Transcript Ser and Estar

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Unit 2: Quien Soy? Who am I?
Unit Goal:
Students will be able to describe themselves and others.
Topic:
Verbs Ser and Estar
Essential Question:
How does “to be” is used in Spanish?
Today’s Objective:
Use a language other than English for communication.
Set
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGa4e
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Both verbs mean “to be.”
But before we discuss the difference,
let’s review the conjugations:
ser
About self:
soy
About us:
somos
About you:
eres
About he/she/it: es
About them:
son
estar
estoy
estamos
estás
está
están
What are Ser and Estar?
Both verbs in Spanish that mean “to be”
 I am happy
 I am American
Ser or Estar?
To use “SER”
 N ationality
 O rigin
 T ime
 I dentity
 C haracteristics
 E vents
To use “ESTAR”
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P lace
L ocation
A ction
C ondition
E motion
For how you feel or where you are,
always use the verb ESTAR!
“Ser” has a lot of uses:
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to show origin:
with a predicate noun:
to tell time:
to show possession:
to show intention:
to show composition:
to show a characteristic:
Juan es de Colombia.
Juan es estudiante.
Son las dos y media.
El libro es de Juan.
El libro es para Juan.
La silla es de plástico.
Juan es alto.
Estar has a lot of uses
CONDITION: the state of being of a person/thing
Juan is sick.
Juan está enfermo.
Juan is tired.
Juan está cansado.
Juan is sad.
Juan está triste.
Juan is bored.
Juan está aburrido.
Juan is busy.
Juan está ocupado.
The door is open.
La puerta está abierta.
The door is broken. La puerta está rota.
The door is dirty.
La puerta está sucia.
Practica
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Given some sentences, students will
demonstrate when to use ser and estar
with 100% accuracy.
Ser or Estar?
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Mary is tired today.
Emotion/condition
 For how you feel or where you are, always
use the verb estar!
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Ser or Estar?
My sister-in-law is Peruvian.
 Nationality
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Ser
Ser or Estar?
This coffee is terrible today!
 Condition
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Estar
Let’s try this one together:
My friend Lucy is from Canada.
 Ser
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Nationality
Ser or Estar?
I am at the library.
 Estar
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Location
 For how you feel or where you are, always
use the verb estar!
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Ser or Estar?
My brother is doing his homework.
 Estar
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Action
Ser or Estar?
I am a happy person.
 Ser
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Identity/Characteristics
Ser or Estar?
The party is this Saturday.
 Ser
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Events
Ser or Estar?
The party is this Saturday. I am very
excited!
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Events
 Emotion
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To sum up:
To decide whether you need ser or estar, ask
yourself these three questions:
1. Is it showing location?
2. Is this the progressive?
3. Is there a predicate adjective?
If the answer to is “no,” you have ser.
If the answer to is “yes,” you have estar.
Practica
Click here to go to a practice exercise on
ONLY the characteristic/condition
contrast of ser/estar.
Actividad: Ser or Estar?
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Students work on a worksheet in class
while teacher circulates to see how they
are progressing. Teacher periodically
stops to go over answers while checking
for understanding. Re-teach if
necessary.
Click here to go to a brief practice
(not your homework).
Click here to go to your
homework.
Ser or Estar?
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