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Greek Countries

Seventh graders learn country names in Greek (χώρες, chóres) — Ελλάδα (Greece), Αμερική (America), Ιταλία (Italy), Γαλλία (France), Ισπανία (Spain) — and can say where they and others are from.

Grade 7Countries50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn country names.
  • ✓Match countries to English.
  • ✓Say where you’re from.
  • ✓Ask others.
Essential Question

Ελλάδα, Ιταλία, Γαλλία… how do you name countries in Greek?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Country

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Around the World

6 min

How do you name countries in Greek?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a world map.
  • Ask “Ελλάδα?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Countries

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Country.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a country.
  • Say Ελλάδα & Ιταλία.
  • Say where you’re from.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Say.
  • Say it.
4

Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “είμαι από την Αμερική”.
  • Say a country you’d visit.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a country.
  • Say where you’re from.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand country names.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Greece & Europe.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to geography.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say where you’re from.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Country cards with flags.
  • Point on a map.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Ελλάδα & Αμερική.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use a map.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add Γερμανία, Κύπρος.
  • Locate on a map.
  • Name a capital city.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🌍Country + flag cards
  • 💻Match the Country
  • 🗺️World map
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

χώρες (chóres)countriesΕλλάδα (Elláda)GreeceΑμερικήAmericaΙταλία (Italía)ItalyΓαλλία (Gallía)FranceΙσπανίαSpainΓερμανίαGermanyχώρα (chóra)country
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “Greece” in Greek?
Ελλάδα (Elláda).
QUESTION 2
What country is Ιταλία?
Italy.
QUESTION 3
What country is Γαλλία?
France.

Reflect: countries.

Have students name two countries in Greek and say where they’re from. A printable Greek countries sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Αμερική, Γαλλία (Gallía), Γερμανία, Ελλάδα (Elláda), Ισπανία, Ιταλία (Italía), χώρα (chóra), χώρες (chóres)
  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Greece
  4. Spain
  5. Italy
  6. country
  7. countries
  8. America

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “Greece” in Greek?
  2. What country is Ιταλία?
  3. What country is Γαλλία?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Γαλλία (Gallía) · 2) Γερμανία · 3) Ελλάδα (Elláda) · 4) Ισπανία · 5) Ιταλία (Italía) · 6) χώρα (chóra) · 7) χώρες (chóres) · 8) Αμερική
Part B: 1) Ελλάδα (Elláda). 2) Italy. 3) France.