Unit 2: Familias
Estas casado?
Present the family and give basic personal information.
A19 min
Describe family members, use plural nouns, and give simple personal details.
Warm-up
Key words
mother
madre
father
padre
brothers
hermanos
family
familia
Input
Mi familia
Carlos vive con su madre, su padre y su hermana Lucia en un piso pequeno. De lunes a viernes desayunan juntos en la cocina. Su padre sale primero para trabajar. Carlos y Lucia van al colegio a las ocho. Por la noche, la familia cena en casa y habla del dia.
- Who lives in Carlos's home?
- Which family words can you reuse?
Focus
Family vocabulary and plurals
This lesson connects family descriptions with basic plural noun control.
- Use singular family nouns first: madre, padre, hermana.
- Add s or es to make basic plurals.
- Keep family description sentences short and personal.
Tengo una hermana.Mis padres viven aqui.Somos cuatro personas.
Practice
Micro-exercises
Exercise 1
Choose the plural noun.
Exercise 2
Choose the best family sentence.
Exercise 3
Choose the best answer for this estas casado? situation.
Exercise 4
Complete with the plural family noun for parents: Mis ___ viven en Madrid. Choose the best option.
Exercise 5
Choose the Spanish for "mother".
Exercise 6
Complete with the plural family noun for parents: Mis ___ viven en Madrid.
Exercise 7
Translate to Spanish: mother.
Exercise 8
Translate to Spanish: father.
Exercise 9
Translate to Spanish: brothers.
Exercise 10
Translate to Spanish: family.
Exercise 11
Put the sentence in the correct order.
doshermanosTengo
Exercise 12
Put the sentence in the correct order.
hermanaTengouna
Exercise 13
Put the sentence in the correct order.
aquiMispadresviven
Exercise 14
Put the sentence in the correct order.
cuatropersonasSomos
Exercise 15
Put the sentence in the correct order.
tengounahermanaSi
Exercise 16
Choose the most natural reply for this estas casado? exchange.
Exercise 17
Choose the most natural reply for this estas casado? exchange.
Exercise 18
Choose the most natural reply for this estas casado? exchange.
Exercise 19
Choose the most natural reply for this estas casado? exchange.
Exercise 20
Choose the most natural reply for this estas casado? exchange.
Use it
Tutor handoff
Copy and paste this prompt into Virtual Tutor to continue the lesson in guided conversation form.
Act as a patient A1 tutor. Ask me about my family members, how many people there are, and who lives with me. Keep the language simple.