=====OVERVIEW===== Chapter 16 Ana quiere ver otras páginas Ana wants to see other pages Ana sees the two men that are eating in the Mexican restaurant on the first page of her Spanish book, but she wants to see other pages in the book also. When Ana sees the other pages in the book, she wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish. The problem is that Ana reads many words and phrases in Spanish, but Ana does not understand much of anything. Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. Also, the photos have many interesting people from Spain and Latin América. Ana thinks that the photos are very pretty. There is a part of the book that has a large group of photos. Ana likes the group of pictures because that group of photos does not have many words. =====GRAMMAR===== Vocabulary Structures I remember that Yo recuerdo eso I remember that Ana does not understand almost anything from the book Ana no comprende casi nada del libro Ana does not understand almost anything from the book Almost nothing is something Casi nada es algo Almost nothing is something Ana likes the photos in the book A Ana le gustan las fotos en el libro Ana likes the photos in the book She thinks that the many different colored photos are very pretty Ella piensa que las fotos de muchos colores diferentes son muy bonitas She thinks that the many different colored photos are very pretty =====DIALOGUE===== Chapter 16 Ana quiere ver otras páginas Ana wants to see other pages Today Ana sees a photo of two men who eat at a Mexican restaurant, but she wants to see other pages in her book of Spanish also. I remember Very good, you remember a lot. When Ana sees the other pages in the book she wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish. When Ana sees the other pages in the book she wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish. What does Ana want to read in her Spanish book today? She wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish. Yes, Ana wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish in her book, but there is a problem. Oh no. What is the problem? The problem is that Ana reads many words and phrases in Spanish, but Ana does not understand almost anything. Oh no What is the word casi in English? Almost Excellent, casi means, almost and casi nada means, almost nothing, right? Yes, casi nada means, almost nothing. Very good. Q1 Does Ana understand a little in her Spanish book or does she understand everything? Ana understands a little Right, Ana understands a little. Ana does not understand everything in her Spanish book. She understands almost nothing but almost nothing is something. Right? Yes, almost nothing is not nothing, almost nothing is something. Very good. Ana does not understand everything in her Spanish book, but she does understand a little and almost nothing is not nothing, almost nothing is something. Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. I do not understand the difference between the phrases le gusta and le gustan Now is a good time to clear that up. Earlier we translated A Ana no le gusta la escuela as, The school isn't pleasing to Ana. The verb gustar means, to be pleasing. The verb gustar, to be pleasing, always takes an indirect object pronoun, for example, to her or to him or to me or to you or to us or to them. In this case, las fotos, a plural noun, is the subject. Las fotos are pleasing. They have to be pleasing to somebody and that somebody is the I.D.O. pronoun. In the example, A Ana le gustan las fotos, las fotos is the subject and is plural. That's why gustar gets conjugated as gustan. The , le, her, is to whom the photos are pleasing to. Remember, it is more accurate and will make more sense in the long term to think of gustar as meaning "to be pleasing." "The school isn't pleasing to Ana," A Ana no le gusta la escuela. The noun you hear after the verb gustar is the subject of the sentence. If it is singular then you will hear gusta, le gusta la escuela. If it is plural then you will hear, gustan, le gustan las fotos. The photos are pleasing to her. All objects in Spanish go in front of the conjugated verb. Le is the IDO pronoun and las fotos is the subject Le gustan las fotos The photos are pleasing to her. The A Ana is there to clarify le. Remember our earlier example. A Ana le gusta la escuela. The school is pleasing to her. To whom? To Ana. A Ana le gusta la escuela. A Ana le gustan las fotos. If a verb comes after gustar, Le gusta hablar español, always use gusta. Le gusta hablar español, or No le gusta ir a la escuela. Do you understand? Now I understand Very Good Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. Q2 Who does not like school? Ana One hundred percent correct, Ana does not like school. She does not like to go to school. Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. Now I understand. Excellent Also, the photos have many interesting people from Spain and Latin America. Also, the photos have many interesting people from Spain and Latin America. Are there many interesting people from Spain and Latin America in the pictures of Ana's Spanish book? Yes, There are many interesting people from Spain and Latin America in the pictures of Ana's Spanish book. Fantastic, Yes, There are many interesting people from Spain and Latin America in the pictures of Ana's Spanish book. How are the photos, are the photos in black and white or are the photos in different colors? The photos are in different colors Yes the photos are in different colors.The pictures are not in black and white. Ana thinks that the pictures are very pretty. Ana thinks that the pictures are very pretty. Q3 There is a part of the book that has a big group of photos. There is a part of the book that has a big group of photos. Ana likes the group of photos because that group of photos does not have many words. Ana likes the group of photos because that group of photos does not have many words. How many words in Spanish does that part of the book that has a big group photos have? That part of the book doesn't have many words in Spanish Correct, that part of the book has many pictures of different colors, but that part of the book has very few words in Spanish. Let's review what went on in this chapter. If there are parts that you don't understand, just go back to that section and review it. Very Good Today Ana sees a photo of two men who eat at a Mexican restaurant, but she wants to see other pages in her Spanish book also. I remember that When Ana sees the other pages in the book she wants to read the words and phrases in Spanish. The problem is that Ana reads many words and phrases in Spanish, but Ana does not understand almost anything. Oh no Ana likes the pictures in the book because the photos have many different colors. Also, the photos have many interesting people from Spain and Latin America. It is very interesting Ana thinks that the pictures are very pretty. There is a part of the book that has a big group of photos. Ana likes the group of photos because that group of photos does not have many words. Yo comprendo todo