KS2 · Spanish · Year 5

How are you today? 'Estoy' and 'estás' for states

Me and others: singular 'estar' (for states) and 'ser' (for traits)

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Your learning goal

I can say how I and others are feeling today.

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How are you today? 'Estoy' and 'estás' for states: 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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What you’ll learn

I can say how I and others are feeling today.

Key learning points

The Spanish vowels [a] [e] [i] [o] [u] are pronounced the same no matter where they appear in a word.
The verb 'estar' (to be, being) is for location and temporary states. 'Estoy' means ‘I am’ and 'estás' means ‘you are’.
Adjectives ending in -o change to -a for girls, women and feminine nouns. Those ending in -e and -z don’t change.
'Estar' can be combined with adjectives to say how you and others are feeling.

Words to know

vowels: letters [a], [e], [i], [o], [u]
estar: Spanish verb meaning 'to be, being' used for location or temporary states.
estoy: part of the Spanish verb 'estar' meaning 'to be, being' meaning 'I am'
estás: part of the Spanish verb 'estar' meaning 'to be, being' meaning 'you are'

Common mistakes

Vowels have the same sounds in Spanish and English.

Vowels are pronounced differently in Spanish. In Spanish, vowels only have one sound and are pronounced in the same way no matter where they appear in a word.

For parents, carers and teachers

Teachers may wish to revisit the new vocabulary more than once and replay the game to practise and consolidate the new words. Teachers may also wish to use señor/señora as a way for pupils to address them in Spanish lessons.