English Pre-Beginner

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English Pre-Beginner

Instructors: Federica Team

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Use simple greetings, personal info, familiar objects, numbers, dates, and basic travel words to communicate in everyday situations.

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There are 6 modules in this course

Do you want to start learning English?

You are in the right place. Our Pre Beginner course is a starting point introducing simple key words which will help you begin your English journey. By the end of the course you will be able to produce and understand short simple sentences and questions about familiar people and things. This is a video and situation-based course, with lots of opportunities to interact with the content and with the learning community. You will develop and practice your language skills as well as your grammar and vocabulary.

In this module the focus is on introductions and basic personal information. By the end, you will be able to give your name, say where you are from, and give your address and phone number.

What's included

4 videos5 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 6 minutes

Welcome1 minute
Nice to meet you!1 minute
Grammar focus: Verb "to be"1 minute
The alphabet1 minute

5 readingsTotal 25 minutes

Key words5 minutes
Video analysis5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: countries and nationalities 5 minutes
Car plate numbers5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 58 minutes

Quiz 11 minute
Vocabulary practice: countries and nationalities 6 minutes
Let's practice: The verb "to be"6 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Professions10 minutes
Filling in a form5 minutes
Phone numbers 5 minutes
Spelling 5 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

After this lesson you will be able to give personal information about your family and have essential vocabulary for personal possessions.

What's included

2 videos5 readings10 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 3 minutes

What are your essentials for this journey?1 minute
Grammar focus: Verb "to have"1 minute

5 readingsTotal 33 minutes

Video analysis5 minutes
Grammar focus: Plural forms of nouns8 minutes
What's your favorite...?5 minutes
Speaking10 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

10 assignmentsTotal 77 minutes

Quiz 215 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Personal possessions5 minutes
Let’s practice: Plural forms of nouns5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Family and relationships 5 minutes
Let's practice: Verb "have" in different persons5 minutes
Writing an email10 minutes
Talking about yourself7 minutes
Colors and possessions5 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

In this lesson the focus is on travel and airports, dealing with airport procedures and understanding information about location.

What's included

2 videos5 readings11 assignments

2 videosTotal 2 minutes

Do you have your passport?1 minute
Grammar focus: Verb "have"1 minute

5 readingsTotal 35 minutes

Video analysis10 minutes
Grammar focus: Genitive and Possessive adjectives5 minutes
Big numbers10 minutes
Speaking5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

11 assignmentsTotal 93 minutes

Quiz 315 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Airports and airport procedures8 minutes
Let's practice: Verb "have": correct form in questions and answers10 minutes
Let's practice : Possessive adjectives and Anglo-Saxon genitive ('s).5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Emotions and feelings5 minutes
Writing an email10 minutes
Giving directions5 minutes
Airport procedure10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening 10 minutes
Writing5 minutes

By the end of this lesson you will be able to understand and use some words and phrases to describe your home and the rooms in it.

What's included

2 videos3 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 3 minutes

Our new house1 minute
Grammar focus: There is and there are1 minute

3 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Video analysis5 minutes
Listen and draw10 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Quiz 415 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Rooms and furniture10 minutes
Let’s practice: Describing a room5 minutes
Let’s practice: There is, there are and relevant articles5 minutes
Writing an e-mail5 minutes
Looking for accommodation5 minutes
Room facilities5 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening 10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this week you will know how to give basic information about your daily life and your free time activities.

What's included

3 videos4 readings13 assignments

3 videosTotal 6 minutes

What are your hobbies?2 minutes
Grammar focus: Present tense of verbs: affirmative1 minute
Grammar focus: Present tense of verbs: interrogative and negative2 minutes

4 readingsTotal 25 minutes

Video analysis5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: days of the week and expressions of time5 minutes
Speaking10 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

13 assignmentsTotal 118 minutes

Quiz 515 minutes
Vocabulary focus: free time activities5 minutes
Let's practice: talking about free time activities5 minutes
Let's practice: present tenses.10 minutes
Let's practice: present tense of verbs: questions and answers8 minutes
Writing a post5 minutes
Telling the time10 minutes
Telling the time continued10 minutes
University timetable10 minutes
The months of the year 10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes
Writing 10 minutes

By the end of this lesson you will be able to invite someone for a coffee, and order food and drinks from the menu in a coffee shop.

What's included

2 videos4 readings11 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 2 minutes

Let's go for a coffee!1 minute
Grammar focus: Let's and Shall for making suggestions1 minute

4 readingsTotal 26 minutes

Video analysis6 minutes
Talking about your favorite food5 minutes
Speaking10 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

11 assignmentsTotal 85 minutes

Quiz 615 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Food and drinks5 minutes
Let's practice! Useful phrases for a cafe or restaurant5 minutes
Let's practice! Shall and let's in conversation5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Understanding a menu5 minutes
Let's practice: Items on a menu and ordering in a cafe5 minutes
Writing a WhatsApp message5 minutes
Understanding a restaurant poster10 minutes
Restaurant reviews10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening 10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

Instructors

Federica Team

Università di Napoli Federico II

7 Courses104,616 learners

Ruth Kerr

Università di Napoli Federico II

7 Courses111,660 learners

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