Beginning English Basics

The following sections have been provided to help beginning students learn English. The English and exercises used are very simple so that you or your ESL/EFL students can easily understand the information presented.

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• Hello! My name is Ken
  Basic questions and conversations using the verb "to be".
• My Family
  Vocabulary used to describe people in your family including possessive pronouns (my, your, his, etc.)
• What do you do every day?
  Basic questions and conversations using the simple present to talk about what you do every day.
• Janet was born on the 12th of January in Boston at 6.15 p.m. ...
  Prepositions of time and place - at, in, on and to.
• That is my bag over there.
  Use of this, that, these, those, here and there.
• Are there any apples?
  Use of "some" and "any" - and "some" and "any" words such as something, anywhere, somebody, etc.
• I'd like a ham sandwich
  How to order food in a restaurant, including food vocabulary.
• "A - An" and "The"
  Use of "A - An" and "The"
• ABCs
  Listen to the correct pronunciation of the ABCs and do a quiz.
• Numbers
  Listening and spelling guide to correct number pronunciation.