Nombre:_________________________________

Fecha: el 2 de marzo

What are today’s 3 key points?

1. Be able to identify ______________________________________________ in

Spanish.

2. Know 18 _____________________________________________ to describe you

personality.

3. Be able to answer the questions

________________________________________________________ .

Intro to New Material Key Point ONE:

Be able to identify SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish
The subject of a sentence answers the question ______________________.

Example: Marla listens to music. Marla = subject

Subject pronouns __________________ ___________________ to indicate who does an action:

English Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they,yall

Example: She listens to music. She = subject pronoun

Here are all of the subject pronouns in Spanish:

SINGULAR  PLURAL  

__________- I _____________________________________- we
(group of MEN/ group of MEN AND WOMEN)

_____________________________________- we
(group of JUST WOMEN)

__________- you (informal)

______________- you ______________- you all (“you” when speaking to 2+ people)

(formal)
 __________- they (group of MEN/ group of MEN AND WOMEN)
__________- he
__________- they (group of JUST WOMEN)
__________- she

CAUTION!!
When ____________ person does something use singular subject pronouns:

When __________________________ person does something, use plural subject pronouns:

When you are speaking to a group of MALES or MALES AND FEMALES, use masculine forms:

When you are speaking to a group of ONLY FEMALES, use feminine forms.

Tú, usted, and ustedes all mean “you”.

• Use tú with family, close friends and people your age or younger.
• Use usted with adults you address with Señor, Señora, or Señorita.
• Use ustedes when speaking to 2 or more people.

In your own words, What is the difference between tu and usted?

What is the difference between ellos and ustedes?

You can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form a subject.

Alejandro y yo = nosotros Pepe y tú = ustedes
Carlos y ella = ellos Lola y ella = ellas

Checks For Understanding:

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

Intro to New Material Key Point TWO:

 Know 18 ADJECTIVES to describe your personality in
Spanish

¿ERES_____? - SÍ, SOY _____.

- NO, NO SOY _____.

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Adjectives (Adjetivos) are words that ________________ people and things.

1) In Spanish, most adjectives have both masculine and feminine forms.
- The ______________ form usually ends in the letter ________.
- The ______________ form usually ends in the letter ________.
2) Masculine adjectives are used to describe _________________ nouns.
- Marcos es _________________ y ___________________.
 3) Feminine adjectives are used to describe __________________ nouns.
- Marta es _________________ y ___________________.
4) Adjectives that end in ________ describe both masculine and feminine nouns.
- Anita es ____________________________.
- Pedro es ___________________________.
5) Adjectives whose masculine form ends in ________ have a feminine form that ends in
________.
- Juan es _______________________.
- Luisa es ___________________________.
6) Some adjectives that end in _______, such as ____________________, describe both
masculine and feminine nouns.
- Tomás es __________________________.
- Marta es ___________________________.

Fill in the boxes with appropriate examples.

ADJETIVOS MASCULINOS ADJETIVOS FEMININOS LOS DOS
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Practica: Underline the word that successfully completes the phrase.
1. Maria es (ordenado / ordenada). 5. Marta es (serio / seria).
2. El chico es (reservado / reservada). 6. Roberto es
(simpático / simpática).
3. Luis es (estudioso / estudiosa). 7. Lisa es (gracioso /
graciosa).
4. La chica es (bueno amigo / buena amiga). 8. El es (trabajador /
trabajadora).

Checks For Understanding:

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.
 Intro to New Material Key Point THREE:
Be able to answer the questions ¿Eres _____? y ¿Cómo
eres?

¿ERES_____? - SÍ, SOY _____.

- NO, NO SOY _____.

¿CÓMO ERES_____? -Yo soy ________.

-Yo no soy ________.

A- ¿Eres ordenado? (Are you organized?)

B- No, no soy ordenado. ¡Soy desordenado! (No, I’m not organized. I’m
disorganized!)

¿Cómo eres tú? (What are you like?)

A-
B- Soy inteligente y estudioso. (I am smart and studious.)

Checks For Understanding:

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

READING ACTIVITY
Read the following passage as Esteban describes himself and some of his friends in
Spanish. Then, answer the questions below in ENGLISH.

Hola, me llamo Esteban. Soy de La Paz, Bolivia. Estoy muy bien. Me gusta la escuela-

soy muy estudioso e inteligente. No me gusta la clase de arte- no soy artístico. ¿Y tú? ¿Tú

eres artístico? Me gusta practicar deportes muy peligrosos (dangerous)- ¡soy muy atrevido!

Mi amigo, Jeffrey, le gusta hablar por teléfono porque Jeffrey es muy sociable.
También, Jeffrey es un buen amigo – es muy simpático. Mi amigo Carlos es antipático, pero

Carlos es muy artístico y talentoso. Carlos le gusta tocar la guitarra y el piano. Mi amiga,

Catherine, le gusta bromear (to tell jokes). ¡Ella es graciosa!

1) Where is Esteban from and how is Esteban feeling?

2) List 3 adjectives that Esteban uses to describe himself.

3) What does Esteban not like to do?

4) List 2 adjectives that Esteban uses to describe Jeffrey.

5) List 3 adjectives that Esteban uses to describe Carlos.

6) What does Carlos like to do?

7) How does Esteban describe Catherine?

SPEAKING ACTIVITY

What are you like? From the list below, select five adjectiies that describe you. Write
them on the “Juego Uno” lines (Soy reservada). Then, with a partner, take turns guessing
your partner’s characteristics by asking ¿Eres __________? If you guess something correct
about your partner, put a check next to the word under 1. Whoever guesses their
partner’s 5 characteristics first wins the game!  After one of you wins the game, find
another partner and play “Juego Dos” by repeating the whole process again.

1 2 JUEGO UNO
________ ________ artístico, artística
________ ________ atrevido, atrevida
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________ ________ bueno, buena
________ ________ deportista
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________ ________ desordenado, desordenada
 ________ ________ estudioso, estudiosa
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________ ________ gracioso, graciosa
________ ________ impaciente
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________ ________ inteligente
________ ________ ordenado, ordenada
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________ ________ paciente
________ ________ perezoso, perezosa JUEGO
DOS
________ ________ reservado, reservada
________ ________ serio, seria
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________ ________ simpático, simpática
________ ________ sociable
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________ ________ talentoso, talentosa
________ ________ trabajador, trabajadora
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A- “¿Eres __________?”
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B- “Sí, soy __________.”

-o-
“No, no soy __________.”