A2.32: Family plans

Planes familiares

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.32.1 Diálogo

Planes para el futuro

Plans for the future


A2.32.2 Cuento corto

El sueño de la familia perfecta

The Dream of the Perfect Family


A2.32.3 Cultura

La importancia de la familia en la cultura española

The importance of family in Spanish culture


Vocabulary (18)

 Casarse (to marry) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Casarse

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To marry Show

 Divorciarse (to divorce) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Divorciarse

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To divorce Show

 Morir (to die) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Morir

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To die Show

 Esperar (to wait) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Esperar

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To wait Show

 Caber (to fit) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Caber

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To fit Show

 Crear (to create) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Crear

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To create Show

 Desear (to desire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Desear

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To desire Show

 El bebé: The baby (Spanish)

El bebé

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The baby Show

 El adolescente: The teenager (Spanish)

El adolescente

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The teenager Show

 El adulto: The adult (Spanish)

El adulto

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The adult Show

 Formar una familia: To start a family (Spanish)

Formar una familia

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To start a family Show

 El deseo: The desire (Spanish)

El deseo

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The desire Show

 Problemático: Problematic (Spanish)

Problemático

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Problematic Show

 La mascota: The pet (Spanish)

La mascota

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The pet Show

 La pareja: The couple (Spanish)

La pareja

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The couple Show

 Tener un hijo: To have a child (Spanish)

Tener un hijo

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To have a child Show

 El ex marido: The ex-husband (Spanish)

El ex marido

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The ex-husband Show

 Vivir juntos: Living together (Spanish)

Vivir juntos

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Living together Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Cuál es el próximo gran paso que (tu pareja y) tú queréis dar? (What is the next big step (your partner and) you want to take?)
  2. ¿Te gustaría formar una familia? (Would you like to start a family?)
  3. ¿Te gustaría tener mascotas? ¿Por qué o por qué no? (Would you like to have pets? Why or why not?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Mi pareja y yo nos casamos en junio.

My partner and I are getting married in June.

No tengo pareja, pero mi mejor amigo y yo nos acabamos de mudar juntos.

I don't have a partner but my best friend and I just moved in together.

Me gustaría formar una familia pronto. Me encantaría tener 3 hijos.

I would like to start a family soon. I would love to have 3 children.

No quiero tener hijos en el futuro. Mi pareja y yo somos muy felices sin ellos.

I don't want to have children in the future. My partner and I are very happy without them.

Me gustaría tener un perro y dos gatos más adelante. Crecí con mascotas y me gustaría lo mismo para mis hijos.

I would like to have a dog and two cats later. I grew up with pets and I would like the same for my children.

Una mascota supone mucha responsabilidad y con nuestro trabajo y dos hijos no tenemos suficiente tiempo para cuidar de una mascota.

A pet is a lot of responsibility and with our work and two children we do not have enough time to care for a pet.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Me gustaría vivir con mi pareja en Madrid. (I would like to live with my partner in Madrid.)
Deberías hablar con tu familia sobre tus planes. (You should talk to your family about your plans.)
Querría formar una familia en unos años. (I would like to start a family in a few years.)
En tu lugar esperaría un poco antes de casarme. (If I were you, I would wait a little before getting married.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica estas palabras en dos grupos según si están relacionadas con las relaciones de pareja o con las etapas de la vida familiar.

Relaciones de pareja

Etapas de la vida familiar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Soñar to dream

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) soñaría I would dream
(tú) soñarías You would dream
(él/ella) soñaría He/she would dream
(nosotros/nosotras) soñaríamos we would dream
(vosotros/vosotras) soñaríais you would dream
(ellos/ellas) soñarían they would dream

Exercises and examples phrases

Vivir to live

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) viviría I would live
(tú) vivirías You would live
(él/ella) viviría he/she would live
(nosotros/nosotras) viviríamos we would live
(vosotros/vosotras) viviríais You would live
(ellos/ellas) vivirían they would live

Exercises and examples phrases

Gustar to like

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) gustaría I would like
(tú) gustarías You would like
(él/ella) gustaría He/She would like
(nosotros/nosotras) gustaríamos we would like
(vosotros/vosotras) gustaríais you would like
(ellos/ellas) gustarían they would like

Exercises and examples phrases

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