Describing people (Part 2/3)
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- In this lesson, we will use the verbs 'ser' and 'estar' in the 1st person plural (we) and learn vocabulary for physical descriptions.
- Purpose of language use: Describe people
- Grammar: Present tense: SER vs ESTAR Adjectival agreement (gender and position) Negation
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13 Questions
Q1.
Spanish has two verbs meaning 'to be'. They are
ir and estar
ir and ser
jugar and estar
Q2.
Use ...... to say "s/he is" in a place
es
estamos
soy
Q3.
"S/he is generally happy" translate to....
Está feliz
Estás feliz
Estoy feliz
Q4.
....means "I am" (permanent state)
eres
es
estoy
Q5.
To ask "What is he/she like?", say....
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo soy?
¿Qué es?
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
dar
to dare
to take
Q8.
saber
to savour
to taste
Q9.
sé
I am
I can
Q10.
alguno
anyone
anything
Q11.
cierto
blind
hundred
Q12.
diferente
opposite
the same
Q13.
distinto
distinguished
pure
13 Questions
Q1.
Use.....at the end of 'we' present tense verbs in Spanish
a
an
o
Q2.
Use ..... to say 'she/he wears'
lleamos
llevan
llevo
Q3.
...... means 'we are' (trait)
estamos
estoy
soy
Q4.
To make 'fiel' into the plural, it becomes....
fieloras
fielos
fiels
Q5.
Where do we put the adjective in relation to the noun when describing hair/eyes?
beginning of the sentence
it doesn't matter
straight before the noun
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
con qué frequencia
do you speak French?
what frequency?
Q8.
entre
enter
entrance
Q9.
tanto
fast
red (wine)
Q10.
tan
brown
more
Q11.
menos
equal
more
Q12.
joven
old, old person
Thursday
Q13.
cuál
how much?
when?