New Beginner Speaking Resources to welcome you to English!
Welcome!
Here are some resources to help you review and practice, so you feel more confident speaking in English.
A vocabulary hint: Many words are similar in English and Spanish. Can you guess what the English words are, based on words you know?
Drag and drop the words to the correct picture?
Can you also find… flower? sweater? balcony?
Let’s practice speaking.
Dialogue One:
Go the the New Beginner dialogue.
BASIC EXPRESSIONS:
Thank you.
You’re welcome. / No problem.
Excuse me.
Of course!
Please wait a moment.
Okay.
Please repeat.
Sure. I said…
Please speak slowly.
No problem!
What is it? / What are they?
It is… / They are…
Do you understand?
Yes, I understand.
No, I don’t understand.
What does ______ mean?
It means ______.
How do we say ______ in English?
We say _______.
How do we spell ______?
We spell it ______.
Dialogue Two:
LET’S READ THE DIALOGUE: I’ll be A the first time.
A. [Point to a picture of a cow and asks] What is it?
B. I think it’s a cow or something.
A. Excuse me. I don’t understand. Please repeat the word, and speak slowly.
B. Okay. No problem! The word is “cow”.
A. How do you pronounce it? Please repeat it again.
B. Sure. The word is “c o w”.
A. What does “cow” mean?
B. A cow is a black and white animal.
A. I still don’t understand. How do we say “cow” in Spanish?
B. It’s “vaca”.
A. I understand. Thank you.
B. You’re welcome.
LET’S MAKE OUR OWN DIALOGUE:
A. [Indicate something and ask] What is it?
B. It is a ______.
A. Excuse me. I don’t understand. Please repeat the word.
B. No problem! The word is “_____”.
A. How do you pronounce it? Please repeat.
B. Sure. The word is “_____”.
A. What does “_____” mean?
B. A _____ is a _____ (colour) _____ (category).
A. I understand. Thank you.
B. You’re welcome.
Dialogue Three:
Hi! How are you?
What is your name?
How do you spell your name?
What is your phone number?
What is your favourite colour?
What is your favourite animal?
What is your favourite food?
Okay! Nice to meet you!
Goodbye!
Hello! I am fine/well, thank you.
My name is…
I spell it…
My number is…
My favourite colour is…
My favourite animal is…
My favourite food is…
Nice to meet you too!
Bye!
Dialogue Four:
Go to the Excuse Me game.
Dialogue Five:
We will go around in a circle and ask and answer the questions. Don’t repeat any words!
Tell me something that is a name. Katherine is a name!
Tell me something that is a plant. A ________ is a plant.
Tell me something that is a thing. The ________ is a thing.
Tell me something that is a vowel. ________ is a vowel.
Tell me something that is a day of the week. ________ is a day of the week.
Tell me something that is a building. A ________ is a building.
Tell me something that is a colour. ________ is a colour.
Tell me something that is an animal. ________ is an animal.
Tell me something that is a number. ________ is a number.
Tell me something that is clothing. ________ is clothing.
Tell me something that is an adjective. ________ is an adjective.
Tell me something that is a consonant. ________ is a consonant.
Tell me something that is a month of the year. ________ is a month.
Tell me something that is an ordinal. ________ is an ordinal.
Tell me something that is a place. A ________ is a place.
Dialogue Five:
Before we start the next dialogue, notice the sentence structure:
Let’s practice with dialogues.
As we read them through together, notice the type of sentence. Is it affirmative, negative or interrogative?
Can you add the missing word?
Singular words:
It is a big grey thing.
Is it a building?
No, it isn’t.
Is it a ________ ?
Yes, it is!
Plural words:
They are small yellow things.
Are they plants?
No, they aren’t.
Are they ________ ?
Yes, they are!
Let’s keep practicing the verb to be, and add new verbs.
