Lessons/Pre-A1/Greetings and Names
Teacher Harper
Today we're working on "Greetings and Names". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.
Level: Pre-A1
3/10 sectionsGreetings and Names
Core Vocabulary
Key academic vocabulary for this topic.
| English | Spanish | POS | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hello | hola | expression | |
| hi | hola (informal) | expression | |
| name | nombre | noun | |
| my | mi | determiner | |
| your | tu | determiner | |
| I am | yo soy / yo estoy | verb | |
| nice | agradable | adjective | |
| meet | conocer | verb |
Mini Dialogue
A: Hello! What’s your name?
B: Hi! My name is Ana.
A: Nice to meet you, Ana.
B: Nice to meet you too!
Task A
Task B
Task C
Task D
Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.
Status: Not started
Debug: raw lesson data
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"en": "hello",
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"en": "Hello, my name is…",
"es": "Hola, mi nombre es…",
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"en": "Hi, I’m…",
"es": "Hola, soy…",
"phonology": "Contracted 'I’m' pronounced like 'aim'."
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{
"en": "What’s your name?",
"es": "¿Cómo te llamas?",
"phonology": "The 'ts' in 'What’s' is soft and quick."
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"en": "Nice to meet you.",
"es": "Mucho gusto.",
"phonology": "Keep 'meet you' sounding like 'mee-chu'."
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"en": "Hello! What’s your name?",
"es": "¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?"
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"en": "Hi! My name is ___. What about you?",
"es": "¡Hola! Me llamo ___. ¿Y tú?"
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"en": "Nice to meet you! Where are you from?",
"es": "¡Mucho gusto! ¿De dónde eres?"
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"A": "Hello! What’s your name?"
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"B": "Hi! My name is Ana."
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"A": "Nice to meet you, Ana."
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"B": "Nice to meet you too!"
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"script": "Hello! I’m Tom. Hi! My name is Sara. Nice to meet you, Tom. Nice to meet you too, Sara."
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"category": "A",
"instructions": "Listen to the greeting and choose the correct meaning.",
"prompts": [
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"text": "Hello, my name is Leo.",
"options": [
"He is asking a question.",
"He is saying his name.",
"He is saying goodbye."
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"answer": "He is saying his name."
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"category": "B",
"instructions": "Complete the greeting with the correct word.",
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"text": "Hello, ___ name is Ana.",
"blank": "my",
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"text": "Hi, I’m ___.",
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"answer": "the student’s own name"
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"text": "Hello, my name is ___.",
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"question_en": "How do you say: 'Mucho gusto' in English?",
"question_es": "¿Cómo se dice 'Mucho gusto' en inglés?",
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"Nice to meet you.",
"Good morning.",
"See you later."
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"answer": "Nice to meet you."
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"question_en": "What does 'What’s your name?' mean?",
"question_es": "¿Qué significa 'What’s your name?'?",
"options": [
"¿De dónde eres?",
"¿Cómo te llamas?",
"¿Cuántos años tienes?"
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"answer": "¿Cómo te llamas?"
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