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Vocabulary (18)

 La familia: The family (Spanish)

La familias se encuentran en el parque.

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The families are in the park. Show

La familia

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The family Show

 La madre: The mother (Spanish)

Mi madre es muy amable.

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My mother is very kind. Show

La madre

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The mother Show

 El padre: The father (Spanish)

Él es el padre de la familia.

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He is the father of the family. Show

El padre

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The father Show

 El hijo: The son (Spanish)

Él es el hijo de mi hermana.

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He is my sister's son. Show

El hijo

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The son Show

 El hermano: The brother (Spanish)

Él es mi hermano.

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He is my brother. Show

El hermano

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The brother Show

 El abuelo: The grandfather (Spanish)

Mi abuelo vive en España.

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My grandfather lives in Spain. Show

El abuelo

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The grandfather Show

 El tío: The uncle (Spanish)

Mi tío vive en España.

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My uncle lives in Spain. Show

El tío

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The uncle Show

 El primo: The cousin (Spanish)

Mi primo es bonito.

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My cousin is handsome. Show

El primo

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The cousin Show

 La hija: The daughter (Spanish)

Mi hermana es la hija menor.

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My sister is the youngest daughter. Show

La hija

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The daughter Show

 La hermana: The sister (Spanish)

Ella es mi hermana.

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She is my sister. Show

La hermana

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The sister Show

 La abuela: The grandmother (Spanish)

¿Cómo está la abuela?

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How is the grandmother? Show

La abuela

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The grandmother Show

 La tía: The aunt (Spanish)

La tía de él es joven.

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His aunt is young. Show

La tía

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The aunt Show

 La prima: The cousin (Spanish)

Él es mi primo.

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He is my cousin. Show

La prima

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The cousin Show

 El amigo: The friend (Spanish)

¿Cómo se llama tu mejor amigo?

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What is your best friend's name? Show

El amigo

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The friend Show

 El novio: The boyfriend (Spanish)

El novio de mi hermana vive en España.

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My sister's boyfriend lives in Spain. Show

El novio

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The boyfriend Show

 El marido: The husband (Spanish)

Mi esposo vive en España.

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My husband lives in Spain. Show

El marido

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The husband Show

 La mujer: The woman (Spanish)

La mujer vive en España con su familia.

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The woman lives in Spain with her family. Show

La mujer

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The woman Show

 Soltero: Single (Spanish)

Mi hermana es soltera y vive con mi abuela.

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My sister is single and lives with my grandmother. Show

Soltero

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Single Show

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Conversation exercise

  1. Describa las relaciones indicadas entre los miembros de la familia. (Describe the indicated relationships between the family members.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Juliette es la esposa de Mark.

Juliette is the wife of Mark.

Alexis y Louise son los abuelos de Anna.

Alexis and Louise are the grandparents of Anna.

Marco es el hijo de Birgit y Stephan.

Marco is the son of Birgit and Stephan.

El niño y la niña son hermanos.

The boy and the girl are siblings.

Caitlin es la madre de dos niñas.

Caitlin is the mother of two girls.

La chica tiene dos hermanos.

The girl has two brothers.

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Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
de | Ellos | mis | amigos | España. | son
Ellos son mis amigos de España.
(They are my friends from Spain.)
2.
padres. | y vive | es soltero | Mi hermano | con mis
Mi hermano es soltero y vive con mis padres.
(My brother is single and lives with my parents.)
3.
tío son | simpáticas. | Las hijas | de mi
Las hijas de mi tío son simpáticas.
(My uncle's daughters are nice.)
4.
prima. | es | mi | Ella
Ella es mi prima.
(She is my ... .)
5.
hermano. | mi | es | Él
Él es mi hermano.
(He is my brother.)
6.
son | mis | hermanas. | Ellas
Ellas son mis hermanas.
(They are my sisters.)
7.
vive | España. | Mi | tío | en
Mi tío vive en España.
(My uncle lives in Spain.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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La hermana


The sister

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La prima


The cousin

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El marido


The husband

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La mujer


The woman

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El tío


The uncle

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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tenéis, visito, visitas, tiene, visitáis, visita, tienes, visitamos

1.
Tú ... un coche nuevo.
(You have a new car.)
2.
Tú ... a tus primos en españa.
(You visit your cousins in Spain.)
3.
Él ... dos hermanos.
(He has two brothers.)
4.
Yo ... a mi abuela cada semana.
(I visit my grandmother every week.)
5.
Nosotros ... a nuestro tío en italia.
(We visit our uncle in Italy.)
6.
Él ... a su padre los domingos.
(He visits his father on Sundays.)
7.
Vosotros ... un perro.
(You all have a dog.)
8.
Vosotros ... a la familia en verano.
(You visit the family in summer.)

Exercise 4: Los adjetivos posesivos

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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tu, Nuestros, Mis, Mi, Nuestras, tus, vuestro, Vuestra

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¿Cómo se llaman ... hermanos?
(What are your brothers called?)
2.
¿Cuántos años tiene ... abuela?
(How old is your grandmother?)
3.
¿Dónde vive ... primo?
(Where does your cousin live?)
4.
... familia es muy grande.
(Your family is very big.)
5.
... tías son muy graciosas.
(Our aunts are very funny.)
6.
... padres tienen un perro.
(My parents have a dog.)
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... tíos viven en Madrid.
(Our uncles/aunts live in Madrid.)
8.
... padre vive en Valencia.
(My father lives in Valencia.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (18): Adjectives: 1, Nouns: 17,
Context vocabulary: 8

Spanish English
Abuelos Grandparents
El abuelo The grandfather
El amigo The friend
El hermano The brother
El hijo The son
El marido The husband
El novio The boyfriend
El padre The father
El primo The cousin
El tío The uncle
Hermanos Brothers
La abuela The grandmother
La comida familiar The family meal
La familia The family
La hermana The sister
La hija The daughter
La madre The mother
La mujer The woman
La prima The cousin
La tía The aunt
Los familiares The relatives
Los padres The parents
Primos Cousins
Soltero Single
Tías Aunts
Tíos Uncles

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Tener to have

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yo tengo I have
tú tienes you have
él/ella tiene he/she has
nosotros/nosotras tenemos we have
vosotros/vosotras tenéis you have
ellos/ellas tienen they have

Exercises and examples phrases

Visitar to visit

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Spanish English
yo visito I visit
tú visitas you visit
él/ella visita he/she visits
nosotros/nosotras visitamos we visit
vosotros/vosotras visitáis you visit
ellos/ellas visitan They visit

Exercises and examples phrases

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