{"id":3668,"date":"2018-04-10T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2021-08-25T10:27:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:27:26","slug":"describing-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/?p=3668","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Describing people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Al estudiar un idioma nuevo, como el ingl\u00e9s, una de las cosas primordiales que se deben aprender es c\u00f3mo describir personas, animales y objetos. A continuaci\u00f3n veremos c\u00f3mo realizar estas descripciones de forma detallada, tanto f\u00edsica como personalmente.<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-667324350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-667324350.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-667324350-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Para describir objetos, animales o personas en ingl\u00e9s se utilizan diferentes estructuras gramaticales seg\u00fan lo que vayamos a describir. Existen dos tipos de preguntas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What + do\/does + subject + look like? \u2192 Para preguntar el aspecto f\u00edsico.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>What + verb to be + subject + like?\u00a0\u2192 Para preguntar la personalidad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n, veremos los aspectos que pueden describirse con su respectiva estructura gramatical.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Describing people \/ Describiendo personas <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Utilizando el verbo to be<\/h3>\n<p>Subject + verb to be + adjective \/ Sujeto + verbo to be (ser, estar) + adjetivo<\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\"><strong>Age \/ Edad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"389\"><strong>Examples \/ Ejemplos <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">Young \/ Joven<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">She is young \/ Ella es joven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">A teenager \/ Un adolescente<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">He is a teenager \/ \u00c9l es un adolescente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">Middle aged \/ De mediana edad<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">My cousin is middle aged \/ Mi prima es de edad mediana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">Old \/ Viejo<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">Mike is old \/ Mike es viejo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">Elderly \/ Anciano<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">My grandfather is elderly \/ Mi abuelo es anciano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">40 years old \/ 40 a\u00f1os de edad<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">I am 40 years old \/ Yo tengo 40 a\u00f1os<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"211\">In his thirties \/ En sus treinta<\/td>\n<td width=\"389\">They are in their thirties \/ Ellos est\u00e1n en sus treinta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\"><strong>Body \/ Cuerpo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"383\"><strong>Examples \/ Ejemplos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Tall \/ Alto<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">He is tall \/ \u00c9l es alto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Short \/ Bajo<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">She is short \/ Ella es baja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Fat \/ Gordo<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">Lily is fat \/ Lily es gorda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Thin \/ Delgado<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">You are thin \/ T\u00fa eres delgado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Strong \/ Fuerte<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">My father is strong \/ Mi padre es fuerte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Weak \/ D\u00e9bil<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">They are weak \/ Ellos son d\u00e9biles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Average height \/ Estatura media<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">I am average height \/ Yo soy de estatura media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\"><strong>Personality \/ Personalidad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"383\"><strong>Examples \/ Ejemplos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Intelligent \/ Inteligente<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">She is intelligent \/ Ella es inteligente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Funny \/ Divertido<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">My brother is funny \/ Mi hermano es divertido<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Serious \/ Serio<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">He is serious \/ \u00c9l es serio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Nice \/ Simp\u00e1tico<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">You are nice \/ T\u00fa eres simp\u00e1tico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Lazy \/ Flojo<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">They are lazy \/ Ellos son flojos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Friendly \/ Amigable<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">I am friendly \/ Yo soy amigable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"215\">Dumb \/ Tonto<\/td>\n<td width=\"383\">Robert is dumb \/ Robert es tonto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Utilizando el verbo to have<\/h3>\n<p>Subject + verb to have + adjective \/ Sujeto + verbo to have (tener) + adjetivo<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\"><strong>Hair \/ Cabello<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Examples \/ Ejemplos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Black hair \/ Cabello negro<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">She has black hair \/ Ella tiene cabello negro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Brown hair \/ Cabello marr\u00f3n<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">I have brown hair \/ Yo tengo cabello marr\u00f3n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Red hair \/ Cabello rojo o pelirrojo<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">He has red hair \/ \u00c9l tiene cabello rojo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Blonde hair \/ Cabello rubio<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">My mother has blonde hair \/ Mi madre tiene cabello rubio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Gray hair \/ Cabello canoso<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">My father has gray hair \/ Mi padre tiene cabello canoso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Long hair \/ Cabello largo<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">They have long hair \/ Ellos tienen cabello largo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Short hair \/ Cabello corto<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">You have short hair \/ T\u00fa tienes cabello corto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Straight hair \/ Cabello liso<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">She has straight hair \/ Ella tiene cabello liso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Wavy hair \/ Cabello ondulado<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">I have wavy hair \/ Yo tengo cabello ondulado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Curly hair \/ Cabello rizado<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">He has curly hair \/ \u00c9l tiene cabello rizado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\"><strong>Face \/ Cara<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Examples \/ Ejemplos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">A beard \/ Una barba<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">He has a beard \/ \u00c9l tiene una barba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">A mustache \/ Un bigote<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">My father has a mustache \/ Mi padre tiene un bigote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Freckles \/ Pecas<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">I have freckles \/ Yo tengo pecas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"225\">Wrinkles \/ Arrugas<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">My mother has wrinkles \/ Mi madre tiene arrugas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3674\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-541288714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-541288714.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-541288714-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Para decir que una persona usa lentes se emplea el verbo wear de la siguiente forma: She wears glasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default sabiasque\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#a8a8b7;border-radius:0px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#DBDBEA;color:#484848;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">\u00bfSab\u00edas qu\u00e9...?<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">Existen excepciones en el uso del verbo to have cuando se habla de cabello. Utilizamos el verbo <em>to be<\/em> para decir que alguien es calvo, por ejemplo: <em>He is bald<\/em> \/ \u00c9l es calvo.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n se puede utilizar el verbo to be para la expresi\u00f3n: <em>She is blonde<\/em> \/ Ella es rubia.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Describing animals \/ Describiendo animales <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>La estructura de las oraciones para describir animales es la misma que se utiliza para describir personas. La diferencia radica en el vocabulario.<\/p>\n<p>Subject (It) + verb to be or to have + adjective \/ Sujeto (It) + verbo to be o to have + adjetivo<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Utilizando el verbo to be <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Utilizando el verbo to have <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Adjectives \/ Adjetivos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Parts of the body \/ Partes del cuerpo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Furry \/ Peludo<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Fur \/ piel de animales peludos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Ferocious \/ Feroz<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Mane \/ Melena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Dangerous \/ Peligroso<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Hooves \/ Pezu\u00f1as<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Poisonous \/ Venenoso<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Tail \/ Cola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Tame \/ Manso<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Claws \/ Garras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Agile \/ \u00c1gil<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Beak \/ Pico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Aggressive \/ Agresivo<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Wings \/ Alas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Domestic \/ Dom\u00e9stico<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Feathers \/ Plumas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Wild \/ Salvaje<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Scales \/ Escamas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Herbivorous \/ Herb\u00edvoro<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Horn \/ Cuerno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Carnivorous \/ Carn\u00edvoro<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Paw \/ Pata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3675\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-535399788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-535399788.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-535399788-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Para describir animales se puede agregar el lugar en donde habitan, por ejemplo: They live in Africa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Describing objects \/ Describiendo objetos <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>La estructura de las oraciones para describir el color, el estampado y la forma de los objetos es la misma que se utiliza para describir personas y animales. Sin embargo, para referirnos al material del cual est\u00e1n hechos se utiliza una expresi\u00f3n diferente.<\/p>\n<p>Subject (It) + verb to be + adjective \/ Sujeto (It) + verbo to be + adjetivo<\/p>\n<p>Subject (It) + verb to be + made of + material \/ Sujeto (It) + verbo to be + made of (est\u00e1 hecho de) + material<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Utilizando el verbo to be<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"299\"><strong>Utilizando made of<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Sharp \/ Afilado<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Acrylic \/ Acr\u00edlico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Wide \/ Ancho<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Cotton \/ Algod\u00f3n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Soft \/ Blando<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Bronze \/ Bronce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Curved \/ Curvo<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Cardboard \/ Cart\u00f3n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Square \/ Cuadrado<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Card \/ Cartulina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Hard \/ Duro<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Ceramic \/ Cer\u00e1mica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Big \/ Grande<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Leather \/ Cuero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Little \/ Peque\u00f1o<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Rubber \/ Goma o caucho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Flat \/ Plano<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Wool \/ Lana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Round \/ Redondo<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Wood \/ Madera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Straight \/ Recto<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Metal \/ Metal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Cylindrical \/ Cil\u00edndrico<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Nylon \/ Nailon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Hot \/ Caliente<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Gold \/ Oro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Cold \/ Fr\u00edo<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Paper \/ Papel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">White \/ Blanco<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Stone \/ Piedra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Dark \/ Oscuro<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Plastic \/ Pl\u00e1stico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Pale \/ P\u00e1lido<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Silver \/ Plata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Flowered \/ Floreado<\/td>\n<td width=\"299\">Silk \/ Seda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3676\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-111911916.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-111911916.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-111911916-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Para describir objetos com\u00fanmente se indica el material con el cual est\u00e1n realizados, por ejemplo: It is made of wood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al estudiar un idioma nuevo, como el ingl\u00e9s, una de las cosas primordiales que se deben aprender es c\u00f3mo describir personas, animales y objetos. A continuaci\u00f3n, veremos c\u00f3mo realizar estas descripciones de forma detallada, tanto f\u00edsicamente como personalmente.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[5068,5067,5061,324,5057,5063,2468,1099,3234,5071,354,5053,5054,5055,1056,114,5072,5056,5062,5066,5073,5065,2372,3844,5069,5070,5058,5064,968,5059,5060],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3668"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19258,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3668\/revisions\/19258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elbibliote.com\/resources\/articulosdestacados\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}