LESSON PLAN FOR SPANISH I
PERIOD: 1, 3-6
January, 14 2003
Overall Topic: Practice with adjectives that describe personality traits and physical characteristics using
SER. Pratice with location and feeling using ESTAR. Students will review gender and
number in forming adjectives
Objectives:
Students will review the adjectives from their list.
Students will have a quick review of how the adjectives
modify between masculine and feminine, singular and plural.
Students will be introduced to picture files that integrate diverse L1 and L2 cultural images.
The emphasis for this particular lesson is grammatical although students are beginning to
communicate their personal views and observations in reference to the pictures. The structure
is formatted.
Sequence of Classroom Activities
1)
Place transparency on overhead and review SER vs ESTAR and have students to sentences on
their own paper per the directions on transparency. Check (10 minutes)
2) Introduce new activity – Explain picture files assignment. (4 minutes)
Do one description for the class / leave model on overhead. Have students open
workbook to page 16 to look at adjectives.
3) Hand out picture files to students randomly. Do not let them trade. (3 minutes)
4) Students will be given time to work alone to describe their picture. (8 to 10 minutes)
FORMAT: Yo me llamo . Tengo una foto de _________. _____ y yo somos amigos. Yo
tengo _____ años …
5)
Students will read their sentences to the class describing their file. (10 minutes)
CORRECT: a) Major pronunciation errors
b) Errors in gender and number in reference to self and their picture
c) Appropriate choice of adjectives.
6)
Homework / In class: Copy sentences from transparency (if time)
Homework : Memorize vocab on page G28 (work until bell rings)
Materials needed for activity
1) Students will need to consult their book or workbook for adjective list
2) Instructor provides picture files to be returned after activity.
Information needed to know for lesson
Students are just beginning to use estar and the plural forms of ser after being introduced to them discretely
in the previous chapters. They just learned how to use the plural form of the verb To Be / Ser (permanent
states) and have just been taught how to conjugate the verb To Be Estar (transitional states).
As we know by now, there are two ways to express the verb “To Be” in
Spanish. The first one that we learned is SER and the second one that we
learned is ESTAR.
Look at the following sentences and decide if you would use SER or
ESTAR if you were to say the same thing in Spanish. Afterwards, fill in the
appropriate form of ser or estar. Remember, we have to make a choice in
Spanish that we do not have to make in English.
TO BE
SER
ESTAR
1) Permanent Personality or Physical Traits
A) Ella es estudiosa (personality)
B) Somos altos (physical)
1) Feelings – Moods that change
A) ¿Cómo están Uds.?
B) Estoy cansado.
2) Origin – Where someone is from
2) Location – Where something
is at.
A) Pedro está en la biblioteca.
A) Soy de Oregon
_______________________________________________________________________
1) How are you (all) today?
2) I am from Chicago.
¿Cómo _______ ustedes hoy?
____ de Chicago.
3) I am in Chicago.
_____ en Chicago.
4) They are tired today.
________ cansados hoy.
5) Martha is very studious.
Marta _____ muy estudiosa.
6) The capital of Venezuela is Caracas.
La capital de Venezuela ____ Caracas.
7) Caracas is in Venezuela.
Caracas ____ en Venezuela.
8) The books are on the table.
Los libros ________ en la mesa.
9) I am a new student.
______ un nuevo estudiante.
10) We are in the Spanish room.
Nosotros _________ en la sala de español.
MI AMIGO Y YO: You will be given a picture in class. For
this exercise, the person that you receive is now your
friend! On your own sheet of paper, you will write a
paragraph describing both you and your friend using the
outline below. If you are a girl and you receive a picture
of a girl, pay close attention to the adjective endings.
You need to do more than add an S (-AS).
Yo me llamo _______________________. Tengo una foto de
_________________________. __(Ella / él)_____ y yo somos
amigos (amigas).
Yo tengo _____ años y mi amigo (amiga) tiene
_________ años.
Es muy _______________. Yo soy
____________________. Los (las) dos somos _____________,
_________________, y _________________. No somos
___________________. Ahora estoy en la clase de español. ¿Cómo
estamos hoy? Yo estoy ___________. Mi amigo está ___________.
Adjectives (see page 16 in your cuadernos)
/Sample Picture Files Follow/
Saquen un lápiz y una hoja de papel. Copy the sentences first. After you have
finished copying, make the following sentences plural. Remember to make the
adjectives agree in number and gender!
Ejemplo: Soy alto.
Somos altos.
1) Usted está en México.
16) El muchacho es simpático.
2) Soy de Argentina.
17) La lección es difícil.
3) El pupitre es feo.
18) La casa es cómica.
4) Ella está en la biblioteca.
5) El escritorio está en la sala de ciencias (química).
6) La silla está en la oficina.
7) El libro es aburrido.
8) La tiza es pequeña.
9) La mesa es grande.
10) El cuaderno está en la oficina
11) Estoy muy bien.
12) La pizarra está en la sala de geografía.
13) La regla es nueva.
14) La bandera es vieja.
15) La clase es divertida