y La Naríz Grande (y Feliz)
Hay una chica. La chica se llama Squishy. La chica no se llama Marge. La chica está en Jupiter. La chica no está en Folsom, California. La chica está en Macy’s en Jupiter. El papá de Squishy le dice, “Hola Squishy.”
El papá de la chica se llama Alejandro. El papá de la chica está en Macy’s en Jupiter. El papá le dice “¿Squishy, tengo una naríz bonita?" Pero el papá tiene una naríz gorda. La chica le dice “Papá, te amo pero tu naríz es muy, muy, muy gorda.”
El papá le dice a Squishy: “¡Siéntate! ¡Levántate! ¡Da una vuelta! “ La chica hace todo. Alejandro grita "¡Ayiii!" Él no grita “Aaaahh." Él grita "¡Ayiii!" Alejandro está triste. Tiene una naríz feliz. Alejandro tiene una nariz muy muy muy gorda y feliz. Alejandro está triste porque tiene una naríz muy muy muy gorda y feliz.
Él no quiere una naríz normal. Él no quiere tener una nariz horrible. No quiere una nariz bonita, o una naríz ridícula, o una naríz suave, o una naríz fuerte. Alejandro quiere tener una naríz explosiva – pero no tiene una naríz explosiva. ¡Oh no oh no! ¡Horrible!
1. ¿Dónde está la chica?
2. ¿Cómo se llama la chica?
3. ¿Dónde está el papá de la chica?
4. ¿Cómo se llama el papá?
5. ¿Quén le dice: "Hola Squishy?"
6. ¿Quién le dice "Te amo?"
7. ¿Qué tiene Alejandro?
8. ¿Qué grita Alejandro?
9. ¿Por qué Alejandro está triste?
10. ¿Qué quiere tener Alejandro?
Answer Section Below----- Top Secret ---- Parents Only----- No Peeking Allowed ------
There is a girl. The girl calls herself Squishy. The girl does not call herself Marge. The girl is on Jupiter. The girl is not in Folsom, California. The girl is in Macy's on Jupiter. The dad of Squishy tells her "Hi Squishy."
The dad of the girl calls himself Alejandro. The dad of the girl is in Macy's on Jupiter. The dad tells her "Squishy, do I have a pretty nose?" But the dad has a fat nose. The girl tells him "Dad, I love you but your nose is very, very, very fat."
The dad tells Squishy: "Sit down! Stand up! Turn around!" The girl does everything. Alejandro screams "Ayiii!" He doesn't scream "Aaaahh." He screams "¡Ayii!" Alejandro is sad. He has a happy nose. Alejandro has a very very very fat and happy nose. Alejandro is sad because he has a very very very fat and happy nose.
He doesn't want a normal nose. He doesn't want to have a horrible nose. He doesn't want a pretty nose, or a ridiculous nose, or a smooth nose, or a strong nose. Alejandro wants to have an explosive nose - but he doesn't have an explosive nose. Oh no oh no! Horrible!
1. Where is the girl? - In Macy's, on Jupiter.
2. What does the girl call herself (or what is the girl's name?) - Squishy
3. Where is the dad of the girl? - In Macy's, on Jupiter.
4. What does the dad call himself (or what is the dad's name?) - Alejandro
5. Who says (or tells) "Hi Squishy." - Alejandro
6. Who says (or tells) "I love you." - Squishy
7. What does Alejandro have? - A very, very, very fat and happy nose.
8. What does Alejandro scream? - Ayiii!
9. Why is Alejandro sad? - Because he has a very, very, very fat and happy nose.
10. What does Alejandro want to have? - An explosive nose.
Hay una chica. La chica se llama Squishy. La chica no se llama Marge. La chica está en Jupiter. La chica no está en Folsom, California. La chica está en Macy’s en Jupiter. El papá de Squishy le dice, “Hola Squishy.”
El papá de la chica se llama Alejandro. El papá de la chica está en Macy’s en Jupiter. El papá le dice “¿Squishy, tengo una naríz bonita?" Pero el papá tiene una naríz gorda. La chica le dice “Papá, te amo pero tu naríz es muy, muy, muy gorda.”
El papá le dice a Squishy: “¡Siéntate! ¡Levántate! ¡Da una vuelta! “ La chica hace todo. Alejandro grita "¡Ayiii!" Él no grita “Aaaahh." Él grita "¡Ayiii!" Alejandro está triste. Tiene una naríz feliz. Alejandro tiene una nariz muy muy muy gorda y feliz. Alejandro está triste porque tiene una naríz muy muy muy gorda y feliz.
Él no quiere una naríz normal. Él no quiere tener una nariz horrible. No quiere una nariz bonita, o una naríz ridícula, o una naríz suave, o una naríz fuerte. Alejandro quiere tener una naríz explosiva – pero no tiene una naríz explosiva. ¡Oh no oh no! ¡Horrible!
1. ¿Dónde está la chica?
2. ¿Cómo se llama la chica?
3. ¿Dónde está el papá de la chica?
4. ¿Cómo se llama el papá?
5. ¿Quén le dice: "Hola Squishy?"
6. ¿Quién le dice "Te amo?"
7. ¿Qué tiene Alejandro?
8. ¿Qué grita Alejandro?
9. ¿Por qué Alejandro está triste?
10. ¿Qué quiere tener Alejandro?
Answer Section Below----- Top Secret ---- Parents Only----- No Peeking Allowed ------
There is a girl. The girl calls herself Squishy. The girl does not call herself Marge. The girl is on Jupiter. The girl is not in Folsom, California. The girl is in Macy's on Jupiter. The dad of Squishy tells her "Hi Squishy."
The dad of the girl calls himself Alejandro. The dad of the girl is in Macy's on Jupiter. The dad tells her "Squishy, do I have a pretty nose?" But the dad has a fat nose. The girl tells him "Dad, I love you but your nose is very, very, very fat."
The dad tells Squishy: "Sit down! Stand up! Turn around!" The girl does everything. Alejandro screams "Ayiii!" He doesn't scream "Aaaahh." He screams "¡Ayii!" Alejandro is sad. He has a happy nose. Alejandro has a very very very fat and happy nose. Alejandro is sad because he has a very very very fat and happy nose.
He doesn't want a normal nose. He doesn't want to have a horrible nose. He doesn't want a pretty nose, or a ridiculous nose, or a smooth nose, or a strong nose. Alejandro wants to have an explosive nose - but he doesn't have an explosive nose. Oh no oh no! Horrible!
1. Where is the girl? - In Macy's, on Jupiter.
2. What does the girl call herself (or what is the girl's name?) - Squishy
3. Where is the dad of the girl? - In Macy's, on Jupiter.
4. What does the dad call himself (or what is the dad's name?) - Alejandro
5. Who says (or tells) "Hi Squishy." - Alejandro
6. Who says (or tells) "I love you." - Squishy
7. What does Alejandro have? - A very, very, very fat and happy nose.
8. What does Alejandro scream? - Ayiii!
9. Why is Alejandro sad? - Because he has a very, very, very fat and happy nose.
10. What does Alejandro want to have? - An explosive nose.