4th day of class

Day schedule: October 21st, 2020

- Verb to be
- Uses of “To be”
Ø Nationality
Ø Age

Verb “to be” – Ser / Estar

Subject To be Contraction Translation

pronouns
I am I’m Yo soy / estoy
You are You’re Tu eres; usted es/está; Ustedes son/están
He is He’s Él es / está
She is She’s Ella es / está
It is It’s Esto / algo es / está
We are We’re Nosotros somos / estamos
They are They’re Ellos / Ellas son / están

Uses of “to be”

Nationality:

Ø Where are you from?

Ø What is your nationality?

I am from Colombia (Country)

I am Colombian (Nationality)

He is from Mexico
He is Mexican

She is from France

She is French

We are from China

We are Chinese
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N 1. Australian 7. Spain C
N 2. Argentinian 8. Polish N
N 3. Brazilian 9. English N
N 4. Italian 10. Chinese N
C 5. Germany 11. France C
N 6. Iranian 12. Greece C

Nationalities:

(i) an ish ese Others

Colombian Spanish Japanese France - French
German English Portuguese Greece - Greek
Italian Polish Senegalese New Zealand – New Zealander
Australian British Vietnamese Iraq – Iraqi
Brazilian Turkish Congolese Holland - Dutch
Iranian Swedish Taiwanese Switzerland – Swiss
Argentinian Danish Chinese Etc..
Russian Irish Etc…
Dominican Etc…
Honduran

Countries and Nationalities - PPT Practice

Age:

Ø How old are you?

Ø What is your age?
I am 25 years old
I have 25 years old

How old is she?

She is 18 years old

How old is Andrés?

Andrés is 33 years old

How old is Bogota?

Bogotá is 482 years old
 I am ___ years old
My father is ___ years old
My mother is ___ years old
My brother is ___ years old
My sister is ___ years old
My wife / girlfriend is ___ years old
My husband / boyfriend is ___ years old
My son / daughter is ___ years old
My cat / dog is ___ years old