1. Describing Other People
Mark in Green

2. Bellwork – 23 de octubre Write the following in Spanish:
Describe yourself (translate the phrase)
I am funny.
You are hardworking.
She is talkative.
My aunt is smart.

3. Describing someone else
From time to time, someone will ask you “What is so-in-so like?” In Spanish this happens too. To say this in Spanish, we say:
¿Cómo es ___? (Describe ___)
To answer you would say:
Él/Ella/(Their name) es _____. (He/She/(Their name)) is _____.

4. Examples of others El perro (dog) El gato (cat) El padrino (godfather)
La madrina (godmother)
El amigo/la amiga (friend)
El profesor/la profesora (teacher)
El maestro/la maestra (teacher)

5. Adjectives Gordo/gorda (fat) Flaco/flaca (skinny)
Delgado/delgada (thin)
Rubio/rubia (blonde)
Moreno/morena (dark-skinned)
Güero/güera (light-skinned)
Pelirrojo/pelirroja (red-headed)
Bonito/bonita (cute, pretty)
Guapo/guapa (good-looking)
Feo/fea (ugly)

6. Practice on the left The brother is fat. The sister is blonde.
The mom is red-headed.
The dad is good-looking.

7. Importante (important)
Famoso/famosa (famous)
Grande (big, large)
Pequeño/pequeña (small, little)
Fantástico/fantástica (fantastic)
Amigable (friendly)
Honesto/honesta (honest)
Mentiroso/mentirosa (a liar)
Tacaño/tacaña, codo/coda (cheap, doesn’t share)
Presumido/presumida (show-off, boastful, snob)

8. Practice The step-dad is important. The son is cheap.
The daughter is a liar.
The step-sister is famous.

9. Quiz Grading Mi padrino es importante. Mi madrastra es gorda.
Tu perro es comico/gracioso.
Ella es puertorriquena.
Ella es habladora.

10. Homework
Tonight your homework is to complete the Describing Others Worksheet. On the other side of the worksheet you need to draw a stick figure of a family member (extended or immediate) and write ten adjectives about them. Make sure each adjective has a drawing with it as well. IT MUST BE COLORED. It is due tomorrow!