A Paragraph about a Family Member

Dear students,

Please write a short paragraph about one member of your family in the comments.


Example:

I only have one brother and his name is Felipe. I am the older sister; I am 25 and he is 22 years old. He is studying Computer Engineering at Universidad Distrital and he works as a programmer for a company. In his free time he likes to play videogames and to listen to rock music. He is very clever and funny, but sometimes he is very lazy. I love my brother and I like to spend time with him and my family.

Introducing yourself

Dear students,

Welcome to English I - Universidad Libre.

Activity

1. Introduce yourself
Please introduce yourself in the comments. Write your full name, your job or occupation and something that you like or dislike.

Example:

I'm Rosa. I am an English teacher at Universidad Libre. I like reading in English and watching movies in my free time. I hope you like this class!

WebQuest #1: My Family Tree

Welcome!

Families are important. We all have a special place in our family. This WebQuest will help you to learn more about family vocabulary and grammar usage.

Objectives
Today you will:

• Learn initial vocabulary about family members.
• Describe the different jobs of the people in your family
• Give information of your family members (age, occupations, likes and dislikes)

Instructions

1. Enter to the following links and practice the family vocabulary for 10 minutes 

Vocabulary: Match Photos and Words

Listening: Family Members

2. Look at the following image. Do you understand every single word? Write down the meaning of the words in spanish.

3.  Enter to the following links and practice the family relationships for 10 minutes 

Family Tree

4. How many members are there in your family? look at this family tree. Make one similar to this in the piece of paper. Include the closest members of your family.

5. Enter to the following links and practice the vocabulary once more. This is a preparation for your presentation.

Family Tree: Matching activity

Family Tree 2: Matching activity


6. Complete this activity

Writing activity

EVALUATION

Instructions: 
1. Create your Family tree (it could be in digital or physical format)
2. Prepare a two minute presentation in wich you introduce your family members to the rest of the class.
Due date: August 16th, 2014

Rubric
Pronunciation: 25%
Grammar: 25%
Task completion: 25%
Family tree design: 25%

This is going to be part of your Speaking exam.

I hope you have fun!