BEGINNER LEVEL 1: Lesson 3 for Teachers

LESSON 3: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH

THEME: Vocabulary Expansion

VOCABULARY: mom, dad, brother, sister, cat, dog, city, near, aunt, parents, uncle, cousin, neighborhood. First review what they learned last week.  Go over some of the same questions: ”What is your name? How old are you?” etc.

ACTIVITIES

  1. Review the Vocabulary Words. Play a game with the words.  Have students point to them, act them out, repeat, etc. Be creative in how you teach them. 
  2. Listen to Audio 1  as you read the story.
  3. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer the questions.
  4. Remember, it is important to teach a few sentences and then ask the same questions. Then, teach a bit more and ask the questions. The more they hear the story and answer the questions, the more they will understand. 

STORY: There is a boy. His name is Ivan. He is 10 years old. He has a brother and a sister. His sister is 12. His brother is 14. They live with their mom and dad in a big house. They have a small dog. They live in a neighborhood. They live by their aunt and uncle.  They have two cousins that live near them. They like to play with their cousins. Ivan and his brother like to play soccer. Their sister likes to dance. They all like to swim and play outside.  The mom and dad like to run. The kids like to play sports with their cousins. They also like to play card games.  They enjoy spending time together.

STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a boy. (Is there a boy or girl?) His name is Ivan. (What is his name?)  He is 10 years old. (How old is he?)  He has a brother and a sister. (Does he have a brother? Does he have a sister?)  His sister is 12 years old.. (Is his sister 12 or 10?) His brother is 14 years old. (Is his brother 13 or 14?) They live with their mom and dad in a big house. (Who do they live with? Do they live in a big or small house?) They have a small dog. (Do they have a cat or dog? Is it small or big?) They live in a neighborhood. (Where do they live?) They live by their aunt and uncle. (Who do they live near?) They have two cousins who live near them. (How many cousins do they have?) They like to play with their cousins. (Who do they like to play with?) Ivan and his brother like to play soccer.  (Do they like to play basketball or soccer?) Their sister likes to dance. (What does she like to do?) They all like to swim and play outside. (Do they like to play inside or outside?) The mom and dad like to run. (Do the parents like to walk or run?) The kids like to play sports with their cousins. (What do they like to do with their cousins?)  They also like to play card games.  They enjoy spending time together.  

  1. Retell the story with the students. Who is part of the family? What do they like to do? Who likes to play basketball? etc. You can draw on the whiteboard to show what happened. 
  2. Play Simon Says. Use the commands learned in first class.
  3. Review body parts.
  4. Have a student pray in English.