Are you here? 'Estás' for location
Learning outcomes
I can use 'estás' and 'está' to ask and answer questions about where someone is.
I can distinguish between the key sounds [a] and [u].
- Year 3
Are you here? 'Estás' for location
Learning outcomes
I can use 'estás' and 'está' to ask and answer questions about where someone is.
I can distinguish between the key sounds [a] and [u].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [u] can be practised with source words 'alto' and 'universo'.
- Many city names in the Spanish-speaking world contain the sounds [a] and [u].
- 'Estás' means you are, 'está' means he, she, it is, when talking about location.
- A statement becomes a yes/no question by raising tone of voice at the end.
Keywords
Estás - part of the verb 'estar', 'to be, being', meaning 'you are'
Está - part of the verb 'estar', 'to be, being', meaning 'she, he, it is'
Common misconception
You need to swap word order (the verb and the pronoun) when asking questions in Spanish, like in English.
There is no change to word order when we turn a statement into a question. Instead, you raise your voice at the end.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the greetings with their opposites.
Q2.The teacher asks, 'Lara, ¿Estás presente?' How could Lara answer?
Q3.When you change a statement to a question in Spanish, you ...
Q4.Which of the following words include the [a] sound?
Q5.Change this question to a statement: ¿estás ausente?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the place which includes both the [a] and [u] sound.
Q2.Match the English with the Spanish.
