WALT: Recognise words and phrases to describe myself and other people
WILF:
• To be able to write a sentence saying how tall I am for a
Level 2
• To be able to use “agreements” when describing other people accurately for Level 3

Copy this title – “SAYING HOW TALL I AM”
Copy the following phrases into your books in Spanish and
English
“SOY ALTO”
“SOY ALT A ”
= “I AM TALL”

“SOY BAJO” “SOY BAJ A ”
= “I AM SMALL”

“SOY DE TALLA MEDIANA”
= “I AM MEDIUM HEIGHT”

READ THE NEXT SLIDES CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS…
DO YOU REMEMBER IN THE LESSONS ABOUT “PETS” AND “COLOURS”, WE
LOOKED AT THE KEY WORDS “ MASCULINE ” AND “ FEMININE ”? – (IF NOT, IT
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO BACK TO THAT LESSON AND HAVE ANOTHER
LOOK!). WE LEARNT THAT ALL NOUNS IN SPANISH ARE EITHER MASCULINE OR
FEMININE . WE SAW THAT WE HAD TO ADD AN “A” TO THE ADJECTIVES
(DESCRIBING WORDS) IF WE ARE DESCRIBING A “FEMININE” WORD. (WITH SOME
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS AS WELL!)
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE FROM THOSE LESSONS….
UNA ARAÑA PELUDA
AN “A” IS ADDED TO THE
WORD FOR PELUDA
BECAUSE THE WORD FOR
SPIDER IN SPANISH IS
FEMININE
THE WORD “UNA” TELLS US
THAT THE WORD IS FEMININE
ADDING THIS “A” FOR FEMININE WORDS IS KNOWN AS AN “ AGREEMENT ” – OR
YOU CAN ALSO SAY THAT THE ADJECTIVE MUST AGREE WITH THE NOUN.

WHEN WE ARE DESCRIBING PEOPLE WE MUST ALSO MAKE SURE THE ADJECTIVES AGREE .
DID YOU NOTICE IN THE FIRST SLIDES OF THIS LESSON THAT THE WORDS FOR TALL AND
SHORT IN SPANISH WERE DIFFERENT WHEN DESCRIBING THE MALES AND THE FEMALES?
THE WORDS “ALTO/ALTA” (TALL) AND “BAJO/BAJA” (SMALL) ARE ADJECTIVES SO THEY
AGREE WITH THE PERSON THEY ARE DESCRIBING.
WHEN WE DESCRIBE PEOPLE, FORTUNATELY IT IS OBVIOUS IF A PERSON IS
MASCULINE OR FEMININE !
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PHRASE FOR DESCRIBING SOMEONE WHO IS MEDIUM
HEIGHT? THAT WAS THE SAME FOR BOTH MALES AND FEMALES WASN’T IT?
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE WORD “TALLA” WHICH MEANS “HEIGHT” OR “SIZE”. IT IS
A FEMININE WORD, SO IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE DESCRIBING A MALE OR
FEMALE, IT IS THE WORD, NOT THE PERSON WHICH IS FEMININE.
THIS CAN BE A BIT CONFUSING. ASK YOUR TEACHER TO EXPLAIN IT AGAIN IF YOU
ARE NOT SURE.

SO FAR, WE HAVE LEARNT PHRASES TO DESCRIBE OURSELVES.
THESE ARE THE KEY PHRASES WE HAVE USED SO FAR…
“ME LLAMO” = “MY NAME IS”
“TENGO” = “I HAVE”
“SOY” = “I AM”
NOW IT IS TIME TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE OTHER PEOPLE. THESE ARE THE PHRASES
YOU WILL NEED…
WRITE THIS TITLE IN YOUR BOOKS – “DESCRIBING OTHER PEOPLE”
COPY THE FOLLOWING KEY PHRASES INTO YOUR BOOKS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
“ÉL SE LLAMA” =“HE IS CALLED” OR “HIS NAME IS”
“ELLA SE LLAMA” =“SHE IS CALLED” OR “HER NAME IS”
“EL TIENE” = “HE HAS”
“EL ES” = “HE IS”
“ELLA TIENE” = “SHE HAS”
“ELLA ES” = “SHE IS”
SO “EL” MEANS “HE” AND “ELLA” MEANS “SHE”. THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE HELP YOU
NEED TO MAKE SURE THE ADJECTIVES YOU USE WILL AGREE . THE NEXT SLIDE WILL
SHOW YOU HOW TO USE THESE KEY PHRASES…

“EL SE LLAMA STEPHEN FRY.
EL TIENE LOS OJOS AZULES Y
EL PELO MARRON. EL ES ALTO
THIS MEANS – “HIS NAME IS STEPHEN FRY. HE HAS BLUE EYES AND
BROWN HAIR. HE IS TALL”.
(NOTICE THE AGREEMENTS . THE EXTRA “S” IS ADDED TO THE COLOUR WHEN
DESCRIBING THE EYES.

“ELLA SE LLAMA KYLIE
MINOGUE. ELLA TIENE LOS
OJOS AZULES Y EL PELO
RUBIO. ELLA ES BAJA”
THIS MEANS – “HER NAME IS KYLIE MINOGUE. SHE HAS BLUE EYES AND
BLONDE HAIR. SHE IS SMALL”.
(NOTICE THE AGREEMENTS . THE EXTRA “S” IS ADDED TO THE COLOUR WHEN
DESCRIBING THE EYES ). THE “A” IS ADDED TO THE WORD FOR “SMALL” BECAUSE
KYLIE IS FEMININE.
NOW IT IS YOUR TURN….

MAKE YOUR OWN POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION TO DEMONSTRATE
WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TODAY.
FIND PICTURES OF YOUR FAVOURITE
CELEBRITIES ON GOOGLE AND WRITE
A DESCRIPTION IN FRENCH USING
“ EL ” AND “ ELLA ” AIM FOR 5
SENTENCES CORRECT FOR A LEVEL
3. USE THE EXAMPLES OF STEPHEN
FRY AND KYLIE MINOGUE TO HELP
YOU. USING AGREEMENTS
CORRECTLY WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE
A LEVEL 3.