This selection is fun, but it does contain a few typo's.  See if you can find them.

Vocabulario para «Saltan y saltan»

Actividad de escribir:  Copy the illustraton below and paste it into a document.  Print the document, and write captions for each picture based on the story- using the vocabulary from above, of course!

Para practicar más:

Work alone or with a partner(s).  Create your own such story about a group of characters (Start with 10 so that you can employ lots of vocabulary.) that dwindles in size until only one remains.  Be creative, and use reflexive constructions from the list below.  Make some sort of surprise ending, such as the one in the reading.  *Don't use "Saltan y saltan", but instead make up your own repetitive action.  Ilustrate your work, publish it and make lots of money.  (Publication and royalties not required for an "A").

Otras expresiones reflexivas

• darse cuenta de que...to realize that...
• darse prisa to hurry
• hacerse daño to hurt oneself
• caerse to fall down
• comerse [+ food] to eat up, "gobble"
• desmayarse to faint
• negarse a [+infinitive] to refuse to ...
• enamorarse de to fall in love with
• tirarse to jump, throw oneself
• acercarse a  to approach, draw near to
• alejarse de  to leave, go away from
• detenerse to stop, come to a halt
• volcarse [o>ue] to get knocked over
• cortarse  to cut oneself
• aburrirse to get bored
• calamrse to calm down
• marearse to get dizzy
• sorprenderse to be surprised
• enojarse, enfadarse to get angry
• molestarse to get annoyed
• ofenderse to get offended, insulted
• preocuparse to worry
• ponerse + condition [adjective of emotion or physical condition] to become...