Hair and eyes: singular and plural agreement of adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what someone looks like.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The [ch] sound in Spanish is the same as the English sound in the word 'chocolate'.
- In Spanish, nouns for things as well as people and animals are either masculine or feminine. We say they have gender.
- 'El' and 'la' mean 'the' before a singular noun and 'los' and 'las' mean 'the' before plural nouns.
- In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun and agree with the number and gender of the noun they describe.
- In Spanish, the definite article is used for physical features. In English, we omit these or say 'a' e.g. a small nose.
Keywords
El - definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
La - definite article the for feminine singular nouns
Los - definite article the for masculine plural nouns
Las - definite article the for feminine plural nouns
Common misconception
You use the article [a] or [an] with features as you do in English, e.g. a small nose.
In Spanish, we always use the definite article ‘the’ when describing someone's physical features.
Teacher tip
Watch a video of Spanish pupils chanting the song. Pupils could copy the hand-clapping or create their own hand-clapping or body percussion patterns.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have a feminine gender?
Q2.'Tengo la cara __________ y las orejas pequeñas.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to sing, singing
to write, writing
to listen, listening
to pronounce, pronouncing
to be, being (permanent traits)
to have, having
Q4.Order the words to say 'the doctor has very short hair'.
Q5.'La profesora tiene la cara bonita.' Translate the sentence into English.
Q6.'You have dark hair.' Translate the sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'dark brown'?
Q2.'Tu tienes __________ ojos verdes.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q3.Order the words to say 'Today I have big, rosy cheeks.'
Q4.Order the words to say the days of the week from earliest in the week to the latest. Start with Monday.
Q5.'Él tiene la nariz grande y roja.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'They have small ears.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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