The Pinballs 1

Why has Harvey's mother left him?

Porque la mama de Harvey lo abandonó/dejó?

• She needed to "find herself" / Ella tenía que encontrarse a ella misma

• She needed a vacation /Ella necesitaba unas vacaciones

• She got a new job in Virginia/ Ella obtuvo un trabajo en Virginia

• She did not leave her son/ Ella no abandonó/dejó a su hijo

Why does Thomas J yell everything?

Porqué Thomas J grita?

• He cannot hear / El no puede escuchar

• Mrs. Mason is deaf / Mrs. Mason es sorda

• The Benson twins are deaf / Las gemelas Benson están sordas

• Carlie is deaf / Carlie es sorda

How do Harvey's legs get broken?

Cómo se rompió las piernas Harvey?

• He broke them playing football / Se rompió las piernas jugando football

• He fell off his bike / Se cayó de su bicicleta

• His dad ran him over / Su papá lo atropelló

• His mom ran him over / Su mamá lo atropelló

 Why is Harvey put into a foster home?

Porqué está Harvey en un hogar de acogida?

• Because his stepdad hit him / Su padrastro le pegó

• Until his legs are healed / Hasta que sus piernas sanen

• Until did stops drinking and makes a home for him/Hasta que el papá no tome y le ofrezca un hogar

• Because his mom lives on a commune / Porque su mama vive en una comuna

Why wouldn't Harvey get out of his father's car when his father told him?

Porqué Harvey no se bajó del carro cuando su papá le dijo?

• He wanted to visit his mother in Virginia / Quería visitar a su mamá en Virginia

• He wanted a ride to school / Quería que lo llevará a la escuela

• His dad promised to take him to the meeting / Su papá le prometió llevarlo al evento

• He wanted to visit Carlie / Quería visitar a Carlie

Harvey most likely lies to Carlie about how he broke his legs because...

Harvey le miente a Carlie sobre como see rompió las piernas porque...

• He is embarrassed to admit his father ran him over/ Le da vergüenza admitir que su papá lo atropelló

• He is angry that his mom left/ Está enojado por que su mamá se fue

• He wants to tease Carlie / Quiere molestar a Carlie

"Harvey and me and Thomas J are just like pinballs"

"Harvey y yo y Thomas J solo somos pinballs"

• metaphor

  metáfora

• hyperbole

  hipérbole

• simile

  simil

• idiom

  modismo

When Carlie says she is the "slave of the world" this is an example of...

Cuando Carlie dice "esclava del mundo", es un ejemplo de...

• idiom

  modismo

• metaphor

  metáfora

• simile

  simil

• hyperbole

  hipérbole

Why is Carlie put into foster care?

Porqué Carlie esta en un hogar de acogida?

• She couldn't be a majorette/ No pudo ser animadora

• She hit her step-father with a double boiler /Golpeó a su padre con un baño maría

• Her parents broke their hips/ Sus padres se rompieron la cadera

• Her step-father hit her / Su padrastro le pegó

Why is Thomas J. put in foster care?

Porqué está Thomas J en un hogar de acogida?

• The Benson twins broker their hips /Las gemelas Benson se rompieron la cadera

• His step-mother hit him / Su madrastra le pegó

• His father ran over his legs / Su papá lo atropelló