Lesson 10 - Descripción de Personas (Describing People)
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This page: Practice with vocabulary for describing people and the verbs ser, estar and tener in this dialogue about a young woman looking for a date for a school dance.
Baile Escolar
(School Dance)
Dialogue Lesson
Key Vocabulary
The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.
- ► pareja (f) = couple, partner, date (referring to the person)
- ► baile (m) = dance (referring to the event or activity)
- ► próximo (próxima) = next
- ► semana (f) = week
- ► ¿De verdad? = Really?
- ► su = his/her/your
- ► personalidad (f) = personality
- ► Está bien. = Okay.
- ► suena = he/she/it sounds
- ► perfecto (perfecta) = perfect
Practice
Section 1
Select the correct translation.
Listening
Listen to the dialogue and select which picture sounds like the young man she describes. Click on the correct picture.
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Dialogue
Now read the dialogue.
- LUPE - Necesito una pareja para el baile de la escuela de la próxima semana.
- MATEO - Tengo un amigo que es muy simpático.
- LUPE - ¿De verdad?
- MATEO - Sí. Se llama José. Es alto y delgado. Tiene el pelo negro y lacio y los ojos cafés.
- LUPE - ¿Cómo es su personalidad?
- MATEO - Es un poco tímido, pero muy simpático.
- LUPE - Está bien. ¡Suena perfecto!
Practice
Section 2
Select True or False for each statement about the dialogue.
Dictation
Dictations are great for practicing listening and spelling in Spanish. Click on "Listen" to hear the dictation of a sentence. The sentence will be read once quickly and then repeated slowly with pauses to write the words. Write the sentence in the textbox. Click on "Check" to check your answer. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
Lesson 10 - Descripción de Personas (Describing People)
Physical Descriptions - ser/estar/tener - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
Important Links
Pronouns - Pronunciation - Verbs
