Comparative Analysis of Subject Pronouns in English and Spanish
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?
