BASIC ENGLISH LEVEL I

Introduction

Lorena Peña Flórez

English Language teacher
English Instructor
SENA Centro de Atención al Sector Agropecuario.
Welcome to your English
course
April 6th,2020
 Complementary course. Programs
Technological Requirements:

Adobe Flash Player Skype

Internet conection Email

Google meet
Microsoft office
Quotes
1. “Coinmg totgeher is a
beingning; keiepng totgeher is
prgreoss; worikng togeer is
secucss”.
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is
progress; working together is success.
Edward Everett Hale
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2. “Tnihk tiwce bferoe you sapek,
bceasue yuor wrods and iflneucne
wlil palnt the seed of ehtier “scuscses
or fulaire” in the mind of aonhter”
“Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either “success or failure” in the
mind of another.”
Once
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3. “Tehre spimle rleus in lfie. Frist, if you do
not go atefr waht you wnat, you will nveer
hvae it. Seoncd, if you do not ask the awsenr
will alawys be no. Tihrd, if you do not setp
frorwad, you will aaylws be in the smae place.
“Three simple rules in life. First, if you do not go after what you want, you will
never have it. Second, if you do not ask the answer will always be no. third, if
you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
Always!
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4.  “Leniarng anthoer lagunage is not only
leinarng direnffet wrdos for the smae tinghs,
but leinarng aotnher way to thnik aubot
tnghis.”
“Learning another language is not only learning different
words for the same things, but learning another way to
think about things.”
Another vs other ???
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5. Narute is the sorcue of all ture kndolwege.
She has her own loigc, her own lwas; she has
no effect witohut cusae nor invteinon wthoiut
neicsesty.
Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic,
her own laws; she has no effect without cause nor invention
without necessity.
-Leonardo da Vinci
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 6. Aoccdrnig to a study at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't
mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it
wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos no
raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
“According to a study at an English University, it doesn't matter in what order the
letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the
right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without problem. This
is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself but the word as a
whole.”
LINKS TO PRACTICE

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/pronouns/index.html this
link is for pracising basic vocabulary- personal pronouns.

https://deck.toys/decks/m1Nyp2pWK/ENGLISH-QUESTIONS this one is for

questions words.

https://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/ this one is for practising

vocabulary specially alphabet and numbers.
Welcome to second English
lesson.
April 7th,2020
 Review
• Learn synonyms and antonyms
• Before –after
• Step forward –step backwards
• Right – wrong
• Make categories e.g (numbers)
• Once • First • One
• Twice • Second • Two
• Three times • Third • Three
• Last time • Fourth • Four
 Important to know
• Meaning • The same
• Spelling • Different
• Pronunciation
• Homophones: Words
• See • Meet • Rose • Whole
• sea • Meat • Rose • hole
Useful language in a class
 How do you say_________ in english?
 How do you spell______ in english?
 How do you write _____ in english?
 What is the meaning of __ in English?
 What does ____ mean?
 How is this word pronounced?
 Is this okay/right?
 I have a question.
 Why do you study English?

• It is an international language (idioma internacional)

• It gets you closer to knowledge (te acerca mas al conocimiento)
• It helps us to growth profesionally (nos ayuda a crecer en nuestra
carrera)
• It opens doors for great and unique oportunities. (Nos abre
grandes y oportunidades unicas)
• It gets us updated (nos matiene actualizados)
• Among others
 Reading
Input
Listening

Writting
Output Pronunciation
English
Speaking
Fluency

Different
Vocabulary
strategies
Other
aspects
Grammar
Exercise:
https://www.flippity.net/mg.asp?k=1
gT03VFdPQWPHbtWMTpV93-b-idJyb
Sfa7sNr1ySYwBg
Do you have breakfast? Yes- No questions
Yes 
NO 
What do you have for breakfast? Wh-
questions.
Sandwich, scrambled eggs, Fried egg.
Boiled egg, potato broth.
Where = ¿dónde?
Which = ¿cuál(es)? (options)
When = ¿Cuándo?
Why = ¿por qué? Because = ‘cause = porque
Who = ¿ quién?
How= ¿cómo? Manner
How often= ¿ con que frecuencia ?
How much- many = ¿ cuánto-cuántos?
Example: How do you say “mandarina, maracuyá” in
English?
Tangerine= mandarina
passion fruit= maracuyá
Questions
• Yes- no questions
• Do you like English?
• Have you taken English lessons before?
• Are you from Colombia?
• -wh-questions
• What do you study?
• What’s the number of the class?
Questions
TIP 3: learn that one verb can have different forms.
Try to look for all of them and learn by hearth!
Examples:
Infinitivo o forma del Forma del pasado Forma del participio Gerundio- (ando- Tercera persona (el,
presente pasado- (ado-edo- endo ) en español ella. Esto )presente
ido) en español simple

TAKE TOOK TAKEN TAKING TAKES

LIVE LIVED LIVED LIVING LIVES
GO WENT GONE GOING GOES
MAKE MADE MADE MAKING MAKES
WRITE WROTE WRITTEN WRITTING WRITES
Homework: Acces to the links and practice.
1. https://www.languageguide.org/english/numbers/ listen
• Numbers and practice/ escuche y practique.
2. http://
www.englishnumber.com/english-numbers/two-figure-n
umbers/english-number-2-figures.html
listen and practice/ escuche y practique.
3. http://chagall-col.spip.ac- rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/
numbers/index.html desarrollar el libro interactivo/
develop interactive book.

• Alphabet https://www.languageguide.org/english/alphabet/ listen and

practice/ escuche y practique.
Welcome to third English
lesson.
April 8th,2020
Alphabet: this is used for spelling!
Este Alfabeto es usado para escribir o deletrear las palabras en inglés.

• Alphabet https://www.languageguide.org/english/alphabet/ listen and

practice/ escuche y practique.

Learn to recognize it!

Alphabet
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
The IPA is
used in
dictionarie
s to
indicate
the
pronunci
ation of
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufdm
3ufV6pg
words.
 IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet

• IPA Alphabet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufdm3ufV6pg listen and

practice/ escuche y practique.
 Practice
1. Think two words you would • https://
docs.google.com/document/d/16P6
like to know in english and mvRN-9MsHaW8WakMbfEePLLicq43
hlpwf2xVJxw0/edit?usp=sharing
write in the the meaning in
spanish and the spelling in
English.
2. Write the words in english and
find the phonetic transciption.
Numbers : cardinal vs ordinal
Learning the first twenty number and the ones that finish in zero and tha’s it.
Now you can say and write any English number.

1. https://www.languageguide.org/english/numbers/
listen and practice/ escuche y practique.
• Numbers 2. http://
www.englishnumber.com/english-numbers/two-fi
gure-numbers/english-number-2-figures.html
listen and practice/ escuche y practique.

There are two main types of numbers:

Cardinal Numbers - 1 (one), 2 (two) etc. (Used mainly for counting)
Ordinal Numbers - 1st (first), 2nd (second) etc. (Used mainly for putting things in a sequence)
 Practice
• Cardinal numbers
• https://
flippity.net/bi-pl.php?k=1yUmAwDNEVL5JRweIK3kmIqR9fDmlFN5KnPGJ7XpvB7g
&f=1

• Ordinal numbers
https://
flippity.net/bi-pl.php?k=1fbHjD8UuKxiVk-A8QPKidQmX5hXlNtaP4-IdVc96OM4&f
=1
Homework
How do you spell … practice trying to spell this word
by your own.
• L-o-r-e-n-a • I-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t-
• E-d-u-c-a-t-i-on • P-a-r-e-n-t-s
• C-o-l-o-m-b-i-a-n • B-r-i-t-i-s-h-
• U-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d • L-a-n-g-u-a-g-e
• S-e-a-s-o-n-s • N-e-c-e-s-i-t-y
• N-u-m-b-e-r-s • I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-i-n-g
Practice:Writing these number in
English
45: forty- five
88: eighty- eight
126: one hundred and twenty-six
768: seven hundred and sixty- eight
1768: one thousand seven hundred and sixty- eight
3721: three thousand seven hundred and twenty- one
20.507 : twenty thousand five hundred and seven
45.523: forty-five thousand five hundred and twenty-three
• 3.145.589: Three million one hundred
forty-five thousand five hundred
and eighty-nine.
 Listening exercise
• Numbers dictation
http://englishexpressyes.com/single-digits--large-numbers---english-dictations-list
ening-to-numbers.html