4.04 ¿Cómo son ellos?
● All quizzes, exams and DBAs are open notes.
● 10 questions on the quiz. 3 are based on audios.
LISTENING STRATEGIES for questions for audios
1. Take notes while you listen.
2. Write down words you can understand.
3. Write names of people: for example Paulina and the reader
4. Write the characteristics and likes and dislikes of both next to their names
español inglés
Use the lessons pages 2 & 5 for the Spanish
translations. Do not use a translator.
amable polite/ well-mannered
trabajador/trabajadora hard working (masculine/feminine)
antipático not pleasant (masculine/feminine)
perezoso lazy (masculine/feminine)
amigable friendly
serio/seria serious (masculine/feminine)
estricto/estricta strict (masculine/feminine)
divertido/divertida funny /fun (masculine/feminine)
¿Quién?/¿Quiénes? who? (singular/plural)
¿Por qué? why?
Porque because
tímido timid (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
elegante elegant (true cognate)
generoso generous (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
simpático likable/nice (false cognate) (masculine/feminine)
responsable responsible (true cognate)
activo/activa active (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
también also (too)
Questions in Spanish -three ways to ask questions pages 3 & 6
1. Yes/no question: Add ¿ and ? to a statement: ¿Andrea es alta? (Andrea is tall?)
2. Yes/no question: Invert the subject and verb: ¿Es Andrea alta? (Is Andrea tall?)
3. Open-ended question: Use a question word: ¿Cómo es Andrea? (What is Andrea like?)
Lesson 4.04 page 1
● All quizzes, exams and DBAs are open notes.
● 10 questions on the quiz. 3 are based on audios.
LISTENING STRATEGIES for questions for audios
1. Take notes while you listen.
2. Write down words you can understand.
3. Write names of people: for example Paulina and the reader
4. Write the characteristics and likes and dislikes of both next to their names
español inglés
Use the lessons pages 2 & 5 for the Spanish
translations. Do not use a translator.
amable polite/ well-mannered
trabajador/trabajadora hard working (masculine/feminine)
antipático not pleasant (masculine/feminine)
perezoso lazy (masculine/feminine)
amigable friendly
serio/seria serious (masculine/feminine)
estricto/estricta strict (masculine/feminine)
divertido/divertida funny /fun (masculine/feminine)
¿Quién?/¿Quiénes? who? (singular/plural)
¿Por qué? why?
Porque because
tímido timid (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
elegante elegant (true cognate)
generoso generous (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
simpático likable/nice (false cognate) (masculine/feminine)
responsable responsible (true cognate)
activo/activa active (true cognate) (masculine/feminine)
también also (too)
Questions in Spanish -three ways to ask questions pages 3 & 6
1. Yes/no question: Add ¿ and ? to a statement: ¿Andrea es alta? (Andrea is tall?)
2. Yes/no question: Invert the subject and verb: ¿Es Andrea alta? (Is Andrea tall?)
3. Open-ended question: Use a question word: ¿Cómo es Andrea? (What is Andrea like?)
Lesson 4.04 page 1
