Lingoda Class

Let’s spell!
COMMUNICATION
LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_1016X_EN English
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Goals
■ Can understand and spell

out words using the letters
of the alphabet.
■ Can write a brief list of

words together with the
correct indefinite article.
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Now I know my ABC...
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the alphabet
apple, book, cat, desk, ear
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ABCDE
abcde
apple, book, cat, desk, ear
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FGHIJ
fghij
friend, girl, house, internet, juice
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KLMNO
klmno
kitchen, light, mother, nurse, office
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PQRST
pqrst
pen, question, rain, singer, time
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UVWXYZ
uvwxyz
umbrella, vegetable, window, x-ray, you, zebra
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A to Z
A is for apple.
Z is for zebra.
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A to Z
C is for cat.
R is for rain.
S is for sofa.
U is for umbrella.
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Find four words
ap bra int
c ze ple
er at net
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
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What is the first letter of the word?
clock bed
cat car
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Think of a word beginning with…
a d h
n p s
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Spell the word!
B-O-O-K
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Spell the word!
H-A-T
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Spell the word!
P-E-N-C-I-L
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Spell the word!
G-I-R-L
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Spell the word!
U-M-B-R-E-L-L-A
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a or an?
It is a car.
It is an ice-cream.
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Indefinite articles
■ Use a or an with singular nouns.

■ Use an with words beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). Use a with words
beginning with all other letters.
apple an apple
eraser an eraser
ice-cream an ice-cream
olive an olive
umbrella an umbrella
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Exceptions
These are exceptions to the rule:
hour an hour
university a university
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A or an?
A B
C D
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vowels
aeiou
Use an with nouns beginning with a vowel.
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an apple
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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an eraser
That's a mistake! Use an eraser.
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an ice-cream
It's so hot! Let's eat an ice-cream.
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Vowels and consonants
It is an egg.
It is a cucumber.
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Vowels and consonants
It is an orange.
It is a clock.
It is an umbrella.
It is a computer.
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A or an?
egg
a an
potato
onion
cucumber
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Choose the correct article
Hi! My name is Sarah. I am _____________

student. I live in _____________ big city and
go to _____________ university.
Every day I eat _____________ apple and

_____________ sandwich for lunch.
When I finish university, I want to be

_____________ engineer.
a a an
an a a
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Brainstorm
Think of five nouns that start with

a vowel.
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Write a list
Write a list of nouns you know.

Use a or an before each one.
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Spell and guess
Choose a word and spell it.

Your classmate/teacher have to guess the word as soon as
possible.
apple house dog
university sandwich mother
family English classmate
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Reflect on the goals
Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.
yes no
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________
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Reflect on this lesson
Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?
+ _______________________________
_______________________________
+ _______________________________
_______________________________
– _______________________________
_______________________________
– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again
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Exercise p. 12
apple, zebra, cat, internet
Exercise p. 13
c, b, c, c
Exercise p. 23
A: a, B: an, C: an, D: a
Exercise p. 30
a: potato, cucumber
an: egg, onion
Exercise p. 31
a, a, a, an, a, an
Answer Key (1/2)
Practise spelling and find the words
A F G W Q B I E A L J S X
ACROSS
N U D D M L C A N E G G A
1. a cu _ _ mber U W Y A C U N P D O S H B
2. ____ _ eb _ a M N I H R B A O E F K P E
B E U M P R A L U S G E D
3. ____ e _ g
R A B D C N N S L T E R R
4. ____ un _ ver _ it _
E W Q C U O H U T K T P O
L G V R Q O O Z T B S R O
L M S F G E U D R X H G M
DOWN A U N I V E R S I T Y V C
N L K H C O J P Q H I J L
a. ___ ho _ _
U Z A C V D G T L X A Q M
b. ___ b _ dr _ _ m
R N A Z E B R A D G B Y I
c. ___ _ u _ s _
S F X K J U T S F A F C O
d. ___ _ m _ re _ _ _
E S R E Y J K V D W Q V S
X V A C U C U M B E R D O
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Homework
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Fill in the gaps
an
1. It is _______________ cat.
2. I’m _______________ teacher. an
3. It’s _______________ umbrella.
a
4. It’s _______________ apple.
5. He’s _______________ student. an
6. It’s _______________ orange.
a
7. It’s _______________ elephant.
8. He’s _______________ doctor. an
9. She’s _______________ accountant.
a
an
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Vocabulary lists
Check the first five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.
List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________
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My favourite words
Choose five words or phrases from the lesson

and write them down in your list of My favourite words.
Word one
Word two
Word three
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Make flashcards
Make flashcards out of paper and

copy down four words or phrases from this lesson that
are hard for you.
Hello! My name is…
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Sentences in the third person plural
Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and rewrite them about
a group of people (or using the pronoun them).
Examples:
She is a doctor
→ Hannah and James are doctors.
He speaks English and French
→ They speak English and French.
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Exercise p. 41
1. a
2. a
3. an
4. an
5. a
6. an
7. an
8. a
9. an
Homework answer key
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Let’s spell!

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

■ Can understand and spell

■ Can write a brief list of

apple, book, cat, desk, ear

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

■ Use a or an with singular nouns.

These are exceptions to the rule:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

That's a mistake! Use an eraser.

It's so hot! Let's eat an ice-cream.

Hi! My name is Sarah. I am _____________

Every day I eat _____________ apple and

When I finish university, I want to be

Think of five nouns that start with

Write a list of nouns you know.

Choose a word and spell it.

apple house dog

university sandwich mother

family English classmate

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

Check the first five words of the lesson.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

Choose five words or phrases from the lesson

Make flashcards out of paper and

Hello! My name is…

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

→ Hannah and James are doctors.

He speaks English and French

→ They speak English and French.

This material is provided by

Who are we?

Why learn English online?

What kinds of English classes do we offer?

Who are our English teachers?

How do our English certificates work?

We also have a language blog!

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