UNIT 3

TITTLE:
FAVORITE PEOPLE

TOPICS:
1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
2. ADJECTIVES
3.  FAMILY
4. EXPRESSION "REALLLY?"

VOCABULARY

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES My        mi His        Su (de él) Her       Su (de ella) Its       Su (de ello- animal o cosa) Your     Tu (de ti o de ustedes) Our      Nuestro (de nosotros) Their    Su (de ellos)	INFORMATION QUESTIONS How are you? Cómo estás? Where are you from? De dónde eres? How old are you? Cuántos años tiénes? Who’s this? Quién es éste/ está? Where’s she from? De dónde es ella? (Nationality) What’s she like? Cómo es ella? What are they like? Cómo son ellos? What are your parents like? Cómo son tus padres? What is your teacher like? Cómo e stu professor/a? Where are they today? Dónde están ellos hoy? What are their names? Cuáles son sus nombres?
FAMILY Grand-parents  Abuelos Grandmother   Abuela Grandfather     Abuelo Granchildren    Nietos Granddaughter Nieta Grandson          Nieto Parents             Padres Father               Padre Mother             Madre Dad                   Pa Mom                 Ma Son                    Hijo Daughter           Hija      Wife                   Esposa Husband            Esposo    Brother              Hermano Sister                  Hermana Aunt                   Tía  Uncle                 Tío Niece                 Sobrina Nephew             Sobrino     Cousin                Primo/ prima Father in Law     Suegro Step mother      Madrastra	ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PERSONALITY Nice: Agradable, lindo Outgoing: extrovertido Shy: Timido Smart/ Intelligent: inteligente Insteresting: Interesante Lazy: perezoso Fun: Divertido Active: she likes to play sport or do physical things. Bright: she is intelligent. Extroverted: she is very outgoing. She likes to be the centre of attention. Funny: she makes people laugh. Generous: she likes to ‘give’ to help others. Honest: she tells the truth. Imaginative: she has a good imagination. Jealous: (negative) she wants what other people have. She doesn’t like others to succeed Kind: nice, gentle and helpful Lazy: (negative) she doesn’t like to work or exercise. She’s happy doing nothing. Moody: (negative) she often becomes angry and unfriendly because she is unhappy. Naughty: (negative): usually for children) her behaviour is bad. Optimistic: she is a positive person and positive about the future. Pessimistic: she is a negative person. She thinks things will end badly. The opposite of optimistic. Quiet: she doesn’t say much. She prefers to listen. Rude: (negative) she is not polite and she offends people. Sensible: she has good common sense and judgment. Thoughtful: she carefully thinks about other people and how to help them. Upbeat: she is positive and in a good mood. Friendly: AMigable Violent: (negative) she will hurt you. She is aggressive…so be careful! Wonderful: she is great! Youthful: she is young at heart. Zany: she is a little crazy, but in a fun way.

1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Watch this explanation about Possessive adjectives (My your, his, her, its, their, our)
La explicación de este tema es solo hasta el minuto 4:25 del video

Visita esta página y escucha el dialogo. Pay attention to the possessive adjectives
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit2/page4.htm

Look at the POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES in this conversation

2.ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PERSONALITY

QUESTIONS

To ask about people´s physical appearance we say:  (Para preguntar acerca de La apariencia física, decimos:) 

      WHAT + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + LOOK LIKE?

• What do you look like?
• What does he look like?
• What does she look like?
• What do they look like?

To ask about people´s character we say: (para preguntar acerca del caracter o personalidad, decimos:)

      WHAT + BE (am, is, are) + SUBJECT +  LIKE?

• What are you like?
• What is he like?
• What is Ana  like?
• What are your cats  like?

Adjectives to decribe personality

Adjetivos para describir la personalidad

ambitious		amusing		boring		brave		careless		cautious
ambicioso/a		jocoso, divertida/o		aburrido/a		valiente		descuidado		prudente
changeable		charming		cheerful		critical		creative		cruel
cambiante		encantadora		jovial		crítico/a		creativo/a		cruel
disorganized		efficient		energetic		forgetful		friendly		generous
desordenado/a		eficiente		enérgico/a		olvidadizo/a		amistosa/o		generoso/a
hardworking		imaginative		impatient		industrious		interesting		irritable
trabajador/a		imaginativo/a		impaciente		emprendedor		interesante		irritable
lazy		level-headed		loyal		moody		outgoing		patient
haragán/a		centrado/a		leal		malhumorado/a		extrovertido/a		paciente
polite		punctual		quiet		reliable		rude		sad
amable		puntual		tranquilo/a		confiable		grosero		triste
serious		shy		stingy		strange		strict		stubborn
serio/a		tímido/a		tacaño/a		raro/a, extraño/a		estricto/a		terco
two-faced		talkactive		unfriendly		untrustworthy		violent		What about you?
falso		locuaz		antipático		indigno de confianza		violento		¿Como eres tú?

Tomado de http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/adj_ing_ed.htm


Here there are some other adjectives to describe people's personality

3. FAMILY

Watch this video and practice the pronunciation of the vocabulary about family

4. EXPRESSIÓN "REALLY?"

This expression is used to show surprise or interest in what somebody is saying.
esta expresión se usa para mostrar interes o sorpresa a cerca de lo que alguien nos está diciendo.

Example.

Jim: My best friend is a painter
Anne: Really? what are his paintings like?

Tom: This is my grandpa
Yenny: Really?  How old is he? he looks great!

Mary: Look at this pictures. They are really old
John: Really? Who's this? your great grandmother?

Observen en las primeras lineas de esta conversación, la entoncación de la expresión REALLY?
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