Background
This unit is for Teen Beginners with no or very little knowledge of English.
A1.2. activities are for “False Beginners”, i.e. students who think they do not know English, but who have learned the very basics either in the street or in an elementary classroom (long ago).
Warm-Up
Teachers: Introduce Yourself to Your Class with Video | Animoto Bloghttps://animoto.com/blog/education/teacher-classroom-introduction/
Break the ice on the first day of school. Create a video introduction for students to get to know more about you and what is in store for the coming school year.
Web of Names Ice Breaker or Name Game – Ultimate Camp Resource – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/mBGRQ1bXL3U
Web of Names is a great ice breaker or name game for people to learn each other’s names
Listening
ESL – Introduce Yourself – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/TS-aSE-d5Ss
Learn how to introduce yourself in this video with five common questions. Listen to native English speakers, and then give it a try yourself!
Vocabulary
English Phrases with Audio – Introductions, Greetings and Goodbyeshttps://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/unit-1/personal-information/introductions-greetings.html
An easy vocabulary lesson. learn how to greet people and say goodbye in English. Read, Listen, and Repeat.
Greetings and Farewells | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/greetings-and-farewells
Listen and repeat. Activities available
Introductions | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/introductions
Listen and repeat. Activities available
Speaking
A1.2. English USA, Lesson 01, Part 1 – Conversational English- Basic Greetings – Hello-Good Morning – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/24Zp77LfCdY
You can use the 3 first videos in this playlist to have the students listen and practise in small groups. Print out the text from below the video
Lesson plans
Lesson 1: Welcome!https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-one/3111026.htmlLet’s Learn English is a 52-lesson course for beginning English learners. This week, Anna moves to Washington, DC. She meets Pete at her new apartment.
Viewing
unit 1 interview hi how are you.wmv – YouTube (1:08)https://youtu.be/90NFtFMrI5o
unit 1 interview. Hi, How are you? What do you do?
A1.2. Reading
Introducing Yourself in Englishhttp://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_intro1.htm
Improve your English skills by learning how to introduce yourself to other people. Learn to ask and answer questions about yourself and others.
English Reading Comprehension Story: ‘My Friend Peter’http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_beginner_read_pete.htm
Beginning English learners can practice reading comprehension with a short story about an international family, with two quizzes. Test your abilities.Â
Writing
Giving Personal Information – Asking Questions Worksheethttps://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/unit-1/personal-information/asking-questions-worksheet.html
Write about yourself. Complete these sentencesÂ
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