1. ser estar
profesor grande
moreno enfermo muerto
inglesa divorciada
alto

2. Today we are developing our
understanding of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’
Why? Because be more confident we
are with these two verbs the better
our marks for Range will be in the exam
You must: predict the correct ‘to be’ verb to fit the
phrase
You should: detect some patterns of verb endings
which will be useful
You could: try and create some phrases of your own
using the rules you have worked out

3. Mi familia es bastante grande y nuestra casa
está en las afueras de Madrid. Soy estudiante y
mis padres son profesores de informática. Somos
3 en casa.
Mi padre es alemán y es una persona muy alegre.
Mi abuela está enferma con artritis y mi
abuelo está muerto. Normalmente soy una persona
relajada.

4. La tarea..
1. Take the text and in pairs find as many
different verb endings for the verb ‘ser’ as
you can e.g. es= (it is) etc. Write what you
think it means in English too. Use the context
of the text to help you work this out.
2. Now do the same for ‘estar’ e.g. está= it is

5. Mini plenary
1. What was difficult about that task?
2. What do you think you now need to do with that
information?
3. Could you now put your verbs into this order for each
verb:
I
You (singular)
He/she/it
We
You (plural)
They
a) Do you have any gaps?
b) Could you predict what the missing words will look
like?

6. ser estar
soy= I am estoy= I am
eres= You are estás= you are
es= he/she/it is está= he/she/it is
somos= we are estamos= we are
sois= you are estáis= you are
son= they are están= they are
Write down 2 similarities about these verbs that you notice.

7. Today we are developing our
understanding of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’
Why? Because be more confident we
are with these two verbs the better
our marks for Range will be in the exam
You must: predict the correct ‘to be’ verb to fit the
phrase
You should: detect some patterns of verb endings
which will be useful
You could: try and create some phrases of your own
using the rules you have worked out

8. I am stressed
Estoy estresada

9. My house is in Leeds
Mi casa está en Leeds

10. My dad is a doctor
Mi padre es médico

11. I am tanned
Estoy morena

12. I am a brunette
Soy morena