Agenda-¡5 segundos!-Quiz of adjectives-Los adjetivos: Practice…(7th period)-Notes: GUSTAR-Proyecto: Mi vida loca…HW: Study adjectives vocabulary for quiz Wed. Conitnue developing your presentation.

1. Fantástico(a):

2. Malo(a):

3. Difícil:

4. Atlético(a):

5. Moreno(a):

6. Creativo(a):

7. Calvo(a):

8. Divertido(a):

9. Brillante:

10. Loco(a):

a. Interesting

b. Loyal

a. Mean

b. Nice

a. Inteligente

b. Loving

a. Handsome

b. Naughty

a. New

b. Old

a. Incredible

b. Independent

a. Romantic

b. Stupid

a. Naughty

b. Hard-working

a. Bajo

b. Alto

a. Feo

b. Bonito

Proyecto: Mi familia loca!

Project Due: 13 de febrero. (Writing) 13-15 de febrero(Speaking).

A rubric for both parts will be provided (2 separate grades):

30 points for writing

20 points for speaking

Here are examples: ..\Mi familia famosa_writtenexample.ppt ..\Mi familiafamosa_speaking example.ppt

Adjective Form, Position, and Agreement

(La forma, posición, y concordancia de los adjetivos)

Essentially, an adjective is a word that describes or tells us more

about a noun than we knew before.

Spanish adjectives normally agree, or have corresponding forms, with

the nouns they modify.

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Position of adjectives

Descriptive adjectives and adjectives of nationality

generally follow the nouns they modify.

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Unlike descriptive adjectives, adjectives of

quantity are placed before the modified noun.

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Bueno/a and malo/a can be placed before or

after a noun. When placed before a

masculine singular noun, the forms are

shortened: bueno buen; malo mal.

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When grande appears before a singular

noun, it is shortened to gran, and the

meaning of the word changes: gran = great

and grande = big, large.

Descriptive adjectives, that is, those that express more than simple possession, location, or number, are

generally placed after the noun.

Literally, “It’s a class

good.”Literally, “Yes, and he’s a

professor very intelligent.”

Translate the following sentences…

I am nice

She is tall

You are funny

We are desorganized

They are naughty

You all are romantic

She is pretty

He is creative

You (formal) are blonde

*It is difficult

I am fat

We are smart!!!

Work on your project…

Begin selecting the people you are going to talk about.

Begin with telling me their name. Ex:

Mi madre se llama….

Mi nombre es…

Choose the adjectives you are going to use for each one of them.

Write a draft!!!!

(Not really “to like”)

GUSTAR = To like

The verb gustar IS NOT REALLY translated the same way. The verb's meaning is really something/somebody is pleasing to...

I like bananas = Me gustan los plátanos.

In Spanish when we say that we like somehting, in reality we are saying that somehting is pleasing us. Therefore the object is doing the action, not the subject.

A little Grammar To use the verb GUSTAR we need two types of pronuns:

Direct Object Pronouns : Me, Te, Le, Nos, Os, Les Subject Pronouns : Yo, Tú, Él/Ella/Ud., Nosotros, Vosotros,

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

ME (Me) = Yo (I)

TE (You) = Tú (You)

LE (Him/Her) = Él/Ella/Ud. (He/She/You formal)

NOS (Us) = Nosotros (We)

OS (You) = Vosotros (You “plural” or “y’all”)

LES (Them) = Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (They/ you all)

Simple answer… ME (Yo)

TE (Tú)

LE (Él/Ella/Ud.)

NOS (Nosotros)

OS (Vosotros)

LES (Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes)

GUSTA (1 thing)

GUSTAN ( 2 or more)

The personal “A”

A Daniela, le gusta pintar

(Daniela likes painting = Painting pleases Daniela)

A Pedro, le gusta cocinar

(Pedro likes cooking = Cooking is pleasing to Pedro

A él, le gusta correr

He likes running = Running pleases him

A Ud., le gusta leer

You (formal) like reading = Reading pleases you (formal)

To add more detail and/or specify who we’re talking about we use the personal “a”

You can use the personal “a” for any form, but it can be redundant…

A mí, me gusta nadar.

A tí, te gusta nadar

A ella, le gusta nadar** A la cucaracha, le gusta comer - the cockroach (it) likes to eat

A Nosotros, nos gusta nadar

A Vosotros, os gusta nadar

A ellos, les gusta nadar** A los perros, les gustan correr – The dogs like to run

**You may insert any name(s) or people/objects (i.e. a subject that would be an “it” in English) where the underline is depending on its

plurality.