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PONG

Aim: Break the bricks, score points

Method:
Use your mouse or arrow keys to move the paddle to bounce the ball up the screen.

Answer questions by breaking the white bricks.

Your final score is based on correct answers, bricks broken and time taken.

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Helping at home

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Helping at home

Pong game to learn Spanish : Helping at home

This is our version of the classic early computer game "Breakout" ( itself a development of the even earlier "Pong" game - we prefer that name ) where a player controls a bar that knocks a ball or puck around the screen.

Play Pong to learn Spanish at spanish-games.net

In our version of Pong/Breakout, there are 3 types of bricks for you to break: green bricks are worth 2 points; yellow bricks are worth 50 points; white bricks which are worth 10 points and result in a Spanish language question for the topic you have chosen.

With our Pong game for "Helping at home" you will be learning the Spanish vocabulary for the topic Helping at home. The language you will learn is in the vocabulary list below, and consists of 20 Sentences for things you do to help at home.


1	Hago la cama.	I make my bed.
2	Ordeno mi habitación.	I tidy my room.
3	Cocino.	I cook.
4	Pongo la mesa.	I lay the table.
5	Lavo los platos.	I wash up.
6	Seco los platos.	I dry the dishes.
7	Hago la colada.	I do the washing.
8	Quito el polvo.	I dust.
9	Paso la aspiradora.	I vacuum.
10	Plancho.	I do the ironing.
11	Barro el suelo.	I sweep the floor.
12	Limpio el suelo.	I wash the floor.
13	Lavo el coche.	I wash the car.
14	Paseo al perro.	I walk the dog.
15	Le doy de comer al gato.	I feed the cat.
16	Limpio las ventanas.	I clean the windows.
17	Corto el césped.	I mow the lawn.
18	Cuido al bebé.	I baby sit.
19	Hago jardinería.	I do the gardening.
20	Hago la compra.	I do the shopping.

You start with 5 lives. If the ball goes below the paddle, a life is lost and you lose 200 points.

The game ends if you you answer all 10 questions or lose all your lives.

Notes

This version of Pong is a one player game to learn or revise Spanish vocabulary
Our Pong for Spanish is a scoring game - play a few times and set a personal best score!
Addictive! You may end up trying to avoid the white bricks so that you can play for longer…

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How to play Pong to learn
Helping at home in Spanish

Screenshot of Pong to learn Spanish at spanish-games.net

Select the Pong game from the games selection page.
On the settings page there are brief instructions on how to play.
Click on PLAY to enter the game screen.
The clock starts when the bell rings.
Move your mouse (or finger drag in the white bar for touch screens) to move your paddle left and right.
Knock the ball back up the screen to break the bricks.
You start with 1000 points.
You lose 1 point every 2 seconds.
200 points are deducted from your score for each life lost
Green bricks score 2 points, yellow bricks score 50 points, white bricks score 10 points and open the question screen.
For each question click/tap on the picture that matches the Spanish audio you have heard.
Wrong answers lose you 25 points but correct answers win you 50 points.
Continue breaking bricks and answering questions until you have cleared all the question bricks.
The game also ends if you lose all 5 of your lives.

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Pong game to learn Spanish : Helping at home

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How to play Pong to learn
Helping at home in Spanish