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A1.23 (Spanish lesson): Physical appearance

Apariencia física

A1.23 (Spanish lesson): Physical appearance

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Describe la apariencia física de las personas (Describe people's physical appearance)
  • Situation: La concordancia de los adjetivos (The agreement of adjectives)
  • Verb: Afeitarse (to shave) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Verb: Secarse (to dry oneself) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Grammar: La concordancia de los adjetivos (The agreement of adjectives)
  • Culture: "Las Meninas" de Velázquez ("Las Meninas" by Velázquez)

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

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (14)

Bajo: Low (Spanish)

Ellos son bajos.

(They are short.)

Bajo

(Low)

Alto: Tall (Spanish)

Ellas son altas y delgadas.

(They are tall and slim.)

Alto

(Tall)

Largo: Long (Spanish)

Ellas tienen las manos largas.

(They have long hands.)

Largo

(Long)

Corto: Short (Spanish)

Las chicas tienen las piernas cortas.

(The girls have short legs.)

Corto

(Short)

Gordo: Fat (Spanish)

Ellos son gordos y simpáticos.

(They are fat and nice.)

Gordo

(Fat)

Delgado: Thin (Spanish)

Los perros son delgados.

(The dogs are 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)

La gata es castaña y muy ágil.

(The cat is chestnut and very agile.)

Castaño

(Brown)

Guapo: handsome (Spanish)

El chico es guapo.

(The boy is handsome.)

Guapo

(Handsome)

Feo: Ugly (Spanish)

Las chicas son feas.

(The girls are ugly.)

Feo

(Ugly)

Afeitarse (to shave) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

¿Cómo te llamas tú cuando te afeitas?

(What do you call yourself when you shave?)

Afeitarse

(To shave)

Secarse (to dry oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Vosotros os secáis rápido.

(You dry yourselves quickly.)

Secarse

(To dry oneself)

Word list (20)

Core vocabulary (14): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 12,
Context vocabulary: 6

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