story 1 - episode 8

¿Al mono le gusta el helado?

Episode 8:

Episode 8 with pop-ups:

Additional follow-up questions:

1. How would you say, "The monkey doesn't like ice cream".

2. How would you say "The monkey doesn't like Antarctica"?

3. How would you say "The ice cream likes Antarctica"?

story 1 - episode 7

¿Adónde va el mono?

Episode 7:

Episode 7 with pop-ups:

Additional follow-up questions:

1. What does "va a" mean?  How can we remember it means that?*

2. What does the phrase "El mono va a Antártica" mean?

3. What does the phrase, "El mono no va a Canadá" mean?

5. What would the phrase "Cuatro elefantes azules van a París" mean?

6. What would the phrase, "Al mono no le gusta Canadá" mean?

7. What would the phrase, "Los pingüinos viven en Antártica".

8. How would you say, "There aren't any bananas in Antarctica"?

9. How would you say, "There aren't any pink monkeys in Canada"?

*"va a" kind of sounds like the sound a sheep makes "ba-a-a-a-a".  And so if you can remember that a sheep goes ba-a, you can remember "va a" means "s/he goes".

Do you have a better association for "va a"? Let me know in the comments section below!

story 1 - episode 3

¿Dónde vive el mono?

Episode 3:

Episode 3 with pop-ups:

Additional follow-up questions:

1. What does "vive" mean?  Do you have an association to help you remember?*

2. What does the phrase "El mono vive en una isla" mean?

3. What would the phrase "Una isla vive en un mono" mean?

4. What would the phrase "Un mono azul vive en una casa" mean?

5. What would the phrase, "Una casa azul vive en una isla marrón" mean?

*I think "vive" sounds kind of like "baby" only with the syllables switched. "bee-bay" instead of "bay-bee".  And babies live with their families.

Did you think of a better association for "vive"?  Does it look like something or sound like something that can help you remember, "s/he lives"?  

Write it in the comment section below!