🎓Core English
LESSON 1
Introduction to Core English
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Introduction to Core English starts our learning experience and gives details of the following lessons. Enjoy!
Learning
- listening exercises
- speaking exercises
- reading exercises
- pronunciation drills
- vocabulary
- business & academic English
Lessons
- Introduction
- Parts of Speech
- Nouns 1
- Nouns 2
- Verbs 1
- Verbs 2
- Verbs 3
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Adjectives vs Adverbs
- Propositions
- Determiners
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
- Summary
Welcome
- Use simple and correct grammar
- Listen to a native speaker and repeat correct words
- Build confidence step by step
- Speaking English improvements
Introduce Yourself
- Hello my name is ___________
- Please call me ___________ (nickname / English name)
- I am from _______ and my favorite food is ___________
- Hello my name is Wang (王)
- Please call me John
- I am from Shanghai and my favorite food is mapo tofu
Listening Exercises (family)
Relatives
- The final e is silent. It does not make the i long; the i stays a short sound as in sit.
- The first e makes a short sound as in red, and the a makes a weak schwa sound as in about.
Reunion
- The eu combination makes a combined “yoo” sound as in you.
- The io combination blends into a quick schwa sound followed by n (“un” sound as in fun).
Pronunciation
Short /e/ Sound (as in red)
Weak Schwa /ə/ Sound (as in the “a” in about)
“Yoo” /juː/ Sound (as in you)
Short /ʌ/ “un” Sound (as in fun)
- 1.Bed
- 2.Pen
- 3.Desk
- 4.Test
- 5.Help
- 6.Text
- 7.Spend
- 8.Check
- 9.Member
- 10.Relatives
- 1.About
- 2.Again
- 3.Ago
- 4.China
- 5.Sofa
- 6.Lesson
- 7.Present
- 8.Cousin
- 9.Distance
- 10.Relatives
- 1.You
- 2.Use
- 3.Unit
- 4.Music
- 5.Human
- 6.Future
- 7.Student
- 8.Uniform
- 9.Review
- 10.Reunion
- 1.Sun
- 2.Cup
- 3.Bus
- 4.Club
- 5.Jump
- 6.Study
- 7.Result
- 8.Subject
- 9.Discussion
- 10.Reunion
What do you like to do?
Choose the activities that you like to do:
(click on the link to listen to the hobby)
- Sing – 唱歌 – sing
- Cook – 烹饪 – cook
- Play football – 踢足球 – play football
- Play basketball – 打篮球 – play basketball
- Listen to music – 听音乐 – listen to music
- Read – 看书 – read
- Watch movies – 看电影 – watch movies
- Surf the net – 上网 – surf the net
- Travel – 旅行 – travel
- Take photographs – 摄影 – take photographs
- Ski – 滑雪 – ski
- Scuba diving – 潜水 – scuba diving
- Jog – 慢跑 – jog
- Swim – 游泳 – swim
- Fishing – 钓鱼 – fishing
- Play badminton – 打羽毛球 – play badminton
- Play Tai Chi – 打太极 – play Tai Chi
- Paint – 绘画 – paint
- Dance – 跳舞 dance
- Walk – 散步 – walk
- Dining out – 出去吃饭 – dining out
- Shopping – 逛街 – shopping
- Rock climbing – 攀岩 – rock climbing
- Practice yoga – 做瑜伽 – practice yoga
What would you like to learn?
Let me know what you would like to learn
drseamuslyons@gmail.com