Question

nombre y apellidos: nicole lee - romo
vamos unit 1
core vocabulary
esto, esta, este es
eso, esa, ese prefiere
le gusta no le gusta
vocabulary in context
directions: read each of the statements on the left, and label them with the letter that corresponds to their meaning from the right - hand column.
al mono no le gusta la piña. a the monkey likes this mango.
el mono prefiere una banana. b the monkey doesn’t like that mango.
al mono le gusta este mango. c the monkey doesn’t like the pineapple.
al mono no le gusta ese mango. d the monkey likes the coconut but prefers the mango.
al mono le gusta el coco pero prefiere el mango. e the monkey prefers a banana.
guess the meaning
directions: look back at the five sentences in the matching activity. find the spanish word for each of these english words!
monkey banana
pineapple but
mango coconut

Explanation:

1. "Al mono no le gusta la piña" means the monkey doesn't like the pineapple, so it matches C.
2. "El mono prefiere una banana" means the monkey prefers a banana, so it matches E.
3. "Al mono le gusta este mango" means the monkey likes this mango, so it matches A.
4. "Al mono no le gusta ese mango" means the monkey doesn't like that mango, so it matches B.
5. "Al mono le gusta el coco pero prefiere el mango" means the monkey likes the coconut but prefers the mango, so it matches D.

For "GUESS THE MEANING":

• "monkey" is "mono" in Spanish.
• "banana" is "banana" (same in both languages).
• "pineapple" is "piña" in Spanish.
• "but" is "pero" in Spanish.
• "mango" is "mango" (same in both languages).
• "coconut" is "coco" in Spanish.

Answer:

1. "Al mono no le gusta la piña" - C
2. "El mono prefiere una banana" - E
3. "Al mono le gusta este mango" - A
4. "Al mono no le gusta ese mango" - B
5. "Al mono le gusta el coco pero prefiere el mango" - D

monkey - mono
banana - banana
pineapple - piña
but - pero
mango - mango
coconut - coco