Unit 1 Personal identification

1. Unit 1 Personal identification

2. Vocabulario • I will now pass out your vocabulary for this section of the unit. • We will be studying description words and reviewing the verb ser. • There are a lot of words in this unit- please be sure to study every night! • Please take a few minutes to go over your words and jot down any notes.

3. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions • We can now use ser and our new vocabulary to describe ourselves to others. • We use ser to describe our physical features and our personality traits. • Below is a review of the ser chart which we already learned. SER= To be Yo soy- I am Nosotros somos- we are Tú eres- you are Vosotros sois- you are Él es- he is Ellos son- they are Ella es- she is Ellas son- they are Usted es- you are Ustedes son- they are

4. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions • Now, we can put ser and our vocabulary together to form a complete sentence which describes ourselves or other people. • To ask somebody what they are like we say: “¿Cómo eres tú?”( informal) or “¿Cómo es usted?” (formal)

5. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions • The formula to answer the previous question would be: Subject pronoun + ser + description word(s) Ex: Yo soy baja y simpatica. *remember to always answer the question first in a yes/no question!

6. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions • Reminder- girls: you must change all of your description words which end in the letter “o” to the letter “a” to make them feminine. • We must also add an “s” to the description words if we are describing more than 1 person! • Any description word ending in –e, -l or –r are neutral. You do not have to change the gender of these words. Ex: Ella es popular Antonito es inteligente.

7. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions Más ejemplos: EXS: Yo soy baja y comica- I am short and funny. Él es antipatico y inteligente- he is mean and smart. Nosotros somos amigos- We are friends. Tú eres tonta y estudiosa- you are silly and studious. Ellos son altos, feos y gordos.

8. Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions • To make a negative statement about yourself, all you have to do is place the word “no” before the verb ser in the sentence. • For example, if you want to say “I am not tall” you would say: Yo no soy alta. • You may also see sentences where the subject pronoun is dropped. This is okay to do once you feel more comfortable with using the verb. Ex: Soy alto- I am tall (the yo is dropped)

9. Actividad 1 • We will now practice using our vocabulary and Ser. 1.Please give me 3 words that describe you physically. 2. Please give me 3 words to describe your personality. 3. Please describe your best friend to me in 4 words. 4. Describe one of your siblings to me in 3 words. 5. Describe 1 other person in this room in 3 words.

10. “Yo soy yo” poems Follow the format below to create an original poem about yourself using the verb ser and your new vocabulary! This poem will be turned in for a grade! Line 1: Write your first name Line 2: Write “I am” in Spanish Line 3: Write 2 words to describe yourself (separated by a comma) in Spanish Line 4: write 1 more word to describe yourself then out a period. Then write “I am not” in Spanish Line 5: Write 2 words that DO NOT describe you (separated by a comma) Line 6: write 1 more word that does NOT describe you Line 7: Write “I am” In Spanish Line 8: Write “I” in Spanish

11. Wanted Posters To practice further, we will now create wanted posters. • Using the worksheet with faces, pick 1 face to be the criminal. • Write a description of the criminal in the 3rd person. • Ex: Ella es muy baja. (Be sure to watch your feminine and masculine description words!) • Then describe the criminal’s personality. Remember that they are a criminal…. • All worksheets and assignments from Today will be collected and graded!