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A1.28 (Spanish lesson): Character and personality

Carácter y personalidad

A1.28 (Spanish lesson): Character and personality

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Aprende a describir el carácter de las personas. (Learn to describe the character of people.)
  • Situation: Hablar sobre las personalidades. (Talk about personalities.)
  • Verb: Parecer (to seem) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Verb: Conocer (to meet) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Grammar: Los superlativos relativos (Relative superlatives)
  • Culture: ¿Cómo son los españoles? (What are Spaniards like?)

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

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (15)

Simpático: Friendly (Spanish)

El gato es muy simpático.

(The cat is very friendly.)

Simpático

(Friendly)

Antipático: Unfriendly (Spanish)

Las gatas son antipáticas con los extraños.

(The female cats are unfriendly to strangers.)

Antipático

(Unfriendly)

Abierto: Open (Spanish)

Ellas son abiertas y sinceras.

(They are open and sincere.)

Abierto

(Open)

Cerrado: closed (Spanish)

La tienda está cerrada.

(The shop is closed.)

Cerrado

(Closed)

Tímido: Shy (Spanish)

La gata es tímida.

(The cat is shy.)

Tímido

(Shy)

Inteligente: Intelligent (Spanish)

El perro es muy inteligente.

(The dog is very clever.)

Inteligente

(Intelligent)

Torpe: Clumsy (Spanish)

El perro es torpe cuando corre en la casa.

(The dog is clumsy when it runs in the house.)

Torpe

(Clumsy)

Sincero: Sincere (Spanish)

Él es más sincero que su hermano.

(He is more honest than his brother.)

Sincero

(Sincere)

Mentiroso: Liar (Spanish)

Todos esos personajes son mentirosos.

(All those characters are liars.)

Mentiroso

(Liar)

Vago: Lazy (Spanish)

Las chicas vagas no quieren hacer ejercicio.

(Lazy girls do not want to exercise.)

Vago

(Lazy)

Generoso: Generous (Spanish)

Él es muy generoso con sus amigos.

(He is very generous with his friends.)

Generoso

(Generous)

Cariñoso: Affectionate (Spanish)

Los cachorros son cariñosos.

(The puppies are affectionate.)

Cariñoso

(Affectionate)

Parecer (to seem) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Ella parece feliz con su nuevo trabajo.

(She seems happy with her new job.)

Parecer

(To seem)

Activo: Active (Spanish)

Juan es más activo que su primo.

(Juan is more active than his cousin.)

Activo

(Active)

Conocer (to meet) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Nosotros conocemos la capital de España.

(We know the capital of Spain.)

Conocer

(To meet)

Word list (30)

Core vocabulary (15): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 13,
Context vocabulary: 15

Spanish English
Abierta Open
Abierto Open
Activo Active
Antipático Unfriendly
Cariñoso Affectionate
Cariñosos Affectionate
Cerrado Closed
Conoce He knows
Conocer Meet
Conoces Do you know
Cualidades Qualities
El más tímido The shyest
Generoso Generous
Inteligente Intelligent
Inteligentes Intelligent
Mentiroso Liar
Más activo de Most active of
Más inteligente Most intelligent
Más simpático de Nicest of
Parece He seems
Parecen They seem
Parecer To seem
Simpática Friendly
Simpático Friendly
Simpáticos Friendly
Sincera Sincere
Sincero Sincere
Torpe Clumsy
Tímido Shy
Vago Lazy