KS2 · Spanish · Year 4
Friends: subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis
Describe things and people: singular adjective agreement, to be being
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Your learning goal
I can differentiate between 'estar' and 'ser' to say 'is' and use subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis.
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Friends: subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can differentiate between 'estar' and 'ser' to say 'is' and use subject pronouns 'él' and 'ella' for clarity and emphasis.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [gue] and [gui] sound like in 'juguete' and 'seguir'.
- There are two ways to say 'is' in Spanish: 'es' and 'está'.
- The subject pronouns for 'he' and 'she' are 'él' and 'ella'.
- Subject pronouns can be used for clarity and emphasis.
Words to know
- [gue]
- pronounced as in 'juguete'
- [gui]
- pronounced as in 'seguir'
- subject pronoun
- represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g. 'I', 'you', 'she', 'he', etc.
- él
- subject pronoun meaning 'he'
- ella
- subject pronoun meaning 'she'
Common mistakes
There is one word for 'is' in Spanish as there is in English.
In Spanish, 'es' and 'está' are used to say 'is'. 'Es' is from the verb 'ser' and it is used for general traits and 'está' is from the verb 'estar' and it is used for temporary states and/or location.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The concept of two ways to say 'is' can be difficult to remember. Lots of practice of using es and está will be useful to help pupils differentiate between the use of estar and ser. Using gestures can support long term retention of the meaning of each subject pronoun.