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3.1: Vocabulario - Family

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    IMG_2009 (3).jpeg La Familia

    sustantivos

    abuela/ita grandma

    abuelo/ito grandpa

    abuelos grandparents

    bisabuela great-grandma

    bisabuelo great-grandpa

    bisabuelos great-grandparents

    la boda wedding

    el cumpleaños birthday

    la fiesta del cumpleaños birthday party

    el gato cat

    la hermana sister

    el hermano brother

    los hermanos brothers and sisters

    la hermanastra stepsister

    el hermanastro stepbrother

    la hija daugther

    el hijo son

    los hijos children

    la madrastra stepmother

    la madre mother

    la mamá mom

    la madrina godmother

    la mascota pet

    la melliza twin, female

    lo mellizo twin, male

    el nacimiento birth

    la nieta granddaugher

    el nieto grandson

    los nietos grandchildren

    la nuera daugher-in-law

    la oveja negra the blacksheep

    el padre father

    el papá dad

    el padrastro stepfather

    el padrino godfather

    los padrinos godparents

    el perro dog

    la prima cousin

    el primo cousin

    los primos cousins

    la sobrina niece

    el sobrino nephew

    los sobrinos nieces and newphews

    la suegra mother-in-law

    el suegro father-in-law

    uan tradición familiar family tradition

    la tía aunt

    el tío uncle

    los tíos aunts and uncles

    el yerno son-in-law

    verbos

    abrazar to hug

    amar to love

    apoyar to support

    ayudar to help

    besar to kiss

    compartir to share

    confiar to confide

    criar to raise

    cuidar to take care of

    discutir to discuss

    perdonar to forgive

    reunirse to get together

    visitar to visit

    Práctica de Vocabulario

    Read the vocabulary words out loud. Then, answer the following questions.

    1. Which words have you heard before?

    2. Which are the three most useful new words?

    3. Which are the three words that are the most fun to say?

    4. Which word is the most difficult to pronounce?

    5. Which word are you most likely to use?

    6. Which word are you least likely to use?

    7. Which words have written accent marks?

    8. Which word with a written accent mark will be the easiest to remember? Why?

    9. Which word with a written accent mark will be the most difficult to remember? Why?

    10. Cognates look the same in two languages. For example, hospital is spelled the same in English and Spanish, but it is pronounced differently. Are there cognates in this list? If so, what are they?

    11. A false friend is a word that looks the same in two languages, but does not have a similar meaning. For example, the Spanish word embarazada looks like the English word embarrassed, but it means pregnant. Embarrassed in Spanish is avergonzada. Are there false friends in this list? If so, what are they?

    12. It is helpful to think of mnemonic devices to remember words. For example, to remember the verb llegar which means to arrive, you can remember “Yeah! They got here!” What mnemonic device can you think of for words in this list?

    Definitions. Pick five words and write definitions to describe them.

    For example, Bien is the opposite of malo.

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    Questions. Pick five different words and write questions for your classmates with them.

    For example, ¿Te gusta comer tacos?

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    Working with the vocabulary.

    Each person can work alone or in a group.

    Cada persona puede trabajar solo o en grupo.

    Each project should include, at least, ten of the vocabulary words from the list.

    Pick one of the following four activities.

    1. Write and sing a song.

    2. Write and present a dialogue.

    3. Create and present a drawing.

    4. Write and read a short story or poem.

    Before getting started, it is necessary to read the vocabulary list and to pick a variety of words.

    This can be a very useful way to learn and practice new vocabulary words.

    I hope that this is a fun and useful experience!


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