LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH
THEME: Introduce Your Family (Teacher can use this story or write their own about themselves)
VOCABULARY: brother, sister, mother, father, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandkids, stepfather, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, twin, spend time together (put up a poster)
STORY: My name is Emily. I am 30 years old. I have an older brother who is 35. His name is Michael. Michael has a wife. Her name is Jeannie. My sister-in-law is 35 years old, too. They have a son. My nephew’s name is Preston. He is two years old. I also have a twin sister. Her name is Ellen. She has two kids. Their names are Zaelynn and Oakley. My niece, Zaelynn, is 8 years old, and my nephew, Oakley, is 7 years old. My whole family lives in Michigan. We all love to spend time together. My brother is a doctor. My sister-in-law and my sister are teachers, like me. Zaelynn and Oakley love to dance and sing. They also like to do karate. Preston loves to dance and play with his toy cars. They are all so cute!
STORY WITH QUESTIONS: My name is Emily. (What is my name?) I am 30 years old. (How old am I?) I have an older brother who is 35. (Who is 35?) His name is Michael. (What is my brother’s name?) Michael has a wife. Her name is Jeannie. (What is my brother’s wife’s name?) My sister-in-law is 35 years old, too. (How old is my sister-in-law? What is her name?) They have a son. My nephew’s name is Preston. (What is my nephew’s name?) He is two years old. (How old is Preston?) I also have a twin sister. Her name is Ellen. (What is my twin’s name?) She has two kids. Their names are Zaelynn and Oakley. (How many kids does my sister have?) My niece, Zaelynn, is 8 years old, and my nephew, Oakley, is 7 years old. (What is the girls name? What is the boy’s name?) My whole family lives in Michigan. (Where do we all live?) We all love to spend time together. My brother is a doctor. (What does my brother do?) My sister-in-law and my sister are teachers, like me. Zaelynn and Oakley love to dance and sing. (What do Zaelynn and Oakley like to do?) They also like to do karate. Preston loves to dance and play with his toy cars. (What does Preston like to do?) They are all so cute!
ACTIVITIES
- Review the Vocabulary Words
- Listen to Audio 1 as you read the story.
- Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer questions.
- Create your own written paragraph about your own family.
- Include the following information: Who is part of your family? How old are they? Where do they live? What do you guys like to do?
- Present: Students present their paragraphs to the class.
- Have the teacher ask questions like: “What is her sister’s name? What is her brother’s name? How old are they?” (ask questions pertaining to the person speaking)
- Extra time: If there is more time, ask and answer questions:
- What do you like to do in your free time? How many siblings do you have? Where do you live?
- Have a student pray in English