How is Sofía? Using 'está' to say how someone is today
Learning outcomes
I can use a range of adjectives to understand how someone is feeling today.
I can read aloud and distinguish between the key sounds [a] [o] and [u].
- Year 3
How is Sofía? Using 'está' to say how someone is today
Learning outcomes
I can use a range of adjectives to understand how someone is feeling today.
I can read aloud and distinguish between the key sounds [a] [o] and [u].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [a], [o] and [u] can be practised with many place names in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Masculine adjectives that end in ‘o’ change to an ‘a’ when the person or animal being described is female.
- Adjectives ending in –e or -z can describe a female and male person or animal; they do not change.
Keywords
Está - part of the verb 'estar' - 'to be, being' - meaning 'she, he, it is'
Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun
[a] - pronounced as in 'casa'
[o] - pronounced as in 'dos'
[u] - pronounced as in 'universo'
Common misconception
Adjectives ending in -e and -z change to -a when the person or animal described is female.
When an adjective ends in –e or -z , it can describe a female and male person or animal. It does not change.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish.
Q2.Match up the English and Spanish.
Q3.Which word contains all three sounds [e], [i] and [o]?
Q4.¿Cómo estás hoy? Answer as if you are Sofia and say, 'I am curious';.
Q5.Match up the English and Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words would contain all three key sounds [a], [o], [u] if they were describing a female?
Q2.Match to complete the rules.
Q3.Which of these adjectives could you use to describe a female subject?
Q4.What does 'hoy' mean in the question '¿Cómo estás hoy?'.
Q5.Which of the following is the correct translation of 'Sofia is curious now'?
Q6.Match the English and Spanish.
