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This teacher’s guide presents an exciting classroom activity designed to enhance students' understanding of possessive phrases in both Spanish and English. Divide the class into two teams, 'gatos' (cats) and 'ratones' (mice), and challenge them to correctly translate possessive phrases in increasing difficulty. Teams accumulate points: 10 for Round 1, escalating to 50 points in Round 5. Encourage collaboration and competition while reinforcing language skills and fostering an engaging learning environment.
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’s Posse Competition Teacher’s Guide Divide students into two teams: ‘gatos’ and ‘ratones’. The object is to be the first team in each round to correctly translate the possessive phrase. The tasks increase in difficulty and point value. ANSWERS IN ITALICS Gatos Spanish to English Ratones English to Spanish el padre de Juan Juan’s father el hijo de mi hermano My brother’s son La hermana de mi madre es nuestra tía. My mother’s sister is our aunt. El primo de su padre es el hijo de mi tía. His/her father’s cousin is my aunt’s son. El perro de tu padre es el hermano del perro de la nieta de Bob. Your father’s dog is Bob’s granddaughter’s dog’s brother. Alicia’s mother la madre de Alicia my father’s wife la esposa de mi padre My aunt’s husband is our godfather. El esposo de mi tía es nuestro padrino. His brother’s wife is our aunt’s niece. La esposa de su hermano es la sobrina de nuestra tía. Bob’s cousin’s friend is our sister’s husband’s nephew. El amigo del primo de Bob es el sobrino del esposo de nuestra hermana. Round 1 10 points Round 2 20 points Round 3 30 points Round 4 40 points Round 5 50 points