Unit 1 Personal identification

Vocabulario

• I will now pass out your vocabulary for this section of the unit.

• We will be studying description words and reviewing the verb ser.

• There are a lot of words in this unit- please be sure to study every night!

• Please take a few minutes to go over your words and jot down any notes.

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

• We can now use ser and our new vocabulary to describe ourselves to others.

• We use ser to describe our physical features and our personality traits.

• Below is a review of the ser chart which we already learned.

SER= To beYo soy- I am Nosotros somos- we

areTú eres- you are Vosotros sois- you areÉl es- he is Ellos son- they areElla es- she is Ellas son- they areUsted es- you are Ustedes son- they are

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

• Now, we can put ser and our vocabulary together to form a complete sentence which describes ourselves or other people.

• To ask somebody what they are like we say: “¿Cómo eres tú?”( informal) or

“¿Cómo es usted?” (formal)

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

• The formula to answer the previous question would be:

Subject pronoun + ser + description word(s)

Ex: Yo soy baja y simpatica.

*remember to always answer the question first in a yes/no question!

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

• Reminder- girls: you must change all of your description words which end in the letter “o” to the letter “a” to make them feminine.

• We must also add an “s” to the description words if we are describing more than 1 person!

• Any description word ending in –e, -l or –r are neutral. You do not have to change the gender of these words.

Ex: Ella es popular

Antonito es inteligente.

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

Más ejemplos:

EXS:

Yo soy baja y comica- I am short and funny.

Él es antipatico y inteligente- he is mean and smart.

Nosotros somos amigos- We are friends.

Tú eres tonta y estudiosa- you are silly and studious.

Ellos son altos, feos y gordos.

Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions

• To make a negative statement about yourself, all you have to do is place the word “no” before the verb ser in the sentence.

• For example, if you want to say “I am not tall” you would say: Yo no soy alta.

• You may also see sentences where the subject pronoun is dropped. This is okay to do once you feel more comfortable with using the verb.

Ex: Soy alto- I am tall (the yo is dropped)

Actividad 1• We will now practice using our

vocabulary and Ser.

1.Please give me 3 words that describe you physically.

2. Please give me 3 words to describe your personality.

3. Please describe your best friend to me in 4 words.

4. Describe one of your siblings to me in 3 words.

5. Describe 1 other person in this room in 3 words.

“Yo soy yo” poemsFollow the format below to create an original poem about yourself

using the verb ser and your new vocabulary! This poem will be turned in for a grade!

Line 1: Write your first nameLine 2: Write “I am” in SpanishLine 3: Write 2 words to describe yourself (separated by a

comma) in SpanishLine 4: write 1 more word to describe yourself then out a

period. Then write “I am not” in SpanishLine 5: Write 2 words that DO NOT describe you

(separated by a comma)Line 6: write 1 more word that does NOT describe youLine 7: Write “I am” In SpanishLine 8: Write “I” in Spanish

Wanted PostersTo practice further, we will now create wanted

posters. • Using the worksheet with faces, pick 1 face to be

the criminal.• Write a description of the criminal in the 3rd

person. • Ex: Ella es muy baja. (Be sure to watch your

feminine and masculine description words!)• Then describe the criminal’s personality.

Remember that they are a criminal….• All worksheets and assignments from Today will be collected and graded!