lesson-01
Lesson 1: Introductions
Introduce yourself and ask basic questions in simple English.
Goal: Help students say their name, country, job, city, and likes with confidence.
Warm-Up
Teacher prompt: Smile, greet the student, and ask very easy personal questions.
Warm-up questions: Hello, how are you? What is your name? Are you a student or a teacher? Do you live in Canada?
Goal: Help the student feel relaxed before the main lesson starts.
Lesson Structure
- Vocabulary: useful words with pronunciation
- Main grammar focus: My name is...
- Speaking questions: guided communication
- Practice: sentence building before free speaking
- Role play: teacher and student swap practice
- Correction + feedback: common mistakes and correct forms
American IPA Vocabulary
- Name/neɪm/
- Country/ˈkʌn.tri/ → kʌn + tri
- Job/dʒɑːb/
- Student/ˈstuː.dənt/ → stuː + dənt
- Teacher/ˈtiː.tʃər/ → tiː + tʃər
- Live/lɪv/
- From/frʌm/
- Age/eɪdʒ/
- Hello/həˈloʊ/
- Hi/haɪ/
- Nice/naɪs/
- Meet/miːt/
- Work/wɜːrk/
- Canada/ˈkæn.ə.də/ → kæn + ə + də
- Students/ˈstuː.dənts/ → stuː + dənts
- Like/laɪk/
- Teaching/ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ/ → tiː + ching
- English/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ → ing + glish
British IPA Vocabulary
- Job/dʒɒb/
- Student/ˈstjuː.dənt/
- Teacher/ˈtiː.tʃə/
- From/frɒm/
- Hello/həˈləʊ/
- Work/wɜːk/
Repeat Practice
- name
- job
- student
- teacher
- English
Pronunciation Drilling + Stress Practice
CountryCOUN try → /ˈkʌn.tri/
StudentSTU dent → /ˈstuː.dənt/
TeacherTEA cher → /ˈtiː.tʃər/
CanadaCAN a da → /ˈkæn.ə.də/
TeachingTEA ching → /ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ/
EnglishENG lish → /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
Teacher Drill
Teacher says the word slowly.
Student repeats two times.
Teacher claps on the stressed part.
Student says the full word again.
Grammar Pattern
- My name is...
- I am from...
- I am a...
- I live in...
- I like...
Speaking Questions
- What is your name?
- Where are you from?
- What do you do?
- Where do you live?
- What do you like?
Listening Section
Teacher reads: My name is David. I am from Canada. I am a teacher. I live in Toronto. I work with students. I like teaching English.
Student listens and answers: What is your name? Where are you from? What do you do? Where do you live? What do you like?
Controlled Practice
Fill and say:
My name is...
I am from...
What is your name?
Dialogue 1
Practice Conversation
You: Hello! My name is Alex.
Student: Hello! My name is Sara.
You: Nice to meet you. Where are you from?
Student: I am from Brazil.
You: What do you do?
Student: I am a student.
Dialogue 2
Practice Conversation
You: Hi! What is your name?
Student: My name is John.
You: Where do you live?
Student: I live in Canada.
You: What is your job?
Student: I am a teacher.
Pair Practice
Round 1: Teacher asks and student answers.
Round 2: Student asks and teacher answers.
Round 3: Student introduces themselves without reading.
Reading
My name is David. I am from Canada. I am a teacher. I live in Toronto. I work with students. I like teaching English.
Reading Practice
- Step 1: Read slowly
- Step 2: Repeat
- Step 3: Read full paragraph
Free Speaking
Say:
Hello! My name is ______.
I am from ______.
I am a ______.
I live in ______.
I like ______.
Correction + Feedback
- ❌ I from Iran✔ I am from Iran
- ❌ I student✔ I am a student
- ❌ I like eat rice✔ I like rice
Homework / Review
Write 5 sentences about yourself.
Practice the words: name, country, student, teacher, Canada, English.
Read the lesson paragraph two times at home.
Teacher Notes
Estimated time: 45 minutes
- 1. Warm up and greeting — 5 min
- 2. Teach vocabulary and pronunciation — 8 min
- 3. Drill stress and repetition — 5 min
- 4. Teach the main pattern: I am... — 5 min
- 5. Controlled practice — 5 min
- 6. Dialogue + role swap — 6 min
- 7. Reading + listening check — 4 min
- 8. Free speaking — 4 min
- 9. Correction + review — 3 min
Final Result
- ✔ Warm-up section
- ✔ Listening section
- ✔ Pronunciation drilling with stress practice
- ✔ Controlled practice before free speaking
- ✔ Pair practice / teacher-student swap
- ✔ Homework and review