In this exercise, you need to use these words and phrases to ask a classmate questions like the one in the model, and take turns answering them.

The model reads:
* dream of / doing something special this month
-Do you dream of doing something special this month?
-Yes, I dream of going to the Wisin & Yandel concert.

1. think / doing a project this year

You could write:

* *¿Piensas realizar algun proyecto este año?*
Are you thinking of doing any projects this year?

* *Sí, este año quiero pintar mi habitación.*
Yes, I want to paint my bedroom this year.

2. say / lies

You could write:

* *¿Dices mentiras?*
Do you tell lies?

* *No, no me gusta decir mentiras.*
No, I don’t like to lie.

3. remember / your fifth birthday

You could write:

* *¿Te acuerdas de tu quinto cumpleaños?*
Do you remember your fifth birthday?

* *No, pero recuerdo mi séptimo cumpleaños.*
No, but I remember my seventh birthday.

4. drive / be very tired

You could write:

* *¿Conduces si estás muy cansado?*
Do you drive if you are very tired?

* *No, si estoy muy cansado pido un taxi.*
No, if I’m very tired I call a taxi.

5. laugh / a lot with your family

You could write:

* *¿Te ríes mucho con tu familia?*
Do you laugh a lot with your family?

* *No, no me río con mi familia.*
No, I don’t laugh with my family.

6. give / advice about topics / you don’t know well

You could write:

* *¿Das consejos sobre asuntos que no conoces bien?*
Do you give advice about topics you don’t know well?

* *No, sólo doy consejos sobre las cosas que sé.*
No, I only give advice about things I know.

7. come / to class late frequently

You could write:

* *¿Vienes tarde a clase con frecuencia?*
Do you frequently come to class late?

* *No, usualmente llego temprano.*
No, I’m usually early.

8. choose / the perfect gift for your partner’s birthday

You could write:

* *¿Escoges el regalo perfecto para el cumpleaños de tu novio?*
Do you choose the perfect gift for your partner’s birthday?

* *Sí, lo conozco mucho.*
Yes, I know him a lot.

In this exercise, you need to use the phrases in the box to gather in groups and play out a family argument to take part in a telenovela episode.

* The phrases are:
**(no) apreciar**: (not) appreciate
**(no) cuidar la casa**: (not) care for the house
**estar harto/a (de)**: being fed up (with)
**(no) hacerle caso a alguien**: (not) listen to someone
**llevarse bien/mal/fatal**: getting along well/badly/awfully
**(no) mantenerse en contacto**: (not) keep in touch
**(no) soportar a alguien**: (not) stand someone
**tener celos (de)**: being jealous (of)
**tener vergüenza (de)**: being ashamed (of)

You could think of an argument like:

*Sonia, mi hermana, está celosa de mí por casarme antes que ella. Se lleva fatal con mi novio, y él no la soporta. No aprecia nada de lo que hago por ella.*
Sonia, my sister, is jealous of me for marrying before her. She gets along awfully with my boyfriend, and he can’t stand her. She doesn’t appreciate anything I do for her.

In this exercise, you need to describe a good friend of yours and answer: What are they like? Do you agree on everything? Do you sometimes argue? Do you have fun when you’re together? Do they always follow your advice? Do they lie sometimes?

So, you could write:

*Mi buen amigo Juan es divertido, interesante y honesto. No estamos de acuerdo en todo, y a veces discutimos, pero no nos enojamos. No tenemos que estar de acuerdo en todo si nos divertimos juntos. No siempre sigue mis consejos, pero él sabe lo que es mejor para él. Nunca me miente, ni yo le miento a él.*

My good friend Juan is fun, interesting and honest. We don’t agree on everything, and sometimes we argue, but we don’t get upset. We don’t need to agree on everything if we have fun together. He doesn’t always follow my advice, but he knows what’s best for him. He never lies to me, and I don’t lie to him.

Then, in groups, you need to write a list of five things good friends do and five things good friends never do. So, you could write:
|Los buenos amigos… (good friends…) | Los buenos amigos nunca… (good friends never…)|
|–|–|
| Se preocupan por ti (worry about you) | Te ignoran si estás triste (ignore you if you’re sad) |
| Te ayudan en lo que pueden (help you in what they can) | Se burlan de ti (make fun of you) |
|Se alegran cuando estás feliz (get happy when you’re happy) | Se enojan porque estás feliz con otra persona (get upset when you’re happy with someone else)|
|Dicen la verdad (tell the truth) | Mienten (lie)|
|Devuelven las cosas que les prestas (return the things you lend them)|Rompen tus cosas a propósito (break your things on purpose) |