10-lessons for low levels
This is a 10-lesson mini-course to help you find different activities at your level.
For each lesson there are a selection of links to different kinds of interactive exercises :
- listening to a song
- listening to and watching videos
- listening to audio recordings
- grammar exercises
- reading exercises
- pronunciation exercises
It is best to do an hour every day.
When you have finished these selections you will know where to find other exercises to continue working on your own.
Lesson 1
Grammar
- top – middle – bottom
- left – right – middle – between – half
- over – under
- on – under – on top – underneath
Listening and writing
- Calendar
Listening
- Episode 1. Pleased to meet you
Reading
- Following directions:Here are some games that teach you how to follow directions.
A song
- All my Loving by the Beatles Do the exercise and learn to sing the song.
Lesson 2
Grammar
Listening and writing
- How many?
Pronunciation
Listening
- College Life
- Do the Text Completion Quiz
- Only read the “Quiz Script” when you’ve finished.
A song
- I’m With You - Avril LavigneLearn to sing the song.
Lesson 3
Grammar
Listening and writing
- Take & Give
Pronunciation
Listening and reading
For Fun !
Lesson 4
Grammar
Listening and writing
Pronunciation
Listening
- Immigration and CustomsII. Listening ExercisesClick on “PLAY – RealMedia”Answer the questions and then inIII. Vocabulary ActivitiesDo the Text Completion QuizOnly read the “Quiz Script” when you’ve finished.
A song
- I’m a Believer - The Monkeys
Lesson 5
Grammar
- Building questions
- Simple Present or Present Continuous?
Listening and writing
Pronunciation
Listening
Reading
- Ex-Officer Sentenced to Jail
A song
- Yesterday - The Beatles
Lesson 6
Grammar
Listening and writing
Pronunciation
- Stressed Syllables and the Schwa Sound
- There once was a lady from Niger: Schwa exercise Stress exercise
Listening
Listening and Reading
A song
- What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Lesson 7
Spelling
- Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check
Reading
Pronunciation
- Stressed Syllables and the Schwa Sound
- There once was a lady from Ryde: Schwa exercise Stress exercise
Listening
- What kind of music do you like to listen to?
A song
- Simon & Garfunkel: Sounds of Silence
Lesson 8
Grammar
Listening and writing
- Forrest Gump
Pronunciation
- Pronouncing the letters of the alphabet
- Where is the primary tonic stress?
Listening
- Audio Concentration – Months of the Year
- The Simpsons- a video clip
A song
- Little Boxes-Learn to sing the song.
Lesson 9
Grammar
Reading and Listening
- The Learning Edge – Issue 1
Pronunciation
Listening and Writing
- Hamburgers and FrankfurtersWait for the exercise to load.You don’t need to understand the German.
A song
- Swanee River
For fun !
Lesson 10
Grammar
- Changes 1
- Zero Wing You have to correct the aliens’ English by choosing the right sentence. You don’t need to understand the Finnish.
Reading and Listening
- Stop Carjacking
Pronunciation
Listening and Writing
A song
- Love me Tender- Elvis Presley. Learn to sing the song.
Selected resources for beginners in English
Total Physical Response exercises Henny Jellema. Listen to the recording and match the sentence to the picture. A huge number of exercises suitable for people beginning English.
Live Action English INTERACTIVE Unit Movies 12 simple action stories for students to act out
Number Pronunciation and Spelling
Figures and numbers Numbers and Dates
Origin of the Months of the Year
Origin of the Days of the Week
Bang on Time Read the time in words and stop the clock when the hands are in the matching position.
Michel Barbot’s Beginner’s Page
Be
have
YES vs NO ANSWERS
Building Questions
Meet Julia ROBERTS
Jobs
What does he / she do? What do they do?
What do they do in their job?
Short answers with “DO / DOES”, “DON’T / DOESN’
20 verbs
Present continuous : Subject + be + Verb + ING
The months of the year
Pronouncing the alphabet
to be – past
ESL Blue: animated grammar tutorials
English Quizzes Tereza Neves A lot of easy exercises with pictures.
Vocabulary
Uvic’s Vocabulary exercises Matching words and pictures.
Learning Chocolate Each set of vocabulary words is presented with pictures which are reused in matching, fill in and dictation exercises. Numerous themes: Living room, Entertainers, Solar System…
The Internet Picture Dictionary
Flashcards
Fill in the Blanks
Word Scramble
Stinky Spelling
Straight Recall
Learning Vocabulary Fun Do the Match Game
Illustrated vocabulary Flashcard vocabulary games Institut de la Providence – Bernard Dupriez
What’s the Correct Word Order ? 34 Easy Questions Charles Kelly
Describing your Family About.Com – Kenneth Beare
Learn English Online
Lesson 1 — am/is/are + what?/who?
Lesson 2 — English Greetings, Introductions and Farewells
Introductions (mixed-up sentence exercises)
Lesson 3 — People and Places – Where?
Lesson 4 – Sort It! (mixed up sentence exercises)
Reading
Adult Learning Activities California Distance Learning Project News stories with audio or video. The exercises are less interesting.
The Learning Edge A newspaper for adults learning to read. Features news stories with animated video, text and audio.
Literacy4all Martha A. Lane
- Getting started with computers
- Lifelong Learning
- Living in Pinellas County, Florida
- How to Survive a Hurricane
- 911: What Is Your Emergency?