You are on an exchange at a Grundschule in Hamburg. The bell is about to go, and you have thirty seconds to meet someone from the partner class. What do you actually need?
You already know how to say hello. Today you will add your name, the question that asks for theirs, a short follow-up, and one fact about where you come from.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Say your own name in German
- Ask someone else their name
- Understand a short spoken introduction
Here are today's introduction phrases on the board. Listen as each one is played, then say it back together as a class.
Start with the four classmate phrases (for someone your age) and repeat them twice: Ich heiße, Wie heißt du?, Und du?, Ich bin.
Only then open the formal and extra rows for one careful listen-and-repeat. The formal rows use Sie: that is the form for an adult (a teacher or a shop assistant), not a classmate.
Listen to a short introduction on the class speakers. You will hear it twice before anyone answers. Listen for the name phrase and the question that asks for a name.
Leave the word-table on the board. Copy one name sentence (Ich heiße … or Ich bin …) and one question (Wie heißt du?) into your copy. Check capitals: German sentences start with a big letter. Copy the ß exactly as you see it.
Time to meet your Hamburg partner-class classmate for real. Keep this short script on the board for the whole turn:
A: Hallo! Wie heißt du?
B: Ich heiße …. Und du?
A: Ich bin …. Ich komme aus ….
Partner A asks, Partner B answers, then swap. With your partner use the classmate forms only (du). Save the formal forms (Sie) for an adult.
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