Spanish 1

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.

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a.

Samuel

Andrea

Type your response here: Padre y hija

b.

Marisol

Pedro

Type your response here: Madre y hijo

c.

Mercedes

Andrea
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Type your response here: abuela y nieta

d.

Agustn

Pedro

Type your response here: Abuelo y nieto

e.

Samuel

Pedro

Type your response here: Padre y hijo

f.

Samuel

Marisol

Type your response here: Padre y madre

g.

Andrea

Pedro

Type your response here: Hermana y hermano

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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 padre de Fabin. Ellos piensan casarse pronto.
b. Abuelo Agustn es el madre de Samuel. Samuel es su hijo.
c. Marisol como en Veracruz. Luego vivi por un tiempo ah. Luego se mud.
d. Fabin l viva en Monterrey. El vive en Puebla.
e. Samuel es el vivia de Marisol. Estn casados desde hace mucho tiempo. Pedro y
Andrea son sus padre.
f. La abuela Mercedes vivio en Puebla. El mes pasado viva en Guadalajara. Ella es la
ellos de Samuel.
g. Andrea y Pedro son hijo y tambin son nietos de Mercedes y Agustn.
h. Fabin y Andrea son vivia. Pronto van a ser esposos.
i. Abuelo Agustn el 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 familia es realmente agradable. Un montone de gente
en mi familia les gusta cocinar. Mi mama y me gusta comer comida espaola. A
veces nos gusta invitar a nuestra familia a cenar con nosotros. La familia tiene que
ver con la diversin y hacer un monton de cosas.

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: Me gusta escuchar a la musica.
b. mirar
Type your response here: Me gusta mirar a un monton de cosas.
c. ver
Type your response here: Me gusta ver todos mis grandos en el internet.
d. obedecer
Type your response here: Yo siempre obedecer a mi padre.

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: Mis padres son muy agradables y el cuidado de mi. Mi
nombre es Radha mamas y papas mi nombre es joe. Tengo un hermano y una
hermana. Mi nombre es Joshua hermanos y hermanas mi nombre es victoria.
Tambien mi nombre es Sally abuelas.

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