DESCRIBING MY EYES: los ojos ¿De que color son tus ojos? Tener = to have Tengo = I have TENGO LOS OJOS AZULES = I HAVE BLUE EYES TENGO LOS OJOS MARRONES / TENGO LOS OJOS CASTAÑOS = I HAVE BROWN EYES TENGO LOS OJOS VERDES = I HAVE GREEN EYES TENGO LOS OJOS AVELLANOS = I HAVE HAZEL EYES

TENGO EL PELO RUBIO = I HAVE BLOND HAIR SOY RUBIO(A) = I’M BLOND “DESCRIBING MY HAIR”: EL PELO ¿De qué color es tu pelo? TENGO EL PELO RUBIO = I HAVE BLOND HAIR SOY RUBIO(A) = I’M BLOND TENGO EL PELO CASTAÑO = I HAVE BROWN HAIR SOY CASTAÑO(A) = I’M BRUNETTE TENGO EL PELO NEGRO = I HAVE BLACK HAIR SOY NEGRO(A) = I’M DARK HAIRED AND SKINNED TENGO EL PELO PELIRROJO = I HAVE RED HAIR SOY PELIRROJO(A) = I’M RED HAIRED (HEADED) TENGO EL PELO OSCURO = I’ HAVE DARK HAIR

TENGO EL PELO LARGO= I HAVE LONG HAIR TENGO EL PELO RIZADO = I HAVE CURLY HAIR TENGO EL PELO CORTO= I HAVE SHORT HAIR TENGO EL PELO DE MEDIO CORTO= I HAVE MEDIUM LENGTH HAIR TENGO EL PELO LACIO = I HAVE STRAIGHT HAIR SOY CALVO = I’M BALD

THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE YOUR EYES IN SPANISH. MIS OJOS SON AZULES = MY EYES ARE BLUE

TENGO LOS OJOS AZULES = I HAVE BLUE EYES DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE COLOR WORDS IN SPANISH WHEN DESCRIBING EYES? LOOK AGAIN AT THESE TWO EXAMPLES… TENGO LOS OJOS AZULES = I HAVE BLUE EYES THE COLOR ALSO HAS AN “S”! THIS IS BECAUSE THE COLOR WORD IS BEING USED TO DESCRIBE EYES MORE THAN ONE OF SOMETHING IS KNOWN AS “PLURAL”. ADDING THIS EXTRA “S” WHEN DESCRIBING SOMETHING THAT IS PLURAL IS KNOWN AS “AGREEMENT”.

= TENGO LOS OJOS VERDES Y EL PELO CASTAÑO Y CORTO When DESCRIBING YOURSELF, THE WORDS FOR EYE COLOR, HAIR COLORS AND STYLES CAN BE COMBINED IN ONE SENTENCE. TENGO LOS OJOS VERDES Y EL PELO CASTAÑO Y CORTO = I HAVE GREEN EYES AND SHORT, BROWN HAIR.

TO DESCRIBE ANOTHER PERSON’S HAIR / EYES YOU CAN USE…. TIENE los ojos marrones y el pelo castaño y corto. OR ES castaño. TIENE los ojos marrones y el pelo corto. TIENE = HE HAS / SHE HAS / YOU FORMAL HAVE

1.Tengo el pelo negro y largo *COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE TO DESCRIBE EYES AND HAIR- Look at the example 1.Tengo el pelo negro y largo The next two slide present hair descriptors. I have always used gestures for teaching hair as you can elicit the language you want to practise with them very quickly and easily if you do. Works v well for corto, largo, liso, rizado, ondulado, al rape 2.Tengo el ….. largo y rubio Tengo el pelo largo y …….

Tengo el pelo corto, ……. y ………… Tengo el pelo ….. y ……. Tengo ……. corto y marrón Tengo el pelo corto, ……. y …………

Más vocabulario what color are your eyes? What color is your hair? What color are his/ her eyes? What color are ____’s eyes? What color is his / her hair? What color is _____,s hair? ¿De qué color son tus ojos? ¿De qué color es tu pelo? ¿De qué color son sus ojos? ¿De qué color son los ojos de ___? ¿De qué color es su pelo? ¿De qué color es el pelo de ___? Learning homework as appropriate – can be tested following week.