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Unit One
Lesson 3A

Letters and words

Overview A0-A1
In this lesson you spell words and Pronunciation-letters and sounds, rising
exchange information with your intonation in questions.
classmates. Lexis-numbers 11-20
Grammar- I-my, you-your-he-his, she-her
You work on these areas of language. Use English-spell names and other words

You’ll focus on these skills today. Speak-ask for personal information, give
personal information
Listen-understand letters of the alphabet
Read-personal information
Writing-words from letters

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

Objectives

Say the numbers 11-20 clearly

Say and understand the letters of the English

alphabet

Exchange personal information

 Language review Say these sentences.
Say hello to the students in your class. There
There are
are 77 boys
boys and
and 88 girls
girls in
in my
my class.
class.
Ask how they are feeling today. There’s
There’s aa whiteboard
whiteboard in
in the
the classroom.
classroom.
Say how you feel. Work with a partner.
Use these words. Write 3 sentences about your class.
How
How are
are you?
you? Read your sentences to the class.
Say these numbers,
I’m
I’m great.
great. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
I’m
I’m fine.
fine. 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
I’m
I’m fine,
fine, thanks.
thanks. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
I’m
I’m good.
good. 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
I’m
I’m OK.
OK. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
Not
Not very
very well.
well.
Invent 5 phone numbers.
Look at this conversation. Write them down.
Hello Bimali…how are you today? Example Do not show
Hi there Susan. I’m fine thanks. your partner.
And you? 987887521 Say your numbers.
01524 638071
Listen to your teacher ask how you feel. 22 44 45677
Write your partner’s
Say how you feel. 0898 714 895 numbers.
021 456 345 Check that they are
Ask your teacher how he or she feels. the same.
Before you start Numbers 11-20 Use a piece of paper. eleven
eleven
Draw a grid. twelve
Work with a partner. thirteen
Match each number to a word. Example
Example fourteen
Use your notebooks. fifteen
sixteen
11 nineteen
nineteen Say these numbers
seventeen
12 seventeen
seventeen
12, 14, 16, 18, 20 eighteen
eighteen
13 thirteen
thirteen
nineteen
nineteen
14 fifteen
fifteen
11, 13, 15, 17, 19 Write six numbers from twenty
15 eleven
eleven
16 sixteen
sixteen this list in the squares.
20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11
17 twelve
twelve
11 17 18 eleven
18 twenty
twenty 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
19 eighteen
eighteen
20 fourteen
fourteen 12 14 20 11

Write five numbers. Listen to your teacher say some numbers.

Say your five numbers. Cross out the numbers on your grid when
you hear them.
Write the numbers your partner says. Say BINGO if you cross out all of your
numbers.
Check the numbers are the same.
Work in groups. Play Bingo again!
Task preparation Letters and words
letter Pass your paper to another group.*
alphabet
capital letter Check your answers with your teacher.
upper case Give one point for each correct
lower case answer.
eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ uː ɑː
vowel A B F I O Q R
consonant
H C L Y U
Say these words. J D M W
Work in groups. K E N
Write the numbers 1-7 on ONE piece of G S
paper.
T X
Write answers to these questions.
P Z
1. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
2. How many vowels are there? V
3. How many consonants?
4. Upper case letters are the same as consonants. Is this
Look at the symbols at the top.
true? Say the letters in each group.
5. Upper case letters are the same as capital letters. Is this Are the symbols letters or sounds?
true? Why are the letters in each group together?
6. Capital letters are big. Is this false?
7. Lower case letters are big. Is this true?
Say the letters again.
*See last slide for answers.
Task preparation How do you spell that?
Work with your partner.
Say these words.
Ask and answer questions.
name
name
Work with a partner. Use this information.
first
first name
name Use the chart to help you.
surname
surname
phone
phone number
number Match items from [email protected]
[email protected] What’s your email address?
the two boxes below [email protected]
[email protected]
mobile
mobile phone
phone number
number It’s [email protected]
email
email address
address to make questions.* [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] How do you spell that?
What’s
What’s your…
your… spell
spell that?
that?
And
And your…
your… email
email address?
address? What’s
What’s that?
that? V-C-double O-K at yahoo dot com
How
How do
do you…
you… first
first name, please? eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ uː ɑː
What
What about…
about… your
your phone
phone number?
number? Aa Bb Ff Ii Oo Qq Rr
And
And your…
your… surname?
surname?
Ha Cc Ll Yy Uu
Check as a class.
Jj Dd Mm Ww
Say the questions.
Kk Ee Nn
And your email address? →↑ LANGUAGE KEY
Gg Ss
PRONUNCIATION
What’s that? → →↑ Intonation Tt Xx

Pp Zz
How do you spell that?↑ Words at the end of these
questions go up. ↑ Vv
*See last slide for suggested answers.
A0-A1 Unit One Lesson 3A

In this lesson you did these things…

listen to and say numbers from 11 to 20.

write and understand letters of the alphabet.

write names and other words using letters from the alphabet.

ask for and say phone numbers and email addresses.

HOMEWORK IDEAS

Write the first names and surnames of three people you know.
Write who they are.
For example, a family member, a friend, a famous person.
Suggestions and answers
TASK
TASK PREPARATION
PREPARATION LETTERS
LETTERS AND
AND WORDS
WORDS

1.
1. There
There are are 26
26 letters
letters in in the
the English
English alphabet.
alphabet.
2.
2. There
There are are 55 vowels.
vowels.
3.
3. There
There are are 21
21 consonants.
consonants.
4.
4. No.
No. It’s It’s not
not true.
true. Upper
Upper case case letters
letters are
are the
the same
same as
as capital
capital letters.
letters.
5.
5. True-see
True-see 44
6.
6. ItIt isis not
not false.
false. ItIt isis true.
true.
7.
7. No.
No. LowerLower case
case letters
letters areare small.
small.

TASK
TASK PREPARATION
PREPARATION HOW
HOW DO
DO YOU
YOU SPELL
SPELL THAT?
THAT?

What’s
What’s your
your first
first name,
name, please?
please?
And
And your
your surname?
surname?
How
How do
do you
you spell
spell that?
that?
What
What about
about your
your phone
phone number?
number?
And
And your
your email
email address?
address? What’s
What’s that?
that?

A0-A1 Unit One Lesson 3A