Student's Day Parade in Sarmiento

Sarmiento, September 28th



            Hundreds of people gathered around the town center on Friday to celebrate the Student's Day. Primary and Secondary students prepared the traditional carnaval known in Argentina as "murga". The sang songs, danced at the drums' rhythm, and wore exquisite costumes designed by themselves. The party was fantastic! Here are some of the pictures taken in the parade.

Movie: 17 Again

Activity:

1. Write the name of the main character and also mention the name of the family members.
2. What is (the MC) dealing with?
3. How different was his life back in 1989?
4. Describe his best friend as well as you can.
5. Set differences between the MC and his friend using comparatives (at least three).
6. If you had the chance to get back in the past, which changes would you do?

The Family

Here's a Family Vocabulary..

aunt	tía
boyfriend	novio
brother	hermano
brother-in-law	cuñado
cousin	primo/a
dad	pá
daddy	papi
daughter	hija
daughter-in-law	nuera
father	padre
father-in-law	suegro
girlfriend	novia
godfather	padrino
godmother	madrina
grandad	abuelito, "abue"
grandchildren	nietos
granddaughter	nieta
grandfather	abuelo
grandma	abuelita, "abue"
grandmother	abuela
grandpa	abuelito, "abue"
grandparents	abuelos
grandson	nieto
great-grandfather	bisabuelo
great-grandmother	bisabuela
husband	esposo, marido
mother	madre
mother-in-law	suegra
mom	má
mum	má
mummy	mami
nephew	sobrino
niece	sobrina
parents	padres
sibling	hermano/a
sister	hermana
sister-in-law	cuñada
son	hijo
son-in-law	yerno
stepdaughter	hijastra
stepmother	madrastra
stepfather	padrastro
stepson	hijastro
uncle	tío
wife	esposa, mujer
firstborn	primogénito
oldest	el/la mayor
youngest	el/la menor
the baby of the family	el benjamín de la familia
twins	gemelos
adopted	adoptado
orphan	huérfano/a
relative	pariente
acquaintance	conocido
generation	generación
ancestors	antepasados
descendants	descendientes