People and places: 'estar' and 'ser'
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils further their knowledge of 'ser' and 'estar' by adding in plural forms 'estamos' and 'están' and 'somos', and revisiting other forms of these verbs. They anchor their understanding of state and mood with 'estar' and traits with 'ser' to talk about what people are like today or in general. Adjective agreement is revisited in combination with these verbs. Pupils are already familiar with the preposition 'de' and now combine it with the definite article following positional adverbs to talk about where something is. Pupils revisit key sounds cu with a vowel and ce, ci.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular present tense forms of 'estar'.
- Pupils know third person plural form of 'ser' 'son'.
- Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar'.
- Pupils know Spanish adjectives agree with gender and number.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ce], [ci], and [cu] with a vowel
- Pupils know preposition 'de'.
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils further their knowledge of 'ser' and 'estar' by adding in plural forms 'estamos' and 'están' and 'somos', and revisiting other forms of these verbs. They anchor their understanding of state and mood with 'estar' and traits with 'ser' to talk about what people are like today or in general. Adjective agreement is revisited in combination with these verbs. Pupils are already familiar with the preposition 'de' and now combine it with the definite article following positional adverbs to talk about where something is. Pupils revisit key sounds cu with a vowel and ce, ci.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular present tense forms of 'estar'.
- Pupils know third person plural form of 'ser' 'son'.
- Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar'.
- Pupils know Spanish adjectives agree with gender and number.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ce], [ci], and [cu] with a vowel
- Pupils know preposition 'de'.
People and places: 'estar' and 'ser'
In this unit, pupils learn plural forms 'estamos' and 'están' and 'somos'. They contrast 'estar' for state or mood with 'ser' for traits. Pupils combine plural verbs with adjective agreement. They learn that 'de' and 'el' combine to form 'del' and contrast this with 'de la'.
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