Question

Help needed

Answer 1

Read the description of Ana’s eighth birthday celebration. Write bien or mal to describe how the
guest behaved. Then write a sentence that supports your answer.
¿Cómo se portaba Susana?
¿Por qué crees eso?
1. Todos los niños le regalaron a Ana muchas cosas fantásticas. Había muñecas, juguetes,
animales de peluche … y más cosas. Susana le regaló un oso de peluche enorme. Ana estaba
contenta y besaba y abrazaba su oso nuevo. Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella
quería jugar con el oso.
2. Cuando llegaron los invitados, todos los niños saludaron a los padres de Ana. Los niños, con
buenos modales, le dieron la mano a la madre también. Cuando Luisa llegó tarde, los niños jugaban
con los regalos de Ana y los padres preparaban los refrescos. Luisa quería jugar también, pero
primero saludó a los padres.
3. La mesa de refrescos tenía muchas decoraciones bonitas. Había papel picado, globos y flores.
Cuando los invitados comían el pastel y el helado, el hermano menor de Ana corría alrededor de la
mesa. Todos los niños se reían, pero la madre, ¡no!

Answer 2

how did susan behaved what's your point of view

Answer 3

Yes. Those are the questions that we have to answer.

Let's read the first sentence, in #1.
Just the first sentence:

"Todos los niños le regalaron a Ana muchas cosas fantásticas."

"Regalar" means "to give." (as a gift)

Do you think you can give me that sentence in English?

Answer 4

All children gave Ana many fantastic things. There were dolls, toys,
stuffed animals ... and more. Susana gave her a huge teddy bear. Ana was
happy and bear hugged and kissed her again. But when Susan saw her because she began to mourn would play with the bear.

Answer 5

Okay, let's look at this part again:

"Ana estaba contenta y besaba y abrazaba su oso nuevo."

Question: Who is the subject of the sentence?

Answer 6

Ana

Answer 7

How did Ana feel?

Answer 8

Happy

Answer 9

"Besar" means "to kiss."

"Abrazar" means "to hug."

Question: What did Ana do?

Answer 10

hug and kissed susan

Answer 11

She kissed and hugged who?

It wasn't Susana.

Answer 12

Let's read the sentence again:

"Ana estaba contenta y besaba y abrazaba su oso nuevo."

Answer 13

Can you tell me JUST which part of the sentence says....

"Ana was happy and she kissed and hugged"?

Answer 14

bear

Answer 15

Right, she kissed her bear.

"su oso nuevo."
"her new bear."

You see?

Answer 16

yep

Answer 17

Okay, now let's move onto this part:

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella
quería jugar con el oso."

Answer 18

You used an online translator to translate this part, I know.

Thing is, you don't have to do that.

Answer 19

Ana was sad and she was longing to play with the bear Susan observed

Answer 20

It wasn't Ana who was sad.

Here, we can translate it a little bit at a time.

Let's start with....

"Pero cuando Susana la vió"

What does that mean? You know?

Answer 21

Susan saw Ana

Answer 22

What does "pero" mean?

Answer 23

You have the right idea. Susan did see Ana.

But I'd like to see a direct translation.

Answer 24

i think but

Answer 25

That's right.

"Pero" means "but."

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Next word: "Cuando"

What does "cuando" mean?

Answer 26

when

Answer 27

Okay.

Next:

"Susana la la vió"

Answer 28

"Susana la vió"

Sorry about the extra "la."

Answer 29

susan her

Answer 30

"Vió" is the past tense of "ver."

"Ver" means "to see."

What's the past tense of "to see"?

Answer 31

saw

Answer 32

Okay.

So let's look at this sentence again:

"Susana la vió."

Answer 33

susan saw her

Answer 34

"Susana saw her."

You see?

The verb was "vió."
It means "saw."

"La," in this case, means "her."

"Susana saw her."

Answer 35

Great.

Now let's move onto this part:

"empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."

"Llorrar" means "to cry."


Can you translate this sentence?

Answer 36

she began to cry because she wanted to play with the bear

Answer 37

Right, wonderful.

Answer 38

Let's look at the entire paragraph now, piece by piece.

"Todos los niños le regalaron a Ana muchas cosas fantásticas."
"All of the children gave Ana many fantastic things."

"Había muñecas, juguetes, animales de peluche … y más cosas."
"There were dolls, toys, stuffed animals, and more things."

"Susana le regaló un oso de peluche enorme."
"Susana gave her an enormous stuffed bear."


"Ana estaba contenta y besaba y abrazaba su oso nuevo."
"Ana was happy, and she kissed and hugged her new bear."

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."
"But when Susana saw her, she began to cry because she wanted to play with the bear."

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Let me know when you've read through all that.

Answer 39

ok

Answer 40

@InYourHead

Answer 41

i have read it

Answer 42

Alright.

So, our first question is..."How did Susana behave? Bien? Or mal?

We can start the answer with...."Susana se portaba."
It means "Susana behaved..."

Answer 43

Susana se portaba Bien

Answer 44

Really?
Why do you think she behaved well?

I wanna hear this in your own words. Really I'm curious.

Answer 45

she gave Ana the gift and did no mischief

Answer 46

It was nice of her to give a present to Ana, I agree.
And she wasn't mischievous, that's true.

But what did Susana do, when she saw Ana playing with the bear?

Answer 47

nothing

Answer 48

Let's look at this part again:

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."
"But when Susana saw her, she began to cry because she wanted to play with the bear."

Answer 49

So what did Susana do, when she saw Ana playing with the bear?

Answer 50

Susan did nothing because the guest had started to arrive

Answer 51

We're still doing #1.

Answer 52

she just saw and took no initiative

Answer 53

Let's stay with #1.

Can you read this part of #1?

""Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."
"But when Susana saw her, she began to cry because she wanted to play with the bear."

What did Susana do when she saw Ana playing with the bear?
The answer's right there.

Answer 54

she gave her the bear

Answer 55

That was in an earlier part of the paragraph.

Read this part only:

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."

Answer 56

Suasa also felt sad

Answer 57

Right, Susana did feel sad.

So what did Susana do when she saw Ana playing with the bear?

Answer 58

she was happy

Answer 59

Can you tell me where it says that?

Answer 60

It really doesn't say that anywhere, does it?

Answer 61

Look, just read THIS part, right here:

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."

Here's the question I'm asking:
What did Susana do, when she saw Ana playing with the bear?

The answer is in THAT Spanish sentence.

Answer 62

when ana was enjoying with bear she hugged and kissed susan right

Answer 63

No.

Answer 64

iam confused

Answer 65

We talked about this, remember?
Ana kissed and hugged her new bear. Not Susana.

Answer 66

yea

Answer 67

but in th first sentence there isnt indication what susan do

Answer 68

The indication of what Susana does is in the sentence that I keep showing you.

This sentence:
""Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."

Answer 69

We've already translated this sentence.
Can you do it again?

Answer 70

She was sad.
So what did Susan actually DO?

What does "llorar" mean?

Answer 71

cry

Answer 72

Susana cried! Yes!

You see?

Answer 73

"Pero cuando Susana la vió empezó a llorar porque ella quería jugar con el oso."

"But when Susana saw her, she began to cry because she wanted to play with the bear."

Answer 74

ok
so susan was crying because she also wanted to play with the bear

Answer 75

Do you still think Susana behaved well?

Answer 76

no

Answer 77

Why not?

Answer 78

because the bear was gifted to ana by susa and now it belong to ana and stubbornness is not a good quality

Answer 79

Susana se portaba mal

Answer 80

@InYourHead

Answer 81

I agree. She was selfish.

Question: Did your teacher ask you to write your explanations in English or Spanish?

Answer 82

Spanish

Answer 83

Okay, so let's start our answer like this:

"Susana se portaba mal,"
"Susana behaved poorly,"

Answer 84

ok

Answer 85

And let's add this....

"Because she was selfish." (In Spanish)

"Selfish" is "egoísta."

Answer 86

What's the spanish word for "because"?

Answer 87

porque

Answer 88

What's the Spanish word for "she"?

Answer 89

ellos , las

Answer 90

It's "ella."

Answer 91

"Ellos" means "them."

Answer 92

ok

Answer 93

What's the Spanish word for "she"?

Answer 94

ella

Answer 95

Good.

Answer 96

What's the Spanish word for...."was"?

We have to use the Preterite (El/Ella/Usted) form of SER.

Answer 97

eras

Answer 98

@InYourHead