Lesson 1A: My Name'S Hannah, Not Anna

The context of this first lesson is a young man who meets a girl at a dance club and brings her home to meet his mother. The mother clearly disapproves of her son’s choice. This lesson starts with four dialogues where Sts practice basic greetings, asking names, etc. They then focus on the grammar of the verb be in affirmative sentences and subject pronouns. In Pronunciation, Sts are introduced to word stress and the American English File system of teaching the 45 sounds of English. Here they begin by focusing on six vowel sounds. Finally, there is a vocabulary focus on the days of the week and numbers 0-20, and the lesson ends with a listening and speaking activity, which pulls together the various strands of the lesson.
There is an Entry Test on the Test and Assessment CD-ROM , which you can give the Sts before starting the course.