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Greetings in the Spanish-speaking world: 'estar' 1st and 3rd person singular

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I can use ‘estoy’ and ‘está’ to describe the location of myself and others.

I can recognise and pronounce [a].

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Greetings in the Spanish-speaking world: 'estar' 1st and 3rd person singular

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I can use ‘estoy’ and ‘está’ to describe the location of myself and others.

I can recognise and pronounce [a].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [a] is pronounced as in 'alto'.
  2. 'Estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for location.
  3. 'Estoy' and 'está' are the 1st and 3rd person singular forms of 'estar'.
  4. 'Hola' means 'hello' and 'hasta luego' means 'bye'.

Keywords

  • [a] - pronounced as in 'alto'

  • Estar - to be, being

  • Está - part of 'to be, being' meaning 'she, he, it is'

  • Estoy - part of 'to be, being' meaning 'I am'

Common misconception

[a] is pronounced the same in Spanish and English.

Whilst the [a] sound varies in English, in different words and in different places, it is only pronounced as in 'alto' in Spanish.

Make the final interpreting task more interactive by placing students in pairs to take turns interpreting for each other.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words are verbs?

Correct answer: talk
dog
green
Correct answer: listen
Spain

Q2.
A verb is an word.

Correct Answer: action

Q3.
Select the 1st person verbs.

Correct answer: I go
you talk
Correct answer: I am
she reads
it works

Q4.
Select the 3rd person verbs.

Correct answer: he plays
I walk
Correct answer: she visits
Correct answer: it moves
you learn

Q5.
Singular verbs refer to how many people?

Correct answer: 1
2
3

Q6.
Match the verbs with the grammatical persons.

Correct Answer:I read,1st person singuar

1st person singuar

Correct Answer:she reads,3rd person singular

3rd person singular

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which English word best reflects the [a] sound in Spanish?

bar
crate
halt
Correct answer: cat
grain

Q2.
True or false? The [a] sound in Spanish varies like it does in English.

Correct Answer: false

Q3.
The verb 'estar' is used for ...

time
profession
Correct answer: location

Q4.
Match up the Spanish and English words.

Correct Answer:estar,to be, being

to be, being

Correct Answer:estoy,I am

I am

Correct Answer:está,she, he, it is

she, he, it is

Q5.
What is the English meaning of 'hasta luego'?

Correct Answer: bye, see you later, goodbye

Q6.
What is the Spanish for 'hello'?

Correct Answer: hola

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UnitSpanish / Identity: 'estar' and 'ser'

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