KS2 · Spanish · Year 3
How do I feel today? 'ser' and 'estar' together
Me and others: 'ser' for traits
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Your learning goal
I can use ‘es’ and ‘estoy’ to say and write what day of the week it is and how I am feeling.
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I can use ‘es’ and ‘estoy’ to say and write what day of the week it is and how I am feeling.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [ca] [co] [cu] can be practised with a tongue twister.
- ‘Es’ is part of the verb ‘ser’ and means ‘it is’ or ‘is’ and is used to say what day of the week it is.
- ‘Estoy’ is part of the verb ‘estar’ and means ‘I am’ when talking about states.
Words to know
- [ca]
- pronounced as in cama
- [co]
- pronounced as in contar
- [cu]
- pronounced as in cultura
- estoy
- part of the verb 'estar' and it means 'I am'
- es
- part of the verb 'ser' and it means 'she, he, it is'
Common mistakes
‘Es’ and ‘estoy’ are part of the same verb.
‘Es’ is from the verb ‘ser’, ‘estoy’ is from the verb ‘estar’. In this lesson we bring together ser and estar so that pupils can contrast ‘es’ plus days of the week and ‘estoy’ to express their state or mood on that day.
For parents, carers and teachers
- At the beginning of each lesson, after the teacher takes the register in Spanish, they might then want to ask students '¿Cómo estás?' and ask students to answer 'Estoy + temporary state/mood adjective'. At the end the teacher might want to ask a student to say the date ¿Qué día es hoy?'