The Spanish I class document provides instructions for an activity where students describe two family members using adjectives, then practice using possessive adjectives by sharing descriptions with a partner and changing the possessive adjective when repeating what their partner said. The document also reviews Spanish possessive adjectives and how they agree in number with the nouns they modify.

1. ESPAÑOL I – SR. JOHNSTON
martes, el veintidós de enero del 2012

2. PARA EMPEZAR – 5 MINUTOS
EN TU CUADERNO:
 Describe dos miembros de tu familia.
 Usa de cuatro a seis adjetivos.
 ejemplo:
 “Mi padre es gordo e inteligente.”
 “Mis abuelos son viejos, bajos e interesantes.”
 Useful vocabulary:
 Adjectives and nationalities (p.89)

3. *notas
Possessive adjectives like descriptive
adjectives, are words that are used to qualify people,
places, or things. Possessive adjectives express the
quality of ownership or possession.
SPANISH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AGREE IN NUMBER WITH
THE NOUNS THEY MODIFY!! (singular / plural).
SINGULAR PLURAL FORMS MEANING
FORMS
mi mis my
tu tus your
su sus his, her, its, your (form)
nuestro/a nuestros/as our
su sus their, your 3.2-3

4. *NOTAS
 Because su and sus have multiple meanings
(your, his, her, their, its), you can avoid confusion
by using this clarifying construction instead:
[article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun].
You can also say: los parientes de Yamilex (the subject’s name)

5. Provide the appropriate form of each possessive adjective. The first
item in each column has been done for you.
1. mi
Es _____ (my) libro. 1. Sus
_____ (Her) primos son franceses.
2. _____ (My) familia es dominicana. 2. _____(Our) primos son canadienses.
3. _____(Your, fam.) esposo es italiano. 3. Son _____ (their) lápices.
4. _____(Our) profesor es español. 4. _____(Their) nietos son japoneses.
5. Es _____ (her) reloj. 5. Son _____ (our) plumas.
6. Es _____ (your, fam.) mochila. 6. Son _____ (my) papeles.
7. Es _____ (your, form.) maleta. 7. _____(My) amigas son inglesas.
8. _____(Their) sobrina es alemana. 8. Son _____ (his) cuadernos.

6. ACTIVIDAD: DESCRIBE DOS
MIEMBROS DE TU FAMILIA
 Turn to a partner and share your descriptions of
family members.
 Repeat what your partner tells you, making sure
to change the possessive adjective:
 (mi padre tu padre / mis abuelos tus abuelos)
 Tell the class about one of your partner’s family
members, making sure to change the possessive
adjective:
 (su padre / sus abuelos)
 or using the clarifying construction:
 (el padre de Mateo / los abuelos de Mateo)

7. ACTIVIDAD: DESCRIBE DOS
MIEMBROS DE TU FAMILIA
 Turn to a partner and share your descriptions of
family members.
 Repeat what your partner tells you, making sure
to change the possessive adjective:
 (mi padre tu padre / mis abuelos tus abuelos)
 Tell the class about one of your partner’s family
members, making sure to change the possessive
adjective:
 (su padre / sus abuelos)
 or using the clarifying construction:
 (el padre de Mateo / los abuelos de Mateo)