Step-by-Step Beginners English, Section 2

About

This is Section Two of a complete 36 lesson course for beginning English language learners. (A1 level). You must take our Placement Test, and have a basic knowledge of the English alphabet.

Lessons and practice include speaking, reading, listening, and writing.


Materials & Method

All classes consist of teacher-led practice and include the use of an interactive whiteboard, reading, audio, and video files, as well as out-of-class homework assignments, as necessary.


Instructor
United States

Bio

Business English, IELTS/TOEFL

I conduct a Placement Test and/or Needs Analysis to help determine your current level of English fluency and understand your wants and needs. We have to know both where you are and where you want to be to create a lesson plan to reach your goals. This is free of charge.

While in my third year of university, I was called up to military service. Because I was preparing for a career in education, I was trained to design curriculum and teach.

One of my strongest assets is an understanding of the adult learner. While I was within three semesters of completing my degree, I spent the next nearly 12 years attending classes on nights and weekends, while raising a family and working full-time.

At age thirty, I found myself working in South America. Prior to this, I spoke no Spanish. I have an understanding of and empathy for those who are trying to acquire a foreign language, as an adult. I know what it is like to have the thoughts and ideas of a 30-year old, but the speaking ability of a 3-year old!

As the Managing Partner of an advertising and marketing communications firm, I have a deep understanding of western-style business.

I understand what it is like to be an adult learner of a foreign language! I am ready to help you.


Education
  B.S. - Management
  University of Maryland, US
  1975

Certifications
  ESL Teaching Certificate
  United Educational Institute, 1986
  Teach English Now! Foundation Principles
  ASU, 2020
  Teach English Now! Language Acquisition
  ASU, 2020

Trial Class
Description

We offer a trial class -- but it is not so much a class as an opportunity to meet, review your Placement Test results, and for the teacher to determine your needs and goals so that we can design a customized lesson plan. There is no obligation for this, but you do have to complete the Placement Test, prior to this meeting. There is a minimal $5.00 fee to take the Placement Test and receive the results.To take the online Placement Test, you must send a working email address to me, through the Flatten Message System. This does not violate the Flatten Terms of Service, but you MUST schedule all classes through the above message system.If you have taken our placement test within the past two years, you do not have to retake it.


Length: 30-minutes
Price: $5

Structured Class

Introduce "there is" and "there are". Students will learn to use "there is" and "there are" to talk about places in their neighborhood and town.

Introduce the negative and question forms of "there is" and "there are". At the end of the lesson, the student will have practiced using "there is" and 'there are" in the positive, negative, and question forms.

Talk about where places are. At the end of the lesson, students will have practiced asking questions and making statements about where places are.

Introduce the negative form of the present simple in the third person. Students will practice using the third person. of the present simple in negative statements.

Introduce "wh-" and "yes/no" questions in the simple present. Students will practice forming "wh-" and "yes/no" questions ion the simple present tense.

Introduce "from, until" and "for" with time, and make and accept offers. Students will practice forming "from, until" and "for" when talking about time.

Introduce demonstrative adjectives and how to say prices. Students will practice using the demonstrative adjectives "this, that, these, those" and say prices.

Introduce possessive "-'s" and clothing vocabulary. Students will practice talking about their possessions using the "possessive ''s".

Students will practice asking for things and paying for them in a store.

Introduce and practice the positive, negative, and question forms of the past simple tense of "be" and past time expressions.

Practice the positive form of the past simple tense of common verbs.

Practice and develop confidence using the past simple of "be" and other common verbs.

Length: 30-minutes /Module
Price: $30 /Module
Total: $360