Spanish 1

Suporna Saha

Lesson Activities

My Immediate Family
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis.

Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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Self-Checked Activities
Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses. Click the link to
the Student Answer Sheet at the end of the lesson. Use the answers or sample responses to
evaluate your own work.
1. Miembros de la familia
Take a look at the family tree and then describe the relationship between each pair of
family members below. Please type your response in Spanish.

a.

Samuel

Andrea

Type your response here:

Padre de hija
b.

Marisol

Pedro

Type your response here:

Madre a Hijo
c.

Mercedes

Andrea

Type your response here:

Abuela a Nieta
d.

Agustn
Type your response here:
Abuelo a Nieto

e.

Pedro

Samuel

Pedro

Type your response here:

Padre a Hijo
f.

Samuel

Marisol

Type your response here:

Esposos
g.

Andrea
Type your response here:
Hermanos

Pedro

How did you do? Check a box below.

Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

2. Dnde vives? Dnde naciste?

Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the verb nacer or vivir or the
phrases describing time or family relationships that you have learned so far.
Fill in the blanks:
a. Andrea es la Novia
de Fabin. Ellos piensan casarse pronto.
b. Abuelo Agustn es el Padre de Samuel. Samuel es su hijo.
c. Marisol Vive en Veracruz. Luego vivi por un tiempo ah. Luego se mud.
d. Fabin antes viva en Monterrey. Ahora vive en Puebla.
e. Samuel es el esposo de Marisol. Estn casados desde hace mucho tiempo. Pedro y
Andrea son sus hijos .
f. La abuela Mercedes vive en Puebla. El mes pasado viva en Guadalajara. Ella es la
mama de Samuel.
g. Andrea y Pedro son hermanos y tambin son nietos de Mercedes y Agustn.
h. Fabin y Andrea son novios . Pronto van a ser esposos.
i. Abuelo Agustn vive en Cancn y vivi un tiempo all.
How did you do? Check a box below.
Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

3. Espaol en el mundo
Read online articles about Spain, family patterns of Spain and other family matters in
Spain. Then write a paragraph in Spanish describing your own family life and
relationships.
Type your response here:
Mi vida familiar y las relaciones son muy complicadas. Mi religin hace que todos los
patrones en la familia tan difcil como pudiera conseguir. El hinduismo es la religin que
tiene muchos lazos dentro de las relaciones. En mi familia, si se van a casar luego, si se
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van a casar a slo una familia hind y una familia que coincide con su apellido. Si usted
ve a un anciano o alguien mayor que t, entonces usted tiene que tocar sus pies para
saludarlos. Hablar con respeto es una regla muy importante seguir al hablar con una
persona mayor que usted o incluso si es slo su pares. Hay muchos rituales y rutinas
que se siguen para mantener la vida familiar o relaciones vinculadas.
How did you do? Check a box below.
Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

4. Leer y escribir (I)

With the given verbs, create sentences that require the personal a.
Example:
a. escuchar
Type your response here:
b. mirar
Type your response here:
c. ver
Type your response here:
d. obedecer

How did you do? Check a box below.

Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Teacher-Graded Activities
Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end
of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When
you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
5. Leer y escribir (II)
Write five sentences in Spanish describing your family relationships. Form sentences that
include the words for parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, and fianc (if any).
Example:
Mi padre es Jorge. l es esposo de Abby. Abby es mi madre.
Type your response here:
Mi padre es Shyamol Saha. Tiene cuatro hermanos y dos hermanas. Mi madre es Shilpana
Saha. Ella tiene dos hermanos y dos hermanas. Tengo una hermana que se llama Sharna
Saha. Adems, tengo 12 primos. Tengo dos abuela y dos abuelo. Estas son todas mis
relaciones familiares.

Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.

(4 points)Distinguished

Proficient (3 points)

(2 points)Developing

Uses limited vocabulary to identify various members of the family with some accuracy
Constructs sentences expressing relationships between self and members of the family with
some errors

(1 point)Beginning

Criteria

Uses very limited or incorrect vocabulary to identify various members of the family
Constructs sentences expressing relationships between self and family members with several
errors

Accurately uses a wide range of vocabulary to identify various members of the family
Correctly constructs sentences expressing the relationships between self and members of the
family

Somewhat accurately uses a fairly wide range of vocabulary to identify various members of
the family

Constructs mostly correct sentences expressing the relationships between self and members
of the family