En busca de trabajoUnidad 1.1

In this lesson you will learn:

Fill out a job application Talk about work in an office Ask and answer work-related questions Ser and estar Direct and indirect object pronouns

Ser vs Estar

SER

1. Give the day, date & time

2. With nouns that define the subject, or that tell professions

3. With the prespositon “de” to show ownership, nationality or something is made of.

4. Adjective: how someone is like

5. To give the location of an event

ESTAR

1. To tell where something is

2. Adjectives: to talk about someone’s health or feelings

Leer y responder las preguntas pg. 6-7

1. ¿Qué debes llevar a una entrevista de trabajo?

2. ¿Qué contiene tu hoja de vida?

3. ¿Cuándo llenas una solicitud debe ser en cursiva o letra de molde? ¿Y tú cómo escribes?

4. ¿Por qué es importante tener el seguro de salud?

5. ¿A quien le pedirías que te escriba una referencia?

6. ¿Cómo sabrás si recibiste el trabajo?

7. Di tres cosa que son necesarias en una oficina.

SER vs ESTAR

To give the location of an event.

La reunión no es aquí. Es en Buenos Aires.

La fiesta es en mi casa.

To tell where something is

Juan no está aquí.

La llave está encima de la mesa.

SER vs ESTAR

You use ser with adjectives that describe inherent traits and estar with adjectives that describe conditions.

However, with some adjectives, you can use either ser or estar but with a different shade of meaning.

SER: The speaker considers the characteristic

inherent or expected.

Nuestro jefe es callado. Patricia es guapa. El café es bueno.

ESTAR:

The speaker expresses a subjective opinion. This is often expressed in English with to look, to

seem, to feel, or to taste.

Nuestro jefe está callado. = Our boss seems quiet.

¡Vaya! ¡Qué guapa estás hoy, Patricia! = Well, How nice you look today Patricia.

El café está bueno. = The coffee (I am drinking today) tastes good.

Some adjectives have a different meaning depending on whether they are used with ser or estar.

SER vs ESTAR

Aburrido/a:

La reunión fue aburrida.

-The meeting was boring.

Juan estuvo aburrido todo el día.

-Juan was bored all day.

Listo/a:

Nuestra bolsista es lista.

-Our broker is smart.

El agente está listo para la entrevista.

-The agent is ready for the interview.

Malo/a:

El jefe es malo.

-The boss is mean.

La administradora está mala.

-The administratior is ill.

Rico/a:

Nuestra jefa no es rica.

-Our boss isn’t rich.

La comida de la cafetería está rica.

-The cafeteria food is delicious.

Vivo/a:

Ese estudiante es muy vivo.

That student is very smart/clever.

El perro está todavía vivo.

The dog is still alive.

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Los Pronombres de complemento In English, direct and indirect have the same

form.

You place indirect objects before direct objects.

I sell him the car.

You buy them the book.

In Spanish, the direct object comes after the verb and the indirect must always come after the preposition ‘a.’

Yo le vendo el libro a Juan.

The indirect object noun must be accompanied by the corresponding indirect object pronoun before the conjugated verb.

Both direct and indirect objects can be replaced by pronouns to avoid repetition.

Remember Rules:

1. RID- Order of pronouns

2. “LL” Rule- If both the direct and indirect object pronouns are together and begin with “l”, then change to “se”-

- Yo se(le) lo compro.

3. If the verb phrase has an infinitive or present participle, you can attach the pronouns to the infinitive or present participle.

-Yo quiero dártelo. Or Yo te lo quiero dar.

-Yo estoy escribiéndotelo. Or Yo te lo estoy escribiendo

Indirect objects are often used with verbs that express giving, showing, telling, adding or taking away.

Some verbs that take usually take IOP:

-poner decir

-servir dar

-quitar costar-to get

-robar mostrar

• Yo te muestro la foto de mis hijos.• Me costó mucho conseguir este trabajo.

-The verbs pedir and preguntar each mean to ask, but in different ways. -Both are used with direct and indirect objects

Pedir:

The verb pedir means to ask for a favor or to make a request of someone.

-Voy a pedirte un favor.

-Te pido que vayas a la escuela.

Preguntar

The verb preguntar means to ask a question or to ask for information.

-Voy a preguntarle dónde está el archivo.

-Voy preguntarselo.