Year 4 - Spanish
How are you? What are you like? 'Estar' and 'ser'
Describe things and people: singular adjective agreement, to be being
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils use reference resources to write picture descriptions inspired by authentic poems, and story adaptations. They learn determiners 'mi' and 'tu', pronouns 'él' and 'ella' and 'tener' with meaning be in the contexts of age, states, friends, favourite things and Christmas.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask and answer questions about how someone is and what someone is like using 'estar' and 'ser'.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondences [gue] gui] can be contrasted with [ge] and [gi].
- There are two ways to say 'you are' in Spanish: 'eres' and 'estás'.
- There are two ways to say 'I am' in Spanish: 'soy' and 'estoy'.
- The subject pronouns for 'I' and 'you' are 'yo' and 'tú'.
- Subject pronouns can be used for clarity and emphasis.
Vocabulary To Learn
- yo: subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- tú: subject pronoun menaing 'you'
- eres: part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'you are', used for general traits
- estás: part of the verb 'estar' meaning 'you are', used for location and temporary state
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is one way to say 'you are' in Spanish, as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondences [gue] gui] can be contrasted with [ge] and [gi]. There are two ways to say 'you are' in Spanish: 'eres' and 'estás'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'yo'
subject pronoun meaning 'I'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: There is one way to say 'you are' in Spanish, as in English. Correction: There are two ways to say 'you are' in Spanish. 'Eres' is part of the verb 'ser' and used for general traits. 'Estás' is part of the verb 'estar' and used for location and temporary states.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Age: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- At the zoo: adjective agreement Study Guide
- At the zoo: writing using a word list for reference Study Guide
- Belongings: determiners 'mi' and 'tu' Study Guide
- Christmas celebrations in Peru Study Guide
- Friends: subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis Study Guide
- I'm hungry: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- My favourite things Study Guide
- Poems with pictures: arriba, abajo, en medio Study Guide
- Reference resources: understand symbols for nouns Study Guide
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