Lesson 9 - Opuestos (Opposites)
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This page: Practice with the adjectives learned in this lesson by creating a "crazy story."

Una Historia Loca
(A Crazy Story)

Reading 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.

• ► dicen = (they) say
• ► casa (f) = house
• ► amor (m) = love
• ► vida (f) = life
• ► hijos = children (sons & daughters)

 

Practice

Section 1
Select the word that matches the picture.

1.     casa amor hijos      

     

 

4.     casa amor hijos      

     

 

5.     casa amor hijos      

     

 

Gathering information

Now we will gather some information to make a silly story. Type words in the following categories into the text boxes below. The computer will fill these answers into a paragraph to make a silly story when you click on the "Finished" button at the end.

1) Enter your first name in the text box.
     

2) Enter one of the personality adjectives from lesson 3 and, if necessary, write it in the format of the gender you identify with (ending in the letter O or A).
     

3) Enter one of the adjectives of emotion and condition from lesson 4 and, if necessary, write it in the format of the gender you identify with (ending in the letter O or A).
     

4) Enter one of the opposite adjectives from this lesson (lesson 9) and, if necessary, write it in the format of the gender you identify with (ending in the letter O or A).
     

5) Enter one of the opposite adjectives from this lesson (lesson 9) and, if necessary, write it in the format of the gender you identify with (ending in the letter O or A).
     

6) Enter the name of a famous person.
     

7) Enter one of the personality adjectives from lesson 3 and, if necessary, write it in the format of the gender of the famous person (ending in the letter O or A).
     

8) Enter a number.
     

9) Enter one of the personality adjectives from lesson 3 in the plural masculine form.
     

10) Enter one of the adjectives of emotion and condition from lesson 4 and write it in the plural masculine form.
     

11) Enter one of the opposite adjectives from this lesson (lesson 9) and, if necessary, write it in the feminine form (ending in the letter A).
     

Now click on the "Finished" button below to enter your information into the story.

Finished

 

Reading

Don't read the paragraph below until after you have entered your information into the text boxes above and clicked on the "Finished" button.

• Me llamo   . Mis amigos dicen que soy   . Hoy estoy   . Tengo un carro   . Mi casa es   . El amor de mi vida es   . Es muy   . Tengo   hijos. Mis hijos son   . Hoy están   . Tenemos una vida   .

 

Writing

Write some sentences using the verbs ser, estar and/or tener and opposite words, personality adjectives from lesson 3 and/or adjectives of emotion and condition from lesson 4.

• Examples:
• Soy trabajadora, pero hoy estoy cansada.
• Tengo dos hijos que son inteligentes.
• Mi casa es pequeña pero cara.

If you want to type a special character (like an accented letter) in the comments section, you could do one of the following . . .

• Select and copy the character that you need → á é í ó ú ü ñ ¿ ¡ Á É Í Ó Ú Ü Ñ « »
• Use special codes on your computer if you have numeric keypad (instructions HERE).
• Type your sentences into the text box below and use the special character buttons provided. Then select and copy your text and paste it into the comments section.

  Don't forget to paste your text into the comments section below!

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Quiz

 

Lesson 9 - Opuestos (Opposites)
Opposites - Adjectives - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz

 

 

 

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