English Elementary A2

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English Elementary A2

Instructors: Federica Team

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Use basic tenses to talk about daily actions, past events, understand short texts, and use simple language for food, travel, shopping, and messages

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There are 6 modules in this course

Do you want to improve your English for your studies, your job, or personal interests?

You are in the right place! Our Elementary course gives you the tools you need to start connecting with English speakers at work and in other everyday situations. By the end of the course you will be able to have simple conversations, understand and express basic opinions and tell or write short narratives using connectors. This is a video and situation-based course, with lots of opportunities to interact with the content and with the learning community. You will develop and practice your language skills as well as your grammar and vocabulary.

By the end of this lesson you will be able to describe your favorite dishes, understand a menu and order food and drink in a restaurant.

What's included

3 videos5 readings10 assignments1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 6 minutes

Welcome to the course!1 minute
We're ready to order!2 minutes
Grammar focus: Making suggestions2 minutes

5 readingsTotal 25 minutes

Video language5 minutes
Food and Drink5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Food and meals5 minutes
Dialogue: shopping for food5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

10 assignmentsTotal 102 minutes

Quiz 115 minutes
Let's practice: Food vocabulary10 minutes
Let's practice: Making suggestions7 minutes
Let's practice: Food and meals10 minutes
Email10 minutes
Restaurant signs10 minutes
A romantic dinner10 minutes
Restaurant reviews10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about clothes, what you like wearing and where you buy your clothes.

What's included

2 videos5 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 3 minutes

What shall I wear?1 minute
Grammar Focus: Preferences & comparisons1 minute

5 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Vocabulary focus: Words related to clothes10 minutes
Going shopping10 minutes
In a clothes shop10 minutes
Prices5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 86 minutes

Quiz 215 minutes
Let's practise: clothes vocabulary10 minutes
Let's practice: What do you wear? 8 minutes
Let's practice: Making comparisons and expressing preferences15 minutes
E-mail10 minutes
Dialogue in a shop8 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to talk about travel, explain how you get to work and ask for and understand travel information.

What's included

2 videos2 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 2 minutes

Let's call a taxi!1 minute
Grammar focus: Useful questions for when you travel1 minute

2 readingsTotal 10 minutes

Following directions5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 74 minutes

Quiz 315 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Common forms of transport and travel6 minutes
Let's practice: Vocabulary for transport and travel8 minutes
Let's practice: Questions and answers relating to travel8 minutes
Email10 minutes
Giving directions5 minutes
Airport transfer5 minutes
Reading7 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about the past, in particular weekend activities

What's included

2 videos4 readings11 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 4 minutes

How was your weekend?1 minute
New Video3 minutes

4 readingsTotal 28 minutes

Grammar focus: Past tense of verb "to be"10 minutes
Grammar focus: Past tense forms of irregular verbs8 minutes
Telling a story5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

11 assignmentsTotal 84 minutes

Quiz 415 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Free time activities5 minutes
Let's practice: Vocabulary for weekend activities5 minutes
Let's practice: Past tense of the verb "to be"10 minutes
Let's practice: Past tense of regular verbs in affirmative, negative and interrogative5 minutes
Let's practice: Past tense forms of irregular verbs5 minutes
Email5 minutes
Active listening6 minutes
Reading the news8 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to describe cities and the main attractions you can find in a city center.

What's included

1 video5 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

1 videoTotal 1 minute

My favorite place1 minute

5 readingsTotal 35 minutes

Vocabulary focus: City buildings and attractions5 minutes
Grammar focus: "There is" and "there are" and words to describe quantity10 minutes
Study abroad10 minutes
Describing a place with enthusiasm5 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 66 minutes

Quiz 515 minutes
Let's practice: vocabulary for buildings in a city5 minutes
Let's practice: Describing a city5 minutes
Let's practice: There is and there are. Much, many or a lot?8 minutes
E-mail7 minutes
Conference message6 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening 10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and answer questions about people's future plans and talk about your own future too.

What's included

2 videos3 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 3 minutes

Future plans1 minute
Grammar Focus: Talking about the future2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Grammar Focus: Talking about the future5 minutes
Everyday conversation10 minutes
Dictionary5 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 68 minutes

Quiz 615 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Future life projects5 minutes
Grammar Focus: Talking about the future6 minutes
Let's practice: Personal intention or arrangement?5 minutes
E-mail7 minutes
Job interview5 minutes
Organizing a meeting5 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Writing10 minutes

Instructors

Federica Team

Università di Napoli Federico II

7 Courses104,616 learners

Ruth Kerr

Università di Napoli Federico II

7 Courses111,660 learners

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