Homework Grid
SPANISH –
MI FAMILIA
TERM 3
SET 1 MUST COMPLETE
3 ACORN CHALLENGE
SET 2 MUST COMPLETE
AS MINIMUM 2 ACORN
CHALLENGE
SET 3 WILL BE DIRECTED
TO THE CORRECT TASK
Challenge summary
These tasks are the
most challenging
and will stretch your
thinking and push
you to the highest
levels of
understanding.
These tasks have an
element of
challenge and will
help you to apply
what you have
learnt in class.
Challenge
Level
Week 1
READING
Complete the gap fill
exercise on brothers
and sisters.
Translate the text
into English
Write a small
paragraph about your
own brothers and
sisters
VOCAB TEST 3.1
Complete the gap fill
exercise on brothers
and sisters
Translate the text
into English
Week 2
RESEARCH TASK
Create a family tree
of your own family.
How far back can you
go?
If you do not wish to,
you can create a
family tree of the
Simpson Family.
Week 3
TRANSLATION
Translate ALL FOUR
emails about pets into
English,
Week 4
READING
Read the text and
answer the 3 Acorn
Questions
and the five
sentences below.
See Example on
Homework Sheet for
more details.
VOCAB TEST 3.2
Create a family tree
of your own family.
Go as far back as
Grandparents.
If you do not wish to,
you can create a
family tree of the
Simpson Family.
VOCAB TEST 3.3
Translate THREE of
the four emails into
English,
VOCAB TEST 3.4
Read the text and
answer the two acorn
questions
and also translate
THREE of the five
sentences into
Spanish below.
VOCAB TEST 3.2
Fill in the details of
the Family Tree
Set 3 Homework
Sheet for More
Details
VOCAB TEST 3.3
Write the winning
order of the animals,
and colour in the
animals at the bottom
– they may not be the
colours you’d expect!
VOCAB TEST 3.4
Read the text and
answer the one acorn
questions
Give a full description
of yourself.
Include who is in your
family, how old they
are, what pets you
have, what you look
like, including hair and
eyes and height.
Add extra details
such as where you
live, what things you
like to do, give
reasons and opinions
and use connectives
and quantifiers
VOCAB TEST 3.5
Give a full description
of yourself.
Include who is in your
family, how old they
are, what pets you
have, what you look
like, including hair and
eyes and height.
Prepare a
presentation on a
celebrity of your
choice
(Try for a Spanish
Speaking one!)
Include:
Brothers and sisters
Who they live with
Pets
What they are like as
a person
What they look like,
including hair, eyes
and height.
REVISION of UNIT
Prepare a
presentation on a
celebrity of your
choice
(Try for a Spanish
Speaking one!)
Include:
Brothers and sisters
Who they live with
Pets
What they are like as
a person
What they look like,
including hair, eyes
and height.
REVISION of UNIT
Prepare a
presentation on a
celebrity of your
choice
(Try for a Spanish
Speaking one!)
Include:
Brothers and sisters
Who they live with
Pets
What they are like as
a person
What they look like,
including hair, eyes
and height.
REVISION of UNIT
VOCAB TEST 3.2
VOCAB TEST 3.3
VOCAB TEST 3.4
VOCAB TEST 3.5
Use the model and
sentence starters to
create a profile about
yourself.
Write at least 6
sentences about what
you look like, who you
live with and your
pets
These are the
easiest tasks and
might be useful if
you are struggling to
understand a topic.
VOCAB TEST 3.1
Week 6
CULTURAL
Give some details
about your likes and
dislikes, with reasons
and opinions
See Example on
Homework Sheet for
more details.
VOCAB TEST 3.1
Complete the gap fill
exercise on brothers
and sisters
Week 5
WRITING
VOCAB TEST 3.5
Vocabulary Test 3.1
Tienes hermanos?
Tengo
Tienes
Tiene
Un hermano
Dos hermanos
Una hermana
Dos hermanas
Un hermanastro
Una hermanastra
No tengo hermanos
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
I have
You have
He/She has
a brother
two brothers
a sister
two sisters
A step/half brother
A step/half sister
I don’t have any brothers or sisters
¿Cómo se llama tu hermano? What is your brother called?
Mi hermano se llama…
My brother is called…
¿Cómo se llaman tus hermanos? What are your brothers called?
Mis hermanos se llaman…
My brothers are called…
¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermano (mayor/menor)?
How old is your (older/younger) brother?
Tiene nueve años
He is nine years old.
Vocabulary Test 3.2
En mi familia
In my family
¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia?
How many people are there in your family?
En mi familia hay cinco personas
In my family there are 5 people
Mi madre
My mum
Mi padre
My dad
Mi abuelo
My granddad
Mi abuela
my grandmother
Mi tío
my uncle
Mi tía
my aunt
Mi primo
my (male) cousin
Mi prima
my (female) cousin
Treinta
Cuarenta
Cincuenta
Sesenta
Setenta
Ochenta
Noventa
Cien
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Treinta y tres
Cincuenta y nueve
Ochenta y dos
33
59
82
Vocabulary Test 3.3
Los animales
Tienes animales?
No tengo animales
Tengo…
Pets
Do you have any pets?
I don’t have any pets.
I have…
Un caballo
Un conejo
Un gato
Un hámster
Un pájaro
Un perro
Un pez
Un ratón
a horse
a rabbit
a cat
a hamster
a bird
a dog
a fish
a mouse
Una cobaya
Una tortuga
Una serpiente
a guinea pig
a tortoise
a snake
Amarillo
Blanco
Negro
Rojo
Azul
Gris
Marrón
Naranja
Rosa
Verde
Yellow
White
Black
Red
Blue
Grey
Brown
Orange
Pink
Green
El perro es blanco
La serpiente es amarilla
The dog is white
The snake is yellow.
Vocabulary Test 3.4
Cómo eres?
What are you like?
Ser
Soy
Eres
Es
Un chico
Una chica
To be
I am
You are
He/She is
A boy
A girl
Alto/alta
Bajo/baja
Delgado/delgada
Gordo/gorda
Guapo/guapa
Feo/fea
Aburrido/aburrida
Antipático/antipática
Divertido/divertida
Severo/severa
Simpático/simpática
Perezoso/perezosa
Tímido/tímida
Inteligente
tall
short
thin
fat
good-looking
ugly
boring
unfriendly
fun/funny
strict
kind, friendly, nice
lazy
shy (timid)
intelligent
Vocabulary Test 3.5
Mis ojos y mi pelo
My eyes and my hair
De qué color son tus ojos?
Tengo los ojos ________
Azules
Grises
Marrones
Verdes
What colour are your eyes?
I have ___________ eyes
blue
grey
brown
green
Cómo es tu pelo?
Tengo el pelo __________
Blanco
Castaño
Gris
Negro
Pelirrojo
Rubio
Liso
Rizado
Ondulado
Corto
Largo
What is your hair like?
I have __________ hair
white
brown (chestnut)
grey
black
red
blonde
straight
curly
wavy
short
long
Tengo barba
Tengo bigote
Tengo pecas
Tengo gafas (llevo gafas)
I have a beard
I have a moustache
I have freckles
I have glasses (I wear glasses)