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English from zero
Learn to greet someone, say thank you and say goodbye. Then use the words in three short questions.
Start my first activity- 4 recordings
- 3 questions
- English explanations
Your first English words
- Hello. A greeting for anyone.
- Good morning. A polite greeting for the morning.
- Thank you. What you say when someone helps you or gives you something.
- Goodbye. What you say when you leave.
The recordings use American English.
Your path
4 units · 10 learning blocks-
Unit 1 · 0 of 3 blocks done
Your first words
Hear a word, understand it and use it.
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Polite greetings and replies
Greet someone at different times of day and reply politely.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Choose a polite greeting, reply or goodbye for someone you don't know, and recognize the casual forms people may use with you.
- Before you begin
- Your first four English words.
- Topics
- Everyday expressions · Vocabulary
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Ask for help with English
Politely ask someone to repeat or speak more slowly.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Ask for help politely when a word or phrase is unclear.
- Before you begin
- Recognize a greeting and a reply.
- Topics
- Everyday expressions
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Unit 2 · 0 of 2 blocks done
Meet someone
Introduce yourself and recognize small numbers.
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Say your name
Introduce yourself and politely ask a new person's name.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Ask for a name politely, give your name, and recognize the casual version of the question.
- Before you begin
- Greetings and phrases for asking for help.
- Topics
- Everyday expressions · Grammar
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Numbers you can use
Connect a spoken number with a quantity.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Recognize small quantities and spoken numbers.
- Before you begin
- Play a recording, and play it again when you need to.
- Topics
- Vocabulary · Pronunciation and spelling
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Unit 3 · 0 of 3 blocks done
Build your first sentences
Talk about familiar things and about yourself.
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The things around you
Learn the names of a few everyday things.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Name a familiar object and ask what something is.
- Before you begin
- Recognize a few numbers and words.
- Topics
- Vocabulary · Grammar
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A little about you
Say where you live and which languages you speak.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Understand and give basic personal information.
- Before you begin
- Names and the names of a few everyday things.
- Topics
- Grammar · Vocabulary
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Ask a simple question
Find out one missing detail and say no.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Ask for one detail and make a familiar sentence negative.
- Before you begin
- Basic sentences about yourself.
- Topics
- Grammar · Everyday expressions
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Unit 4 · 0 of 2 blocks done
Use English in a situation
Make a request and find what you need.
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Ask for what you need
Make a simple, polite request.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Ask for a familiar item and understand a short reply.
- Before you begin
- Polite expressions and the names of everyday things.
- Topics
- Everyday expressions · Vocabulary · Grammar
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Ask how someone is and where things are
Politely ask how someone is, and say where something is.
Planned View outline
- What you will practice
- Ask and answer how someone is, politely, and say where a familiar object is.
- Before you begin
- Simple questions and everyday things.
- Topics
- Grammar · Vocabulary
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