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Visual and Auditory (Spanish)
15 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 100
Auditory
aloud en alto
Literally means 'on high'. An alto singer stands in a choir and sings aloud.
deaf sordo(a)
A man says something to another man. The other man says 'What? I'm deaf with all this
sawdust' and shakes some sawdust out of his ear.
Deafness la Sordera
Sounds like the word for deaf. The deaf man is wearing a red tshirt.
to hear oír
A woman enters the scene and says to the 'deaf' man's ear 'Oh ear! Do you hear me?'
Sequence (Spanish)
15 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 101
Calendar
annual anual
Sounds like the English.
Century el Siglo
Two men are cutting wheat with sickles. One of the men, holding a blue sickle, says 'This
blade is blunt.' The other one says 'No wonder, it's over a century old.'
daily diario
A teenage girl sits on her bed, holding a diary. 'Time for my daily diary writing' she says.
Date la Fecha
'I wonder what the date is?' says a man, dressed in red, to himself. 'I'd better go and fetch
the calendar.'
Location (Spanish)
14 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 50
Dimension and Direction
Area la Superficie
A man says 'I want to measure the area of this hundred dollar note.' A woman in a red
dress with him says 'Oh, don't be so superficial.'
Depth la Profundidad
A man in a red shirt sits in profound thought as another man uses a metal bar to measure
the depth of a river in front of them.
to extend extender
Sounds like the English.
Extent la Extensión
Sounds like the English.
Relations (Spanish)
14 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 210
Ages
Adult el/la Adulto(-a)
Sounds like the English.
to age envejecer
Two woman are sitting on a bench. One of them starts aging, getting years older with
every second. She turns to the first woman and says 'I envy you who don't age as fast.'
Age la Edad
A young boy is walking with his father. The boy points to a large red letter E and says
'Dad, can I get one of those when I'm your age?'
Baby el/la Bebé
Sounds like the English.
Power (Spanish)
11 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 193
Control of People
Approval la Aprobación
An acrobat, dressed in red tights, performs a series of stunts on a tightrope. The crowd
claps their approval.
to approve aprobar
Sounds like the word for approval.
Command la Orden
Dressed in a red uniform, a fire warden walks through the crowd. 'I have no one to
command.' he laments.
Dominance el Dominio
Sounds like the English.
Money (Spanish)
11 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 157
Currency
Banknote el Billete
A bee sails a yacht made out of blue banknotes.
Cash el Efectivo
Sounds like the English word effective. A man feeds cash to a blue dog, which swallows it
greedily and grows steadily larger. The man says to a friend 'Look at the effect this cash is
having.'
Coin la Moneda
Sounds like the English word money. The moon is a red coin in the sky.
Dollar el Dólar
Sounds like the English.
Infrastructure (Spanish)
10 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 95
Buildings
Airport el Aeropuerto
Sounds like the English.
Church la Iglesia
A number of igloos stand in a semi-circle. A large red cross, signifying a church, is nailed
to the front side of the biggest one.
Fire Station la Estación de bomberos
Estación sounds like the English word station. The front wall of a red fire station explodes
from a bomb.
Hospital el Hospital
Sounds like the English.
Communication (Spanish)
10 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 171
Attempting to Influence
to be in agreement estar de acuerdo
Two men are standing around another man seated in a chair. 'That's a very queer do.' one
of the two standing men say. 'I agree' says the other.
Agreement el Acuerdo
Sounds like the word for to be in agreement. The seated man's hairdo is blue.
to argue (disagree) discutir
'Dis cut is in fashion right now' the seated man says. 'No it isn't' reply the standing men.
They have an argument about it.
Argument la Discusión
Sounds like the word for to argue.
Substances (Spanish)
09 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 30
Drugs
Alcohol el Alcohol
Sounds like the English.
Cannabis el Cannabis
Sounds like the English.
Cocaine la Cocaína
Sounds like the English.
Heroin la Heroína
Sounds like the English.
Natural World (Spanish)
08 DEC 11. Vocabulary items: 127
Air
Atmosphere la Atmósfera
Sounds like the English.
Breeze la Brisa
Sounds like the English.
Cloud la Nube
God floats over on a red cloud, looks at a stretch of coastline and says 'I might make a
new bay over there.'
Lightning el Rayo
A ray of sunshine shines on a spot on the ground, and then becomes a blue ray of
lightning.
