Beginners' Spanish: Getting around
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# 1.2 Actividad

## Actividad 1.2

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.

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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.

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(a) grande, grande | (i) negro, negra
(b) moderno, moderna | (ii) pequeño, pequeña
(c) bonito, bonita | (iii) antiguo, antigua
(d) blanco, blanca | (iv) feo, fea

## Answer

1. 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

2. (a)  – (ii) grande – pequeño; (b) – (iii) moderno – antiguo; (c) – (iv) bonito – feo; (d) – (i) blanco – negro.

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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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