SPO103 WORKBOOK

Student name:

Student ID:

Welcome to your workbook for:

SPO103 – Describing people.

1. Make a copy of this document:
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CONTENTS

ACTIVITY 2C

ACTIVITY 2D

ACTIVITY 3B

ACTIVITY 4C

ACTIVITY 5A

ACTIVITY 5C

ACTIVITY 6D

ACTIVITY 8A

ACTIVITY 8B

ACTIVITY 8C
ACTIVITY 8D

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UNIDAD 2: ACTIVITY 2C – DESCRIBING EYES AND HAIR

In each of the four boxes draw a face which matches the description. In
the last two boxes, draw two different faces of your own and describe
them in Spanish.

1. Tiene el pelo largo, 2. Tiene el pelo corto, 3. Tiene los ojos

rubio y liso. Tiene negro y rizado. verdes. Tiene el
los ojos marrones. Tiene los ojos pelo largo, rizado y
azules. es pelirroja.

4. Tiene los ojos 5. Tiene el pelo 6. Tiene el pelo

castaños. No tiene largo, marrones corto, rubio y
pelo. y liso. Tiene los rizardo. Tiene
ojos azules. los ojos verdes.

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ACTIVITY 2D – WRITING PRACTICE

Write a letter introducing yourself and your best friend. Include the
following information:

 Name
 Age
 Nationality
 Physical descriptions
 Finish your letter with three questions and sign off with a greeting

For example:

¡Hola!

Me llamo Soledad Salamanca, tengo 15 años y soy de México, soy

mexicana pero vivo en Christchurch, Nueva Zelanda. Soy alta y delgada,
tengo los ojos castaños y el pelo largo y rizado.

Mi amigo se llama Manuel y tiene 16 años. Manuel es de España, es

español, pero vive en Christchurch, Nueva Zelanda. ¿Y tú? ¿Cómo te
llamas? ¿De dónde eres? ¿Cómo eres?

Hasta la próxima

Soledad 

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UNIDAD 3: ACTIVITY 3B – BUSCADO- WANTED

Listen to the radio message and design a wanted poster based on the
message. Include a drawing of the person and include any other
information in Spanish.

ACTIVITY 3D:

Fill in the table with information, in English, about Pablo and his friends.

Name Physical description Character description

Pablo

Martín

Daniel

Eliza

María Teresa
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UNIDAD 4: ACTIVITY 4C

Think of someone in your family. How would you describe him/her? Write a few sentences in your
Workbook. You can use Rangi’s description of her family to help you.

Include this information in your description of your person.

 Name
 Relationship to you
 Character description
 Nationality
 Age

Start typing here …

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work.

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UNIDAD 5: ACTIVITY 5A

Design your own family tree in the space below.

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UNIDAD 5: ACTIVITY 5C

Read the text and answer the questions briefly in English.

La tía de Pedro, Margarita, es chilena. Ella es muy simpática, es alta y

delgada. Tiene el pelo corto, marrón y liso. Su color favorito es el
morado. Pedro es alto también, pero él no es delgado, él es gordo y tiene
el pelo largo y rizado. A Pedro le gusta el color rojo, pero su color
favorito es el amarillo.
1. Where is Pedro’s aunt from?

2. What is she like?

3. What is her favourite colour?

Morado/

4. What is Pedro like?

5. What is his favourite colour?

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UNIDAD 6: ACTIVITY 6D – TU MASCOTA

¿Tienes una mascota? Do you have a pet?

¿Cómo es? What does it look like?
1. If you have a pet, write a description here. You may also attach a
photo if you like.
2. If you don’t have a pet, you can still write a description. Maybe of a
pet you would like to have?

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UNIDAD 8: ACTIVITY 8A – FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS

Describe two people in your family (for example your parents,

grandparents, or your brothers and sisters). You can use Rangi’s
descriptions on the audio as a model for your writing. Use the verb ‘ser’
and ‘tener’ and adjectives in your writing. Include this information in your
description of each person.
 Name
 Relationship to you
 Character description
 Nationality
 Age

Start typing here …

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work.

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UNIDAD 8: ACTIVITY 8B – PET DESCRIPTIONS

Read the text and answer the questions about María’s pets.

Tengo tres animales en mi casa: un perro, un pájaro y un gato. Mi perro

es muy simpático, su nombre es Pinocho. Él es negro y blanco, es
grande y tiene los ojos marrones, sus orejas son largas.

También tengo un pájaro, se llama Lili. Mi pájaro es pequeño, es verde y

rojo. Tiene los ojos marrones.

Mi gato se llama Chapuzón y es muy divertido. Tiene los ojos verdes y es

gris y blanco.

1. How many pets does María have?

2. What is her cat’s name?

3. What is it like?

4. Describe her dog.

5. What colour is her bird?

6. What’s its name?

Your teacher will assess this

work.

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UNIDAD 8: ACTIVITY 8C – LISTENING ASSESSMENT

Fill in the chart with the information Patricia tells you about several
members of her family. Write brief answers in English. There may not be
information for every column for every person.Vivir = to live

Name Relationshi Physical Character Nationality Age

p to description description
Patricia

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UNIDAD 8: ACTIVITY 8D – SPEAKING ASSESSMENT

Describe what you look like and what you are like. Also include what
your favourite colour is. Do all this in Spanish of course!
Here are some ideas what you could include:

 your name
 how tall you are
 hair and eye colour
 if you wear glasses
 your favourite colour
 if you have an animal: what animal you have (and maybe a brief
description of your pet)
 anything else relevant to the topic.

You can:

 record it as an audio file

 make a video
 add a photo of your family or pet as well.

When your work for this lesson is ready, remember to upload it to the
dropbox for your teacher to mark.

If you are making a recording or video, remember to save it with your

name and module number and put it in the Dropbox.

Well done. End of workbook and end of module.

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