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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classify these words into two categories related to physical description: one for adjectives indicating height and another for adjectives describing hair.
Altura
Tipo de cabello
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Feo
Ugly
2
Delgado
Slim
3
Rubio
Blond
4
Secarse
To dry oneself
5
Bajo
Short
Ejercicio 5: Ejercicio de conversación
Instrucción:
- Describe a las personas y los animales en las imágenes. (Describe the people and animals in the pictures.)
- Describe a la persona sentada a tu lado. (Describe the person sitting next to you.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
La primera mujer tiene el pelo corto y rubio. The first woman has short blond hair. |
Tiene el pelo negro y corto. Se afeita. He has short black hair. He shaves himself. |
El perro es muy alto y delgado. The dog is very tall and thin. |
Claire es alta y tiene el pelo largo y rubio. Claire is tall and has long blond hair. |
Tiene el pelo corto y oscuro. He has short dark hair. |
Él es muy alto. He is very tall. |
... |
Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Todas las mañanas, él ______ antes de ir al trabajo.
(Every morning, he ______ before going to work.)2. Mi amiga ______ el pelo rápido después de la ducha.
(My friend ______ her hair quickly after the shower.)3. Nosotros ______ solo los domingos porque preferimos descansar.
(We ______ only on Sundays because we prefer to rest.)4. ¿Tú ______ la cara con una toalla limpia cada día?
(Do you ______ your face with a clean towel every day?)Exercise 8: A morning at home
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Afeitarse - Shave
Presente
- yo me afeito
- tú te afeitas
- él/ella/usted se afeita
- nosotros/nosotras nos afeitamos
- vosotros/vosotras os afeitáis
- ellos/ellas/ustedes se afeitan
Secarse - Dry
Presente
- yo me seco
- tú te secas
- él/ella/usted se seca
- nosotros/nosotras nos secamos
- vosotros/vosotras os secáis
- ellos/ellas/ustedes se secan
Exercise 9: La concordancia de los adjetivos
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The agreement of adjectives
Show translation Show answerspelirrojo, alta, corto, castaños, larga, bajo, morena, guapa
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Afeitarse to shave Share Copied!
Presente
Spanish | English |
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(yo) me afeito | I shave |
(tú) te afeitas | You shave |
(él/ella) se afeita | he/she shaves |
(nosotros/nosotras) nos afeitamos | we shave |
(vosotros/vosotras) os afeitáis | You shave |
(ellos/ellas) se afeitan | they shave |
Secarse to dry oneself Share Copied!
Presente
Spanish | English |
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(yo) me seco | I dry myself |
(tú) te secas | You dry yourself |
(él/ella) se seca | he/she dries himself/herself |
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secamos | we dry ourselves |
(vosotros/vosotras) os secáis | You dry yourselves |
(ellos/ellas) se secan | they dry themselves |
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