Listening-----Cities & Languages

Here are four cities.

Beijing is in China. London is in England.

Tokyo is in Japan. Paris is in France.

Beijing and Tokyo are both in Asia. London and Paris are both in Europe.

Question: Which country is in England? (London is in England.)

Fill in the blanks: Beijing and Tokyo are both in Asia.

Repeat Sentences:

1. Beijing is in China.

2. Tokyo is in Japan.

In France, people speak French.

In China, people speak Chinese.

In Japan, people speak Japanese.

Question: In which country do people speak French? (In France, people speak French.)

Repeat Sentences:

1. In France, people speak French.

2. In Japan, people speak Japanese.

Listening-----Countries & Languages

This is Europe.

There are many countries in Europe.

France, Italy and Germany are all in Europe.

People in these countries speak different languages.

They don't speak the same language.

The French speak French.

The Italians speak Italian.

The Germans speak German.

Question: What language do people speak in German?

Fill in the blanks:

1. There are many countries in Europe.

2. The Italians speak Italian.

There are many different languages.

In Europe and Asia many students study English.

English is their second language.

Many people can speak two languages.

Right now you are studying English.

Fill in the blanks: There are many different languages.

Repeat Sentences:

1. There are many different languages.

2. English is their second language.

This is North America. There are three countries in North America.

Canada, the US and Mexico are all in North America.

Canada is north of the US. The US is south of Canada.

Mexico is south of the US. In Mexico, people speak Spanish.

In Canada and the US, people speak English.

Question: What is the language of Mexico? (Spanish is the language of Mexico.)

Repeat Sentences:

1. Canada is north of the US.

2. In Mexico, people speak Spanish.

Vocabulary-----Places & Time of Day

A school: Students study at school.

An apartment building: An apartment building has many apartments.

A house: Some people live in big houses.

A sidewalk: People walk on a sidewalk.

A street: People drive cars on a street.

Questions:

1. Where do students study? (Students study at school.)

2. Where do people walk? (People walk on a sidewalk.)

Repeat Sentences:

1. Students study at school.

2. People drive cars on a street.

It's morning. People get up in the morning.

It's afternoon. People eat lunch in the afternoon.

It's evening. People eat dinner in the evening.

It's night. People sleep at night.

It's day time. It's light during the day.

It's night time. It's dark at night.

Questions:

1. When do people get up? (People get up in the morning.)

2. When do people eat dinner? (People eat dinner in the evening.)

3. When do people sleep? (People sleep at night.)

Repeat Sentences:

1. People get up in the morning.

2. People eat dinner in the evening.

3. It's light during the day.

Vocabulary----- Describing Things

A red book. This book is red.

A green book. This book is green.

A big chair. This is a big chair.

A little chair. This chair is little.

A tall man. This man is tall and thin.

A short man. This man is short and heavy.

Questions:

1. What color is this book?

2. Which man is tall and thin?

3. Which chair is big?

4. Which book is green?

Repeat Sentences:

1. This book is green.

2. This man is short and heavy.

3. This is a big chair.

Dialogue-----Talk About Dan's Family

Tina: Hi Dan.

Dan: Hi Tina.

Tina: Here are some questions for you.

Dan: Sure, go ahead.

Tina: First, where are you from?

Dan: I'm from the US. I live in San Francisco.

Tina: Do you have a family?

Dan: Yes, I do. I have a wife and two children.

Question:

Does Dan have a family? (Yes, he does.)

Repeat Sentence:

I have a wife and two children.

Tina: What's your wife's name?

Dan: My wife's name is Sally. She's Chinese.

Tina: She's Chinese?

Dan: Yes, she's from Beijing.

Tina: What about your children?

Dan: I have a boy, Harry, and a girl, Lily.

Tina: How old are they?

Dan: Harry is 7 and Lily is 5.

Question:

Where is his wife from? (His wife is from China.)

Repeat Sentences:

1. They have two children.

2. His wife is from China.

3. How old are they?

Tina: What do you do?

Dan: What do I do?

Tina: Yes, what's your job?

Dan: I'm a pilot. I fly airplanes.

Tina: That's interesting.

Dan: Yes, it is. I like my job.

Question: What does Dan do? (He is a pilot.)

Tina: What languages do you speak?

Dan: I can speak several languages.

Tina: What are they?

Dan: I can speak French, Spanish, and a little Chinese.

Tina: That's great. Thanks, Dan.

Dan: You are welcome.

Question: Can Dan speak French? (Yes, he can.)

Repeat Sentence: I can speak several languages.

Hi, I'm Dan. I live in San Francisco. I live there with my family.

I have a wife and two children.

I can speak several languages.

It's nice to meet you.

Repeat Sentences:

1. I live in San Francisco.

2. I have a wife and two children.

Letters, Operation & Time

Bb: a book              Pp: a pond

Dd: put down          Tt: a table

Vv: a violin              Ll: a lamp

Rr: a restaurant      Mm: a mouse

Nn: north                Ss: a salad

Exercises:

a boy: This boy is walking.

a table: This table has four legs.

south: Mexico is south of the US.

a map: This is a map.

Turn left.

a teacher            black            a cloud

a crow                a mouth

1:00 (one o'clock)       

3:00 (three o'clock)

five minutes               

fifteen minutes

1:15 (one fifteen)

7:20 (twenty minutes after seven)

1/2 (one half)         

1/3 (one third)

1 1/2 (one and a half)

5 2/3 (five and two third)

9+5 (nine and five)

8+5 (eight minus five)

1/2 x 3 (one half times three)

2÷ 4 (divide two by four)

Exercises:

1. It's twelve o'clock. (12:00)

2. eight fifty-five (8:55)

3. eight and two fifths (8 2/5)

4. ten past two (2:10)

5. twenty-five minutes to six (5:35)

6. three tenths (3/10)

7. five and two thirds (5 2/3)

8. nine and five (9+5)

9. eight divided by 5 (8÷5)

10. two thirds of nine (9 x 2/3)