Unidad 3: Día 1 The verb “ser” and giving descriptions

Vámonos  Grab a NEW pasaporte  Think about a member of your family. Write three complete sentences describing them in English.  Example: My brother is tall and thin. He likes basketball and soccer. He is smart and funny.

Los anuncios  Test grades up on infinite campus  I’ll hand them back next class! And then we can talk corrections  Tutorial jueves

Nuestra Meta  MLI.IP1.G Students ask questions and provide responses based on topics such as self, family, school, etc.  SWBAT describe family and friends  SWBAT compare and contrast family life in the US and in Hispanic countries

The verb “to be”  in English  I am tall  You are intelligent  Shakira is beautiful  We are fun  The boys are thin

El vocabulario nuevo  Don’t lost your vocabulary sheet! You will need it even after Thanksgiving break and I only have enough copies for each person to have one  Contento/a: Happy  Antipático/a: Mean  Delgado/a: Thin  We will do nationalities after thanksgiving

Vamos a practicar: La familia La madre mother El padre father El abuelo grandfather La abuela grandmother El hijo son La hija daughter El hermano brother La hermana sister

The Hispanic/Latino family (apuntes)  In Hispanic culture, the extended family is very important  Grandparents often live in the same house as parents and children, or very close by  Families often place the needs of the family over individual concerns  Generally, Hispanic children learn to show great respect for authority, the patriarchal family structure, and extended family members  Families are characterized by a deep sense of responsibility, rigid gender roles, and great respect for the elderly  Families prioritize marriage, and children having married parents

Semejanzas y diferencias  What are some similarities and differences between general Hispanic families and general American families?  In your notes, make a venn diagram (in English) with at least five similiarities/differences

Repaso  Noun/Adjective Agreement  Before we talk about descriptions, remember that nouns and adjectives have to AGREE in Spanish :  El hombre alto  La mujer alta  El chico joven  La chica joven

Es  Is  Describing a person or thing in Spanish is very similar to describing a person or thing in English  Elena is tall  Elena es alta (remember noun/adjective agreement!)  Victor is lazy  Victor es perezoso  Roberto is smart  Roberto es inteligente ** This rule only applies to one person (él, ella, usted) or one thing! We will learn how to talk about different subject pronouns next class

¡Cuidado!  To say “my”, use “mi” for one person, “mis” for two… we will talk about this more later!  Which is correct? ¿Por qué?  Mi madre es alta.  Mi la madre es alta.  Which is correct? ¿Por qué?  Mi hermano es cómica.  Mi hermano es cómico.

En tu familia …  Using your family vocabulary, think of a member of your family and write three complete sentences describing them in Spanish  Ejemplo: Mi madre es cómica.  When you are finished, read your sentences to the person sitting next to you.  If you have extra time, repeat for a celebrity.

Las descripcionés de las familias  On the next slide, you will see a picture of mi tía Colleen, mi tío Rodolfo y mi prima Mila  Answer the following questions about the picture in complete sentences in Spanish (try not to repeat words!):  ¿Quién es la madre?  ¿Cómo es Rodolfo? (a description)  ¿Cómo es Mila? (a description)  ¿Quíen es bajo(a)?  ¿Cómo es la familia? (a description)

Mi familia ¿Quién es la madre? ¿Cómo es Rodolfo? ¿Cómo es Mila? ¿Quíen es bajo(a)? ¿Cómo es la familia? mi tía Colleen, mi tío Rodolfo y mi prima Mila Remember: ¿Cómo es ____? is asking for a description

Práctica… (use your vocab sheet to read) *when you finish, levanta su mano para un sello!*  Hay diez personas en mi familia. Mi abuela es vieja y muy baja. A ella no le gusta la música rap. La hija de mi abuela es mi madre. Ella se llama Beth. Mi madre es simpática y a ella le gusta el restaurante Chipotle. Mi padre es cómico y alto. Mi hermana se llama Virginia y ella es delgada y bonita. A ella le gustan las hamburguesas y su restaurante favorito es Five Guys.  1. ¿Quién no le gusta la música rap?4. ¿Quién le gusta Chipotle?  2. ¿Cómo es la madre? (description)5. ¿Cuántos personas son (are) en la familia?  3. ¿Cómo se llama la hermana?

Repaso y preguntas

Billete de salida: use vocab sheet  Write four complete sentences describing members of the Obama family (from left: Michelle, Malia, Barack, Sasha)