Lesson 1: Unit 1 - The English Alphabet. Numbers.
Get to know the 26 letters of the English alphabet, the vowel and consonant sounds, the numbers from 0 to 100 and basic dialogues for introducing yourself.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will get to know the English alphabet — its 26 letters and how they are pronounced. You will learn the difference between vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants, as well as how the letters sound in words. You will master the numbers from 0 to 100 and learn some important patterns: the numbers from 13 to 19 end in "-teen", while the tens (20, 30, 40...) end in "-ty". Finally, you will practise short dialogues — how to spell your name and say your telephone number in English.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and correctly pronounce the 26 letters of the English alphabet
- Tell vowels (a, e, i, o, u) apart from consonants
- Count from 0 to 100 in English
- Understand the patterns for the numbers 13–19 (-teen) and 20–90 (-ty)
- Spell your name in English
- Hold a short dialogue — ask and answer questions about name, age and telephone number
Lesson vocabulary
- alphabet The English alphabet has 26 letters.
- vowel A, E, I, O, U are vowel letters.
- consonant B, C, D, F are consonant letters.
- number What is your phone number?
- zero My score is zero.
- twelve There are twelve months in a year.
- thirteen Thirteen ends in -teen.
- twenty Twenty ends in -ty.
- a hundred There are a hundred centimetres in a metre.
- name What is your name?
- spell How do you spell it? T-E-R-R-Y.
- phone number What's your phone number?
- nationality Nationalities in English always start with a capital letter.
- country Bulgaria is a country in Europe.
- thanks Nine eight three two two five six. — Thanks!
In other languages: Български