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I need someone fluent in Latin-American Spanish and who can handle editing XML files (you don't have to be a "programmer" to do this project). I have developed Flash software that is XML file driven and we have been testing with Hebrew, now want to convert same course to Spanish. Level 1 of this course is a reader/primer using kindergarten/first grade words.

To help you estimate your bid and determine if you have the skills to do this project, I have created two videos that demonstrate the software and the development process.

http://hebrew-resources.com/videosdev/LookAtFinishedProduct.html
http://hebrew-resources.com/videosdev/HowToUseXMLFiles.html


The work is to encode the following story, questions, drills, and to create quiz questions. If the project goes well, I have an additional 7 stories to do.

You will NOT have to record the sound files and you will NOT have to do any graphics.

Story 1 - Note the Spanish below was created via a translator program, feel free to adjust and correct as needed, and please change to the familiar "tu" instead of "Ud."

David and Maria Look for the Red Ball David y María buscan la pelota roja
David and Maria are good friends.
David y María son buenos amigos.
David likes to play with his big red ball.
David le gusta jugar con su pelota roja grande.
Maria is playing outside. María juege a fuera.
Maria sees her friend David
sitting in a tree.
María ve a su amigo David
sentado en un árbol.
Maria asks David: Why are you sitting up in a tree?
María pregunta a David: ¿por qué usted se está sentado en un árbol?
David says: I'm looking for my big red ball.
David dice: busco mi pelota roja grande.
Maria: Do you see your ball from the tree?
María: ¿usted ve su pelota del árbol?
David: No, I cannot see the ball from the tree. David: no, no puedo ver la pelota del árbol.
Can you find my big red ball?
¿Usted puede encontrar mi pelota roja grande?
Maria says: Yes, I can, if you help me.
María dice: sí, puedo, si usted me ayuda.
Come down from the tree,
let's find the ball together.
Baje del árbol,
Encontremos la pelota juntos.


David comes down from the tree.
David baja del árbol.
The two go to look for the ball.
Los dos va para buscar la pelota.

They look in the garden.
They see a small blue ball,
but they do not see David's big red ball.
Ellos buscan en el jardín.
Ven una pelota azul pequeña,
Pero no ven la pelota roja grande de David.
They look in the school.
They see three blue balls
and two red balls,
but they do not find David's big red ball.
Ellos buscan en la escuela.
Ven tres pelotas azules
Y dos pelotas rojas,
Pero no encuentran la pelota roja grande de David.
David is sad because they cannot find his big red ball.
David está triste porque no pueden encontrar su pelota roja grande.
Davids says: I'm sad because I cannot play with my big red ball.
Davids dice: estoy triste porque no puedo jugar con mi pelota roja grande.

David runs to his house.
Sara goes with David.
David corre a su casa.
Sara va con David
David asks his mother: "Where is my big red ball?"
David pregunta a su madre: "¿Dónde es mi pelota roja grande?"

His mother says: Is it in the garden?
Su madre dice: ¿está en el jardín?
David: No we looked in the garden, it was not there.
David: nosotros buscabamos en el jardín, no estaba allí.

Mother: Is it in the school?
Mamá: ¿está en la escuela?
Maria: We also looked in the school.
There were many balls there, but
David's big red ball was not there.
María: también buscabamos en la escuela.
Había muchas pelotas allí, pero
la pelota roja grande de David no estaba allí.

Mother: Maybe your ball is in the closet or in the car.
Mamá: tal vez su pelota está en el ropero o en el automóvil.

Los dos niños van al ropero. Los dos niños van al ropero.
The two of them look in the closet. El dos de ellos buscan en el ropero.
They see clothes,
but they do not see any balls.
Ven ropa,
Pero no ven ninguna pelota.
Maria: Come! Let's look in the car.
María: ¡venga! Buscemos en el automóvil.
They ran to the car, and there, in the car was David's big red ball.
Corren el automóvil, y allí, en el automóvil hay la pelota roja grande de David.
David said: Great! There is my big red ball.
David dijo: ¡gran! Hay mi pelota roja grande.
What is good word for “GREAT!!” in Spanish?
For example, in Puerto Rico they would say “Chevre”.
Thank-you Maria. You helped me find my ball.
Muchas Gracias - María. Usted me ayudó encontrar mi pelota.
You are a good friend.
Usted es un buena amiga.
Let's go outside and play with my big red ball!
¡Vamanos a fuera y juguemos con mi pelota roja grande!



Questions and Answers Preguntas y Repuestas
1. What does David like to play with?
David likes to play with his big red ball.
¿Qué a David le gusta jugar con?
A David le gusta jugar con su pelota roja grande.
2. Where was Maria playing?
Maria was playing outside.
¿Dónde estaba jugando María?
María estaba jugando fuera.
3. Where was David sitting?
David was sitting in a tree.
¿Dónde estaba sentado David?
David se estaba sentando en un árbol.
4. Why was David sitting in a tree?
David was sitting in a tree to look for his ball.
David was looking for his big red ball.
¿Por qué David se estaba sentando en un árbol?
David se estaba sentando en un árbol para buscar su pelota.
David estaba buscando su pelota roja grande.
5. Did David see his red ball from the tree?
No, David could not see his red ball from the tree.
¿David veía su pelota roja del árbol?
No, David no podía ver su pelota roja del árbol.
6. What did David and Maria do?
They went to look for David's red ball.
¿Qué see en el jardín?
Vieron una pelota azul pequeña.
7. What did they see in the garden?
They saw a small blue ball.
¿Qué see en el jardín?
Vieron una pelota azul pequeña.
8. What did they see in the school?
They saw three blue balls
and two red balls.
¿Qué see en la escuela?
Vieron tres pelotas azules
Y dos pelotas rojas.
9. Was David happy or sad?
David was sad.
¿David era feliz o triste?
David estaba triste.
10. Why was David sad?
David was sad because he could not find his big red ball.
¿Por qué estaba triste David?
David estaba triste porque no podía encontrar su pelota roja grande.
11. Where did David go after school?
David went to his house.
David ran to his house.
¿Adónde David se fue después de la escuela?
David fue a su casa.
David corrió a su casa.
12. Who is in David's house?
David's mother is in the house.
¿Quién está en la casa de David?
La madre de David está en la casa.
13. What did David ask his mother?
David asked: "Where is my big red ball?"
¿Qué preguntó a su madre David?
David preguntó: "¿Dónde es mi pelota roja grande?"

14. Where did Mother say to look for the ball?
Mother said to look in the closet and in the car.
¿Dónde ordenó mamá buscar la pelota?
Mamá ordenó mirar en el ropero y en el automóvil.
15. What did the children see in the closet?
They saw clothes.
¿Qué vieron en el ropero los niños?
Vieron ropa.
16. Did the children find the ball in the closet?
No, the ball was not in the closet.
No, the children did not find the ball there.
¿Los niños encontraron la pelota en el ropero?
No, la pelota no estaba en el ropero.
No, los niños no encontraron la pelota allí.
17. Where did they find the ball?
They found the ball in the car.
¿Dónde encontraron la pelota?
Encontraron la pelota en el automóvil.
18. Where did the children look for the ball?
They looked in four places. They looked in the garden,
the school, the closet, and the car.
¿Dónde buscaron la pelota los niños?
Miraron en cuatro lugares. Miraron en el jardín,
La escuela, el ropero, y el automóvil.
19. What did David say to Maria when they found his ball?
David said "Thank-you Maria".

He said that Maria
was a good friend.
¿Qué dijo a María cuando encontraron su pelota David?
David decir "Agradecer a - que usted María".

Dijo a esa María
Era un buen amigo.
20. What did David and Maria do when they found the ball?
They went outside and played with the ball.
¿Qué hicieron David y María cuando encontraron la pelota?
Se fueron fuera y jugaron con la pelota.
21. Did David like to play with his big red ball?
Yes, David liked to play with his big red ball.
¿A David le gustaba jugar con su pelota roja grande?
Sí, a David le gustaba jugar con su pelota roja grande.



New drill 1 for Story 1
Base: Adam is sitting in the tree.
- school
- closet
- car


New drill 2 for Story 1
Base: David likes to play with his ball.
- Maria
- David and Maria
- David and his mother

New drill 3 for Story 1
- Base: Maria is playing outside.
- Prompts: David, David and Daniel, the boys, Maria and Sarah, the girls

New drill 4 for Story 1
- Base: The two (of them) went to look for the ball.
- Prompts: David, David and Daniel, the boys, Maria and Sarah, the girls

New drill 5 for Story 1:
- Base: They look in the garden.
- Prompts: sit, run, play

New drill 6 for Story 1
- Base: Maria goes with Adam.
- Prompts: sits, plays, comes, runs

New drill 7 for Story 7
- Base: You (familiar) are a good friend.
- Prompts: I, you (familiar), you (formal), he, she, it, they, we



Quiz – create 10 appropriate multiple choice questions