Manolito Four-Eyes

Pre-reading activities:

1 How do you imagine the protagonist Manolito? Make a drawing and a brief description of him:
how old he is, how is the house where he lives, his neighborhood, how you imagine him physically
(blond / brown / curly / straight hair ..., tall / short, fat / skinny. ..) and his personality (if he is brave /
daring / cowardly, funny / funny, intelligent, studious / lazy ...)

2. Manolito has several adventures. Can you try to predict some of them? What do you think could
happen? Mark the options you consider correct.

□ Manolito and his grandfather sneak into the subway.

□ Manolito goes on a trip to the zoo with his classmates.
□ Manolito goes to a demonstration on Gran Vía.
□ Manolito peed in class because he became very nervous.
□ Manolito goes to the pool with his friends big Ears López and Jihad.
□ Manolito's feet smell a lot and they don't let him try on shoes in a shoe store.
□ Manolito and his grandfather met a television presenter.
□ Manolito went out to teach Geography, but he didn't know it.
□ Manolito and his grandfather find an award winning lottery ticket.
□ Manolito and his grandfather are docked in the neighborhood.
□ Manolito is given some skates for his birthday.
□ Manolito is punished by his teacher without recess for spending little notes with his friend Big Ears
López.
□ Manolito stays after class to help his teacher to make the ball and not put bad grades.
□ Manolito makes some graffiti on the stairs of his house.
□ Manolito and Jihad fight for a sled to go down the snowy hill.
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3. “Four-Eyes” and “Big Ears” are nicknames that are given to some people as a result of some
physical or personality trait that catches people's attention.
- Do you know anyone who has a nickname? How do they call them and why do they call them like
that?
- Do you have a nickname? What is it and why did they call you like that? If you don't have it, which
one would you like to be called for? Why?