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Lesson 1: Introductions & Polite Greetings

CONVERSATIONAL

Vocabulary

  • Hello – hola

  • Nice to meet you – encantado/a de conocerte

  • Name – nombre

  • Family name / last name – apellido

  • To spell – deletrear

Alphabet: *With Audio*

  • A B C D E F

  • G H I J K L

  • M N O P Q R S

  • T U V W X Y Z

Language Support

Situations:

  • Saludo → Hello.

  • Primera reunión → Nice to meet you.

  • Nombre → My name is ___ .

  • Deletreo → It’s spelled ___ .

  • Apellido → My family name is ___ .

  • Gracias → Thank you.

Questions/Answers

Listen to the Audio - practise in this section with it.

(Escucha al Audio - practicar en esta sección con él.)

Hello.
→ Hello.

Nice to meet you.
→ Nice to meet you.

What is your name?
→ My name is Joseph.

How do you spell it?
→ It’s spelled J-O-S-E-P-H.

What is your family name?
→ My family name is Knight.

How do you spell it?
→ It’s spelled K-N-I-G-H-T.

Thank you.
→ You’re welcome.

Translation (Castilian Spanish)

  • Hello. → Hola.

  • Nice to meet you. → Encantado/a de conocerte.

  • What is your name? → ¿Cómo te llamas?

  • My name is Joseph. → Me llamo Joseph.

  • How do you spell it? → ¿Cómo se deletrea?

  • It’s spelled J-O-S-E-P-H/ K-N-I-G-H-T. → Se deletrea J-O-S-E-P-H / K-N-I-G-H-T

  • What is your family name? → ¿Cuál es tu apellido?

  • My family name is Knight. → Mi apellido es Knight.

  • Thank you. → Gracias.

  • You’re welcome. → De nada.

Activation

Student must speak. (El alumno debe hablar.)

Example:
What is your name?
→ My name is Maria.
→ It’s spelled M-A-R-I-A.

Translation:
¿Cómo te llamas?
→ Me llamo María.
→ Se deletrea M-A-R-I-A.

Practice:

Say one sentence about… (Di una frase sobre....)

  • your name

  • how to spell your name

  • your family name

  • how to spell your family name

  • greeting someone for the first time

  • thanking someone

Personal Questions

Record yourself answering the questions. (Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)

What is your name?
¿Cómo te llamas?

How do you spell your name?
¿Cómo se deletrea tu nombre?

What is your family name?
¿Cuál es tu apellido?

How do you spell your family name?
¿Cómo se deletrea tu apellido?

Are you Joseph?
¿Eres Joseph?

Is your family name Knight?
¿Tu apellido es Knight?

Please say your name one more time.
Por favor, di tu nombre otra vez.

Please spell your family name one more time.
Por favor, deletrea tu apellido otra vez.