1. Using the first four pages in your packet that are dedicated to adjectives, please highlight 6 adjectives that describe you in Spanish. *Don’t forget girls that your adjectives have to end in an “a” unless you see an “e” or a consonant. Example: ¿Cómo eres? Yo soy flaco(a)

2. 1. Break up into groups of four. 2
1. Break up into groups of four. 2. Using the nationality packets that your group will get. 3. Write down all of your nationalities in Spanish. 4. Also write down and at least 1 of your group members nationalities.

3. Find a partner and ask your partner what their personality is
Find a partner and ask your partner what their personality is. ¿Cómo eres? Then write it down. Example: Lester es débil. *Don’t forget girls that your adjectives have to end in an “a” unless you see an “e” or a consonant. Example: ¿Cómo eres? Yo soy flaco(a)

4. 1. What do you have to do with an adjective that ends in an “o” if you’re a girl? 2. What do you do to an adjective that ends in an “o” if there are two boys? 3. What do you do to an adjective that ends in an “e” and you’re a girl? 4. What do you do to an adjective that ends in an “n” and there are two girls?

5. Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish adjectives, and To understand noun/adjective agreement.
Besides the question “Where do you live?” What else can: “¿De dónde eres?” Mean? Using the list each group was given, tell me your nationality. Example: Soy puertorriqueño.

6. What does an adjective do?
Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish adjectives, and To understand noun/adjective agreement.
What does an adjective do?
In these sentences tell me what the adjectives are:
She is tall.
Ella es alta.
From your packet; Tell me what two things adjectives need to do with the noun they modify in Spanish.
They need to _________ in ________ and ____________.
agree
number
gender

7. Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things
Adjectives are words that describe people, places, and things. In Spanish, descriptive adjectives are used with the verb ser to point out characteristics such as nationality, size, color, shape, personality, and appearance.

8. ¿Quién soy yo?
Yo soy… Y

9. ¿Quién soy yo? fiel Yo soy… Y moreno fuerte ruidoso cómico
puertorriqueño

10. yo o as es is tú él - ella - usted(ud.) e or a an en mos
Essential Question: What is a subject pronoun and why do you need to know what they are in Spanish. yo o
mos
nosotros(as) -
as es is tú
vosotros(as) -
él -
ella -
usted(ud.)
e or a
ellos -
ellas -
ustedes(uds.) - an en

11. soy eres él - es ella - es usted(ud.)-es ser – to be
nosotros(as) - somos
eres
vosotros(as) - sois
él - es
ella - es
usted(ud.)-es
ellos – son
ellas son
ustedes(uds.) son

12. con·ju·gate
GRAMMAR
give the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person.
Tell me which sentence has a conjugated verb in it:
I run in the park every day.
I am going to run in the park today.

13. eres somos sois son soy es

14. Pon las palabras en tus cuadernos
Yo – soy nosotros(as) - somos
tú – eres vosotros(as) - sois
él – es ellos - son
ella – es ellas - son
usted(ud.) – es ustedes(uds.) - son

15. Forms and agreement of adjectives
To make an adjective plural:
Add an –s if it ends in a vowel - altas
Add an –es if it ends in a consonant - intelectuales

16. Adjectives that end in -o have four different forms
Adjectives that end in -o have four different forms. The feminine singular is formed by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding -s to the singular forms.

17. Adjectives that end in -e or a consonant have the same masculine and feminine forms.

18. Adjectives that end in -or are variable in both gender and number.

19. Adjectives that refer to nouns of different genders use the masculine plural form.

20. Adjectives of nationality
Unlike in English, Spanish adjectives of nationality are not capitalized. Proper names of countries, however, are capitalized.

21. Adjectives of nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives
Adjectives of nationality are formed like other descriptive adjectives. Those that end in -o form the feminine by changing the -o to -a. The plural is formed by adding an -s to the masculine or feminine form.
Adjectives of nationality that end in -e have only two forms, singular and plural.

22. Adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant form the feminine by adding -a.
Adjectives of nationality which carry an accent mark on the last syllable drop it in the feminine and plural forms.

23. To be, or not to be?
Let’s start out with one of the most important verbs in Spanish: ser, which means “to be.”

24. To be, or not to be…
Look at the English forms of this verb: I am, you are, he is, she is, we are, they are
This verb doesn’t follow an expected pattern; in other words, it’s irregular.

25. Ser, o no ser… The Spanish verb ser is also irregular. ser = to be
yo soy = I am
tú eres = you are
él es = he is
ella es = she is
usted es = you are
nosotros somos = we are
vosotros sois = you(all) are
ellos son = they are
ustedes son = you (all) are

26. Atención!
Unlike English, Spanish sentences do not always require a subject.
Why not? The Spanish verb always gives us enough information about the subject, so we know who we are talking about.

27. An example, please! Soy de Chicago.
Soy is paired up with yo, so we know that the speaker is talking about him/herself.

28. And in English?
English verbs by themselves don’t carry enough information to tell us who the speaker is talking about: “Work in New Jersey” is pretty ambiguous!

29. Trust me on this one!
All Spanish verbs change, but fortunately there are predictable patterns. The verb ser just happens to be the most irregular verb in the language. That’s a tough way to start!

30. So let’s practice!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to complete the following sentences with the correct for of the verb ser.

31. La forma correcta de “ser”
Yo ______ estudiante.

32. The envelope, please…
Yo soy estudiante.

33. May I have another, please?
Tú _____ estudiante.
Tú eres estudiante.

34. Is that your final answer?
Mi mamá _____ de México, mi papá ____ de Nicaragua, y yo _____ de Chicago. Nosotros _______ americanos.
Mi mamá es de México, mi papá es de Nicaragua, y yo soy de Chicago. Nosotros somos americanos.

35. Ser
Let’s start with ser, the first verb we learned. This verb is used to talk about essential things (essential ≈ es).
Think of the acronym T.O.P.I.C.

36. Time
The first letter of T.O.P.I.C. stands for “time.” When we talk about time in Spanish, we always use ser:
¿Qué hora es?
Son las 3:30.
Hoy es lunes.

37. Origin
The second letter of T.O.P.I.C. stands for “origin.” We use ser to talk about where people are from:
Soy de Chicago.
Marta es venezolana.

38. Professions We can also use ser to talk about people’s jobs:
Mi hermano es ingeniero.
Ellas son profesoras.

39. Identification
The fourth letter of T.O.P.I.C. refers to “identification.” This can be used to name people:
Ella es mi prima.
places:
Springfield es la capital de Illinois.
things:
¿Qué tipo de animal es?
Es un león.
and events (“takes place”)
La fiesta es en la casa de Alicia.

40. Identification
You also use ser to identify possession (i.e., who owns what):
Es mi diccionario.
Esta no es mi calculadora.

41. Characteristics
The fifth and final letter of T.O.P.I.C. stands for permanent “characteristics”:
El perro es inteligente.
El perro es blanco y marrón.
El perro es simpático.

42. Characteristics
This use also includes descriptions of people, places, and things:
Marcos y Flora son fuertes.
Chicago es una ciudad grande.
La clase de español es divertida.

43. T.O.P.I.C. soy eres es somos sois son
To review, the main uses of ser include:
Time
Origin
Professions
Identification
Characteristics
There are other uses, too, but this acronym covers the most important cases!

44. To wrap it up… Here are those forms again: yo soy tú eres él es
ella es
usted es
nosotros somos
ellos son
ustedes son

45. Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish adjectives, and To understand noun/adjective agreement.

46. Correct any adjective that needs to be corrected
Correct any adjective that needs to be corrected. ALL NOUNS AND ARTICLES ARE CORRECT. If you do not think it needs to be corrected then leave it blank. el profesor inteligente ____________________ el sombrero azulo ____________________ la chica japonés ____________________ Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ser. Tú__________________inteligente. Yo__________________guapo. Paul__________________estudiante.
Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish adjectives, and To understand noun/adjective agreement.