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You and your friend Maila are looking at photos of your friends and making
comments about them. Make a statement in Spanish to describe each person
pictured.
Sebastian es perezoso.
MODELO
Sebastian
1. John
2.. Ver6nica
3. Gabriel
4. Adriana
1.
, . 2.
3.
4.
2 After each statement, write' another one with an adjective that means the opposite
to liescribe what the person is like.
MODELO Roberto no es alto. Es bajo.
1. Elena no es tonta. _ _ _ _~_ _ __ ; _ - - - - - - - - - - - - ­
2.' Mauricio no es serio. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. Patricia no es morena. _ _ _ _~--------------4. Adolfo no es perezoso. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-'-_ _ _ _~
5. Juan no es tirnido. _ _'--:...:-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~__
~. Luis
no es simpatico. _ _ _ _ _- . , _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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3 Choose the logical ending for each of the following unfinished statements,
1. Simon es intelectual y
a. tonto b.guapo
2. Carmen es moren~ y_,
a. bonita b. pelirroja
3. Julio es gracioso y_.
a. aburrido b. comico
4. Yo soy timid a y _'_.
a. romantica b. extrovertida
4 Clarissa is writing a profile of Noemi for the newsletter that their Spanish class
produces. Write Clarissa's question for each answer that Noemi gives.
Clarissa
(l)~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.,--_?
Noemi Me llamo Noemi. .
'Clarissa
Noemi Tengo dieciseis afios.
Clarissa
Noemi.
(3)t---~-----'----?
'~Mi
cumpleafios? Es el doce de abril.
Clarissa
Noemi Soy activa y atletica.
Clarissa
(5)~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?·
Noemi SI, soy bastante trabajadora.
5, Write adescription for each of these famous men and women.
MODELO Nicole Kidman es alta y bonita.
1. Salma Hayek es ______________- -_ _ _-'-_ _
2. Tom Cruise es _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ __
.3. Antonio Banderas es _ _ _ _ _ _--,._ _-'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4. Will Smith es -,--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
5. Shabraes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Tyler has 100 tickets to hand out for the class play. To keep better track of them,
he put the tickets in piles Qf ten. How would he count them by tensf Write out
the Spanish word for each number.
1. 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
6.
2.
7. 70 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
20~
___________
60~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. 30 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~--
8.80 _____________________
4. 40 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
9. 90 ____ ,-_ _-'--~---
5. 50 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
10.
100_~
_______________
7 Lucas is respondirtg to a girl in school who is asking about him and his friend
Martin. Match the questions in the left <.;nlumn to Lucas's answers in the
right column.
a. EI tiene catorce afios.
b. Soy bastante timido.
c. Tengo dieciseis afios.
d.
el tres de· diciembre.
, e. El es alto y rubio.
1. lC6mo eres?
2. ~Cmintos afios tienes?
3. lC6mo es Martin?
4~ lCmintos afios tiene Martin?
5. ~Cmindo es el cumpleafios de Martin?
8 Answer these questions about yourself in complete sentences.
1. lCmintos afios tienes?
2. lCmincio es tu cumpleafios?
3. lC6mo eres?
4. lC6mo es tu mejor amigo / amiga? i
•
j
9 Complete the following sentences about Alberto using cmintos, tambien, . cua.ndo, un poco,'and bastante.
.
1. Alberto es _______________________ seno. -------____--'-_________ es timido. 2. l - - - - - - . . . . -------,--,- es el cumpleafios de Alberto? l __- - - - - - - -______ afios tiene el? 3. Alberto es
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Ser with adjectiv.es'
• You can describe a person using the verb ser followed by an adjective.
An adjective is a word that describes what someone or something is like .
.Nosotros somos inteligentes. '
Enrique es gracioso.
Enrique is funny. We are intelligent
• The subject pronoun can be eliminated if it's clear who the subject is.
Es muy bonita.
,~C6mo es Alma?
What's Alma like? She's very pretty.
• To say what someone is not like, put the word no in front of the verb ser.
Yo no soy tonto.
Mi amiga no e1? perezosa.
I am not foolish. . 10
My friend is not lazy.
One of your classmates is talking about some people from school. Complete the
sentences below by fIlling in the blanks with the correct form of ser.
Yo
1_ _--:-_ _ _
atletica. Tli (2) _ _ _ _ _ iritelectual. Paco y Rolf
(3).<-_ _ _ _ _ activos. lC6mo es Sandro?
Nosotras (5)
perezoso.
extrovertidas y ustedes (6) _ _ _ _--:-_timidos.
Mi mejor amigo se llama Chuy.
_ _ _--,-__ muy serio. Tli yel
(8)_ _ _~_ muy inteligentes.
11 You told your friend Armando what yau think about some students in your class.
Now, you've changed your mind. To disagree with your first opinion, write complete
sentences using no and the correct forms of ser.
MODELO Olga 1 bonita Olga n,o es bonita.
1. Ian y Gerardo I, atleticos
2. Nosotros 1 tontos
3. Robin 1 romantica
4. Tli 1 extrovertido
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Gender and adjective agreement
• Nouns and pronouns that refer to men 'and boys are masculine.
amigo
el
Alejandro
• Nouns and pronouns that refer to women and girls are feminine.
amiga
ella
Adriana
.·Adjectives describe nouns: They have different forms that match the gender of
a noun or pronoun. Feminine: Adriana es alta. Masculine: Alejandro es alto.
• AdjeCtives that end in-e and most adjectives that end in a consonant have the
same masculine and feminine forms. Ella es intelectual/inteligente. El es intelectual/inteligente.
• Exceptions: Adjectives that end in -or and adjectives of nationality that end in a, .
consonant form the feminine by adding an -a. EI es trabajador.
. Ella es trabajadora. NUl'flber and adjective agreement
•. Singular adjectives describe one person. Plural adjectives describe more than one.
• If the singular form ends in a vowel, add -s to make it plural: altos.
• If the smgular form ends in a consonant, add ~es to make it plural: intelectuales.
• Describe mixed groups with masculine plural forms: Pablo y Sarita son c6micos.
12 Your two friends Rocco and Ana are alike in almost every way. After each
sentence ,about Rocco, complete the sentence to describe Ana.
MODElO Rocco es alto. Ana leS alta; .
1. Rocco es inteleduaL Ana es _ _ _ _ _ _- - - ­
2. Rocco es serio. Ana es - - , _ - - - - - - - ­
3. Rocco' es trabajador: Ana es _ _ _ _ _ _-'--_ __
13 Mariana put tQgether a list of students to participate in a school play. Use the
correct form of the adjectives to say why she recommends them.
MODElO Mario y Omar (serio) Mado y Omar son serios.
1. Eva y Clara(activo)
_~
_ _.,--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _---'_ _ __
2. Luis y Richard (extrovertido) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _----;-_ _ _ _--'-­
-',
...
3. Perla,y Sandra (inteligente) _ _ _ _'--_ _ _ _ _ _ _~_---4. Steve y Rosita (trabajador) _ _ _ _ _-'--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--'-_ _:__---'
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14 Choose all the adjectives from the box that could complete each sentence.
graciosas
extrovertido
aburrida
tontos
guapo
inteligentes
timidas
pelirroja
MODELO Nosotras somos graciosas I timidas I inteligentes.
1. Ellosson __________________________________________________
2. Graciela es _______________'--_________
3. Vosotros so is ~_______~---------------4. Ellas son _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. Sanchoes ______________~__------~-------------------.Question formation
• To ask questions that may have yes or no answers, raise the pitch of your voice
at the' end of the sentence. The subject can go before or after the verb. lEs gracioso tu amigo? .... lTu amigo es gracioso,? ....
Is your friend funny? Is your friend funny?
• You' can answer sf or no. The word no is used twice because it means no and not.
No, no es graci6so.
Sf, mi amigo esgracioso.
No, he is not funny.
Yes, my friend is funny.
• To ask for more information, use the following question words. Note that all
question words are written'with an accent.
tQue? What?
tC6mo? How?
tCuaI~ Which/What?
tQuien/Quienes? Who?
tCwindo? When? . tDe d6nde? From where?
15 Ester, a new student, wants to get to know everyone, so she asks you about your
friends and teachers. Complete each of her questions with the correct question
.
word. Use the answers as a guide.
1. ~ _ _ _ _~___ es tu mejor amigo? .-Es Horacio.
2. es eli
3. es el cumpleanos de Horacio?
4. ~
se ,llama tu profesora de ciencias?
5. de Mexico.
el siete de enero.
la senora Herrera.
es tu profesorde espano!, el senor Mena 0 (or) el
senor ,Rangel? -Es el senor .B..angel.
6. ________ anos tiene el? -Tiene treinta anos.
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16 Look at the three categories below. Then write each expressioI\ from the box
under the correct category.
de aventuras
rock
las frutas
elhelado
de terror.
jazz
Lacomida
la pizza
de Mozart
demisterio
Lamusica pop
de cienciaficci6n
las verduras
Las peliculas y los llbros
17 Based on what these people say about themselves, say what things they would or would not like. MODELO Yo soy muy activo. (el ajedrez) No me gust:a el ajedrez.
I
.
1. Yo soy romantica. (peliculas de terror) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. Soy bastante intelectual. (los libros) _ _ _ _~_ _ _- - - - - - ­
3. Yo soy atlt~tico. (los.deportes) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4. Soy muy timida; (las fiestas) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _~
. 18 You have asked your friends some questions about their likes and dislikes.
The pictures below show their reactions. Write an answer to go with
each picture.
MODELO lTe gustan los deportes?
Sf, me gustan mucho.
©
1. lTe gustan las pelkulas de amor?,
2• .(I:e gusta la mtisica salsa?
3. lTe gusta mas la comida italiana 0 la comida china?
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MODELO carros / ani males Me gustanmas los animales.
1. fiestas / peliculas _______- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - ­
2. frutas / verduras _______________________
3. animales / carros _____-'--_ _--'-______________
4. videojuegos / deportes ______________- - - - - - ­
20 You're asking a new acquaintance what he likes. Use the pictures below as
prompts to ask him questions. The first one has been done for you.
~---~~---~
. 3.
2.
4. 5.
1. lTe gustan los libros ?
2. lTe gusta ?
3. lTe gusta ?
4. lTe gustan ?
5. lTe gustan ?
21 Write the questions far these an~wers based on your own likes and dislikes.
Use tC6mo es/son... ?
1. Son pesimas.
2. Es fenomenal.
3. Son interesantes.
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22
Elena and Rafael disagree about everything. For eaCh one of Elena's statements.
below, write Rafael's response.
MODELO Los deportes son aburridos: iNo, los deportes son divertidos!
1.
~as
hamburguesas son formidables. ____________________
2. EI helado es horrible. _~_~_---'-_______________
3. La comida china es mala. _ _---'-_______________________
4. Los carros son bastante interesantes. ______-,--________________
5. Las fiestas son algo divertidas. ________________~____________~_
23 Your friends have different opinions of the food in the school cafeteria.
Use the words in the box to state their opinions in order, from those who find '
it ,the worst to those who find it the best. The first one has been done for you.
bastante mala
deliciosa
horrible
mIl-ybuena
algo buena
1. Es horrible.
2. ______----:-_____________
3. __
~
~
_______________________________
_____________________________________________________
4. _________------~---------------------------------5. ______________~_~-------'------------~-
24
Megumi, an exchange student, wrote,the following letter home. Read her letter.
Then write si or no to say whether she would agree with the statements below.
jHola! Estoy muy bien. Me gustan losEstados,Unidos. La pizza aqui (here)
es deliciosa y las verduras son buenas, .ipero (but) las hamburguesas son
horribles! Los deportes aqui son algo divertidos y mis amigos son atleticos,
pero me gustan mas las fiestas. Los videojuegos me dan igual. La musica pop
es formidable y la musica rockes pesima. jlos muthachos son fenomenales!
1. Las hamburguesas son
deli~iosas.
2. Los videojuegos son pesimos.
3. La musica pop es muy buena.
4. Los muchachos son algo tontos.
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Nouns and definite articles
• All nouns in Spanish are masculine or feminine. Nouns can also be singular
(one thing or person) or plural (more than one thing or person). If a noun ends'
in a vowel, add -s to make it plural. If it ends in a consonant, add -es.
. animal + es
animales
. amigo + s = aIl1igos
• The definite article the has four different forms to agree with nouns in gender
and number.
Masculine
Feminine
ellibro
los libros
Singular
Plural
la pizza
the pizza
las pizzas' the pizzas
the book
the books
• To say you like something, use the verb gustar + a definite article before the
noun. To talk about a noun as a general category, use a definite article + the
noun. .
Me gustan las verduras.
EI helado es delicioso.
Ice cream is delicious.
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Write the plural form of the following nouns. The first one has been done for you.
compafiero
sefior
peHcula
helado
animal
nombre
compaiieros
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Complete the conversation using the correct definite articles.
-~Te
gustan (
libros? -Si, pero (but) me gust an mas (2)
-~Te
gusta
J------
peliculas. mtisicp, clasica? es bastante buena. -lTe ~ustan
videojuegos? -No. Me gusta mas (5)_ _ _~_ ajedrez. .
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27 Complete the following statements to say some things you like and don't like.
MODElO Me gusta la pasta.
1. Megusta _ _ _ _ _~-~----------------2. Me gustan ____...:....______~......_______ ...... ____ ~__
3. Nome gusta _________________-,---_ _ _ _ _ __
4. No megustan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~-------------_:__
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• To say you like a thing that's singular, risegusta. To say you like more than one thing,'
. .
'Use gustan.
Me gustan los depo.rtes.
lTe gusta e1 helado?
I like sports.
Do you like ice cream?
• Before gusta/gustan, use these pronouns.
nos gusta(n) we like
me gusta(n) I like
. .
os gusta(n) , you like (in Spain)
te gusta(n)
you like
les gusta(n)
they like, you like
Ie gusta(n)
helshelikes, you like
• The pronouns Ie and les have more than one meaning. Le can mean he, she, it,
or you (usted). Les can mean you (ustedes) or they.'
• Use a qui<~n or a quienes to ask who is being talked about.
lA quienes les gusta la pizza?
lA quien Ie gusta la pizza?
Who likes pizza? ,
Who likes pizza?
• To say who likes something, U$e the word a before the name .
Lisa and Teo like pizza.
. A Lisa y a Teo les gusta la pizza.
• To say.what people do not like, put the word no before the pronoun.
No me gusta la truta.
I don't like fruit.
28 For each of the following sentences, rvrite the correct form of gustar.
1. A Simon y a Regina les 2. A Norman Ie el ajedrez.
los videojuegos.
3. A Ginny Ie ______ ellibro de terror.
29 A Spanish exchange student is trying to figure out what his friends like to eat.
Provide the correct pronoun forms to complete'his sentences below.
gusta la comida china. A Patricia y a Juart gusta la comida mexicana.lA vosotros (3)
gusta la comida italia,na?
..
A Berta
gusta el helado pero a nosotros (5) _ _ _-'---_
(1)
gusta la pasta. 'lY tu, Kara? lQue (6)
gusta mas (the most)?
30 For each of the following sentences, ind!cate what subject pronoun (ustedes, ella,
usted, or ellos) Ie or les stands for.
1. A Veronica Ie gusta la musica. ~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. A Claus y a Jorge les gustan los
deportes.~._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. A Jamal y a usted les gustan los videojuegos. _ _ _-,-_ _- - - , - - - - ­
4. Profesor, lIe gustan las peUculas de terror? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Use the cues below to write sen~ences with the verb gustar.
MODELO comida italiana I Vilma A VIlma Ie gusta la comida italiana.
1. quit!n I los animales
2. Roberto I los libros de J!1isterio Ino
3. quienes I la musi.ca
,Par que? and porque
To ask why, use tpor que! (why?). To respond, use porque (because).
tPor que te gusta la pizza?
Me gusta porque es deliciosa.
Why do you like pizza?
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I like it because it's delicious.
Diana and Julio are discussing different types of movies. Complete th~ir
conversation using tpor que? and porque.
Julio No me gustan las peliculas de ciencia ficci6n.
Diana l I - - - - - - ' n o te gustan?
Julio (2)_ _ _ _ _ son tontas y aburridas.
l Y tu?
Diana Me gustan
tegustan?
son interesantes.
Uses of the preposition de
• To show possession:
•
•
•
•
el carro de Cesar
' Cesar's car
To show relationship:
el profesor de Laura
Laura's teacher
To indicate the type of thing:
los libros de aventuras
adventure books
To say where someone is from:
Mari es de Chile.
Mariis from Chile.
The preposition de follqw~d by the article el makes the contraction del.
the student's book
ellibro del estudiante
33 For each sentence below, say whether, the preposition de indicates possession,
type of thing, or where someone is from.
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1. el muchacho de Bolivia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. la pelicula de amor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-'--_ __
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