Spanish verb meaning 'to be' for states and locations

C2 - example -  Dos niños viven felices con sus padres en un pueblo cerca de ...

C2 - 1 … mala, otras personas en su pueblo sufren también. Un día a la una ...

C2 - 2 ... en el suelo, sin respirar. «Mamá, ¿estás bien?», grita un niño, ...

C2 - 3 … pálida y fría. Todos están ...

C2 - 4 … muy tristes. Después de unos meses, el padre invita a otra señora a ...

C2 - 5 … extraña y me mira fría». El otro responde, «Sí, pero tenemos que ...

Extended reading (Ayaymamá)

Spanish

This unit introduces 'gustar'-type verbs in the context of giving opinions about something. Exploitation of the text 'Ayaymamá' provides consolidation of ‘ser’ for traits and ‘estar’ for state/location. Key sounds revisited are rr, r, silent h.

Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Write in Spanish: 'the child (m) is pale'.

Write in Spanish: 'the child (f) is short'.

Order the words to say: 'I follow him and I stop her'.

Write in English: '¿Tú conoces a Aisha?'

Write in Spanish: 'I leave the book here'.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Extended reading (Ayaymamá)

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.