Sub-topic 3: ¿Yo, tú o él?
Suggested Lexical Content
Yo, tú, usted, él, ella, nosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas.
Yo soy…
Tú eres…
Él/ella/usted es…
Nosotros somos…
Ellas/ellos/ustedes son…
Specific Learning Objectives
After completing this subtopic, the student will be able to:
- Identify a vocabulary, in Spanish, to substitute names when expressing themselves both orally and in writing.
- Use a vocabulary to substitute names in a variety of contexts.
Suggested Activities
The following activities are reinforcements of the lesson on this topic seen in level A2.1. The purpose is to expand the knowledge and use of vocabulary.
Oral Comprehension and Expression
Step 1
▪ The teacher will introduce the vocabulary through figures, adding a description at the same time.
▪ For example:
Step 2
Once the first example has been presented, the teacher will ask the students to prepare a small presentation, like the example given. Each student must choose a specific place (not necessarily the place where they live), three descriptions either physical or personality and the profession they want to have in the future. In the event that the student does not know the name of the profession in Spanish, they can ask any of their classmates or the teacher.
Example:
Buenas tardes compañeros y profesor
Yo soy Alfredo Martínez.
Yo soy alto, guapo y divertido.
Yo soy profesor.
Yo soy de Sarteneja.
Note: repeating “yo soy” helps in interiorizing the phrase.
Step 3
To continue with the vocabulary practiced, the students will continue illustrating the examples found in exercise #8 of the workbook. In this exercise they will work in pairs, groups of three and, if possible, groups of 4-5 students, depending on the need of the presentation; For example: If you present the vocabulary words “you, he, she and you”, pairs are needed; however, if the student will present: “you, they, and we” should be in groups of 3 or more. These presentations will be given in the same order as they appear in the workbook: I, you, he, she, we, and they.
The teacher will decide which of all the illustration will be repeated, so that all students can participate.
Written Comprehension and Expression
Step 1
Each student must complete the exercise #9 of the workbook. In this exercise, the students will be presented with a text describing the name, profession, place of residence, and physical and personality characteristics of various individuals. Students will answer open questions about the content of the text.
Oral Comprehension and Expression
Step 1
The teacher will divide the class in groups of 8 or more, to carry out a role play, which is called “Caímos en el retén”.
For this role-play, the participant “A” will be a policeman at a roadblock; the participant "B" will be the driver of the bus and responsible for the passengers; the other participants are the passengers.
All travelers are from different places in Belize, with different professions, physical and personal characteristics.
Travelers must simulate that they are traveling in the bus, and the person in charge driving it (either sitting at desks or standing).
The participant “A” stops them and decides to question him. At this moment, the participant “B” will be a little far from the group. Two of the passengers stay together but separated from the others; the rest of the passengers will form a single group.
The police officer approach the driver and asks him/her the following questions:
¿Quién eres tú?
¿Cuál es tu profesión?
¿En dónde vives?
¿Cómo eres?
Note: the driver must respond starting with the phrase “yo soy”, for example: Yo soy el motorista.
The police, pointing at the pair or group of passengers, will ask the driver:
¿Quiénes son ellos?
¿De dónde son? (Todos vienen de un mismo lugar en este caso)
¿Cuál es la profesión de ellos? (Nombrar la profesión de cada uno de ellos (inventada))
Subsequently, the police officer will address to the passengers and ask the name of their partner, where he/she lives, the profession and some description of his personality. The interviewee must answer: él/ella es…
From the group of 4, the police officer will select one of them, at random, and will repeat the same dynamic as in the case of the pair. On this occasion, the interviewee will use answers such as: Yo soy, nosotros somos, ellos son, él/ella es....
Written Expression
Step 6
Each student must complete exercise #10 of the workbook.
In this exercise, the student is presented with a photograph of a group of friends. The student will write a letter to a friend introducing their new friends. The vocabulary of this subtopic must be applied in this letter.
