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Spanish A1.23: Physical appearance

Apariencia física

Spanish A1.23: Physical appearance

Learning goals:

  • Describe la apariencia física de las personas (Describe people's physical appearance)
  • La concordancia de los adjetivos (The agreement of adjectives)
  • La concordancia de los adjetivos (The agreement of adjectives)
  • "Las Meninas" de Velázquez ("Las Meninas" by Velázquez)

Learning module 4 (A1): Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (14)

Bajo: Low (Spanish)

Ella es baja.

(She is short.)

Bajo

(Low)

Alto: Tall (Spanish)

Ella es alta y rubia.

(She is tall and blonde.)

Alto

(Tall)

Largo: Long (Spanish)

Él tiene el pelo largo.

(He has long hair.)

Largo

(Long)

Corto: Short (Spanish)

El chico tiene el pelo corto.

(The boy has short hair.)

Corto

(Short)

Gordo: Fat (Spanish)

Él es gordo y también bajo.

(He is fat and also short.)

Gordo

(Fat)

Delgado: Thin (Spanish)

La gata es delgada.

(The cat is slim.)

Delgado

(Thin)

Moreno: dark-skinned (Spanish)

Ella es morena y guapa.

(She is dark-haired and pretty.)

Moreno

(Dark-skinned)

Rubio: Blonde (Spanish)

Él es rubio y tiene ojos azules.

(He is blond and has blue eyes.)

Rubio

(Blonde)

Pelirrojo: Red-haired (Spanish)

Él es pelirrojo y muy guapo.

(He is ginger and very handsome.)

Pelirrojo

(Red-haired)

Castaño: Brown (Spanish)

El perro es castaño y muy bonito.

(The dog is brown and very beautiful.)

Castaño

(Brown)

Guapo: handsome (Spanish)

El chico es guapo.

(The boy is handsome.)

Guapo

(Handsome)

Feo: Ugly (Spanish)

Ella es muy fea.

(She is very ugly.)

Feo

(Ugly)

Afeitarse (to shave) - Verb conjugation and exercises

¿Cómo te llamas tú cuando te afeitas?

(What do you call yourself when you shave?)

Afeitarse

(To shave)

Secarse (to dry oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros os secáis rápido.

(You dry yourselves quickly.)

Secarse

(To dry oneself)

Listening materials

Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!

A1.23.1 Gramática: La concordancia de los adjetivos

Spanish A1.23.1 The agreement of adjectives

(We learn to match adjectives with examples of adjectives that describe physical appearance.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.23.2 Cuento corto: Una fiesta divertida

Spanish A1.23.2 A fun party

Spanish A1.23.2 A fun party

Una fiesta divertida con amigos de diferentes apariencias físicas.

(A fun party with friends of different physical appearances.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.23.3 Cultura: "Las Meninas" de Velázquez

Spanish A1.23.3 "Las Meninas" by Velázquez

Spanish A1.23.3 "Las Meninas" by Velázquez

"'Las Meninas' del pintor Diego Velázquez es una pintura famosa que muestra a la corte española."

('Las Meninas' by the painter Diego Velázquez is a famous painting that shows the Spanish court.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Find the words

Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.

Hints

Brown , Short , Thin , Dark-skinned , Red-haired , Handsome

e x m c o r t o u g j b i v p e l i r r o j o s r u t q o g u a p o n p q v r x m o r e n o e a l x v i c a s t a ñ o m w d r w k d e l g a d o s k y

Answers

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Moreno (Dark-skinned)
Pelirrojo (Red-haired)
Corto (Short)
Guapo (Handsome)
Delgado (Thin)
Castaño (Brown)

Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.

Show translation
1. mañana. | la | afeito | Yo | me | por
Yo me afeito por la mañana.
(I shave in the morning.)
2. me | seco | después | de | ducharme. | Yo
Yo me seco después de ducharme.
(I dry myself after showering.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

1. Yo me afeito por la mañana.
I shave in the morning.
2. Yo me seco después de ducharme.
I dry myself after showering.

Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

Show translation
1. Corto
(Short)
2. Bajo
(Low)
3. Feo
(Ugly)
4. Guapo
(Handsome)
5. Afeitarse
(To shave)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

Afeitarse (Presente, indicativo), Secarse (Presente, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... las manos.

Ellos se secan las manos.
(They dry their hands.)

2. Ellos ... todos los días.

Ellos se afeitan todos los días.
(They shave every day.)

3. Él ... antes de trabajar.

Él se afeita antes de trabajar.
(He shaves before working.)

4. Nosotros ... al sol.

Nosotros nos secamos al sol.
(We dry off in the sun.)

5. Yo ... por la mañana.

Yo me afeito por la mañana.
(I shave in the morning.)

Exercise 6: The agreement of adjectives

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

pelirrojo, alta, corto, castaños, larga, bajo, morena, guapa

1. Él tiene el pelo ....

Él tiene el pelo corto.
(He has short hair.)

2. Él se afeita la barba ....

Él se afeita la barba larga.
(He shaves his long beard.)

3. Ella es ..., mide casi dos metros.

Ella es alta, mide casi dos metros.
(She is tall, she is almost two metres tall.)

4. Mi hermano es más ... que yo. Yo soy más alta.

Mi hermano es más bajo que yo. Yo soy más alta.
(My brother is shorter than me. I am taller.)

5. La niña es muy ....

La niña es muy guapa.
(The girl is very pretty.)

6. Ella tiene el pelo de color ....

Ella tiene el pelo de color pelirrojo.
(She has red hair.)

7. La chica ... es muy simpática.

La chica morena es muy simpática.
(The dark-haired girl is very nice.)

8. Mis ojos son ... como mi pelo.

Mis ojos son castaños como mi pelo.
(My eyes are brown like my hair.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

1. I dry myself after showering.
Yo me seco después de ducharme.
2. I shave in the morning.
Yo me afeito por la mañana.

Conversation exercise

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

  1. Di lo que ves en cada imagen y el opuesto. (Tell what you see on each picture and the opposite.)

Example phrases:

  1. La primera mujer tiene el pelo largo y la segunda mujer tiene el pelo corto. (The first woman has long hair and the second woman has short hair.)
  2. ...
Spanish A1.23: Physical appearance

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (14): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 12,
Context vocabulary: 5

Spanish English
Afeitarse To shave
Alto Tall
Baja Short
Bajas Short
Bajo Low
Castaño Brown
Corto Short
Delgadas Slim
Delgado Thin
Deporte Sport
Feo Ugly
Gordo Fat
Guapo Handsome
Largo Long
Moreno Dark-skinned
Pelirroja Red-haired
Pelirrojo Red-haired
Rubio Blond
Secarse To dry oneself

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Afeitarse (to shave)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo me afeito I shave
  • tú te afeitas You shave
  • él/ella se afeita He shaves
  • nosotros/nosotras nos afeitamos We shave
  • vosotros/vosotras os afeitáis You shave
  • ellos/ellas se afeitan they shave

Secarse (to dry oneself)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo me seco I dry myself
  • tú te secas you dry yourself
  • él/ella se seca He dries himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos secamos We dry ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os secáis You all dry yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se secan They dry themselves

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

Afeitarse (Presente, indicativo), Secarse (Presente, indicativo)

1. ¿Cómo te llamas tú cuando ...?

¿Cómo te llamas tú cuando te afeitas?
(What do you call yourself when you shave?)

2. Ellos ... todos los días.

Ellos se afeitan todos los días.
(They shave every day.)

3. Yo ... por la mañana.

Yo me afeito por la mañana.
(I shave in the morning.)

4. Vosotros ... juntos en el baño.

Vosotros os afeitáis juntos en el baño.
(You dry yourselves off together in the bathroom.)

5. Ellos ... las manos.

Ellos se secan las manos.
(They dry their hands.)