physical traits

Worksheet by Maria Kwiatek
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Subjects
Spanish
Grades
9
Language
ENG
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Match the Spanish phrases to the English translations about hair characteristics. Yo tengo el pelo marrón. I have brown hair. Yo tengo el pelo rubio. I have blonde hair. Tengo el pelo negro. I have black hair. Yo tengo el pelo rojo. I have red hair. Yo tengo el pelo largo. I have long hair. Yo tengo el pelo corto. I have short hair. Read about Tom and Consuelo in the boxes below, then drag and drop the English descriptions to the matching Spanish descriptions of each person. Me llamo Tom. Yo soy alto. Tengo el pelo corto y castaño. También tengo los ojos verdes. I am tall. I have short hair. I have brown hair. I have green eyes. Me llamo Consuelo. Yo soy baja. Tengo el pelo largo y rubio. También tengo los ojos azules. I am short. I have long hair. I have blonde hair. I have blue eyes. Click on the dots, and write in the blanks that appear the colo hair and the color eyes. Write only about physical descriptions that are marked. (For example if the dot is on the eyes, then write about what color the eyes are.) Example: pelo marron,ojos verdes... ojos azules pelo rubio Click on the dots, and write only about physical descriptions that are marked. (For example if the dot is on the eyes, then write about what color your [the picture's] eyes are.)Example ojos verdes , pelo rubio. pelo rojo ojos marrones Connecting Words Y and TambiénThe phrases"y" (pronouned like the sound "ee" like in the word deed) and "también" are both connecting words in Spanish. When used, these words connect ideas together. Examples:Yo tengo el pelo rubio y largo.Yo tengo el pelo corto ycastaño. Tengo los ojos verdes; también tengo el pelo negro.Yo tengo los ojos cafes, y también tengo el pelo cafe. After listening to the audio and reading the examples above, write what you think the connecting words "y" and "también" mean. Describing Others In Spanish, the word "yo" is used when speaking of yourself. When speaking of another person in Spanish, use the word "él" forhe and the word "ella" for she. (Two L's side by side make the "y" sound in English, like the "y" sound in the word "yellow".)In the activity below, match the Spanish phrases to the English translations about physical characteristics of others. Ella tiene el pelo negro She has black hair. Él tiene los ojos verdes He has green eyes. Ella tiene el pelo corto. She has short hair. Ella es baja. She is short. Él es alto. He is tall. Ella es flaca. She is thin. Select the correct meaning of the phrase: Ella es alta y tiene pelo corto. He is short and has short hair. He is tall and has blonde hair. She is short and has brown hair. She is tall and has short hair. Select the correct meaning of the phrase: Él es alto y tiene los ojos cafes. He is tall and has green eyes. He is fat and has short hair. He is tall and has brown eyes. He is thin and has brown eyes. Select the correct meaning of the phrase: Ella es delgada y tiene el pelo largo. She is short and has long hair. She is short and has short hair. She is thin and has long hair. She is thin and has blonde hair. Select the correct meaning of the phrase: Él es bajo y tiene el pelo negro. He is tall and has brown hair. He is tall and has black hair. He is short and has short hair. He is short and has black hair.

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