¡Con brío! - PROGRAM SAMPLER

69 ESCENA 1 La familia Gramática: 1. The verb tener 2. Possessive adjectives 3. The present indicative of regular - ar verbs Tu mundo cultural: La familia hispana ESCENA 2 Los mejores amigos Gramática: 4. Ser + descriptive adjectives Tu mundo cultural: Diferencias culturales ESCENA 3 Las relaciones humanas Gramática: 5. A summary of ser and estar Tu mundo cultural: Momentos importantes de la vida CAPÍTULO 3 TU MUNDO EN VIVO ¡Videos en acción! La familia hispana; Mi cuñado favorito ¡Diálogos en acción! Describing Physical and Personality Traits; Inquiring About and Describing Family Plans ¡Lectura en acción! Guessing Meaning from Context ¡A conversar! Increasing Participation Through Questions ¡A escribir! Thinking About your Audience ¡A investigar! Applying Reading Strategies to Research LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this chapter you will be able to: • Talk about family members. • Express ownership and age with the verb tener , while using numbers from 60 to 100. • Indicate possession with possessive adjectives. • Talk about the present with regular - ar verbs, using frequency adverbs. • Discuss the characteristics of Hispanic families. • Talk about your friends. • Describe the characteristics of people and things. • Discuss cultural differences related to families. • Talk about human relationships. • Describe characteristics and conditions of people, places, and things with ser and estar . • Discuss important family celebrations in the Hispanic world. • Communicate about families and relationships. La familia y los amigos Ariel Skelley/Taxi/Getty Images, Inc.