Me and others: 'ser' for traits
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils’ knowledge of ‘estar’ to be, being for location and state by introducing the second verb ‘ser’ to be, being for permanent traits. Pupils learn to use ‘ser’ with prior knowledge of singular adjective agreement to describe their general personality traits. They also use ‘ser’ to say where they are from and what day of the week it is. At the end of the unit, pupils use ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ together to say how they are feeling on different days. Adjectives are revisited to embed pivotal understanding of the different meanings of ‘estar’ and ‘ser’.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo estás? meaning 'How are you?'
- Pupils know the verb 'estar' and that 'estoy' means 'I am' for location and state or mood
- Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences [a] [e] [i] [o] [u]
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils’ knowledge of ‘estar’ to be, being for location and state by introducing the second verb ‘ser’ to be, being for permanent traits. Pupils learn to use ‘ser’ with prior knowledge of singular adjective agreement to describe their general personality traits. They also use ‘ser’ to say where they are from and what day of the week it is. At the end of the unit, pupils use ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ together to say how they are feeling on different days. Adjectives are revisited to embed pivotal understanding of the different meanings of ‘estar’ and ‘ser’.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the question ¿Cómo estás? meaning 'How are you?'
- Pupils know the verb 'estar' and that 'estoy' means 'I am' for location and state or mood
- Pupils know the sound-symbol correspondences [a] [e] [i] [o] [u]
Me and others: 'ser' for traits
This unit introduces singular persons of ‘ser’, a second verb to be, being for permanent traits. Pupils use this verb to describe what they are like generally, and to say where they are from. They also learn to say what day of the week it is using ‘es’, the third person singular of ‘ser’.
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