KS4 · Spanish · Year 10

¡Qué emocionante! 'Ser' and 'estar' present

Travel and tourism: la cultura popular y tradicional

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Your learning goal

I can use a variety of vocabulary and structures to talk about a festival in the Hispanic world.

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¡Qué emocionante! 'Ser' and 'estar' present: 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 use a variety of vocabulary and structures to talk about a festival in the Hispanic world.

Key learning points

To form the present continuous, use 'estar' and a verb in the present participle (-ando, -iendo).
In Spanish, there are two ways to say ‘to be’. Use ser with permanent traits and estar with location, states and moods.
Extended reading texts can be exploited to enrich our thematic vocabulary and use of complex structures.
It is important to communicate accurately but also to include varied and complex language.
It is helpful to reference popular customs and celebrations in different Hispanic countries in this topic.

Words to know

estar: verb 'to be, being' used for location, states and moods
present continuous: describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
present participle: verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'
ser: verb 'to be, being' used for general traits

Common mistakes

'She, he is doing' translates as 'es haciendo' in Spanish.

'She, he is doing' is 'está haciendo'. To form the present continuous, use 'estar' and a verb in the present participle (-ando, -iendo).

For parents, carers and teachers

Support can be provided through the model text included in Task C1. Encourage students to use this as a model. This is also a great opportunitiy to encourage students to curate their own topic-spcific vocabulary and structures related to the festivals they find more interesting.