How are you today? 'Estoy' and 'estás' for states
Learning outcomes
I can say how I and others are feeling today.
I can read and pronounce vowel sounds accurately.
- Year 5
How are you today? 'Estoy' and 'estás' for states
Learning outcomes
I can say how I and others are feeling today.
I can read and pronounce vowel sounds accurately.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The Spanish vowels [a] [e] [i] [o] [u] are pronounced the same no matter where they appear in a word.
- The verb 'estar' (to be, being) is for location and temporary states. 'Estoy' means ‘I am’ and 'estás' means ‘you are’.
- Adjectives ending in -o change to -a for girls, women and feminine nouns. Those ending in -e and -z don’t change.
- 'Estar' can be combined with adjectives to say how you and others are feeling.
Keywords
Vowels - letters [a], [e], [i], [o], [u]
Estar - Spanish verb meaning 'to be, being' used for location or temporary states.
Estoy - part of the Spanish verb 'estar' meaning 'to be, being' meaning 'I am'
Estás - part of the Spanish verb 'estar' meaning 'to be, being' meaning 'you are'
Common misconception
Vowels have the same sounds in Spanish and English.
Vowels are pronounced differently in Spanish. In Spanish, vowels only have one sound and are pronounced in the same way no matter where they appear in a word.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
Q3.Which word could be used to describe a feminine noun?
Q4.Which noun phrase means 'a kind tortoise'?
Q5.Translate into English 'estás nervioso en clase'.
Q6.Translate into Spanish 'I am lost on the beach'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words have just 3 vowel sounds?
Q2.Which word means 'who'?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
