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Spanish · Grade 1

Introduce and Describe People

Learners meet new people in Spanish: they greet, exchange names and where they are from (choosing tú or usted), describe people with es/son and adjectives that agree, understand short spoken and written descriptions, and finally introduce themselves and present a friend in a dialogue and a short written message for a partner class.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Introduce and describe: check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Greet someone and exchange names and places of origin (¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo… ¿De dónde eres? Soy de… Mucho gusto), choosing tú or usted to suit the person.
  • Describe people with es/son and adjectives that agree in gender and number (alto/alta, inteligente, jóvenes), and with tiene el pelo… / los ojos….
  • Understand short spoken and written introductions and descriptions well enough to identify who is described and key details.
  • Carry out a short introduction exchange: introduce yourself and present a friend (Este es… / Esta es…) in a guided dialogue and an independent written message.

Lessons

  1. Hola, ¿cómo te llamas? 9 steps6 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Es alto, es alta: describing people 9 steps5 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Who is it? Understanding descriptions 7 steps5 practiceabout 18 min
  4. Your turn: introduce yourself and present a friend 9 steps5 practiceabout 23 min
  5. Introduce and describe: check 10 questions at the end

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