Use keyboard arrow keys or tap tablet to control the frog to catch the flies. Avoid the birds! Answer the questions to win points fast. Scoring is based on speed and the number of correct answers.
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THE FROG FLIES game to learn Latin American Spanish: Helping at home
Learning Latin American Spanish action game with a jumping frog and tasty flies..
With our The frog flies game for "Helping at home" you will be learning the Latin American 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 | Lavo la ropa. | 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 las compras. | I do the shopping. | |
About this game
You are a happy hungry little frog in the jungle in the middle of a starry night. Catch the flies to feed yourself (and practice Latin American Spanish just for fun).
You can play the game on a tablet or desktop computer. On tablet you move the frog by tapping where you want it to move to. On a computer, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move. Sometimes a big bird swoops through the forest catching unwary amphibians so stay alert and get out of the way of its beak!
Scoring is based on the level of your chosen topic: for beginner topics (8 questions) catching a fly is +10 points,correct answers are +50 points, wrong answers are -20 points and being eaten by a bird is -10 points. For intermediate topics (15 questions) catching a fly is +5 points,correct answers are +25 points, wrong answers are -10 points and being eaten by a bird is -5 points. Your final score is your total points minus your time in seconds.
The highest score for each topic can be saved and seen by clicking on the star button, so get learning and maybe you'll get your own froggy name up in lights!
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How to play The frog flies to learn
Helping at home in Latin American Spanish
- Choose "The frog flies" from the Latin American Spanish games page.
- On the settings page read the Method text, then click on PLAY to start the game.
- You are a small hungry frog sitting on a branch in a big jungle in the middle of the night.
- A fly is buzzing around above your head.
- Use your keyboard arrow keys or tap the screen on your tablet to move the frog and catch the fly.
- You get 10 points (beginner) or 5 points (intermediate) for catching the fly.
- When you catch a fly a question box opens with one text and 3 pictures from the topic you have chosen.
- Match the text to the correct picture by clicking/tapping on the correct picture, or type in 1,2 or 3 on your keyboard.
- If you answer correctly you score an additional 50 / 25 points - a wrong answer loses you 20 / 10 points.
- Additional branches are added to the scene occasionally
- Continue to catch flies and answer questions. Avoid the bird that flies across the screen.
Sound effects for this game supplied by freesfx.co.uk.