1 - A New Classmate in Valencia ~5 mins
Imagine a new classmate has just arrived at your school in Valencia. With the person beside you, prepare one short English sentence introducing them. A few pairs will then stand and introduce their partner to the class.
That felt natural in English. Today you will learn to introduce yourself in Spanish, ask someone their name and where they are from, and notice a more formal way to ask a name.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Introduce yourself with your name and where you are from
- Ask a classmate their name and where they are from
- Notice formal and informal ways to ask someone's name
Keep this beat light and quick. Ask two or three pairs to stand and share their English introduction to the class. The Valencia school scene plants a Spanish-speaking setting before any new words appear. Do not start teaching the Spanish phrases yet; the word-table in the next step does that. Praise the pairs who volunteer: a warm start makes the Spanish practice feel less like a drill.
2 - Seven Spanish Introductions ~10 mins
Listen as each phrase is played on the board, then say it back together as a class.
We will work in two short waves. Wave 1 is about you and a friend. Wave 2 is where you are from, plus a more formal way to ask someone's name.
Notice which phrases you use about yourself, which ones ask a friend, and which one you might use with a teacher.
Play each phrase on the board, then have everyone repeat twice: once all together, once by table. Do Wave 1 fully (self and friend phrases), then a 20-second choral recap of those four, before Wave 2 (origin and the formal name question). The ll sound is the fun one today: lean into YAH-moh and YAH-mahs like you mean it (the soft y in yes, not English double-L). Point out that the informal name question is for a friend or classmate, while the formal version is for a teacher or new adult. Model one mini chain before you leave the table: ¿Cómo te llamas?, then Me llamo Seán. ¿Y tú?, then Me llamo Aoife. ¿De dónde eres?, then Soy de Cork.
3 - Match the Introductions ~10 mins
Watch the board. When a card is flipped, everyone whispers the Spanish. The volunteer only taps the cards. Find each Spanish phrase with its English meaning.
Run this on the IWB with volunteers taking turns. Default is whole-class: every pupil whispers the Spanish on each flip so nobody only watches. If the same pair is missed twice, stop and say both sides together before moving on. Listen for the soft y sound in llamo and llamas, and gently remodel if pupils say it like English double-L. Extension only if your class already has devices set up: pairs may play the same matching game at tables after one whole-class round.
4 - Into Your Copy ~3 mins
Open your copy. Using the two frames on the board, write two short sentences about yourself: your name, then where you are from. Take care with any accents you can see on the board.
You have just practised the full oral exchange. Pause interactive play and keep these two gapped stems large on screen while they write:
- Me llamo ____.
- Soy de ____.
Everyone's pen should be moving. Look for full stems such as Me llamo Aoife and Soy de Galway, not bare words. These are statements, so no upside-down question mark is needed here. Support: leave the gapped stems visible. Extension: add one practised question underneath, e.g. ¿De dónde eres? or ¿Cómo te llamas?, if a pupil wants to. Do not collect these copies.
5 - Partner Introductions ~10 mins
You are welcoming a new classmate on their first day at a school in Valencia. Work with a partner. Follow the five-line order on the board, fill in your own name and place, then swap roles and try again.
- A: ask your partner's name
- B: answer, then ask back
- A: answer, then ask where they are from
- B: answer, then ask back
- A: answer with where you are from
If you greet your teacher instead, open with the formal name question from the word-table.
Leave this five-line Spanish frame large on the IWB the whole time (pupils need the target-language lines even though the board summary above stays short):
- A: ¿Cómo te llamas? (KOH-moh teh YAH-mahs)
- B: Me llamo __ (meh YAH-moh). ¿Y tú? (ee TOO)
- A: Me llamo __. ¿De dónde eres? (deh DOHN-deh EH-rehs)
- B: Soy de __ (soy deh). ¿Y tú?
- A: Soy de __.
Model one full exchange with a volunteer first so the class hears the shape and the turn-taking. Stress that ¿Y tú? is how the chat stays two-way: each person asks back, rather than only answering. For a teacher or adult visitor, swap the opener to ¿Cómo se llama usted? (KOH-moh seh YAH-mah oos-TEHD). Circulate and coach pronunciation rather than correcting every slip. When a pair nails the full chain, give them a quick ¡Qué bien! and let the class echo it. After about seven minutes, invite three pairs to perform for the class.
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