MODULE 1

CLASS 1

Welcome to English Class.

Module 1

Class 1

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Ask me questions to get information

about me.

My name is Rachel Hays

I am 26 years old.

I am an English professor.

I studied law and Spanish at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

I am from the United States.

I speak English, Spanish, Catalan, and Norwegian.

I like sports, animals, yoga, music (rock & roll, blues), politics, and conservation.

I am from Huntington Beach, CA.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS?

rachel.j.hays@gmail.com

Helpful phrases: Asking for meaning: What does ................ mean? How do you say............. in English? Asking for spelling: How do you spell......? Can you spell......, please? Asking for repetition: Can you repeat that, please? Can you say that again, please? Other expressions: I don’t understand..... Speak slower, please. I have a question. How do you pronounce....? Can I say…../ Is it OK to say…?

The Alphabet

The Modern Alphabet

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H (ei) (bi) (ci) (di) (i) (ef) (yi) (eich)

I - J - K - L - M - N - O (ai) (yei) (kei) (el) (em) (en) (ou)

P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W (pi) (kiu) (ar) (es) (ti) (iu) (vi) (dabl iu)

X - Y - Z (ex) (uai) (zsi)

Why is spelling important?

It’s a good way to practice your pronunciation.

In the United States, we spell A LOT… every day!

People have a lot of different and strange names.

Condoleezza Rice Arnold Schwarzenegger

Barack Obama

Alphabet Scramble

Make groups of 4-5.

When you hear a letter, or 2

letters, grab the letter as fast as

possible.

The person with the most letters

at the end wins!

Who is it???

•One person in the group spells the

name of a famous person.

•The person who guesses correctly

spells the next name.

Example:

Person 1: C-h-e (space) C-o-p-e-t-e

Person 2: Che Copete!

Person 1: Correct!

Person 2: T-o-m-a-s (space) G-o-n-z-a-

l-e-z…

Person 3: Tomas Gonzalez!

Person 2: Correct!

Person 3: J-e……

HOW DO YOU SPELL….

your first name? R-A-C-H-E-L

your last name? H-A-Y-S

your favorite color? G-R-E-E-N

your favorite number? F-O-U-R

your favorite musical instrument? G-U-I-T-A-R

your favorite sport? S-O-C-C-E-R

your favorite animal? L-I-O-N

Alphabetical Order

Now you have to

make a line BY

FIRST NAME Alejandra, Alexis, Belen...

How do you spell your name? My name is spelled- R-A -C -H –E- L

Before After

Alphabetical Order

Now you have to make a line BY LAST NAME

Alarcon, Araya, Bravo…

How do you spell your last name? My last name is spelled- H- A- Y- S

Alphabet Telephone

1. Stand in a line.

2. The person next to you will

whisper a letter into your ear.

3. Whisper that letter into the

ear of the person beside you.

4. The person at the end writes

the letter.

5. Keep going until the last

person says the word..

Alphabet Telephone RACE!!!!!

1. Stand in TWO lines. 2. The person next to you will whisper a letter

into your ear.

3. Whisper that letter into the ear of the person

beside you.

4. The person at the end writes the letter.

5. Keep going until the last person says the

word…

6. The first team to say the word

is the winner.

Speed Spelling Contest

Make teams of 3-5.

One person looks at the screen.

A word appears on the screen.

The person spells the word.

The first team to say the word wins.

Speed Spelling Contest

Example:

computer

hey

work

goodbye

alphabet

understand

again

introduce

study

last name

slower

birthday

full name

pronounce

spell

class

meet

repeat

tomorrow

And the winner is…

ANY QUESTIONS?

Go home!

See you next week!

Bye!