Игра "Family tree activity"

María and Carl were just married. Their families had not met until the wedding ceremony. At the reception following the wedding, the relatives of the bride and groom introduced themselves to each other. Use the clues on the cards to fill out the chart of some of the relatives who attended the nuptials.

This means these 2 people are married.

Carmen:

I’m one of Carl’s new sisters-in-law.

María:

Steve is now my father-in-law.

Cristina:

Eduardo is my grandfather.

Steve:

Dorothy is my mother.

Ann:

I’m Carl’s cousin.

Carlos:

Cristina is my daughter.

Phillip:

Robert is my son.

Felipe:

I am Jaime’s father.

Eduardo:

Carlos is Marta’s brother.

Jim:

I have 2 grandsons.

María:

John, you’re my new brother-in-law.

Steve:

I have 2 sons.

John:

Phillip is my uncle.

María, holding a baby:

This is my nephew, Jaime.

Elena:

Carlos is my husband.

Juana:

I have 3 granddaughters.

Carlos:

Felipe is my son-in-law.

Ann:

Susan is my mother.

John:

I am Carl’s brother.

Dorothy:

John is my grandson.

Carmen:

Marta is my aunt.

Mary:

Robert is my nephew.

Robert:

Ann is my sister.

Mary:

Jim is my father-in-law.

John:

Jane is my wife.

Phillip:

Mary is my sister.

Juana:

Marta is my daughter.

Felipe:

Elena is my mother-in-law.

Robert:

John is my cousin.

Jane:

I’m Carl’s sister-in-law.

Cristina:

Jaime is my son.

Carlos:

Marta is my sister.

Mary:

Jane is my daughter-in-law.

Marta:

María is my niece.

Susan:

John is my nephew.

Jaime:

Wa-a-ah!

Cristina:

Juana is my grandmother.

Suggestion: 1) Introduce or review the various terms for relatives. 2) Model on the board filling in a similar chart on a smaller scale, e.g. mom, dad, son, daughter. 3) Use this activity to reinforce the lesson: Cut up pages 2 and 3 of this document into individual cards. Break the class up into groups of 3-5 students. Give each group 1 copy of the chart and 1 set of cards. (You may want to give each student in the group some of the cards to avoid stronger group members from taking over and filling in the chart by themselves.) If the students seem overwhelmed by the task, suggest they start with the clues that have María’s and Carl’s names on them. Encourage students to discuss the clues on their cards and work together to fill in the chart. The group which first correctly fills in their chart “wins”.

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Elena

Carlos

Jaime

Felipe

Cristina

Carmen

María

Marta

Dorothy

Carl

John

Jane

Ann

Robert

Jim

Susan

Phillip

Mary

Steve

Juana

Eduardo