Deutsch – Begrüßungen & Vorstellungen
Deutsch – Begrüßungen & Vorstellungen Grade 6 German Lesson
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Deutsch – Begrüßungen & Vorstellungen Grade 6 German Lesson
Open with energy and point out that today students will learn how to greet people, introduce themselves and keep a simple conversation going in German. Mention that pronunciation support and English meanings will appear throughout.
Learning Goal
I can use German greetings, introductions and simple question-and-answer phrases in a short conversation.
Although the prompt listed several aims, this single objective brings them together for one lesson and can be revisited at the end.
Which German words or phrases do you already know?
Use this as a quick confidence-building activation after the learning goal. Accept single words or short phrases in German; briefly connect repeated answers to the warm-up slide that follows.
sich warm laufen: German Words We Know
Welche deutschen Wörter kennst du?
Versuch es mal mit ein paar vertrauten Wörtern.:
danke - thank you
bitte - please / you're welcome
ja - yes
nein - no
Invite quick guesses before confirming meanings. Keep this brisk and confidence-building so students feel they already know some German.
Greetings and Goodbyes
Saying hello
Hallo - hello
(HA-loh)
Guten Morgen - good morning
(GOO-ten MOR-gen)
Guten Tag - good afternoon / good day
(GOO-ten TAHK)
Guten Abend - good evening
(GOO-ten AH-bent)
Tschüss - bye
(choos)
Auf Wiedersehen - goodbye
(owf VEE-der-zay-en)
Saying goodbye
Model each phrase once, then again with the class repeating. Note that Guten Tag is a general daytime greeting and Tschüss is more informal than Auf Wiedersehen.
How Are You?
Wie geht's? - how are you?
(vee gates)
Mir geht's gut. - I'm good.
Mir geht's sehr gut. - I'm very good.
Es geht. - I'm okay.
Mir geht's nicht so gut. - I'm not doing so well.
Explain that students do not need to translate every word separately yet; they can learn these as useful chunks for conversation.
Which phrase means 'How are you?'
Wie geht's?
Wie heißt du?
Guten Abend
Auf Wiedersehen
Checks whether students can distinguish a greeting/question from other common phrases. Likely confusion: Wie heißt du? because both start with Wie.
Complete the mini chat
Hallo! Guten Morgen! Wie geht's? Mir geht's gut. Tschüss!
Answers in order: Guten Morgen, gut, Tschüss. This checks greeting, response and goodbye from the first conversation block.
Introducing Yourself
Ich heiße ... - my name is ...
(ikh HY-seh)
Ich bin ... Jahre alt. - I am ... years old.
(ikh bin ... YAH-reh alt)
Ich komme aus ... - I come from ...
Ich wohne in ... - I live in ...
Point out that students can swap in their own details straight away. Emphasise the phrase Ich heiße rather than isolated grammar terms.
Useful Questions
Wie heißt du? - what is your name?
Wie alt bist du? - how old are you?
Woher kommst du? - where are you from?
Wo wohnst du? - where do you live?
Show how each question matches an answer from the previous slide. You may want to gesture between this slide and the last to reinforce question-and-answer pairs.
How do you ask 'What is your name?'
Wo wohnst du?
Wie alt bist du?
Wie heißt du?
Woher kommst du?
All distractors are real question forms from the same block, so students must match meaning, not just spot a question mark.
Finish the introduction
Hallo! Ich heiße Lena. Ich bin 11 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus England und ich wohne in London.
Answers: Jahre alt, aus, wohne in. The phrasing closely echoes the introduction slide so students apply the chunks in sequence.
Pronunciation Tips
ich - the ch is soft: (ikh)
heiße - ß sounds like ss: (HY-seh)
Jahre - J sounds like English y: (YAH-reh)
tschüss - starts with ch / t together: (choos)
Wiedersehen - say each part clearly: (VEE-der-zay-en)
Keep this practical rather than technical. Model, echo and reassure students that clear effort matters more than a perfect accent.
Mini Dialogue
Lena: Hello! What is your name?
Tom: My name is Tom. And you?
Lena: My name is Lena.
Tom: How old are you?
Lena: I am 11 years old.
Lena: Hallo! Wie heißt du?
Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Und du?
Lena: Ich heiße Lena.
Tom: Wie alt bist du?
Lena: Ich bin 11 Jahre alt.
German
English
Read the dialogue with expression. If time allows, have two volunteers read one line each while the class tracks the matching English meaning.
Which pronunciation tip will help you most?
Expected elements: one pronunciation tip such as soft ch in ich, ß sounding like ss in heiße, J sounding like y in Jahre, or clear syllables in Wiedersehen. Invite students to say the word aloud if appropriate.
Complete the dialogue
Lena: Hallo! Wie heißt du? Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Und du? Lena: Ich heiße Lena. Tom: Wie alt bist du? Lena: Ich bin 11 Jahre alt.
Answers: Wie heißt du?, Wie alt bist du?, Jahre alt. This reinforces the exact question-and-answer pattern from the mini dialogue.
Complete the Sentences
Fill in the missing words:
Hallo! Ich ___ Anna.
Wie ___ du?
Ich bin 11 ___ alt.
Woher ___ du?
Mir geht's ___.
Expected answers: heiße, heißt, Jahre, kommst, gut or sehr gut or nicht so gut depending on context. Use this to check recall of key chunks.
Quick Quiz
What does Guten Morgen mean?
A. Good evening B. Good morning C. Goodbye
Wie heißt du? asks about your ...
A. age B. home C. name
Tschüss means ...
A. bye B. thank you C. please
Take answers by show of hands or mini whiteboards. The correct answers are B, C and A.
Quick Quiz
Which answer fits Wie geht's?
A. Ich wohne in London. B. Mir geht's gut. C. Ich heiße Mia.
Ich komme aus ... means ...
A. I come from ... B. I am ... years old. C. I live in ...
Answers: 4 B | 5 A
Keep the pace lively. Briefly explain why the other choices do not fit, so students hear the different phrases again in context.
Which answer fits 'Wie geht's?'
Ich komme aus Berlin.
Mir geht's gut.
Ich heiße Sara.
Ich bin 12 Jahre alt.
A clean comprehension check before students move into freer speaking and writing. Each wrong option is a useful sentence from the lesson, but only one matches the question.
Build a Short Conversation
Use at least 4 phrases from today:
a greeting
a question
an answer
a goodbye
Example starters:
Hallo! / Wie heißt du? / Ich heiße ... / Tschüss!
Set this up as paired speaking practice. Encourage students to personalise their answers with real names, ages and places where appropriate.
Create Your Own Introduction
Write 5-6 lines in German.
Try to include:
a greeting
your name
your age
where you come from
where you live
a goodbye
This is the more demanding production task. Support students by letting them reuse phrases directly from earlier slides rather than inventing new language.
Which task felt most helpful for learning German today?
Greetings
Questions
Dialogue
Speaking practice
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What is one German phrase you'll remember?
Reflection only. Encourage brief, honest responses about the learning process, for example remembering Tschüss, asking Wie heißt du?, or introducing themselves with Ich heiße....
What part felt hardest today?
Reflection only. Look for comments about pronunciation, remembering question forms, or building a full introduction. Use answers to shape the next lesson's recap.
Glossary
Hallo - hello
Guten Morgen - good morning
Tschüss - bye
Wie geht's? - how are you?
Ich heiße ... - my name is ...
Wie heißt du? - what is your name?
Jahre alt - years old
Use this as a final vocabulary anchor before the end of the lesson. Students can refer back to it during recap if needed.
Glossary
Ich komme aus ... - I come from ...
Woher kommst du? - where are you from?
Ich wohne in ... - I live in ...
Wo wohnst du? - where do you live?
Auf Wiedersehen - goodbye
Es geht. - I'm okay
Mir geht's gut. - I'm good
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Gut gemacht! 🇩🇪 Today you learned greetings, questions, introductions and short German conversation phrases.
Close by revisiting the learning goal and praising effort, especially willingness to speak aloud. If time remains, ask for one final whole-class greeting and goodbye in German.
