In this unit students learn how to showcase their dreams, likes and physical characteristics. What makes each person unique?
Students learn to communicate about familiar topics using phrases they have memorized and practiced in the classroom.
The following resources include examples in different formats for greetings, personal introductions, and descriptions of people from Spanish speaking countries.
Spanish Introductions (Video)
Country: Mexico
Duration: 1:35 minutes
A friend coaches Pamela on how to start a conversation with a new classmate. Introduction of friends at school with a brief invitation.
Introduction (Video)
Country: Mexico - USA
Duration: Play to 1:10 minute
Siblings introduce each other. They talk about their childhood and the countries they have lived in.
Greetings and Farewells Examples (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 3:55 minutes
Explanation of how to use basic phrases for greetings and farewell.
Quick greeting with kiss and farewell (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 11 seconds
Quick demonstration of a greeting with the practice of a double cheek kiss.
Introductions by people from different countries (Video)
Country: Spain and Mexico
Duration: 3:29 minutes
People from various countries introduce themselves using brief details. Several accents can be heard.
Introduction to greetings and explanation of phrases and pronunciation (Video)
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 17 minutes
Dominican phrases and introduction of the host. Regional breakout of phrases. Vocabulary starts at minute 8.
Formal and Informal Greeting (Video)
Country: Peru
Duration: 2:59 minutes
Introductions with assignment (Video)
Country: Peru
Duration: 1:56 minutes
Introduction of several people from South America with a brief assignment at the end.
Descriptive song (Video)
Country: Colombia
Duration: 2:55 min
A little girl shows how to be brave and different in various situations. Focus is on uniqueness.
Descriptions of types of hair (Video)
Country: Spain
Duration: 2:40 minutes
A fun character describes his friends hair type and introduces his friends.