English I · A1.1. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students greeting each other on campus, with the flags of Honduras and the United States, the Statue of Liberty and New York.
English I · Lesson 7 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 6 (Who is this person?): your product, your glossary and «I can describe appearance with «has».»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Possessives with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can talk about my family or the people important to me.

Puedo hablar de mi familia o de las personas importantes para mí.

Open the URA of Lesson 7 · III PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the III PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Possessives

my · your · his · her · our · their + noun. Name + 's: María's brother.

PersonPossessiveExample
Imymy mother
hehishis sister
sheherher son
we / theyour / theirour family · their farm
En español

His = de él; her = de ella; their = de ellos. «María's brother» = el hermano de María. Si prefieres no hablar de tu familia, habla de las personas que te inspiran.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Gramatical, about possessive adjectives and possessive 's with family words. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 7 · III PAC

Your career, your examples

III PAC · September – DecemberHeritage & festivalNovember 1 – 2U.S. (Mexican and Central American communities)

Cultural Corner · Día de los Muertos

This week: Families make an altar with photos. Compare with a family tradition in Honduras.

Día de los Muertos is on November 1 and 2. Families remember their loved ones. They make an altar.

Key words

  • altar altar (ofrenda)
  • marigold flor de muerto
  • memory recuerdo

Fact

Monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico around November 1. Many people believe they carry the spirits of the family.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Caring for families from different cultures.
  • Engineering & technology: Light shows at museums.
  • Business & economics: Flowers, bread and crafts.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Art and posters.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: The monarch butterfly migration.
Mirror Honduras. What do families in Honduras do on November 2?

Official source

Mission: Open a virtual exhibit. Find the 4 elements of the altar.

Cultural competency: I can say what Day of the Dead is (November 1 – 2), use Possessives to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my III PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

Possessive 's: Ana's brother = el hermano de Ana. The owner goes first in English.

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

Mother: mère (FR) · mãe (PT) · madre (IT) · Mutter (DE). Which one is closest to English mother? Why?

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Families are different everywhere: extended families, single-parent families, friends who are family. Share only what you want to share.

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Listen to a classmate's description and draw their family tree (or their «important people» tree).

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · FilmU.S. · 2017

Coco

Pixar (Lee Unkrich, director)

An animated film about Miguel and his big family in Mexico. Family, music and memories are very important in the story.

You use it in: 4 · Assignment · Activity 26

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in101_lessons.js (lección 7). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.