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Talking About People(in a nice way)

Agenda

Review those dreaded rules for el/la, los/las, un/una/ unos/unas

Family vocabulary and how family is THE center of the Spanish-speaking culture

Watch a video

By the end of class you should be able

to...Talk about your family (say who they are, their relationship, and describe them)

Compare and Contrast Hispanic family make-up and your own

Explain why talking about your family is important in the business world

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The general rule of thumb is if the noun is feminine (i.e. ends in “a”) use: una or la

If the noun is masculine (i.e. ends in “o”) use: un or el

There are MANY exceptions to the rule so pay attention

la actividad, la actitud, la televisión, la clase

el amor, el tema, el mapa, el programa

La familia

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To describe them use SER with an adj.

Yo soyNosotro

s somos

Tú eresVosotro

s (Spain)

sois

Él/Ella/

Ustedes

Ellos/Ellas/

Ustedesson

Adjectives

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Posessives

Mi(s)-My/Mine

Tu(s)-Your(s)

Su(s)-His/Hers

Nuestro-Ours

Vuestro-You all’s

Su(s)-Their

Put them together

¿Cómo es tu familia?=What’s your family like?

Mi madre es bonita.

Mi papá es alto.

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“Toda es la familia”

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9uJx8gPNdM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvhybPoWTfw&feature=related

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbIu5kfKq7k&feature=related