Saludos; Números; Ser y Tener; Capitales; Colores;

Bienvenidos al ultimo blog este semestre. 

Vamos a practicar muchas cosas que hemos aprendido este semestre.

This link 
goes to a site where you can practice Spanish phrases and greetings.

This number game  involves adding numbers to 20. It is a great way to cement your knowledge of the numbers 1 -20, especially those from 13-20.

Here you can practice the verbs 'Ser = to be' and 'Tener = to have'.

Our South and Central America capital city rap is a good way to remember information for this captial cities quiz.

Try this quiz to match colours and images by listening to and reading sentences. You will recognise much of the vocabulary used, plus learn some new Spanish words.

Hint: pensar = to think
         lo mismo = the same

Descripción de la gente

We have been studying different ways to describe ourselves and other people, from physical appearance -(height, stature, hair and eye colour) to 'personalidad'.

Read the descriptions below and then use what you have learned to write your own descriptions of Marcos and Juan in Spanish. 

This is Marcos. He's a nice boy who's always generous, sharing his morning donuts with the entire class. He's also very smart. He makes good grades and works hard, but he's sort of quiet and serious. Even though he's a little shy, he has lots of friends and plays sports.

This is Juan. He's different from Marcos. He'll talk your ear off, but he doesn't do so well in school. He's a little lazy, and he can act a little silly, but he's a good guy. And he has an interesting hobby: he collects ranas (frogs)! He has about 20 ranas in his house, and sometimes, he brings one to school in his mochila (backpack).

Ahora,  using the following word list and those in your Spanish books, describe Mr Bean, Patrick Star and Superman, in Spanish. You may find it helpful to work with a partner.
Por ejemplo

Señor Squidward es alto y delgardo. Él tiene los ojos rojos y grandes. Él es calvo.  Él es un amigo de Spongebob, a veces.
Señor Squidward es perezoso y antipático.

Él no es trabajador. Señor Squidward no es buena gente.

Ahora es tu toca.


Señor Bean es ...;
Patrick es ...; 
Superman es ...;
inteligente/tonto; hablador/timido; serio/amable; perezoso/trabajador; callado/divertido; adventurero/prudente; ordenado/desordenado; deportista; fuerte/débil;
alto/bajo; delgado/gordo; grande/pequeño

Él tiene el pelo ...;
Él tiene los ojos ...; 

         

Try this game to test your knowledge of el pelo.
Click here to play a game of snakes and ladders.

¿Cómo eres?

 

Are you interesting, intelligent, sporty, or lazy? Do you talk and talk, or are you quiet and serious? Find out how to describe your personality and if you are 'buena gente'.

Spanish	English
simpático	nice
generoso	generous
inteligente	intelligent
trabajador	hard-working
callado	quiet
serio	serious
tímido	shy
amable	kind/friendly
deportista	athletic

diferente	different
hablador	talkative
perezoso	lazy
tonto	silly
buena gente	'good people'
interesante	interesting

 

You can describe yourself using 'Yo soy ... '

Yo soy generoso/generosa
Yo soy inteligente
Yo soy deportista (ending doesn't change)

Yo soy generosa, inteligente y deportista.

If you want to ask someone about their 'personalidad' you can ask ¿Eres ...? 
por ejemplo, 
¿Eres trabajador?  (Are you hardworking?)

Sí, soy trabajador, o no, no soy trabajador. 

To describe others, we use 'es'
Pablo es deportista, serio y callado.  
Mi papá es trabajador, divertido y generoso
 
'Buena gente' is a phrase used in Spanish to describe a good person, one who can be trusted. It can be used for one person or for many people. It describes friends and family who have good hearts.
¿Marcos? sí, es buena gente. Marcos is a good guy and can be trusted. 

Mas palabras de personalidad:
paciente - patient
impaciente - impatient
divertido/a - fun
gracioso/a - goofy, funny
artistico/a - artistic
aventurero/a - adventurous
prudente - cautious
ordenado/a - organised
desordenado/a -disorganised
antipático/a - unpleasant

Use la información arriba para describir su familia y amigos
Mi papá es .....
Mi mamá es .....
Mi amigo _______  es .....
Mi amiga _______  es .....

Ahora, describe estos dibujas.
(inteligente; perezoso; adventurero;  timido; deportista; amable)
Are there any other words you could use?

 

 Speedy Gonzales es muy deportista