1. Turn to page 58 in the Spanish textbook. 2. Take out a sheet of paper, head it appropriately, and title it “El verbo tener: the verb tener-to have” 3. Copy the lesson objective(s) below: To be able to conjugate the verb TENER, to inquire about and state an amount of something, & to inquire about and tell one’s age.

PRESENT TENSE FORMS: Yo tengoI have Tú tienesyou (informal) have Él tienehe has Ella tieneshe has Usted tieneyou (formal) have Nosotros tenemosWe have Ellos(as) tienenThey have Ustedes tienenYou all have

We also use TENER to express age and to ask someone’s age. To ask someone’s age: ¿Cuántos años + a form of TENER? How old are you?¿Cuántos años tienes? To express age: A form of TENER + age + años I am thirteen years old. Tengo trece años. Remember: Verbs change according to the subject, so you may omit the subject pronoun in a sentence. Yo tengo dos hermanos. -- Tengo dos hermanos.

1. As the music plays walk around the room with your right hand in the air. 2. When the music stops, pair up with another students by giving each other a “high-five.” 3. When instructed, take turns asking about and telling your ages in Spanish. SpanishEnglish ¿Cuántos años tienes?How old are you? Tengo ______ años.I am ___ years old.

Tess is talking about her family and her things. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb TENER. 1. Mi madre _____ un gato adorable. 2. Nosotros no ________ un perro. 3. Mis tios ________ un amigo en Espana. 4. Yo _______ un cuaderno el la mochila. 5. Y tu, ¿que ________ en tu mochila?

Decide whether the 6 sentences on page 59 are true (cierto) or false (falso) for you and your family. If they are false, correct them. Example: Yo tengo dos hermanos. Falso. Yo tengo una hermana.

What can you say about the characters? Write 5 sentences with the verb TENER. Choose items from both lists from page 59. Example: Tim __ una mascota. Tim no tiene una mascota.

Put all materials away except your student planner. REVIEW: verbal responses (how old are you? How many ___ do you have? Etc.) In your Student Planner, write the following homework assignment on today’s date (Monday, 1/7/13). Answer the answers to following questions on an index card: 1. ¿Cuántos los dedos tienes? 2. ¿Cuántos los perros tienes? 3. ¿Cuántas las clases tienes? Remember: If you don’t have these things, write “no” before TENGO. (No tengo…I don’t have…)