For our first letter, we will write short introductions to our new PenPals, using as much Spanish as we can! Since our PenPals don't know anything about us, we need to give them a good idea about who we are, including where we live, what we like, our age, our personality, and what we look like.
Here are some sentence starters to help you describe yourself:
Here are some sentence starters to help you describe yourself:
Querido Amigo (Querida Amiga) - Dear Friend
Mi nombre es/Me llamo... - my name is
Tengo ____ años - I am ___ years old
Mi cumpleaños es el ____ de _____ - My birthday is the (number) of (month)
Soy un chico/una chica - I am a boy/girl
Vivo en... - I live in...
Vivo con... - I live with...
Soy de... - I'm from...
Tengo el pelo... - I have... hair
Tengo los ojos... - I have ...eyes
Soy... - I am...
Me gusta... - I like...
Me encanta... - I love..
Mi __ favorito es... - My favorite ___ is...
Tengo... - I have...
A good PenPal letter should also include some questions to ask our PenPals. These questions will help us keep the conversation going. Here are some ideas for the first letter.
¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
¿Cuántos años tienes? - How old are you?
¿De dónde eres? - Where are you from?
¿Dónde vives? - Where do you live?
¿Qué te gusta hacer? - What do you like to do?
¿Qué deporte te gusta? - What sport do you like?
¿Cuando es tu cumpleaños? - When is your birthday?
¿Cómo eres? - What are you like?
¿Cómo es tu familia? - What is your family like?
Final drafts should be copied in NEAT handwriting (or typed and printed). Students are encouraged to add designs, decorations, and illustrations to their letters!
I am so excited to begin this project and I hope you are too! Please stop by my office (room 105) before or after school if you need help or have questions!
-Profe Paun
Mi nombre es/Me llamo... - my name is
Tengo ____ años - I am ___ years old
Mi cumpleaños es el ____ de _____ - My birthday is the (number) of (month)
Soy un chico/una chica - I am a boy/girl
Vivo en... - I live in...
Vivo con... - I live with...
Soy de... - I'm from...
Tengo el pelo... - I have... hair
Tengo los ojos... - I have ...eyes
Soy... - I am...
Me gusta... - I like...
Me encanta... - I love..
Mi __ favorito es... - My favorite ___ is...
Tengo... - I have...
A good PenPal letter should also include some questions to ask our PenPals. These questions will help us keep the conversation going. Here are some ideas for the first letter.
¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
¿Cuántos años tienes? - How old are you?
¿De dónde eres? - Where are you from?
¿Dónde vives? - Where do you live?
¿Qué te gusta hacer? - What do you like to do?
¿Qué deporte te gusta? - What sport do you like?
¿Cuando es tu cumpleaños? - When is your birthday?
¿Cómo eres? - What are you like?
¿Cómo es tu familia? - What is your family like?
Final drafts should be copied in NEAT handwriting (or typed and printed). Students are encouraged to add designs, decorations, and illustrations to their letters!
I am so excited to begin this project and I hope you are too! Please stop by my office (room 105) before or after school if you need help or have questions!
-Profe Paun