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Spanish · Grade 1

Write and Exchange Simple Messages

Learners write the messages people really send: notes to friends, invitations, replies and a polite email to an adult. They learn the shape of a message and when to be informal or formal, invite, accept and decline with days and times, keep a message thread going by answering every question and asking their own, and finish by writing and proofreading an invitation.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Messages check: 9 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

  • Organize a message with a greeting, body and closing, and choose informal or formal language (Querida Ana / Estimada señora Robles; Un abrazo / Atentamente; tú / usted).
  • Make, accept and decline invitations with days, times and places (¿Quieres venir…? ¡Me encantaría! Lo siento, no puedo porque…).
  • Keep a written exchange going: answer each question in a message and ask relevant follow-up questions (¿A qué hora? ¿Dónde nos vemos? ¿Qué llevo?).
  • Write, proofread and improve a complete message for a real purpose.

Lessons

  1. Message shapes: informal and formal 6 steps4 practiceabout 23 min
  2. Invitations: days, times and places 6 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Keep the exchange going 6 steps4 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Write, check and send 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Messages check 9 questions at the end

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