How Do You Spell It? — Student

1

Listening

10 minutes

Dialogue: First day at a language school. A student gives her name at the reception.

Student and Receptionist

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Hi! I'm Ana Santos.

Santos? How do you spell it?

S-A-N-T-O-S.

Thank you. What's your email?

ana.santos@gmail.com.

What's 'caderno' in English?

It's a notebook.

N-O-T-E-B-O-O-K.

or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. What's the student's last name?

2. How does she spell it?

3. What's 'caderno' in English?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar Discovery: (recycling) verb be + new expressions: How do you spell it?, What's ___ in English?

Look at these useful questions. When do we use each one?

How do you spell it? → When you want to know the LETTERS.

What's 'caderno' in English? → When you don't know the WORD.

What page? → When you don't know the NUMBER.

What do you say when you don't know a word in English?

Try it!

1. You don't know how to write 'Santos'. You ask: '___?'

2. You don't know 'caneta' in English. You ask: '___?'

3. You are late for class. You say: '___!'

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Practice

15 minutes

Which Letter?

Listen to your teacher. Which letter do you hear? Choose A or B.

1. B or V?

A. B /biː/

B. V /viː/

2. G or J?

A. G /dʒiː/

B. J /dʒeɪ/

3. E or I?

A. E /iː/

B. I /aɪ/

4. S or C?

A. S /ɛs/

B. C /siː/

5. D or T?

A. D /diː/

B. T /tiː/

6. M or N?

A. M /ɛm/

B. N /ɛn/

Spell the Abbreviations

Spell each abbreviation out loud.

1. VIP → V-I-P

2. CNN → C-N-N

3. ATM → A-T-M

4. FBI → F-B-I

5. BMW → B-M-W

6. EU → E-U

7. Bonus: Spell your FULL name!

Classroom Phrases

Complete with words from the box.

OpenClosepageStandSitSorry

1. your books, please.

2. your books, please.

3. Go to seven.

4. up, please!

5. down, please.

6. I'm late!

Name Spelling Race

Spell your full name out loud. Your teacher writes what they hear in the chat. Then swap: your teacher spells a name and YOU write it!

Scenario:

Practice the alphabet by spelling names — yours and your teachers — out loud, clearly.

Useful Expressions

My name is ___. That's ___ (spell it letter by letter).Can you repeat that, please?How do you spell it?Is it with one L or two?That's right! / Sorry, let me spell it again.

Round 1 — Student spells

YOU: My name is Maria. That's M-A-R-I-A.
TEACHER: (writes in chat) M-A-R-I-A. Correct!

Round 2 — Teacher spells

TEACHER: My name is Jennifer. That's J-E-N-N-I-F-E-R.
YOU: (type in chat) J-E-N-N-I-F-E-R.

Round 3 — Challenge names

Spell a tricky name: your mother's, your best friend's, or a favorite celebrity.
Go slow. Ask to repeat when needed.

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Asking for words and spelling.

1. How do you spell your last name?

Follow-up: And your email? How do you spell it?

2. What's 'caneta' in English?

Follow-up: How do you spell 'pen'? P-E-N!

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can spell my name in English.
✓
I can ask: What's ___ in English? and How do you spell it?
✓
I can understand classroom instructions.

Great work today!

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