Greetings in the Spanish-speaking world: 'estar' 1st and 3rd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use ‘estoy’ and ‘está’ to describe the location of myself and others.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [a] is pronounced as in 'alto'.
- 'Estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for location.
- 'Estoy' and 'está' are the 1st and 3rd person singular forms of 'estar'.
- '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.
Teacher tip
Make the final interpreting task more interactive by placing students in pairs to take turns interpreting for each other.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are verbs?
Q2.A verb is an word.
Q3.Select the 1st person verbs.
Q4.Select the 3rd person verbs.
Q5.Singular verbs refer to how many people?
Q6.Match the verbs with the grammatical persons.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which English word best reflects the [a] sound in Spanish?
Q2.True or false? The [a] sound in Spanish varies like it does in English.
Q3.The verb 'estar' is used for ...
Q4.Match up the Spanish and English words.
Q5.What is the English meaning of 'hasta luego'?
Q6.What is the Spanish for 'hello'?
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