La medicina hoy en día: imperfect 'ser'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the verb 'ser' in the present and imperfect tense to describe healthcare in Spain.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Es means 'she, he, it is' and 'era' means 'I, she, he, it was'.
- The pronouns 'yo', 'él' and 'ella' make the meaning of 'era' clear.
- 'Es' and 'era' often appear before adjective and an infinitive when describing a situation.
- 'Eres' means 'you are' and 'eras' means 'you were' or 'you used to be'
Keywords
Infinitive - the verb as it appears in a dictionary
Imperfect - a tense used for repeated or incomplete events in the past
Es - Spanish verb meaning ‘she, he, it is’
Era - Spanish verb meaning ‘I, she, he, it was’
Common misconception
'Era' only means 'she, he, it was' or 'she, he, it used to be'.
'Era' also means 'I was' or 'I used to be'. Look for the pronouns 'yo', 'él' and 'ella' to understand the meaning of 'era' in context.
Teacher tip
In the final writing activity (slide 35), remind students of conjunctions that they could use to connect and contrast ideas. These include 'también', 'además', 'pero', 'sin embargo' and 'en cambio'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish ...
you are
she, he, it is
I am
you were, you used to be
I, she, he, it was; I, she, he, it used to be
we are
Q2.Match the English and Spanish.
I said, told
I was
I was able to
I put
I wanted
I knew how to, found out
Q3.What is the meaning of the word 'enfermero'?
Q4.Which word is not an adjective?
Q5.Which of these words are infinitives?
Q6.Escribe en español: 'Nowadays she is a scientist'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct meaning of 'eras'.
Q2.Choose the correct meanings of 'era'.
Q3.Which word could appear after 'es difícil' in Spanish?
Q4.Match the Spanish and English words.
danger
illness
health
to smoke, smoking
to run, running
brain
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'It was common to pay'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'It is easy to find a doctor (f)'.
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