Sección 1: El sistema de dos apellidos

Emily Frank; Erin Huebener; Handy Acosta Cuellar; Carolina Delgado; Giti Farudi; Yelani Feldman; Isabel Matus; and Jerry Parker

Section Goal:

In this section, students will learn how last names are used in Spanish speaking countries.

Actividad 2. ¿Cómo se llama?

Instructions: Based on what you learned, what is the full name of the following children?

  • Modelo: De Ana Fernández Rojas y Alejandro Coto Rivera nace Felipe:
    • Felipe Coto Fernández
  1. De Jaime López Pimentel y Victoria Castro Suárez nace Sara:
  2. De Catalina Serrano Blanco y Sebastián Muñoz Romero nace Diego:
  3. De Emilio Núñez Vidal y Renata Prieto Vega nace Daniela:
  4. De Camila Torres Garrido y Samuel Ferrer Giménez nace Agustín:
  5. De Julieta Vicente Campos y Nicolás Ibáñez Caballero nace Martina

¡A hablar!

Actividad 3. Mis compañeros de clase

Instructions: Gather the name of three classmates and rewrite the names of all three classmates according to the two-last-name system.

Step 1: Get the first name of the classmate, last name of the father, and maiden name of the mother from three classmates. Use the following questions to get the needed information.

  • ¿Cómo te llamas?
  • ¿Cómo se apellida tu padre?
  • Sin casarse, ¿cómo se apellida tu madre?

Step 2: In a small group, discuss the two-last-name system. How is it beneficial? Are there any similarities or differences?

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  1. The text and activities in this section are from "Spanish I: Beginning Spanish Language and Culture: 2.8 Para estudiar en casa" by Matthew Dean is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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