5.5 Talking about your first, middle, and last name
Name questions:
What is your name? (¿cómo te llamas? ¿Cuál es tu nombre?) What is your first name? (¿Cuál es tu primer nombre?) What is your last name? (¿cuál es tu apellido?) What is your middle name? (¿cuál es tu segundo nombre?) What is your middle initial? (¿Cuál es la inicial de tu segundo nombre?) What is your full name? What is your complete name? (¿Cuál es tu nombre completo?) |
My name is John Smith. My first name is John. My last name is Smith. My middle name is William. My middle initial is W. My complete (full) name is John William Smith. |
** If someone asks you in a formal situation, "what is your name?"
answer with your first and last name.
**If someone asks you in an informal situation "what is your name?"
it's okay to answer with just your first name.
What is his name?
What is her name? What are their names? |
His name is Albert.
Her name is Rosemary. Their names are Albert and Rosemary. |
Activities
What's your name?
- students write their name on a piece of paper.
- students ask each other a variety of name questions. (see above)
- what is her name?
- what is his name?
- and what are their names?
What's your imaginary name?
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Introduce your family
- students either bring in a photo of their family or draw a picture.
- each student goes to the front of the class and introduces their family.
- students at least say their names, but can give additional information such as:
how they're related, their age, and adjectives that describe them.