Spanish A1.5.2 Juan's family Share Copied!
We learn about Juan's family.
Cuento corto: La familia de Juan
Aprendemos sobre la familia de Juan.
A1 Spanish
Level: A1
Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)
Lesson 5: Familia (Family)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Audio and video
Text and translation
| 1. | La familia de Juan está muy unida. | Juan's family is very close. |
| 2. | Él es el último hijo de cuatro hermanos. | He is the youngest son of four siblings. |
| 3. | Tiene tres hermanos mayores. | He has three older brothers. |
| 4. | Su madre se llama María. | His mother is called María. |
| 5. | Su padre se llama Pedro. | His father is called Pedro. |
| 6. | Juan tiene muchos primos y primas. | Juan has many cousins. |
| 7. | Sus tíos y tías viven cerca de su abuela. | His uncles and aunts live near his grandmother. |
| 8. | Los domingos tienen reuniones familiares. | On Sundays they have family gatherings. |
Exercise 1: Discussion questions
Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.
- ¿Cómo se llama la madre de Juan?
- ¿Cuántos hermanos tiene Juan?
- Verdadero o Falso: La familia se reúne los sábados.
- ¿Y tú, tienes una familia grande?
What is Juan's mother's name?
How many siblings does Juan have?
True or False: The family gathers on Saturdays.
And you, do you have a big family?
Exercise 2:
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
familiares, familia, primos, tíos, padre, hermanos
1.
La ... de Juan está muy unida.
(Juan's family is very close-knit.)
2.
Sus ... y tías viven cerca de su abuela.
(His uncles and aunts live near his grandmother.)
3.
Los domingos tienen reuniones ....
(On Sundays, they have family gatherings.)
4.
Juan tiene muchos ... y primas.
(Juan has many cousins.)
5.
Tiene tres ... mayores.
(He has three older brothers.)
6.
Su ... se llama Pedro.
(His father is called Pedro.)
