How do I feel today? 'ser' and 'estar' together
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘es’ and ‘estoy’ to say and write what day of the week it is and how I am feeling.
I can read aloud a longer sentence with the key sounds [ca] [co] [cu].
How do I feel today? 'ser' and 'estar' together
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘es’ and ‘estoy’ to say and write what day of the week it is and how I am feeling.
I can read aloud a longer sentence with the key sounds [ca] [co] [cu].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [ca] [co] [cu] can be practised with a tongue twister.
- ‘Es’ is part of the verb ‘ser’ and means ‘it is’ or ‘is’ and is used to say what day of the week it is.
- ‘Estoy’ is part of the verb ‘estar’ and means ‘I am’ when talking about states.
Keywords
[ca] - pronounced as in cama
[co] - pronounced as in contar
[cu] - pronounced as in cultura
Estoy - part of the verb 'estar' and it means 'I am'
Es - part of the verb 'ser' and it means 'she, he, it is'
Common misconception
‘Es’ and ‘estoy’ are part of the same verb.
‘Es’ is from the verb ‘ser’, ‘estoy’ is from the verb ‘estar’. In this lesson we bring together ser and estar so that pupils can contrast ‘es’ plus days of the week and ‘estoy’ to express their state or mood on that day.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Tuesday
Thursday
Saturday
Wednesday
Sunday
Friday
curious (m)
happy (f, m)
slow (f)
fast (f)
sad (f, m)
tired (m)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
what?
where?
how?