Comparative Analysis of Subject Pronouns in English and Spanish
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
in your
Apuntes
Apuntes
Section
:
Subject Pronouns & Ser
Lesson Objective:
I will be able to compare and contrast subject
pronouns in English and Spanish.
Essential Questions:
What do the Spanish subject pronouns tell us
about how Hispanic people interact?
Repaso
What is a Pronoun?:
A pronoun
a noun.
For example:
if we are talking about someone, like Mr.
Lansa, and we didn’t want to say Mr. Lansa
over and over again, we would say,
.
replaces / takes the place of
he
1
st
Person
2
nd
Person
3
rd
Person
English Subject Pronouns
1
st
Person
Los sujetos pronombres españoles
2
nd
Person
3
rd
Person
Both Tú and Usted translate as
.
Tú is
and can be used with
Usted is
and can be used with
.
For some people, it is helpful to think of Usted as
.
We can abbreviate Usted:
Tú vs Usted
You in English
Informal/casual
friends, close family members, younger people
Formal/respectful
more traditional family members, people you
don’t know well, authority figures, and anyone
whom you wish to show respect to
Sir or Ma’am
Ud.
Let’s write some questions
A. These can be “quiz questions”
Example:
•
What does
mean?
•
What’s the difference between
and
?
•
How would you say?
B. These can be “point of confusion questions”
Example:
•
I don’t understand
. Does it mean
?
C. These can be “curious questions”
Example:
•
Would you ever say or do
?
1
st
Person
2
nd
Person
3
rd
Person
Other Spanish Subject Pronouns
Practice …
what are the Spanish
subject pronouns for these people?
1.
Carlos
2.
Ana
3.
Ana y Carlos
4.
Ana y Luisa
5.
Carlos y yo
6.
Tú y tus amigos
Él
Ella
Ellos
Ellas
Nosotros
Ustedes
Any time you have the subject
“…y yo”,
this is equal to
Nosotros
.
Any time you have the subject
“Tú y…”,
this is equal to
Ustedes.
Repaso:
Y means AND
Let’s summarize
1.
Review (re-read) the objective and essential question.
2.
Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we
were doing/explain what the lesson objective means.
3.
Answer the essential question in 1 sentence.
4.
Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself.
5.
How and when would you use this outside of the
classroom.
6.
Important “steps” to know?
7.
Anything else important to know about what we did
today?
Topic
:
Subject Pronouns & Ser
Lesson Objective:
I will be able to
•
explain conjugation and how we see it in the
verb “To Be” in the English language
•
compare/contrast “To Be” with Ser/identify
the conjugations of the verb Ser
Essential Questions:
Why don’t we say “I be from Tucson”?
Conjugation:
a set of the forms of a verb
.
Examples:
am, are, is, was, were
are
conjugations
of
the verb To Be
.
¿Cómo se dice Conjugation en español?:
Conjugacíon.
In English we must use the correct
conjugation
of the verb
To Be
in order to
sound grammatically correct/normal to other
English speakers.
.
Grammar Terms
One of the Spanish equivalents of the verb
To Be in English
is the verb
“Ser
” in
Spanish
, which also has conjugations.
Actually, unlike English, all Spanish verbs
will
conjugate.
I
am
You
are
He
is
She
is
We
are
They
are
English:
English:
English:
English:
English:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
English:
English:
English:
English:
English:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
1
st
Person
2
nd
Person
3
rd
Person
I
am
You
are
He
is
She
is
We
are
You all
are
They
are
English:
English:
English:
English:
English:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
English:
English:
English:
English:
English:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Español
:
Yo
soy
Tú
eres
Ud.
es
Él
es
Ella
es
Nosotros
somos
Uds
son
Ellos
son
Ellas
son
They
are
You all
are
You
are
Vosotros
sois
Vos
sos
We use Ser to say :________________________.
Ser is an ________ verb.
who you are and what you’re like
irregular
You already
have this
written down
Fill this in
Let’s write some questions
A. These can be “quiz questions”
Example:
•
What does
mean?
•
What’s the difference between
and
?
•
How would you say?
B. These can be “point of confusion questions”
Example:
•
I don’t understand
. Does it mean
?
C. These can be “curious questions”
Example:
•
Would you ever say or do
?
Let’s summarize
1.
Review (re-read) the objective and essential question.
2.
Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we
were doing/explain what the lesson objective means.
3.
Answer the essential question in 1 sentence.
4.
Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself.
5.
How and when would you use this outside of the
classroom.
6.
Important “steps” to know?
7.
Anything else important to know about what we did
today?
Topic
:
Subject Pronouns & Ser
Lesson Objective:
I will be able to
•
use the verb Ser without subject pronouns
Essential Questions:
•
Can we use the verb To Be with things
that are not people?
•
What is our ultimate goal in learning
Subject Pronouns & Ser?
In English, with the verb To Be
We could say
“Mr. Lansa is”
or
“He is”
Spanish is the same way.
We can say
“
Él es
”
or
“Mr. Lansa es.”
Practice …
what form of Ser goes
with these subject pronouns and people.
Ejemplo: Yo
Ella
Nosotros
Carlos
Carlos y Ana
Ana y yo
soy
es
somos
es
son
somos
Repaso:
Y means AND
Question
Can we use the verb To Be with
things that are not people?
Yes.
In English we would say
“the car is”
,
or
“the
bicycles are”
,
“the dog is”
,
or
“the cats are”
.
Spanish is the same way
•
“
t
h
e
c
a
r
i
s
”
e
l
c
a
r
r
o
e
s
•
“
t
h
e
b
i
c
y
c
l
e
s
a
r
e
”
l
a
s
b
i
c
i
c
l
e
t
a
s
s
o
n
•
“
t
h
e
d
o
g
i
s
”
e
l
p
e
r
r
o
e
s
•
“
t
h
e
c
a
t
s
a
r
e
”
l
o
s
g
a
t
o
s
s
o
n
For singular objects like “car” & “dog”, use
es
For plural objects like “bicycles” & “cats”, use
son
Practice …
what form of Ser goes
with these subject pronouns and people.
Ejemplo:
Tú
Ana y Luisa
Papá
Mi familia y yo
Tú y tus amigos
La escuela (school)
Las clases (classe
s
)
eres
son
es
somos
son
es
son
Let’s write some questions
A. These can be “quiz questions”
Example:
•
What does
mean?
•
What’s the difference between
and
?
•
How would you say?
B. These can be “point of confusion questions”
Example:
•
I don’t understand
. Does it mean
?
C. These can be “curious questions”
Example:
•
Would you ever say or do
?
Take out a half sheet of paper
Answer these 3 questions in complete sentences.
You will be turning this in, please put your name
on this.
1.
What is the difference between T
ú and Usted?
2.
What is the difference between Ellos and Ellas?
3.
What 3 Spanish subject pronouns are
not
used in
the American Southwest?
There are a few short response questions on the next slide
R
e
f
l
e
c
t
:
A.
Fill in the first blank with the form of ser that
matches the subject pronoun.
B.
Next translate the answer to English.
Ejemplo:
Yo
Yo
soy
I am
4.
T
ú
5.
E
l
l
a
6.
N
o
s
o
t
r
o
s
7.
E
l
l
o
s
8.
É
l
9.
U
s
t
e
d
e
s
10.
N
o
s
o
t
r
a
s
11.
E
l
l
a
s
12.
U
s
t
e
d
Turn this in when done.
Let’s summarize
1.
Review (re-read) the objective and essential question.
2.
Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we
were doing/explain what the lesson objective means.
3.
Answer the essential question in 1 sentence.
4.
Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself.
5.
How and when would you use this outside of the
classroom.
6.
Important “steps” to know?
7.
Anything else important to know about what we did
today?
This lesson focuses on comparing and contrasting subject pronouns in English and Spanish, exploring how they reflect cultural interaction in Hispanic communities. It covers essential questions, definitions, English and Spanish subject pronouns, distinctions between "T" and "Usted," question prompts, and practice exercises to enhance understanding.
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Add this Topic to the Table of Contents in your Apuntes Section: Subject Pronouns & Ser Lesson Objective: I will be able to compare and contrast subject pronouns in English and Spanish. Essential Questions: What do the Spanish subject pronouns tell us about how Hispanic people interact?
Repaso What is a Pronoun?: A pronoun replaces / takes the place of a noun. For example: if we are talking about someone, like Mr. Lansa, and we didn t want to say Mr. Lansa over and over again, we would say, . he
English Subject Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Los sujetos pronombres espaoles Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
T vs Usted You in English Both T and Usted translate as T is Usted is For some people, it is helpful to think of Usted as . We can abbreviate Usted: Sir or Ma am . Informal/casual friends, close family members, younger people Formal/respectful more traditional family members, people you don t know well, authority figures, and anyone whom you wish to show respect to and can be used with and can be used with . Ud.
Lets write some questions A. These can be quiz questions Example: What does What s the difference between How would you say? B. These can be point of confusion questions Example: I don t understand C. These can be curious questions Example: Would you ever say or do mean? and ? . Does it mean ? ?
Other Spanish Subject Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Practice what are the Spanish subject pronouns for these people? 1. Carlos l Repaso: Y means AND 2. Ana Ella 3. Ana y Carlos Ellos 4. Ana y Luisa Ellas 5. Carlos y yo Nosotros 6. T y tus amigos Any time you have the subject y yo , this is equal to Nosotros. Any time you have the subject T y , this is equal to Ustedes. Ustedes
Lets summarize 1. Review (re-read) the objective and essential question. 2. Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we were doing/explain what the lesson objective means. 3. Answer the essential question in 1 sentence. 4. Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself. 5. How and when would you use this outside of the classroom. 6. Important steps to know? 7. Anything else important to know about what we did today?
Topic: Subject Pronouns & Ser Lesson Objective: I will be able to explain conjugation and how we see it in the verb To Be in the English language compare/contrast To Be with Ser/identify the conjugations of the verb Ser Essential Questions: Why don t we say I be from Tucson ?
Grammar Terms Conjugation: a set of the forms of a verb. Examples: am, are, is, was, were are conjugations of the verb To Be. C mo se dice Conjugation en espa ol?: Conjugac on. In English we must use the correct conjugation of the verb To Be in order to sound grammatically correct/normal to other English speakers. .
One of the Spanish equivalents of the verb To Be in English is the verb Ser in Spanish, which also has conjugations. Actually, unlike English, all Spanish verbs will conjugate.
To be Singular I am Plural English: Espa ol: We are English: Espa ol: 1st Person You are 2nd Person English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: 3rd Person He is They are English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: She is English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol:
Ser Singular I am Yo soy Plural We are Nosotros somos English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: You are T eres You are You all are Vosotros sois English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: Vos sos You all are English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: Ud. es Uds son He is l es They are Ellosson They are English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: She is Ellaes English: Espa ol: English: Espa ol: Ellasson
You already have this written down Ser To be Singular Plural Fill this in We use Ser to say :________________________. who you are and what you re like Ser is an ________ verb. irregular
Lets write some questions A. These can be quiz questions Example: What does What s the difference between How would you say? B. These can be point of confusion questions Example: I don t understand C. These can be curious questions Example: Would you ever say or do mean? and ? . Does it mean ? ?
Subject Pronoun English Translation Subject Pronoun + Ser Form of Ser Yo Soy Yo Soy T eres You are I am 1st Person Singular T Eres 2nd Person Singular (casual) Usted l Ella Nosotros Usted es You are l es Ella es Nosotros somos Ustedes son You all are Ellos son They are Ellas son Es He is She is We are 3rd Person Singular Somos 1st Person Plural Ustedes Ellos Ellas Son 3rd Person Plural They are
Lets summarize 1. Review (re-read) the objective and essential question. 2. Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we were doing/explain what the lesson objective means. 3. Answer the essential question in 1 sentence. 4. Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself. 5. How and when would you use this outside of the classroom. 6. Important steps to know? 7. Anything else important to know about what we did today?
Topic: Subject Pronouns & Ser Lesson Objective: I will be able to use the verb Ser without subject pronouns Essential Questions: Can we use the verb To Be with things that are not people? What is our ultimate goal in learning Subject Pronouns & Ser?
In English, with the verb To Be We could say Mr. Lansa is or He is Spanish is the same way. We can say l es or Mr. Lansa es.
Practice what form of Ser goes with these subject pronouns and people. soy Ejemplo: Yo Repaso: Y means AND es Ella somos Nosotros es Carlos son Carlos y Ana somos Ana y yo
Question Can we use the verb To Be with things that are not people? Yes. In English we would say the car is , or the bicycles are , the dog is , or the cats are .
Spanish is the same way the car is el carro es the bicycles are las bicicletas son the dog is el perro es the cats are los gatos son For singular objects like car & dog , use es For plural objects like bicycles & cats , use son
Practice what form of Ser goes with these subject pronouns and people. Ejemplo: T eres Ana y Luisa son Pap es Mi familia y yo somos T y tus amigos son La escuela (school) es Las clases (classes) son
Lets write some questions A. These can be quiz questions Example: What does What s the difference between How would you say? B. These can be point of confusion questions Example: I don t understand C. These can be curious questions Example: Would you ever say or do mean? and ? . Does it mean ? ?
Reflect: Take out a half sheet of paper Answer these 3 questions in complete sentences. You will be turning this in, please put your name on this. 1. What is the difference between T and Usted? 2. What is the difference between Ellos and Ellas? 3. What 3 Spanish subject pronouns are not used in the American Southwest? There are a few short response questions on the next slide
A. Fill in the first blank with the form of ser that matches the subject pronoun. B. Next translate the answer to English. Ejemplo: Yo Yo soy 4.T 5.Ella 6.Nosotros 7.Ellos 8. l 9.Ustedes 10.Nosotras 11.Ellas 12.Usted Turn this in when done. I am
Lets summarize 1. Review (re-read) the objective and essential question. 2. Give a 1 complete sentence summary of the what we were doing/explain what the lesson objective means. 3. Answer the essential question in 1 sentence. 4. Answer 2 to 3 of the questions you wrote yourself. 5. How and when would you use this outside of the classroom. 6. Important steps to know? 7. Anything else important to know about what we did today?
