=====OVERVIEW===== Chapter 8 There was a big problem Había un problema grande The big problem was that the reporter spoke very quickly in Spanish, and Ana understood very little. She only understood four things. El problema grande era que el reportero hablaba muy rápido en español y Ana comprendía muy poco. Ella solamente comprendía 4 cosas. The big problem was that the reporter spoke very quickly in Spanish, and Ana understood very little. She only understood four things. =====GRAMMAR===== Grammar Structures Ana understood very little because the reporter was speaking very fast Ana comprendía muy poco porque el reportero hablaba muy rápido Ana understood very little because the reporter was speaking very fast How much did Ana understand? ¿Cuánto comprendía Ana? How much did Ana understand? She wanted to understand everything but her problem was that she understood very little Ella quería comprender todo pero su problema era que ella comprendía muy poco She wanted to understand everything but her problem was that she understood very little Who was saying many things? ¿Quién decía muchas cosas? Who was saying many things? Was Ana able to understand everything on the TV? ¿Podía compender todo en la tele Ana? Was Ana able to understand everything on the TV? =====DIALOGUE===== Chapter 8 There was a big problem The big problem was that the reporter spoke very fast in Spanish and Ana understood very little. - Oh, no ...! Yes, Ana understood very little because the reporter was talking very fast in Spanish. How much did Ana understand? Ana understood very little It's true, Ana understood very little. Poor Ana, right? Yes, poor Ana How much do you understand? I understand everything Fantastic, I'm very happy. I'm very happy! Ana watched TV in Spanish because she wanted to study and understand Spanish, but she didn't want to go to school. Ana watched the show, News of the Day with great interest because she wanted to study, understand and speak Spanish. In the program News of the Day there was a man who talked very fast in Spanish. There was a big problem. Ana understood very little. - Oh, no ...! Yes, the big problem was that the reporter spoke very fast, and Ana understood very little. Q1 Q2 What problem did Ana have? In the News of the Day program was a man who talked very fast in Spanish and Ana understood very little. Right, the problem was that the reporter Ana spoke very fast, and Ana didn't understand everything. The problem was that the reporter Ana spoke very fast, and she didn't understand everything. Poor Ana, she wanted to understand everything, but her problem was that she understood very little. Excellent! In the program the reporter said many things in Spanish, but Ana didn't understand much. Pobre Ana It's true, Poor Ana, She understood very little. In the program the reporter said many things in Spanish, but Ana understood very little. Q3 Ana watched the show in Spanish in her home. Ana watched the show in Spanish in her home. Where was Ana yesterday? Ana was at her home. It's true, Yesterday, Ana was at home. What did Ana watch yesterday at her house? Ana watched TV in Spanish. Correct. Ana could only understand 4 things. Ana could only understand 4 things. Was Ana able to understand everything on TV? No... No, Ana was not able to understand everything, but she was able to understand it a little. What could Ana understand? Ana could only understand 4 things. What things was Ana able to understand? Good question, Ana was able to understand the words, "the president, the White House, politics and the elections." -Oh! The reporter spoke very fast and Ana only understood 4 things. The reporter spoke very fast and Ana only understood 4 things. How many things did Ana understand? Four Things Very good, you understand everything, right? Yes, I understand everything Review Yesterday, Ana was at home and she wanted to practice and speak Spanish. There was a problem. The problem was that Ana wanted to practice and speak Spanish, but she didn't want to go to school because she didn't like school. Ana had a good idea. Good Ana's really good idea had three parts. In the first part of Ana's idea, she was going to watch TV. In the second part of Ana's idea, she was going to read a Spanish book. And in the third part of Ana's idea, she was going to eat at a Mexican restaurant. Very Good In the first part of Ana's idea, she was going to watch TV. Ana's mother was at home too. Her mother didn't want to watch the program called News of the Day Ana was going to watch the show by herself. - Oh, no ...! At 8 a.m. Ana watched TV. There was a program in Spanish on channel 34 on TV. Ana wanted to see the program on channel 34 because the program was in Spanish. She wanted to understand Spanish but she didn't want to go to school. - Oh, no ...! Ana watched TV in Spanish because she wanted to understand Spanish but she didn't want to go to school. Ana watched the show, News of the Day with great interest because she wanted to study, understand and speak Spanish. I understand In the first part of the program, News of the Day there was a man who talked very fast in Spanish. There was a big problem. Ana understood very little. She only understood four things. - Oh, no ...! It's okay, Ana had other ideas to study, practice and speak Spanish. She was going to watch the second part of the program. Excellent Yes