UNIT 3 THEME: ¿Quién soy yo?
[Who am I?]
LEARNING TARGETS
INTERPRETIVE
Listening
I can understand when someone
describes themselves or someone
else.
Reading
I can understand some basic
personal information found in short
readings.
I can understand simple questions
about myself or someone else.
INTERPERSONAL
Person-to-Person
I can answer questions about physical characteristics, personality.
I can ask questions to find out basic information about someone else.
PRESENTATIONAL
Speaking
I can describe myself including
personality & physical
characteristics.
Writing
I can write about myself including
my personality & physical
characteristics.
I can describe someone else
including age, personality, and
physical characteristics.
I can write about someone else
including their age, personality, &
physical characteristics.
UNIT 3 THEME: ¿Quién soy yo?
VOCBULARY
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Tengo _____ años.
¿Cuántos años tiene?
Tiene _____ años.
¿Cómo eres?
Soy…
¿Cómo es?
Él / Ella es…
agradable
desagradable
simpático(a)
antipático(a)
cómico(a) / gracioso(a)
chistoso(a)
serio(a)
tímido(a)
atlético(a)
extrovertido(a)
aplicado(a) / ambicioso(a)
perezoso(a)
inteligente
interesante
aburrido(a)
fuerte
débil
organizado(a)
desorganizado(a)
paciente
impaciente
generoso(a)
talentoso(a)
artístico(a)
creativo(a)
estudioso(a)
alto(a)
bajo(a)
feo(a)
guapo(a)
bonito(a), lindo(a)
gordo(a)
How old are you?
I am _____ years old.
How old is he/she?
He/She is_____years old.
What are you like?
I am…
What is he/she like?
He/She is…
pleasant
unpleasant
nice
mean
funny, comical
funny, "joker"
serious
shy, bashful
athletic
outgoing
hard-working
lazy
intelligent
interesting
boring
strong
weak
organized
disorganized
patient
impatient
generous
talented
artistic
creative
studious
tall
short
ugly
handsome
pretty
fat
[Who am I?]
UNIT 3 THEME: ¿Quién soy yo?
delgado(a)
flaco(a)
calvo(a)
viejo(a)
joven
Tengo…
Tienes…
Él/ Ella tiene…
ojos verdes
ojos azules
ojos castaños
el pelo _____
rizado
liso
largo
corto
rubio
castaño
moreno
pelirrojo
canas
las gafas
el aparato
los granos
el bigote
la barba
el tatuaje
la cicatriz
thin
skinny
bald
old
young
I have…
You have…
He/ She has…
green eyes
blue eyes
brown eyes
_____ hair
curly
straight
long
short
blond
brown
dark
red
gray hair
glasses
braces
pimples
mustache
beard
tattoo
scar
GRAMMAR
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Memorized forms of the verbs SER and TENER.
Noun/adjective agreement for gender and number.
CULTURE
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Day of the Dead
ASSESSMENTS
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2 vocabulary quizzes (150 pts each)
Listening & reading quiz (200 pts)
[Who am I?]
UNIT 3 THEME: ¿Quién soy yo?
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[Who am I?]
Performance assessment: write about yourself and another person, giving basic
personal information, physical description, and a description of his/her/your
personality. (400 pts)
NOTES
NOUN – a word for a person, place or thing
 ALL nouns in Spanish have gender.

masculine: ends in “o”

feminine: ends in “a”
alumno – student (male)
alumna – student (female)
ARTICLES – a[an] or the
masculine
feminine
a[an]
un
una
the
el
la
el alumno – the student (male)
la alumna – the student (female)
un alumno – a student (male)
una alumna –a student (female)
ADJECTIVE – word that describe a noun.
 generally come after noun in Spanish
 must match noun’s gender
el alumno serio
la alumna seria
PLURALS
 If the word ends in a vowel, add –s.

la casa  las casas
 If the word ends in a consonant, add –es.

difícil  difíciles
 If the word ends in a “z”, change the “z” to “c” and add –es.
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El lápiz  los lápices
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[Who am I?]
PLURAL OF ARTICLES – Articles must be made plural to match their noun.
DEFINITE ARTICLES
Singular [the]
plural [the]
masculine
el
los
feminine
la
las
el alumno  los alumnos
la alumna  las alumnas
INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Singular [a, an]
plural [some, a few]
masculine
un
unos
feminine
una
unas
un alumno  unos alumnos
una alumna  unas alumnas
PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES – Adjectives must be made plural to match the noun they describe.
 El alumno serio  los alumnos serios
 la alumna seria  las alumnas serias
**Everything must match in gender masculine / feminine) and in number (singular /
plural)
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
1st person
singular (1 person)
2nd person
I
you
plural (more than 1 person)
yo
tú
(familiar)
we
vosotros(as)
you (plural) [y’all]
3rd
perso
n
él
(familiar: in Spain only)
ustedes [Uds.]
(formal)
usted [Ud.] (formal)
he, it (masculine)
nosotros(as)
they
(all male/mixed)
ellos
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she, it (feminine)
ella
[Who am I?]
they
(all female)
ellas
SER – to be
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
singular (1 person)
nosotros(as)
SOY
I am
SOMOS
we are
ERES
you are
(familiar)
vosotros(as)
you (plural) are
[only in Spain]
yo
tú
plural (more than 1 person)
usted
él
ES
ES
ella
ES
SOIS
you are
(formal)
ustedes
he/it is
ellos
SON
ellas
SON
she/it is
SON
you (plural) are
(formal)
they are