SUBJECT PRONOUNS – ENGLISH/SPANISH
Objective: Review English subject pronouns in English
1. What is a subject pronoun? Subject pronouns replace nouns that are the subject of their clause. In the 3rd person, subject pronouns are often used to avoid repetition of the subject's name. I, you, she, he, it, we, and they
EXAMPLES
§ Iam 16.
§ Youseem lost.
§ Jim is angry, andhewants Sally to apologize.
§ This table is old.Itneeds to be repainted.
§ Weare not going.
§ Theydon't like pancakes.
2. Students will complete the English “subject worksheet”
3. Activity Instructions: Students will work in groups of 4’s or 5’s. You must have at least 1 boy or 1 girl in your group. Your group will NEED all of the ENGLISH subject pronouns from ONE student’s flashcards.
Step 1: Decide on the leader
Step 2: Leader SHOULD have ONLY 6 cards (I, you, she, he, we, they)
Step 3: Leader will pull out a “subject pronoun” in English
· If the leader selects “I” – leader will point to himself/herself and say “I” – everyone in the group will do the same (pointing to themselves) and will say “I”. – DO THIS 3x’s
· If the leader selects “you” – the leader will point to someone else and say “you”, again have everyone follow along. Do this 3x’s
· If the leader selects “she” or “he” – the leader will point to a girl/boy and everyone will follow along.
· If the leader selects “we”, he/she will grab a couple of students in a group hug and say “we”. Everyone should be in a group as they do this.
· If the leader selects “they”, point at other students in the classroom and say, “they” and
get everyone to do the same.
Now the LEADER will have all of the subject pronouns on one desk/floor (make sure everyone can reach the cards). The LEADER is going to touch each card and get everyone to point and say the word – start slowly ("I" and point to yourself, "you" and point at someone else, etc.) and go through the pronouns going faster and faster. This is great fun and very confusing when it really speeds up. REMEMBER THIS IS IN ENGLISH.
SPANISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Fill out the following chart in Spanish: !Ojo! – Watch out! - Make sure you have all of these on your vocabulary page 10 and flashcards.
ENGLISH / SPANISH / ENGLISH / SPANISHI / WE (MALE and FEMALE)
YOU (INFORMAL) / WE (ONLY FEMALES)
YOU (FORMAL) / You’ll (SPAIN) FEMALE
SHE / You’ll (SPAIN) MALE
HE / THEY (Female)
J / J / They (female and males)
READING ABOUT SUBJECTS AND VERBS SPANISH and ENGLISH
Practice: Identify the subjects and verbs in the following sentences. CIRCLE the VERB and UNDERLINE THE SUBJECTS
1. Susana is my friend
2. She is from Spain.
3. Mrs. Garcia is my teacher.
4. She is from Madrid.
5. Susana es mi amiga.
6. Es de España-Spain.
7. La señora Garcia es mi professora.
8. Es de Madrid.
GRAMAVISION Video – SUBJECT Pronouns – Listen and complete the activity below while you watch the video.
ACTIVITY: As you watch the skit that follows the animation, RAISE your HAND every time you hear ES or ERES.
PRACTICE – CIRCLE the subjects and UNDERLINE the verbs in the following sentences. Then WRITE whether you would use él or ella in place of each subject.
1. Laura es de Toledo. Es una compañera de clase. ______
2. Juan es mi mejor amigo. Es estudiante. ______
3. La señora Ayala es mi profesora de ciencias. Es de Perú. _____
4. El señor Garza es mi profesor de español. Es de España. _____
5. El muchacho es un compañero de clase. Es de Estados Unidos. _____
6. La señorita Jiménez es de la Republica Dominicana. Es mi profesora de matemáticas. ______
7. Raúl es un compañero de clase. Es de Cuba. ______
8. Don Pablo es profesor. Es de México. ______
9. Dona Lourdes es de Panamá. Es profesora. ______
DO NOT let your classmate see your sentence for this activity. Use at least THREE phrases from the word box to WRITE a description of one of the people pictured below (This means you should be writing THREE sentences). READ your description aloud to your partner. He or she will guess which person you just described. Then switch roles.