{"id":735,"date":"2019-05-09T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=735"},"modified":"2019-10-03T00:06:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:06:54","slug":"introduction-to-tengo-que-decidir-mi-futuro","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1\/chapter\/introduction-to-tengo-que-decidir-mi-futuro\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Tengo que decidir mi futuro","rendered":"Introduction to Tengo que decidir mi futuro"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_2493\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/11183332\/9538013691_b0fa74f9e2_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a dog\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> Mi perro es bonito y peque\u00f1o.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn this section you will learn how to describe people both physically and mentally. Now, what verb did we learn in the beginning of the text to describe attributes? To identify someone\/something? To indicate where something is from? If you guessed the verb <i>ser<\/i>\u00a0then you are correct! Remember that <em>ser<\/em> is one of the verbs in Spanish that means \u201cto be.\u201d You will now use this to describe people and things, for example: <span lang=\"es\">Mi perro es bonito y peque\u00f1o<\/span>. (My dog is beautiful and small). Again, something very important to consider is the gender and number of the adjectives. In the example above you can see that <i>perro<\/i>\u00a0is masculine and singular and the adjectives that follow are also masculine and singular. As mentioned in U<span lang=\"es\">nidad 1<\/span>, society has become more aware and sensitive to questions about gender and sexuality. If you or someone you want to describe would like to change their gender form of adjectives from their biological sex, inform your instructor so they are aware.\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3 lang=\"es\">Objetivos<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe people using adjectives of appearance, personality, and nationality<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask and answer questions with <em>\u00bfcu\u00e1ntos?<\/em>\u00a0and <em>\u00bfqui\u00e9n(es)?<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10rBSJaqjIL3Y5SScHtUIyOCh9Mob_wuMn1Pt2VzMU2g\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2493\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\"wp-image-2493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/11183332\/9538013691_b0fa74f9e2_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a dog\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mi perro es bonito y peque\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this section you will learn how to describe people both physically and mentally. Now, what verb did we learn in the beginning of the text to describe attributes? To identify someone\/something? To indicate where something is from? If you guessed the verb <i>ser<\/i>\u00a0then you are correct! Remember that <em>ser<\/em> is one of the verbs in Spanish that means \u201cto be.\u201d You will now use this to describe people and things, for example: <span lang=\"es\">Mi perro es bonito y peque\u00f1o<\/span>. (My dog is beautiful and small). Again, something very important to consider is the gender and number of the adjectives. In the example above you can see that <i>perro<\/i>\u00a0is masculine and singular and the adjectives that follow are also masculine and singular. As mentioned in U<span lang=\"es\">nidad 1<\/span>, society has become more aware and sensitive to questions about gender and sexuality. If you or someone you want to describe would like to change their gender form of adjectives from their biological sex, inform your instructor so they are aware.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3 lang=\"es\">Objetivos<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe people using adjectives of appearance, personality, and nationality<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask and answer questions with <em>\u00bfcu\u00e1ntos?<\/em>\u00a0and <em>\u00bfqui\u00e9n(es)?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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