Practice your English - English for beginners

FIRST LESSON - Introductions, greetings, verb 'be'

Identifying names
 (status - first name - surname)   Mr John Smith

Mr (m)  /mIstƏ/

Mrs (f - married)  / mIsIz/
Miss (f - not married)  /mIs/
Ms (f - private status)  /mIz/

Asking for permission

Informal:  Can I ....., please?   //    Can you ...., please? 
Semi-formal: Could I ...., plesae?  //   Could  you...., please? 
Formal:  May I ....., please?    //    May you....?  (Only with the first subject pronoun, 'I' and 'we')
Answer: Yes, you can.  / No, you can't. 

For example,
A: Can you repeat that, please?
B:  Of course.
  
A:  Could I open the window, please?
B:  Yes, you can. 


Helpful phrases:

Be careful!
Look out!
How rude! 

SECOND LESSON - Common Objects and Giving Instructions; Pronunciation - The Phonetic Alphabet

The Phonetic Alphabet 

Visit these websites to help with the pronunciation:

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ASSOCIATION 

THE SOUNDS OF PHONETIC ALPHABET 

Remember: The spelling of the alphabet and the Phonetic Alphabet are different. 

What this in English? It's ....

Giving Intructions

  

THIRD LESSON - The NUMBERS, the INDEFINITE ARTICLE, the PLURAL

FOURTH LESSON - COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES, PRICES

 Talking about origins - countries and nationalities 

Where are you from? I'm from....

Review Days of the Week and Months of the Year 

Review Spelling and giving info on websites and emails

Talking about other people

 How much is it? Talking about prices

FIFTH LESSON - LIKES & DISLIKES, IN A RESTAURANT