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Beginner
Lesson Packs
Book One
from Dan Ingram
co-author of
The Grab Bag Series
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Introduction
I love teaching level one. However, it does have its challenges.
The challenge isnt the students limited language or even presenting
ideas. For me the challenge was and is having sufficient practices
and varying them enough to meet the students need for repetition
and still keeping them excited about learning.
The idea of putting together these books started four years ago
when I was asked to teach Level 1. I hadnt taught this level for
many years and remembered how hard it was to find materials.
After a renewed look for materials and finding only a page here
and there I started creating, testing and recording my level 1 ideas.
Teaching level 1 is about building a foundation. Its my hope that
these drills, worksheet and activities make your life as a teacher a
little easier and help you and your students have a good time while
building the foundation for their on going learning.
About the Author
Many people know Dan Ingram through the Grab Bag. Dan has
taught in South America and Korea as well as at college and university programs in Canada. For the past 16 years he has taught ESL
for the Canadian Cooperative for Language and Cultural Studies in
Toronto.
Acknowledgements
To the many students that have practiced and shaped these
activities. Thank you.

Table of Contents
Page
Title
Time
Grouping
Follow up
Alphabet
25 min.
small group
Alphabet Dictation
20 min.
small group
Alphabet Practice 1
20 min.
pair work
Alphabet Practice 2
20 min.
pair work
Spell the Names
25 min.
individual
Alphabet Eye Charts
23 min.
pair work
10
Alphabet Writing Starts
20 min.
individual
14
Ask Who?
25 min.
pair work
15
Write Who?
10 min.
individual
16
Listen to Who?
15 min.
class
17
Who Chant
5 min.
class
18
Where in the World?
40 min.
small group
19
Alphabetize the World
30 min.
small group
21
How Many Syllables?
25 min.
individual
24
Line Up to Talk
15 min.
class
25
Where are they from? #1
30 min.
class
27
Where are they from? #2
20 min.
class
29
Im from Brazil but...
30 min.
pair work
31
I Speak a Little English
30 min.
small group
33
Three Verbs
30 min.
pair work
34
Short Conversation
30 min.
pair work
35
Story Puzzle
30 min.
small group
36
Cities and Countries
20 min.
small group
37
Numbers
15 min.
class

39
Numbers, Numbers
20 min.
small group
41
Number Listening
15 min.
pair work
41
ty or teen
25 min.
pair work
43
Say and Write
20 min.
pair work
45
Writing Practice
25 min.
individual
46
Purple Paper Clips
10 min.
class
47
Spell the Numbers #1
25 min.
pair work
48
Spell the Numbers #2
25 min.
pair work
49
Listen and Write
25 min.
pair work
51
Run and Write
20 min.
pair work
53
Write the Numbers
20.min.
class
55
Pay the Four Bills
20 min.
individual
57
Number Pads
30 min.
class
59
How Old?
20 min.
pair work
60
Chant and Ask
20 min.
class
61
How Old Search
20 min.
class
62
Write How Old
20 min.
class
63
Picture How Old
40 min
class
65
How Old Is - Alphabet
30 min.
small group
67
Alphabet Find
20 min.
individual
68
Short Conversation
25 min.
pair work
69
Match the Information
30 min.
small group
72
How Many Are There
60 min.
class
77
How Many at School
45 min.
class
78
Question Chant
15 min.
class
79
Correct the Sentences
30 min.
individual
80
How Many?
30 min.
small group

*
*
81
Your Telephone Number
25 min.
class
82
Telephone Numbers
20 min.
pair work
84
Doctors Numbers
20 min.
pair
86
Names
20 min.
individual
87
Unscramble
25 min.
small group
88
Pronunciation
20 min.
individual
89
Capitals
30 min.
individual
90
Short Conversations 1
40 min.
pair work
91
Classmate Interview
25 min.
group
92
Question Match
30 min.
small group
92
Add a Verb
20 min.
individual
94
People
30 min
individual
95
30 min.
individual
96
Letters and Numbers
30 min.
group
98
Match up
25 min.
small group
99
Short Conversations 2
40 min.
pair work
100
Six by Six
30 min.
small group
102
What Is?
20 min.
small group
104
Two People
30 min.
class
104
Running Dictation
25 min.
pair work
107
Correct Each Question
30 min.
individual
108
Address Labels
40 min.
class
112
Address the Letters
25 min.
individual
114
Address Corrections
25 min.
individual
116
What Information?
30 min.
class
120
Order the Conversations
20 min.
individual

121
Interview
20 min.
class
122
Capitals & Pronunciation
30 min.
individual
124
Nationality Match
20 min.
pair work
125
Nationality Fill in
25 min.
individual
126
Nationality or From
15 min.
small group
126
Nationalities & Countries
10 min.
individual
128
Running Dictation
20 min.
pair work
130
Write and Talk
40 min.
pair work
130
25 min.
individual
133
What Time?
20 min.
class
134
What Time Is It?
20 min.
class
136
Time and Again
20 min.
class
137
Digital Time
15 min.
small group
138
Time Tell
25 min.
small group
140
Time Two Ways
20 min.
small group
143
Half the Time
15 min.
pair work
144
Time Practice
15 min.
pair work
145
Time Dialogues
20 min.
pair work
146
Time Around the World
25 min.
class
148
Adjectives
30 min.
class
149
Opposite Cards
20 min.
small group
150
Write About Them
15 min.
individual
151
Spell the Adjectives
30 min.
individual
151
Adjective Opposites
30 min.
pair work
154
Adjectives that Fit
30 min.
individual

155
Opposite Cards
15 min.
small group
157
No, Its Not
20 min.
pair work
158
It Is Not
20 min.
individual
159
Picture Formation
30 min.
small group
161
Adjectives in Pictures
30 min.
class
162
Find the Opposite
20 min.
small group
162
Objects and Adjectives
20 min.
class
164
Adjective Fill In
25 min.
individual
165
Opposite Adjective Puzzle
20 min.
individual
167
Correction
20 min.
individual
168
Verb To Be Drill Sheet
30 min.
group
169
Question Ladder
15 min.
small group
170
NOT Chant
10 min.
group
171
Not Conversations
30 min.
pair work
172
Names to Pronounce
25 min.
pair work
173
Question Practice 1
20 min.
pair work
173
Question Practice 2
30 min.
individual
177
Conversation Practice
30 min.
pair work
178
Short Answers
15 min.
small group
179
Yes and No Questions
30 min.
individual
180
Change
20 min.
small group
181
Two Kinds of Questions
30 min.
individual
182
Match Them
20 min.
small group
183
Contractions
25 min.
individual
184
Contractions with NOT
20 min.
pair work
186
GENERAL INDEX

An 8 Week Plan
Here is an example of one of my eight week plans. Each week themes and
grammar points from previous weeks are repeated and built upon. There is
a constant circling back and the adding on of new elements. As well in some
sessions certain themes are developed more thoroughly than others, and
some themes such as health are often added.
Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Verb To Be - Who - Where from? ( plus but I live in Canada )

Alphabet and Syllables
Numbers 1 - 100 - Age / How old / Days / Time
Classroom Vocabulary - Where - In, On, Next to, Between
Verb To Be / To Live and To Speak ( affirmative only )
Adjectives
House Vocabulary - Where - In, On, Next to, Between, Over
Numbers - How many are there?
Possessive Adjectives - practice with classroom vocabulary and Name / Address
Verb To Be
Occupations - names and then with the verb To Work ( affirmative only )
Yes No question formation ( Verb To Be ) - using all previous vocabulary
Numbers and Possessives - Telephone numbers / Area Code / Postal Code
Week
4
Verb To Have ( affirmative and negative )

Question Formation
Vocabulary - in purse / wallet / tools / hair and eyes
Week
5
Locations around a community - giving directions

Where + Verb To Want
Transportation
Week
6
Family - To Be / To Have
Describing family ( plus the use of live, speak, study, work )
Question Formation
Week
7
Week
8
Verb To Like - To Have - To Have on - To Want

Clothes
Colours
Money - How much?
Food - Like and Dont like - Grocery Store ( Want / Where )
Verb To Need
Ordinals and Dates

Alphabet Practice
Preparation and Instructions: Photocopy one set of cards for each group of
about three students. Cut out the cards. Pass out the cards and have each small
group put the cards in alphabetical order. Then the students practice saying
the alphabet.
Follow up by having each group mix up one pile of cards. The first student
takes the top card, reads the letter on the card aloud and says then says the
following letter. For example, if the letter M is picked up the student should
say M and then N.
In the next variation a student picks a card, reads the letter silently, and then
says the letter before the letter on the card, says the letter on the card and then
the letter after the letter on the card. For example, if the letter card N is
picked the student says M, N and O.
Option: You can also repeat this process by having the students name the
letters of the alphabet as well as the sounds. ( Tip: for this it is best to focus
only on the consonants.)
Activity: Divide the cards among the students. Each student dictates their
letters to their partners. You can use the cards and the students notebooks or
use the Alphabet Dictation materials on page 3.
Variation: The alphabet lists on page 5 can be used as a drill using the ideas
above.

Yy
Xx
Vv
Uu
Ww
Tt
Ss
Qq
Pp
Rr
Oo
Nn
Ll
Kk
Mm
Jj
Ii
Gg
Ff
Hh
Ee
Dd
Cc
Bb
Aa

Alphabet Dictation
Instructions: Divide the
class into groups of four.
If you want to use groups
of three or if you have
an odd number, then
eliminate one set.
Provide each student with
a copy of the worksheet
on page 4 and with one
strip of letters to dictate
to their group. Student 1
should begin and dictate
their list, then proceed to
Student 2, and so on.
When finished, they
exchange lists and check
their own work.
Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4

Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4

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Alphabet Practice 1
Instructions: With a partner, say each of the letters in rows 1 through 12.
Then write the letters before and after those letters provided in rows 13
through 20.
10
11
12
13
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19
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Alphabet Practice 2
Instructions: Find
the letter a in the
first column, then
find b and so on.
Write the number 1
beside the letter
a and 2 beside
b and so on.
Practice saying the
alphabet with different partners.
Repeat the process
using the column
of capital letters.
Practice writing
the letters on the
lines provided in
the next two lists.
In the first list
write the capital
letter and on the
last the small
letters.
Follow up: Select
one column and
with a partner say
the letter before
and after each.
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R ____
m ____
N ____
v ____
X ____
a ____
G ____
u ____
S ____
l ____
D ____
b ____
G ____
b ____
T ____
w ____
O ____
z ____
V ____
a ____
L ____
u ____
O ____
d ____
D ____
w ____
K ____
s ____
F ____
s ____
A ____
c ____
N ____
c ____
W ____
j ____
H ____
j ____
U ____
e ____
M ____
p ____
F ____
p ____
W ____
e ____
Z ____
y ____
U ____
y ____
L ____
k ____
Q ____
q ____
H ____
m ____
A ____
x ____
X ____
g ____
Z ____
h ____
Q ____
n ____
Y ____
f ____
Y ____
t ____
I ____
k ____
E ____
l ____
B ____
o ____
P ____
f ____
J ____
v ____
R ____
q ____
C ____
t ____
J ____
h ____
E ____
d ____
C ____
r ____
K ____
g ____
I ____
x ____
P ____
n ____
B ____
i ____
T ____
r ____
M ____
z ____
V ____
i ____
S ____

Spell the Names

Instructions: Give each student a half piece of paper and ask them to write
their name on it. Have them stand in a line in alphabetical order. Post their
names on the wall in order. Give each student a copy of the writing sheet
below. Instruct them to write the names of their classmates. Use capital
and small letters. Write each name three times.
1. _____________
______________
______________
2. _____________
______________
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3. _____________
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4. _____________
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5. _____________
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6. _____________
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7. _____________
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8. _____________
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9. _____________
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10. ____________
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11. ____________
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13. ____________
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14. ____________
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15. ____________
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16. ____________
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Alphabet Eye Charts

Instructions: Photocopy these eye charts. Prepare enough for each pair of
students to have one card and a few extra to give faster groups. Put the first
chart on the board to use as a practice model. Have half the class read the
chart moving down. Then other half reads moving up. Pass out the charts
and have students practice several times in pairs. Then change partners and
practice again.
Example:
F P
T U V
L D E P
B E F C Z P
D B O G C L V
F C G Q U I L J
A S Y R H N K M
T F
D U
B U D
P A V
I J P W
D P E L
V F E C B D
E B F O P H
P B Q C G O S
B O D G O L X
F G Q U L R J I
E F H Z U L J I
H E V R N H M R
S C R P L K N A

A V
P B
T F P
C G O
G C O P
F L P E
W E X K Z J
D A K G C Z
B E D O C G V
X Y W U H L J
Z X G O P B L E
G C O A I Q V JC
S B R E F A U N
S Z F H N U M A
H L
W E
S E B
U C D
P D G E
A J G P
E B F L A F
Y I F H G F
V D F B O G C
P B C Q R L M
F J G C Q E I L
E R I O U V L C
N A S Y R H M K
Z S I W H O K L
C U
G O
T I J
H U V
Y W A V
E D L E
P U N K Z Q
C B Z Y P B
S C O Q G E V
V G D F O C L
M W A Y I L D
X Y R B A E L M
Y O P M F E H C
N H A Y R K E B

Alphabet Writing Starts

Instructions: Look at each letter of the alphabet and put a dot on the letter
at the place that you start to print the letter. Practice printing the letters.
A ___ B ___ C ___ D ___ E ___

F ___ G ___ H ___ I
___ J ___
K ___ L ___ M ___ N ___ O ___

P ___ Q ___ R ___ S
___ T ___
U ___ V ___ W ___ X ___ Y ___

Z
___
a ___ b ___ c ___ d ___ e ___

f ___
g ___ h ___ i
k ___ l
___ j
___
___ m ___ n ___ o ___
p ___ q ___ r
___ s
___ t
___
u ___ v ___ w ___ x ___ y ___

z ___
Variation: Put another mark at the spot where you stop

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Ask Who?
Preparation: Use the people pictures with names on the next two pages or cut
pictures of people from magazines. Use post it notes to put names on them.
The names provided allow students to have pronunciation practice while doing
the Who exercise. Post the pictures in groups of two or three around the
room. It is ideal to have a grouping of pictures for each small group. Photocopy one set of question cards from page 14 for each pair of students.
Instructions: Give each pair of students a set of question cards. They should
go to one set of pictures, select a card, point to a picture and ask the question
to their partner. The partner answers the question and is then asked another
question. After a few minutes the teacher should get everyone to move to a
new set of pictures and the students should change roles. Continue until all
groups have been to all sets of pictures, or you think the activity has run its
course.
Follow up: Post everyone's name on the board. Form new groups. Use the
same cards to practice learning each others names. Repeat the activity with
several pairs.
Tip: Model each activity before having the students do it. The activity is not
very complicated when the instructions are modelled first.
11

Loren
Zora
Doreen
Isha Ida Ivy
Penny Ben
Wendy Kendra

12
Tara Tanya Angelo Dan
Peter Rita
Bill
13
Mila
Will
Linda
Lilly Dick

Ask Who?
Who
are you?
Who
am I?
Who
is he?
Who
is she?
Who
are they?
Who
are we?
Who
are you?
Who
is she?
Who
is he?
Who
are they?
Who
are we?
Who
am I?

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Spell the Names

Alphabet Eye Charts

Alphabet Writing Starts

Where in the World?

Alphabetize the World

How Many Syllables?

Where are they from? #1

Where are they from? #2

Im from Brazil but...

I Speak a Little English

Cities and Countries

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Say and Write

Purple Paper Clips

Spell the Numbers #1

Spell the Numbers #2

Listen and Write

Run and Write

Write the Numbers

Pay the Four Bills

Chant and Ask

How Old Search

Write How Old

Picture How Old

How Old Is - Alphabet

Match the Information

How Many Are There

How Many at School

Correct the Sentences

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Your Telephone Number

Letters and Numbers

Correct Each Question

Address the Letters

Order the Conversations

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Capitals & Pronunciation

Nationalities & Countries

Write and Talk

What Time Is It?

Time and Again

Time Two Ways

Half the Time

Time Around the World

Write About Them

Spell the Adjectives

Adjectives that Fit

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No, Its Not

Find the Opposite

Objects and Adjectives

Opposite Adjective Puzzle

Verb To Be Drill Sheet

Yes and No Questions

Two Kinds of Questions

Contractions with NOT

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A _ B _ C _ D _ E ___

K _ L _ M _ N _ O ___

U _ V _ W _ X _ Y ___

a _ b _ c _ d _ e ___

_ m _ n _ o _

u _ v _ w _ x _ y ___