
Writing Tener characteristic descriptions
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Writing Tener characteristic descriptions
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Part I: Verb
1.) "Tiene" or "No tiene"
Tiene= "He has" or "She has"
No tiene= "He doesn't have" or
"She doesn't have"
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Example Descriptions
Tiene la barba.
No tiene el bigote.
Mario tiene el pelo gris.
Mario no tiene las gafas.
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Part II: Noun
Nouns from our vocabulary: Las pecas, las arrugas, la barba, el bigote, los frenillos, las gafas, **los ojos**, **el pelo**.
**Los ojos & el pelo will need adjectives to further describe what type of hair or eyes.**
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Poll
Which of the nouns from our vocabulary do YOU have?
El bigote
Los frenillos
Las pecas
Las gafas
None of these
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Part III: Adjectives
Adjectives from our vocabulary:
*Colors (Negro, rojo, marrón, rubio, verde, azul, de color avellana, moreno, gris.)
*Length (Largo or corto)
*Type (Rizado, ondulado, liso)
**Adjectives in Spanish come AFTER the noun)
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Poll
Which adjectives best describe your hair. Check all that apply.
Largo
Corto
Rizado
Ondulado
Liso
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Multiple Choice
Find the image to illustrate the description:
"Tiene el pelo corto."
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Multiple Choice
Find the image that best illustrates:
Tiene el pelo rubio.
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Multiple Choice
Find the image that best illustrates:
Los ojos de color avellanas.
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Open Ended
Write one Spanish description for Victor.
Start with "Tiene" to say "He has"
Give a noun
Add an adjective to describe the noun if appropriate.
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Example Answers
Tiene las gafas.
Tiene los ojos verdes
Tiene la barba.
Tiene pelo moreno.
Tiene pelo corto.
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Open Ended
Write a Spanish description of Alfredo. Some helping words are in the word bank.
Start with "Tiene" to say "He has"
Give a noun
Add an adjective to describe the noun if appropriate.
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Example answers:
Tiene el pelo rubio.
Tiene el bigote.
Tiene las gafas.
Tiene los ojos de color avellanas.
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Poll
How well can you write a Spanish description with our vocabulary at this point?
Not at all
Not very well
Okay, but needs work
Pretty well
Very well
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Open Ended
What parts of writing descriptions are you still confused about or having trouble with doing correctly?
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