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Lessons/Pre-A1/Greetings and Names

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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

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Greetings and Names

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
helloholaexpression
hihola (informal)expression
namenombrenoun
mymideterminer
yourtudeterminer
I amyo soy / yo estoyverb
niceagradableadjective
meetconocerverb

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.

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  "level": "Pre-A1",
  "slug": "greetings-and-names",
  "title": "Greetings and Names",
  "mode": "intensive",
  "core_vocab": {
    "phonology_notes": [
      {
        "en": "hello",
        "note": "Stress on the second syllable: he-LLO."
      },
      {
        "en": "hi",
        "note": "Short, single-syllable greeting; keep the vowel light."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "en": "hello",
        "es": "hola",
        "pos": "expression"
      },
      {
        "en": "hi",
        "es": "hola (informal)",
        "pos": "expression"
      },
      {
        "en": "name",
        "es": "nombre",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "my",
        "es": "mi",
        "pos": "determiner"
      },
      {
        "en": "your",
        "es": "tu",
        "pos": "determiner"
      },
      {
        "en": "I am",
        "es": "yo soy / yo estoy",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "nice",
        "es": "agradable",
        "pos": "adjective"
      },
      {
        "en": "meet",
        "es": "conocer",
        "pos": "verb"
      }
    ]
  },
  "useful_phrases": [
    {
      "en": "Hello, my name is…",
      "es": "Hola, mi nombre es…",
      "phonology": "Smooth link between 'name' and 'is'."
    },
    {
      "en": "Hi, I’m…",
      "es": "Hola, soy…",
      "phonology": "Contracted 'I’m' pronounced like 'aim'."
    },
    {
      "en": "What’s your name?",
      "es": "¿Cómo te llamas?",
      "phonology": "The 'ts' in 'What’s' is soft and quick."
    },
    {
      "en": "Nice to meet you.",
      "es": "Mucho gusto.",
      "phonology": "Keep 'meet you' sounding like 'mee-chu'."
    }
  ],
  "conversation_starters": [
    {
      "en": "Hello! What’s your name?",
      "es": "¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?"
    },
    {
      "en": "Hi! My name is ___. What about you?",
      "es": "¡Hola! Me llamo ___. ¿Y tú?"
    },
    {
      "en": "Nice to meet you! Where are you from?",
      "es": "¡Mucho gusto! ¿De dónde eres?"
    }
  ],
  "pattern_practice": [
    {
      "en": "Hello, my name is ___",
      "es": "Hola, mi nombre es ___"
    },
    {
      "en": "Hi, I’m ___",
      "es": "Hola, soy ___"
    },
    {
      "en": "What’s your name?",
      "es": "¿Cómo te llamas?"
    }
  ],
  "mini_dialogue": {
    "turns": [
      {
        "A": "Hello! What’s your name?"
      },
      {
        "B": "Hi! My name is Ana."
      },
      {
        "A": "Nice to meet you, Ana."
      },
      {
        "B": "Nice to meet you too!"
      }
    ]
  },
  "listening_script": {
    "script": "Hello! I’m Tom. Hi! My name is Sara. Nice to meet you, Tom. Nice to meet you too, Sara."
  },
  "tasks": [
    {
      "category": "A",
      "instructions": "Listen to the greeting and choose the correct meaning.",
      "prompts": [
        {
          "text": "Hello, my name is Leo.",
          "options": [
            "He is asking a question.",
            "He is saying his name.",
            "He is saying goodbye."
          ],
          "answer": "He is saying his name."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "category": "B",
      "instructions": "Complete the greeting with the correct word.",
      "prompts": [
        {
          "text": "Hello, ___ name is Ana.",
          "blank": "my",
          "answer": "my"
        },
        {
          "text": "Hi, I’m ___.",
          "blank": "___",
          "answer": "the student’s own name"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "category": "C",
      "instructions": "Use the pattern to introduce yourself.",
      "prompts": [
        {
          "text": "Hello, my name is ___.",
          "model": "Hello, my name is Sara."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "category": "D",
      "instructions": "Introduce yourself and ask another person’s name.",
      "prompts": [
        {
          "text": "Say your name and ask: What’s your name?",
          "expected_output": "Hi, I’m ___. What’s your name?"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tiny_quiz": [
    {
      "question_en": "How do you say: 'Mucho gusto' in English?",
      "question_es": "¿Cómo se dice 'Mucho gusto' en inglés?",
      "options": [
        "Nice to meet you.",
        "Good morning.",
        "See you later."
      ],
      "answer": "Nice to meet you."
    },
    {
      "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?"
      ],
      "answer": "¿Cómo te llamas?"
    }
  ]
}

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