Our Next Project Will Be a Family Tree (Arbol Genealógico)

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Arbol Genealógico

Our next project will be A Family Tree (Arbol Genealógico). Your family tree needs to:

 Have a title (ex: “Mi Familia” or “La Familia Hernández” or “Los Smith”)  Be colorful.  Show at least three generations of family.  Tell the relationship of each person to you.  Tell each person’s name and age and one additional phrase about them. (see below)  Be entirely in Spanish.  Be finished and turned in by the start of class of Monday, May 6.

Writing the person’s name: “Ella se llama Jennifer” “El se llama Tyler.” For yourself: “Me llamo ______”

Writing the person’s age: “Ella tiene ______años.” “El tiene ______años.” For yourself: “Yo tengo ______años.”

Writing about their appearance/personality: “Ella es ______.” “El es ______.” For yourself: “Yo soy ______.”

Writing about what they like to do: “A ella le gusta ______.” “A él le gusta ______.” For yourself: “A mí me gusta ______.”

An example of what this would look like for one person: Physical/personality descriptions pelirrojo/a = red-haired moreno/a = brunette/darker complected alto/a = tall bajo/a = short bonito/a = pretty guapo/a = handsome/pretty chistoso/a = funny serio/a = serious feo/a = ugly travieso/a = mischievous delgado/a = thin gordito/a = chubby gordo/gorda = fat estricto/a = strict fuerte = strong paciente = patient trabajador/a = hard-working flojo/a = lazy inteligente = intelligent listo/a = sharp/clever atlético/a = athletic valiente = brave honesto/a = honest cariñoso/a = affectionate amable = friendly

verbs (for what people like to do) leer = to read dibujar = to draw viajar = to travel jugar deportes = play sports cocinar = to cook coser = to sew correr = to run contar chistes = to tell jokes tocar el piano/la guitarra/los tambores = to play piano/guitar/drums cantar = to sing bailar = to dance hablar = to speak escribir = to write escuchar música = to listen to music montar a caballo = to ride horses aprender = to learn estudiar = to study trabajar = to work reírse = to laugh pintar = to paint cultivar = to garden comer = to eat