# 1.2 Actividad

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## 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.

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

### Answer

1. Here is a possible answer:

   cultural cultural , espectacular spectacular, moderno modern , audiovisuales audiovisual, enorme enormous, metálica metallic/metal, blanca white , interactivo interactive, precioso beautiful, gigante gigantic

2. (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 edificio moderno

- la casa moderna

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 grande la plaza grande

- el complejo cultural la actividad cultural

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