KS2 · Spanish · Year 3
In class: asking intonation questions
Me and others: 'estar' for location and state
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
IllumED Slides
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Your learning goal
I can greet others and use ‘estoy’ and ‘estás’ to ask and answer yes/no questions about where someone is.
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In class: asking intonation questions: 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 greet others and use ‘estoy’ and ‘estás’ to ask and answer yes/no questions about where someone is.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [u] sounds like the ‘u’ in the Spanish word ‘universo’.
- ‘Estás’ means 'you are' when talking about location.
- A statement becomes a 'yes/no' question by raising your tone of voice at the end.
Words to know
- [u]
- pronounced as in 'universo'
- estás
- part of the verb 'estar' - 'to be, being', meaning 'you are'
Common mistakes
You have to swap words around to make yes/no questions in Spanish.
'You are' does not swap around to 'Are you ...?' in Spanish because 'you are' is one word, 'estás'. Spanish yes/no questions can be made simply by raising the tone of voice at the end of any statement.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Making use of register routines is an effective way for pupils to practise previously taught language.