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Familia

Spanish A1.5: Family

Learning goals:

  • Hablar sobre los miembros de la familia (Talk about family members)
  • Describe a los miembros de tu familia (Describe your family members)
  • Los adjetivos posesivos (Possessive adjectives)
  • La comida familiar (The family meal)

Learning module 1 (A1): Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (13)

La familia: The family (Spanish)

La familias se encuentran en el parque.

(The families are in the park.)

La familia

(The family)

La madre: The mother (Spanish)

Mi madre es muy amable.

(My mother is very kind.)

La madre

(The mother)

El padre: The father (Spanish)

Él es el padre de la familia.

(He is the father of the family.)

El padre

(The father)

El hijo: The son (Spanish)

Él es el hijo de mi hermana.

(He is my sister's son.)

El hijo

(The son)

El hermano: The brother (Spanish)

Él es mi hermano.

(He is my brother.)

El hermano

(The brother)

El abuelo: The grandfather (Spanish)

Mi abuelo vive en España.

(My grandfather lives in Spain.)

El abuelo

(The grandfather)

El tío: The uncle (Spanish)

Mi tío vive en España.

(My uncle lives in Spain.)

El tío

(The uncle)

El primo: The cousin (Spanish)

Mi primo es bonito.

(My cousin is handsome.)

El primo

(The cousin)

La hija: The daughter (Spanish)

Mi hermana es la hija menor.

(My sister is the youngest daughter.)

La hija

(The daughter)

La hermana: The sister (Spanish)

Ella es mi hermana.

(She is my sister.)

La hermana

(The sister)

La abuela: The grandmother (Spanish)

¿Cómo está la abuela?

(How is the grandmother?)

La abuela

(The grandmother)

La tía: The aunt (Spanish)

La tía de él es joven.

(His aunt is young.)

La tía

(The aunt)

La prima: The cousin (Spanish)

Él es mi primo.

(He is my cousin.)

La prima

(The cousin)

Listening materials

Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!

A1.5.1 Diálogo: La familia de Eva

Spanish A1.5.1 Eva's family

Spanish A1.5.1 Eva's family

Describiendo a la familia y a los familiares.

(Describing the family and relatives.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.5.2 Gramática: Los adjetivos posesivos

Spanish A1.5.2 Possessive adjectives

(Adjectives that indicate possession in Spanish, agreeing with the gender and number of the noun.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.5.3 Cuento corto: La familia de Juan

Spanish A1.5.3 Juan's family

Spanish A1.5.3 Juan's family

Aprendemos sobre la familia de Juan.

(We learn about Juan's family.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.5.4 Cultura: La comida familiar

Spanish A1.5.4 The family meal

Spanish A1.5.4 The family meal

Learn how to talk about family gatherings in Spanish culture.

(Learn how to talk about family gatherings in Spanish culture.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Find the words

Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.

Hints

The sister , The family , The aunt , The brother , The cousin , The mother

e x m l a f a m i l i a u g j b i v e l p r i m o s r u t q o l a m a d r e n p q v r x e l h e r m a n o e a l x v i l a h e r m a n a m w d r w k l a t í a s k y

Answers

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El primo (The cousin)
El hermano (The brother)
La madre (The mother)
La hermana (The sister)
La tía (The aunt)
La familia (The family)

Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.

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Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence

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

Show translation
1. La familia
(The family)
2. El padre
(The father)
3. El hijo
(The son)
4. La hija
(The daughter)
5. La abuela
(The grandmother)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

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Tener (Presente, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... muchas ideas.

Ellos tienen muchas ideas.
(They have many ideas.)

2. Él ... dos hermanos.

Él tiene dos hermanos.
(He has two brothers.)

3. Tú ... un coche nuevo.

Tú tienes un coche nuevo.
(You have a new car.)

4. Vosotros ... un perro.

Vosotros tenéis un perro.
(You all have a dog.)

5. Nosotros ... una casa grande.

Nosotros tenemos una casa grande.
(We have a big house.)

Exercise 6: Possessive adjectives

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

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

1. ¿Cómo se llaman ... hermanos?

¿Cómo se llaman tus hermanos?
(What are your brothers called?)

2. ¿Cuántos años tiene ... abuela?

¿Cuántos años tiene tu abuela?
(How old is your grandmother?)

3. ¿Dónde vive ... primo?

¿Dónde vive vuestro primo?
(Where does your cousin live?)

4. ... familia es muy grande.

Vuestra familia es muy grande.
(Your family is very big.)

5. ... tías es muy graciosas.

Nuestras tías es muy graciosas.
(Our aunts are very funny.)

6. ... padres tienen un perro.

Mis padres tienen un perro.
(My parents have a dog.)

7. ... tíos viven en Madrid.

Nuestros tíos viven en Madrid.
(Our uncles/aunts live in Madrid.)

8. ... padre vive en Valencia.

Mi padre vive en Valencia.
(My father lives in Valencia.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

Conversation exercise

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

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

Example phrases:

  1. Raúl es el padre de Jimena. (Raul is the father of Jimena. )
  2. Erica es la hermana de Brat. (Erica is the sister of Brat.)
  3. ...
Spanish A1.5: Family

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (13): Nouns: 13,
Context vocabulary: 8

Spanish English
Abuelos Grandparents
El abuelo The grandfather
El hermano The brother
El hijo The son
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 prima The cousin
La tía The aunt
Los familiares The relatives
Los padres The parents
Primos Cousins
Tías Aunts
Tíos Uncles

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Tener (to have)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • 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

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Tener (Presente, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... muchas ideas.

Ellos tienen muchas ideas.
(They have many ideas.)

2. Él ... dos hermanos.

Él tiene dos hermanos.
(He has two brothers.)

3. Tú ... un coche nuevo.

Tú tienes un coche nuevo.
(You have a new car.)

4. Vosotros ... un perro.

Vosotros tenéis un perro.
(You all have a dog.)

5. Nosotros ... una casa grande.

Nosotros tenemos una casa grande.
(We have a big house.)