Charlie, Quique and Sofía talk about their own families and about the people in Teresa's family who live all over the world. Teresa then tells a story about an alien, Cho, who comes to Earth and Uncle Manu sings about his own close-knit family. Key vocabulary includes family members and expressions using the verb 'tener'. Pronunciation includes focus on the 's'/'z' sound.
Clip 37: La familia de Teresa (Teresa’s family)
Quique and Sofía tell Charlie about Teresa’s family, who are from Mexico and live all over the world. Charlie asks Quique and Sofía to describe their families and then she talks about her own as well.
Clip duration: 04:30
Clip 38: Cuento - Familias de otro mundo (Story - Families from another world)
Cho is an inquisitive alien who decides to travel to Earth to find out about human families. He finds himself in a Madrid park where he meets lots of people and concludes there's no such thing as a typical human family!
Clip duration: 04:08
Clip 39: El español en todo el mundo (Spanish all over the world)
Quique and Sofía explain to Charlie how to use the verb 'tener' in Spanish. They also discuss that Spanish is spoken in other parts of the world, sometimes with a different accent.
Clip duration: 04:20
Clip 40: Canción - Mi familia es una piña (Song - My family is a tribe)
Uncle Manu sings about his close-knit family.
Clip duration: 02:12
Teacher's Notes and transcript/translation
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Supporting images
A Spanish family. image
A Spanish family - including 'madre', 'padre', 'abuela' and 'abuelo'
Charlie's family. image
Charlie's description of her family (see follow-up activities)
Themes, vocabulary and grammar
Key vocabulary 1
abuelo (grandfather)
abuela (grandmother)
madre (mother)
padre (father)
padres (parents)
hermano (brother)
hermana (sister)
Key vocabulary 2
hijo (son)
hija (daughter)
primo ((boy) cousin)
prima ((girl) cousin)
sobrino (nephew)
sobrina (niece)
gemelos (m.pl) (twins (identical))
Themes and vocabulary
Describing your family
Expressing how you feel
Showing possession in Spanish
Grammar and pronunciation
Members of the family in Spanish
Forming expressions with 'tener'
Changing family words from masculine to feminine
Focus on pronunciation - 's'/'z'
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