Spanish Activity: Write a Message About Someone in Your Family
Spanish Activity: Write a Message About Someone in Your Family
Directions (for students, in English):
- Choose a person from your family (for example: your mom, dad, brother, sister, cousin, grandmother, etc.).
- Write a short message (4–6 sentences) introducing this person.
- Use the questions (in Spanish) below to guide your writing. You don’t need to answer all of them, but try to use at least 3.
- Use the word bank (Spanish/English) to help with vocabulary.
- Be sure to include details so your reader can picture this person!
Guiding Questions (Preguntas en español):
- ¿Cómo se llama esta persona?
- ¿Cuántos años tiene?
- ¿Qué relación tienes con esta persona?
- ¿Cómo es físicamente?
- ¿Cómo es su personalidad?
- ¿Qué le gusta hacer?
- ¿Por qué es especial para ti?
Word Bank (Spanish / English):
Family Members / Los miembros de la familia
- madre = mother
- padre = father
- hermano = brother
- hermana = sister
- primo/a = cousin
- abuela = grandmother
- abuelo = grandfather
- tía = aunt
- tío = uncle
Descriptions (Appearance) / Descripciones (Aspecto físico)
- alto/a = tall
- bajo/a = short
- joven = young
- viejo/a = old
- tiene el pelo castaño = has brown hair
- tiene los ojos azules = has blue eyes
- fuerte = strong
- bonito/a = pretty
- guapo/a = handsome
Personality / Personalidad
- gracioso/a = funny
- amable = kind
- serio/a = serious
- inteligente = smart
- simpático/a = friendly
- bueno/a = nice
- trabajador(a) = hard-working
- creativo/a = creative
Activities / Actividades
- lee = reads
- cocina = cooks
- trabaja = works
- juega deportes = plays sports
- escucha música = listens to music
- mira la televisión = watches TV
- viaja = travels
- estudia = studies
Helpful Phrases / Frases útiles
- Se llama… = His/Her name is…
- Él/Ella es… = He/She is…
- Le gusta… = He/She likes to…
- Me gusta pasar tiempo con… = I like spending time with…
- Es especial porque… = He/She is special because…
Letter Writing Vocabulary
Greetings / Saludos
- Dear… = Querido/a…
- Hello… = Hola…
- Hi… = ¡Hola!
Openings / Frases para empezar
- How are you? = ¿Cómo estás?
- I hope you are well. = Espero que estés bien.
- I am writing to tell you about… = Te escribo para contarte de…
- I want to tell you about my family. = Quiero contarte sobre mi familia.
Transitions / Transiciones
- Also = También
- And = Y
- But = Pero
- Because = Porque
- First = Primero
- Then = Luego
- Finally = Finalmente
Helpful Expressions / Expresiones útiles
- His/Her name is… = Se llama…
- He/She is… = Él/Ella es…
- He/She has… = Él/Ella tiene…
- He/She likes to… = Le gusta…
- I like… = Me gusta…
- My family is… = Mi familia es…
Closings / Despedidas
- Sincerely, = Sinceramente,
- From, = De,
- Love, = Con cariño,
- A hug from… = Un abrazo de…
- See you soon! = ¡Hasta pronto!
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