Using Descriptive Adjectives

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1 Lesson Plan Video: 15 minutes Lesson: 35 minutes Pre-viewing :00 Warm-up: Have students list as many Spanish nouns as they can. Review the articles and genders for singular and plural nouns. 3 minutes :03 Pre-test: Write on the board the following: el doctor es inteligente el doctor inteligente Ask the students if they think the phrases have the same meaning. Ask how they would say the phrases in English and how the Spanish grammatical structures differ from English. Go over the learning objectives. 3 minutes Viewing :06 Playing Video: Hand out Viewing Guide. Go over viewing questions and expectations. Tell the students to pay attention to the program and answer the viewing questions while watching. Don t hesitate to stop the program and review if the students seem confused. 15 minutes Post-viewing :21 Question & Answer Session: Ask the class for the answers to the viewing questions. See if any parts of the program were difficult or confusing for the students. Ask a few questions to check their understanding of the key topics. 5 minutes Sample Questions 1. Does an adjective ending in e have to match its noun in gender? 2. How do you say the strong man in Spanish? 3. How do you say she is friendly in Spanish? Handouts :26 Practicing Material: Hand out the Worksheet and give the class 6-8 minutes to complete it. Students are allowed to use their Viewing Guide. Monitor the students progress, helping where needed. Go over Worksheet as a class. 10 minutes :36 Applying Material: Hand out the Activity. Choose one of the activities and break up the class into either small groups (#1) or pairs (#2) and go over the instructions. Monitor the groups to keep speaking time at a high level and award participation points to the winners, if so desired. 10 minutes :46 Wrap-up: Briefly sum up what has been covered in class, using the students to do the summary. Refer back to the questions from the Pre-test and show that they now can easily answer the questions. Assign any homework. 4 minutes Viewing Questions Answer Key 1. What do adjectives have to agree in? gender and number 2. How can you tell the adjective sucia is singular? it doesn t have an s at the end 3. What s wrong with this phrase? la fea gata it should be: la gata fea

2 Teacher s Reference Guide Video: 15 minutes Lesson: 35 minutes Learning Objectives At the end of the module, students will be able to: define, pronounce and correctly spell all vocabulary words apply adjective rules for: number gender position placement Materials Video: vocabulary, adjective ending rules, adjective placement rules;15 minutes long Viewing Guide: vocabulary, adjective rules; 3 Viewing Questions Worksheet: vocabulary practice, adjective rules practice, error correction Activity Sheet: small group chain game, pair Q&A practice Check Your Knowledge: vocabulary, adjective rules, student self-description; 50 points Background Students should be familiar with articles and gender rules. Students should know how to conjugate ser and estar. Preparation None required. Extension: Using bilingual dictionaries, have the students look up and make a list of the adjectives that they feel best describe themselves. They can either give these descriptions as a class report, or submit the list on a piece of paper placed in a hat. Students then randomly draw a description and read it to the class. The class tries to guess who the student is from the description.

3 Viewing Guide VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES alto(a) tall bajo(a) short feliz happy triste sad fuerte strong débil weak inteligente intelligent feo(a) ugly limpio(a) clean sucio(a) dirty simpático friendly desagradable disagreeable VOCABULARY NOUNS el conejo rabbit el gato cat el hombre man el libro book la mujer woman el pájaro bird el ratón mouse la tortuga turtle ADJECTIVE RULES Gender and Number In Spanish, adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they modify. él está sucio ella está sucia los hombres están sucios las mujeres están sucias The Exceptional E that end in e do not change to match the gender, only the number. él está triste ella está triste los hombres están tristes las mujeres están tristes Consonant Endings that end in a consonant do not change to match the gender. They only change to match the number. Adjective Placement In English, adjectives almost always come before the noun, but in Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun. el gato feo la gata fea los gatos feos las gatas feas More Than One Adjective Two or more descriptive adjectives are joined together with y (and). la tortuga alta y fuerte el conejo alto, inteligente y triste él es debil ella es debil los hombres son débiles las mujeres son débiles Viewing Questions 1. What do adjectives have to agree in? 2. How can you tell the adjective sucia is singular? 3. What s wrong with this phrase? la fea gata

4 Worksheet A. The Perfect Match Draw a line from the adjective on the left to its antonym on the right. 1. desagradable alto 2. fuerte sucio 3. bajo simpático 4. limpio débil B. Gender and Number Write out the phrases, making sure the adjectives match the nouns in gender and number. 1. la tortuga + inteligente 2. los conejos + triste 3. el ratón + bajo 4. la gata + simpático 5. los hombres + fuerte 6. las mujeres + alto 7. él es + desagradable C. Error Correction Each phrase has one mistake! Search and correct. 1. la tortuga alta fuerte 2. las gatas feos 3. el pájaro tristo 4. los ratonos altos 5. las mujeres débil

5 Worksheet Answer Key A. The Perfect Match Draw a line from the adjective on the left to its antonym on the right. 1. desagradable alto 2. fuerte sucio 3. bajo simpático 4. limpio débil B. Gender and Number Write out the phrases, making sure the adjectives match the nouns in gender and number. 1. la tortuga + inteligente la tortuga inteligente 2. los conejos + triste los conejos tristes 3. el ratón + bajo el ratón bajo 4. la gata + simpático la gata simpática 5. los hombres + fuerte los hombres fuertes 6. las mujeres + alto las mujeres altas 7. él es + desagradable él es desagradable C. Error Correction Each phrase has one mistake! Search and correct. 1. la tortuga alta fuerte la tortuga alta y fuerte 2. las gatas feos las gatas feas 3. el pájaro tristo el pájaro triste 4. los ratonos altos los ratones altos 5. las mujeres débil las mujeres débiles

6 Activity A. Adjective Chain Working in small groups, try to attach as many adjectives to a noun as possible. The first person says the noun and one adjective. The second person repeats the noun and adjective and adds another adjective. The third person repeats the previous and adds a third adjective, and so on. The activity ends when one player can t remember the order of adjectives, or adds the wrong ending to the adjective. Example: el gato feo el gato feo y triste el gato feo, triste y bajo...and so on! B. Which Do You Want? Life would be very dull if you never got the chance to have conversations using adjectives. Never fear! We now introduce to you two very useful phrases: Cuál quieres? which means, Which do you (informal) want? and yo quiero which means, I want. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions using the choices below, then switch roles and repeat. el pájaro simpatico el aeroplano nuevo la computadora rápida los calcetines sucios Example: el pájaro desagradable el aeroplano viejo la computadora lenta los calcetines limpios HANDY WORDS el aeroplano airplane la computadora computer el calcetín sock nuevo(a) new viejo(a) old rápido(a) fast lento(a) slow Student 1: Cuál quieres? El gato inteligente o el gato estúpido? Student 2: Yo quiero el gato inteligente.

7 Check Your Knowledge A. and Opposites Write the Spanish adjective that is the opposite of the word shown. (3 points each) Example: inteligente estúpido Total Score / limpio 2. fuerte 3. alto 4. simpático 5. feliz B. Attaching Connect the adjectives to the noun they modify. Remember to make the adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify. (3 points each) 1. (the lost lobster) perdido + la langosta 2. (the nervous neighbor) nervioso + el vecino 3. (the tricky turnips) taimado + los nabos 4. (the angry babysitter) enojado + la cangura 5. (the tasty tarantula) sabroso + la tarántula 6. (the fearless frogs) intrépido + las ranas 7. (the careless caterpillars) negligente + las orugas 8. (the independent mind) independiente + la mente 9. (the long, difficult road) largo + difícil + la carretera 10. (the easy, simple jokes) fácil + sencillo + los chistes C. Talk About Yourself Use any adjectives you know to write a brief description of yourself. (5 points)

8 Check Your Knowledge Answer Key A. and Opposites Write the Spanish adjective that is the opposite of the word shown. (3 points each) Example: inteligente estúpido Total Score / limpio sucio 2. fuerte débil 3. alto bajo 4. simpático desagradable 5. feliz triste B. Attaching Connect the adjectives to the noun they modify. Remember to make the adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify. (3 points each) 1. (the lost lobster) perdido + la langosta la langosta perdida 2. (the nervous neighbor) nervioso + el vecino el vecino nervioso 3. (the tricky turnips) taimado + los nabos los nabos taimados 4. (the angry babysitter) enojado + la cangura la cangura enojada 5. (the tasty tarantula) sabroso + la tarántula la tarántula sabrosa 6. (the fearless frogs) intrépido + las ranas las ranas intrépidas 7. (the careless caterpillars) negligente + las orugas las orugas negligentes 8. (the independent mind) independiente + la mente la mente independiente 9. (the long, difficult road) largo + difícil + la carretera la carretera larga y difícil 10. (the easy, simple jokes) fácil + sencillo + los chistes los chistes fáciles y sencillos C. Talk About Yourself Use any adjectives you know to write a brief description of yourself. (5 points) Sample answer: Soy independiente, alto, simpático, inteligente y a veces negligente.

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