Lectura Unidad 6
Lectura Unidad 6
characteristics that make them different. You will be able to talk about the
uniqueness of your features and your family members’ features using adjectives
and possessive nouns.
I’m 378
years old.
I’m very old.
I have long,
straight, black
and white hair.
I’m a
beautiful
child.
She is white. She has very pale skin. She is black. He has dark skin.
Eyes Blues eyes Green eyes Brown eyes Dark eyes
Here are some of the expressions used to ask and answer questions to describe
people.
Be + adjective
Form:
Subject + be + adjective (Word that describe features, example: tall,
muscular)
Examples:
My husband is bald.
He is very muscular.
“Look alike” is also used to ask if two people are similar in appearance.
Form:
Do + subject #1 + and + subject #2 + look alike?
Examples:
Do Anna and Rita look alike?
Possible answer: Yes. They’re identical twins.
Note:
People often confuse these two questions:
What is your brother like? = What kind of person is he? Personality
Possible answer: He is nice/smart/serious/friendly/confident/shy...
What does he look like? = Can you describe his physical appearance?
Possible answer: He is tall and slim.
This is my family
Bother
Mother Father
Sister
Me
This is my family
You will find this family vocabulary useful when talking about your family
members.
Nonetheless, the verb that is used after the noun needs to be in agreement with the
noun. This means that, if the noun is singular then the verb should be used in its
singular form.
Examples:
Note:
Its (NO apostrophe) = possessive adjective
Examples:
Possessive nouns are used to show ownership. By adding an apostrophe (') or ('s)
to the end of a noun we can indicate relation of ownership or associations. A
possessive noun is a noun that shows who or what has something.
Examples:
Note:
For people's names that end in "s" you can write (') at the end, or add ('s).
For example:
Carlos' job is in marketing.
Or
Carlos's job is in marketing.
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