Choose the verb for the description
Use for a characteristic: . Use for hair and eyes: . Use for glasses or clothing: . These are different patterns; do not copy English “has brown hair” without noticing Spanish .
Agreement still matters
describes a woman; , a man. Hair is masculine singular: . Eyes are masculine plural: . The adjective describes the body part here, not its owner.
Clara es alta y tiene los ojos azules.Clara is tall and has blue eyes.
Elvira lleva gafas.Elvira wears glasses.
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Choose the form for the message
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ana alta.
Ana is tall.
Javier el pelo negro.
Javier has black hair.
Clara tiene los ojos .
Clara has blue eyes.
Elvira gafas.
Elvira wears glasses.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete a useful exchange
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ana tiene el pelo .
Ana has curly hair.
Javier es .
Javier is tall.
Marta tiene los ojos .
Marta has brown eyes.
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
What is your neighbour like?
My sister wears glasses.
He or she has short hair.
Practice 4/5 · Matching
Connect the message and its meaning
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps
Check the contrast in a new context
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Los ojos son y el pelo es .
The eyes are brown and the hair is black.
Unit complete
