Realidades 6A
Directions: Write the vocabulary word in Spanish
Things in a bedroom:
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Electronic Equipment:
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DVD________________
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large___________________
Important
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Same __________________
own___________________
Small
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To describe something:
Colors:
Yellow
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Blue
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Red
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Black
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White _________________
Orange_________________
Purple
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Brown _________________
Green _________________
Gray
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To indicate location:
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To compare and contrast:
Better than ________________________________
the best __________________________________
Less/fewer than_____________________________
more than ________________________________
worse than_________________________________
The worst _________________________________
Other words:
Thing _____________________________________
possession_______________________________
in my opinion/for me________________________
in your opinion/for you_____________________
To sleep __________________________________
to be able to (can) _________________________
Crossword: Realidades 6ª
Across
1. in my opinion
4. the thing
6. the shelf
7. small
9. own
12. the wall
15. yellow
Down
2. orange
3. the alarm clock
5. what color
8. pink
10. purple
11. ugly
13. for you
14. same
Making Comparisons of Inequality
Remember when we used “más que” to compare two things:
Example:
La clase de español es más interesante que la clase de matemáticas.
Spanish is more interesting than math.
In English we make comparisons in a few different ways. We add –er to adjectives: for example, slower, shorter,
and prettier. We can also use the words “more” and “less” before adjectives to make contrasts.
In Spanish, there is no ending to add on to adjectives to make comparisons. We use “más” or “menos” to
associate two things. It will look like this:
más + adjective + que
or
menos + adjective + que
Examples:
Mi dormitorio es más bonito que tu dormitorio.
My bedroom is prettier than your bedroom.
La lámpara es menos alta que el espejo.
The lamp is less tall than the mirror.
****Note: the adjective agrees with the first noun in the comparisons: dormitorio/bonito, lámpara/alta.
There are four adjectives that have irregular comparitives:
Bueno becomes MEJOR:
Harry Potter es mejor que Twilight.
Malo becomes PEOR:
Yasiel Puig es peor que Albert Pujols.
Viejo becomes MAYOR:
Yo soy mayor que mi hermano.
Joven becomes MENOR:
Yadier es menor que Benji.
Now you try it. Translate these sentences:
1. My mother is taller than my father.
2. Lebron is better than Michael.
3. The nightstand is shorter than the bookshelf.
4. Marta is younger than Josefina.
5. Juan is less ugly than Marcelo.
6. The paintings are worse than the posters.
The Superlative
In English, to form the superlative, we say “the” + and adjective with “est” ending.
Example: The best, the craziest, the least serious.
In Spanish, to form the superlative we use the definite article + “más” or “menos”+ an adjective.
Example:
Javier es el más cómico.
Javier es the funniest.
Patricia es la menos seria.
Patricia is the least serious.
****Note: the adjective and the ARTICLE agree with the noun they are describing in the superlative:
Javier/el/ cómico, Patricia/la/seria.
There are four adjectives that have irregular superlatives, with
these you do not use “más” or “menos”:
Bueno becomes MEJOR:
Harry Potter es el mejor.
Malo becomes PEOR:
Yasiel Puig es el peor.
Viejo becomes MAYOR:
Yo soy la mayor.
Joven becomes MENOR:
Hannah es la menor.
Now you try it. Translate these sentences:
1. Math class is the best. (use “la clase de” in this sentence)
2. Anita is the youngest.
3. The lamp is the worst.
4. My most important possession is my cellphone. (use “mi” in place of the definite article here)
5. You are the oldest of your family.
6. Pablo is the ugliest.
7. Oscar and Paula are the tallest.
Stem-changing verbs: poder and dormir
In Spanish, in addition to changing in the ending when conjugated, there are some verbs that change in the
stem in all forms except the nosotros. This results in a boot shape in the chart, where the verb has changed.
Write the conjugation chart in these two grids, then, draw a boot around the changes.
Remember: CHANGE THE ROOT IN THE BOOT!
Poder
Dormir
***You have seen “poder” before. You have used it to say what you can and cannot do. One
important thing to remember about this verb is that it is always followed by an infinitive verb.
Examples:
No puedo comer carne.
I can’t eat meat.
You try it. Translate these sentences into Spanish.
1. Daniel sleeps in class.
2. We sleep in the gym.
3. Fernando and María can’t go to the office.
4. You guys sleep here.
5. In my opinion, we can’t go to school now.
6. I can’t share my bedroom.
¿Puedes nadar?
Can you swim?
¿Lógico o ilógico?
In each of these sentences, put an “L” in the space provided if the sentence is logical, if it makes sense. Put
an “I’ in the space if it is illogical. If it is illogical, change it to be logical and rewrite it in the space provided.
1. ______ En mi familia, hacemos la cama todos los días. _________________________________________
2. ______ Duermo en la piscina.______________________________________________________________
3. ______ Ellos escuchan música con sus tenedores. ____________________________________________
4. ______ No comparto mi dormitorio. Es mi propio dormitorio. ___________________________________
5.______ La pared es más pequeña que el despertador. _________________________________________
6.______ Usas la lámpara cuando lees.________________________________________________________
7. ______ Hay 36 camas en la clase. __________________________________________________________
8. ______ Ves Jeopardy en el estante. ________________________________________________________
9. ______ Uso la videocasetera para ver videos.________________________________________________
10._____ Tomo café, no puedo dormir. _______________________________________________________
Reading and Writing: Read the following diary entry and answer the comprehension questions below.
Querido diario,
Acabo de regresar de la casa de mi amiga. Ahora puedo ver que yo soy una persona desordenada. Ella hace la cama
cada día. Yo no hago la cama nunca. Ella tiene un escritorio más ordenado que mi escritorio. Encima de su
escritorio hay un cuaderno y unos lápices. Encima de mi escritorio hay un plato, un tenedor y una cuchara. ¡Qué
asco! No puedo estudiar con un escritorio desordenado, por eso, no estudio.
Mi amiga tiene paredes más bonitas que las paredes en mi dormitorio. Sus paredes son amarillas y mis paredes
son blancas. Y yo tengo carteles de Dora, pero ella tiene los mejores cuadros. Para mí, es obvio que ella es más
ordenada que yo. Yo soy más perezosa que ella. Necesito cambiar.
Adios,
Azucena
1. ¿Quién es más ordenada, Azucena o su amiga?
2. ¿Cómo es el escritorio de Azucena?
3. ¿Puede estudiar Azucena en su dormitorio?
Now it’s your turn. Compare your bedroom with your best friend’s bedroom. Make sure to include some information about
colors, what’s on the walls, and whose is better.
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