Choose a Time-Matched Greeting
Buenos días, buenas tardes and buenas noches are conventional greetings for morning, afternoon and night.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1First Conversations with Supplied Identities
A short exchange works when the reply addresses the actual question and respects the situation. Use the fictional identities given here; nobody needs to disclose a real name, location or age.
Before you begin
- Recognize Spanish paired question marks and read the supplied English glosses.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Respond with a Supplied Name
¿Cómo te llamas? asks for a name.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Match an Origin Question
¿De dónde eres? asks where a person is from.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Select a Polite Communication Move
A short polite phrase has a specific function: requesting, thanking, replying, apologizing or ending a conversation.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular, broad topic reference: topic reference — First Conversations with Supplied Identities
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.