KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
What I am like: 'ser' singular persons
Identity: 'estar' and 'ser'
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Your learning goal
I can use 'soy', 'eres' and 'es' to describe general traits.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use 'soy', 'eres' and 'es' to describe general traits.
Key learning points
- The SSC [u] is ponounced as in 'universo'.
- The verb 'ser' is used to describe general traits.
- 'Soy', 'eres' and 'es' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of 'ser'.
Words to know
- [u]
- pronounced as in 'universo'
- ser
- to be, being for general traits
- soy
- part of the verb 'to be, being' meaning 'I am'
- eres
- part of the verb 'to be, being' meaning 'you are'
- es
- part of the verb 'to be, being' meaning 'she, he, it is'
Common mistakes
As in English, there is one way to say 'I am' in Spanish.
There are two ways to say 'I am' in Spanish. These are 'estoy' (for location, mood and temporary state) and 'soy' (for general traits).
For parents, carers and teachers
- You could encourage students to reflect metacognitively on their performance in the final translation task. What did they find easy and/or difficult? What did they learn from it?