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Goal: Talk about family members...................................................................................... 3
Vocabulary. Family.................................................................................................................. 4
más
Vocabulary. More family members.............................................................................. 5
Vocabulary. Relationships and marital status....................................................... 9
Goal: Describe your family.................................................................................................... 15
otros
Vocabulary. Other family members........................................................................... 15
Grammar. The simple present tense - information questions: Review.17
Examples. .................................................................................................................................. 17
Goal: Talk about similarities and differences between family members..19
Vocabulary. Compare people........................................................................................19
Goal: Talk about family traditions..................................................................................... 21
COURSE 5
Chapter 3, Section A
Vocabulary. Family.
árbol
Tio Tia
herman@s bisabuelo
siblings: brothers and sisters great grandfather: your grandfather’s
/ grandmother’s father
husband: a married man bisabuela
great grandmother: your grandfather’s
wife: a married woman
/grandmother’s mother
spouse: husband or wife
cónyuge
primos
cousin: your aunt’s / uncle’s child
grandparents: your parents’ parents sobrino
nephew: your brother’s / sister’s son
grandfather: your father’s / sobrina
niece: your brother’s / sister’s daughter
mother’s father suegro
father-in-law: your spouse’s father
grandmother: your father’s / suegra
mother-in-law: your spouse’s mother
mother’s mother yerno
son-in-law: your daughter’s husband
Niet@s
grandchildren: your children’s children nuera
daughter-in-law: your son’s wife
grandson: one of your children’s sons
Nieto cuñado
brother-in-law: your sister’s husband
nieta
granddaughter: one of your children’s cuñada
sister-in-law: your brother’s wife
daughters
Student booklet course 5 - Chapter 3 - Sections A,B,C and D Page 6
Practice. Look at the family tree and answer the questions about family relationships.
siblings
siblings Cousin
daughter
siblings
husband wife
Bob Jenny
Mary Louis Kate
4. Who’s Louis?
5. Who’s Kate?
preguntar
Expressions. Ask about your family.
8. Do you keep in touch with your family? te mantienes en contacto con tu familia
Student booklet course 5 - Chapter 3 - Sections A,B,C and D Page 8
Both
Female Male (female and male)
mother
sister
grandmother
aunt
daughter
niece
cousin
mother-in-law
brother(s)
sister(s)
cousin(s)
niece(s)
nephew(s)
aunt(s)
uncle(s)
brother(s)-in-law
sister(s)-in-law
Student booklet course 5 - Chapter 3 - Sections A,B,C and D Page 9
3. married 4. separated
Jackeline
Martha and and
Luis are Miguel are
married. separated.
5. divorced 6. widowed
Mrs. Smith is
widowed.
siempre
He dances.
el jueves
a veces
los fines de
semana
cada semana
declaración
Simple Present. Affirmative statements.
My sister lives in New York.
My father works in an international company.
My parents have a big house.
Their children go to school every morning.
Negative form.
2. Does his parents live (live) in the city? “his”, para indicar “su (de él)”
3. Does Mrs. Pike have (have) a small family? Have---- you, we, they
No, she doesn't . She has a big family. She has five children.
Has----he, she, it
cambiar
Practice. Change the sentences to negative form.
1. Carol has two cute children. No she doesn't has two cute children
2. Mr. and Mrs. Chang work at school. No,they don't work at school
4. Patty’s brothers speak two languages. No,they don't speak two languages
5. My family lives in a beautiful neighborhood. No, they don't live in beautiful neighborhood
alguien
5. Do anyone in your family live in U.S.? No, they don't one live
Student booklet course 5 - Chapter 3 - Sections A,B,C and D Page 14
Conversation.
Conversation. Describe your family.
como esta todo
A: Hey, Adam. How’s everything?
B: Great, thanks! And you?
A: I’m so happy! Estoy tan feliz
Practice.
What about you? Write something about your family.
COURSE 5
Chapter 3, Section B
Padrastro Madrastra
1. stepfather 2. stepmother
Hermanastras Hermanastros
3. stepsister 4. stepbrother
Question Words
preguntar
What to ask about general information
Examples.
What do you do? a qué te dedicas
Conversation.
Conversation.
A: Do you have a small or a large family?
B: I have a small family. I only have one brother.
A: What does your brother do?
B: He’s a lawyer. He’s married. He doesn’t live in this country. He has
one son.
qué lindo
A: That’s nice! What about your aunts and uncles?
del lado de mi mamá
B: Well, on my mom’s side, I only have one aunt. But, on my dad’s side,
I have three aunts and three uncles. So, I have a lot of cousins.
A: I’d say that’s a big family.
B: I think that’s big, too.
COURSE 5
Chapter 3, Section C
Practice. Use the previous vocabulary to compare you and a family member.
The person’s name: Relationship to you:
ambos
Guatemalan families tipos
Children live with their parents until they become adults, until they’re eighteen.
After eighteen, some children leave their parents’ house to go to live with their friends;
others continue living with their parents but they have to work and go to the university.
Parents usually worry about their children’s future, they always support them because
they want them to graduate from the university to have a better life.
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3. Why do some adult children prefer to continue living with their parents,
even if they are adults?
4. What do adult children have to do when they live with their parents?