UNIDAD 1 – LECCIÓN 2

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Lesson 2 Objectives:1.SWBAT describe themselves and

others,2.identify people and things

- by using “ser” to describe what someone is like,

- by using definite and indefinite articles,

- by using noun-adjective agreement

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Gramática: Definite and Indefinite Articles. Página 61

Definite articles (in English, the) are used with nouns to indicate specific persons, places, or things.

Indefinite articles (in English, a or an) are used with nouns to indicate nonspecific persons, places, or things

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In Spanish, articles match nouns in gender and number.

All Spanish nouns, even if they refer to objects, are either masculine or feminine

Rule of thumb:

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To form the plural of a noun, add -s if

the noun ends in a vowel. Add -es if the noun ends in a consonant. Ex ending in vowel: estudiante

estudiantes student students

Ex ending in consonant: mujer mujereswoman women

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Gramática: Adjetivos y sustantivos pg.66

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. In English, the adjective almost always comes before the noun. In Spanish, the adjective usually comes after the noun.

Gramática: Noun-Adjective Agreement pg.66

In Spanish, adjectives match the gender and number of the nouns they describe.

Gramática: Noun-Adjective Agreement pg.66

Adjectives that end in –e match both genders

Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders.

Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular

To make an adjective plural, add –s if it ends in a vowel; add –es if it ends in a consonant.

el maestro inteligentela maestra inteligente

el amigo jovenla amiga joven

el chico trabajadorla chica trabajadora

las chicas trabajadoraslos chicos trabajadores