In this activity you are going to use adjectives to describe buildings.
1 Here are some adjectives taken from the text. Translate them into English. Consult the Spanish section of the dictionary if you wish.
Traduzca.
cultural | metálica |
espectacualr | blanca |
moderno | interactivo |
audiovisuales | precioso |
enorme | gigante |
2 Match the words in the column on the left with their opposites in the column on the right.
Enlace las dos columnas.
(a) grande, grande | (i) negro, negra |
(b) moderno, moderna | (ii) pequeño, pequeña |
(c) bonito, bonita | (iii) antiguo, antigua |
(d) blanco, blanca | (iv) feo, fea |
Here is a possible answer:
cultural cultural, espectacular spectacular, moderno modern, audiovisuales audiovisual, enorme enormous, metálica metallic/metal , blancawhite, interactivo interactive, precioso beautiful, gigante gigantic
(a) – (ii) grande – pequeño; (b) – (iii) moderno – antiguo; (c) – (iv) bonito – feo; (d) – (i) blanco – negro.
ADJECTIVE ENDINGS (GENDER)
You will remember that an adjective changes according to whether the noun it refers to is masculine (e.g. el edificio – ‘building’ ) or feminine (e.g. la casa– ‘house’ ):
el edifici o modern o
la cas a modern a
When adjectives refer to a masculine noun, they end in - o.
When they refer to a feminine noun, they end in - a.
However, adjectives that end in - e or in a consonant have the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns:
el país grand e la plaza grand e
el complejo cultura l la actividad cultura l
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