1. Para hacer hoy (Bell ringer)

2. Hoy es __________.

3. Cita de hoy:

4. \ 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.

5. Set

6. Both verbs mean “to be.” But before we discuss the difference, let’s review the conjugations:
ser estar
About self: soy estoy
About us: somos estamos
About you: eres estás
About he/she/it: es está
About them: son están

7. What are Ser and Estar? Both verbs in Spanish that mean “to be”
I am happy
I am American

8. Ser or Estar?
To use “SER”
To use “ESTAR”
N ationality
O rigin
T ime
I dentity
C haracteristics
E vents
P lace
L ocation
A ction
C ondition
E motion
For how you feel or where you are, always use the verb ESTAR!

9. “Ser” has a lot of uses: to show origin: Juan es de Colombia.
with a predicate noun: Juan es estudiante.
to tell time: Son las dos y media.
to show possession: El libro es de Juan.
to show intention: El libro es para Juan.
to show composition: La silla es de plástico.
to show a characteristic: Juan es alto.

10. CONDITION: the state of being of a person/thing
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.

11. Practica
Given some sentences, students will demonstrate when to use ser and estar with 100% accuracy.

12. Ser or Estar? Mary is tired today. Emotion/condition
For how you feel or where you are, always use the verb estar!

13. Ser or Estar?
My sister-in-law is Peruvian.
Nationality
Ser

14. Ser or Estar?
This coffee is terrible today!
Condition
Estar

15. Let’s try this one together:
My friend Lucy is from Canada.
Ser
Nationality

16. Ser or Estar? I am at the library. Estar Location
For how you feel or where you are, always use the verb estar!

17. Ser or Estar?
My brother is doing his homework.
Estar
Action

18. Ser or Estar?
I am a happy person.
Ser
Identity/Characteristics

19. Ser or Estar?
The party is this Saturday.
Ser
Events

20. Ser or Estar? The party is this Saturday. I am very excited!
Ser, Estar
Events
Emotion

21. 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.

22. Practica
Click here to go to a practice exercise on ONLY the characteristic/condition contrast of ser/estar.

23. Actividad: Ser or Estar?
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.

24. Click here to go to a brief practice (not your homework).

25. Click here to go to your homework.

26. Ser or Estar?
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