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A1.22.3 Spanish short story: The resemblance of Juan and his family

Learning the parts of the body by describing the physical appearance of Juan and his family.

Cuento corto: El parecido de Juan y su familia

Aprender las partes del cuerpo describiendo el físico de Juan y su familia.

A1.22.3 Spanish short story: The resemblance of Juan and his family

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 22: Partes del cuerpo (Body parts)

Learning history

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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Text and translation

1. El cuerpo de Juan se parece a toda su familia. The body of Juan resembles his whole family.
2. Él tiene los ojos de su madre. He has his mother's eyes.
3. Y tiene el pelo de su padre. And he has his father's hair.
4. Tiene las orejas de su abuelo. He has his grandfather's ears.
5. Y la nariz de su abuela. And the nose of his grandmother.
6. Los hermanos de Juan son todos diferentes. Juan's siblings are all different.
7. Su hermana siempre lleva un gorro en la cabeza. His sister always wears a hat on her head.
8. Su hermano siempre lleva una bufanda en el cuello. His brother always wears a scarf around his neck.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. Juan tiene los mismos ... que su madre.
    2. Juan has the same ... as his mother.
  2. Juan tiene el mismo ... que su padre.
    3. Juan has the same ... as his father.
  3. Juan tiene la misma ... que su abuela.
    4. Juan has the same ... as his grandmother.
  4. Juan tiene las mismas ... que su abuelo.
    5. Juan has the same ... as his grandfather.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct word

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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orejas, ojos, cuerpo, cabeza, nariz, cuello, pelo

1. Su hermano siempre lleva una bufanda en el ....

Su hermano siempre lleva una bufanda en el cuello.
(His brother always wears a scarf around his neck.)

2. Y la ... de su abuela.

Y la nariz de su abuela.
(And the nose of his grandmother.)

3. Su hermana siempre lleva un gorro en la ....

Su hermana siempre lleva un gorro en la cabeza.
(His sister always wears a hat on her head.)

4. Y tiene el ... de su padre.

Y tiene el pelo de su padre.
(And he has his father's hair.)

5. Él tiene los ... de su madre.

Él tiene los ojos de su madre.
(He has his mother's eyes.)

6. El ... de Juan se parece a toda su familia.

El cuerpo de Juan se parece a toda su familia.
(Juan's body looks like his whole family.)

7. Tiene las ... de su abuelo.

Tiene las orejas de su abuelo.
(He has his grandfather's ears.)

Exercise 3: Order the words

Instruction: Order the words in a correct sentence and translate.

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1. en el | siempre lleva | Su hermano | cuello. | una bufanda

Su hermano siempre lleva una bufanda en el cuello.
(His brother always wears a scarf around his neck.)

2. de | la | su | abuela. | Y | nariz

Y la nariz de su abuela.
(And the nose of his grandmother.)

3. cabeza. | en la | siempre lleva | un gorro | Su hermana

Su hermana siempre lleva un gorro en la cabeza.
(His sister always wears a hat on her head.)

4. de su | Y tiene | padre. | el pelo

Y tiene el pelo de su padre.
(And he has his father's hair.)

5. de su | los ojos | madre. | Él tiene

Él tiene los ojos de su madre.
(He has his mother's eyes.)

6. de Juan | su familia. | se parece | El cuerpo | a toda

El cuerpo de Juan se parece a toda su familia.
(Juan's body looks like his whole family.)

7. orejas | de | Tiene | abuelo. | su | las

Tiene las orejas de su abuelo.
(He has his grandfather's ears.)

Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. Ojos
(Eyes)
2. Nariz
(Nose)
3. Cuerpo
(Body)
4. Cuello
(Neck)
5. Orejas
(Ears)
6. Pelo
(Hair)
7. Cabeza
(Head)