Week OneELITE

The Alphabet• Big letters

A B C D E F G HI J K L M NO P Q R S T U

V W X Y Z

• Small lettersa b c d e f g

h I j k l m no p q r s t

u v w x y z

The Alphabethttp://bogglesworldesl.com/bigletters.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=75p-N9YKqNo&NR=1

The Vowels• The vowels of English are a, e, i, o, and u • Cat• Dog• Hundred• Motorcycle

• Vowels are the stress of each syllable

• Vowel Games• http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/spelling-games/short-

vowel-games.html#post-95

The Consonants• The consonants are all the other letters of the alphabet• Dog• Cat• Hundred• Motorcycle

• Learning Consonants• http://www.yourchildlearns.com/blends.htm

Vocabulary Practice• Say the vocabulary words as you write down the definitions.

Some Basic WordsTheAAnDogCatSpoonForkTreeKnifeSunMoonManWomanBoyGirl

RunUseIsLikeAreGetMakeGiveTellPutOpenCloseMove

YellowOrangeRedBlueGreenWhiteBlackBrownSmallBigTallShort

Pronunciation• Make sure to say the words many times• For words with more than one syllable, say the words slowly

Sounds of the English Phonic Code-Synthetic Phonics by Tami Reis-Frankfort

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE

Familiarity• Practice English by saying the words you learn as much as

possible

Phonics Song by A. J. Jenkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs

Some Simple Sentences• The dog runs.• The cat is yellow.• The man is tall.• The girl gets the fork.

What is this word?• Woman

What is this word?• Open

What is this word?• Moon

More Complicated WordsTableClosetBottleAnimalLetterChildrenCountryPaperMusic

BeginAnswerListenTravelCookStaySwimTakeEat

HappyTiredOkayWindyHungryManyReady

Possible Sentences• The children swim.• The animal is tired.• The man listens to music.• The hungry woman cooks.

What is this word?• Windy

What is this word?• Tired

What is this word?• Closet

Pronouncing New Words• Try to pronounce these words accurately

PresentFamilyWorldOceanCupPhoneBedToiletShowerCouchRoadBicycleShoesBriefcaseBackpackTextbookScissor

HelpUnderstandSmileSupportTeachLearnClapHitExtendReachFrownFlySquatWashHangLaughCreate

LightDark AngryGoneSaltySweetRoughColdHotBrightLoudSoftCreativeSpicyBeautiful SmartFunny

Activities for Learning Letters• Teachers can ask children to cut out twenty six squares of

paper, write both the uppercase and the lowercase version of one letter in each square, and then decorate all the squares of paper.

• Teachers can lead the children through the alphabet song.

Activities for Forming Sounds• Teachers can lead the children through a list of words while

asking the children to recite the words to each other and focus on stressing the vowels

• Teachers can lead the children through a list of words and ask the children to focus on stressing the consonants.

• Website for Pronunciation Practice• http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/pronunciation/top-fun-

pronunciation-games/

Activities for Learning Words• Teachers can have children write down five different

vocabulary words and then draw pictures that correspond with the words.

• Teachers can lead the children in songs made about new words.

• Teachers can give a verbal quiz by giving the children a Chinese definition of a word and then asking the children to say the English vocabulary word.

• Vocabulary Games• http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

Activity to Encourage Children to Recognize Pronunciation Patterns• Teachers can create a list of words all with similar

pronunciation patters and then ask the children to read through the list as fast as they can. For example (fat, cat, sat, hat)

Possible Activities for Children• Make sure the children are enjoying themselves and having

fun in the English environment.

Possible Picture Activity• Give the children a picture and ask them to identify the object using

English. • Example Lesson Plan• Give each child a list of ten vocabulary words and then for five to ten

minutes allow them to write the words down and draw their own pictures for the words

• The teacher also draws some pictures or finds some pictures • When the children are done drawing, the teacher can show the

teacher’s pictures to the children and ask them to identify the words• Give each student a list of five new vocabulary words and repeat the

process• When the students are done drawing, have them each collect his or

her words into a pile and store the pile somewhere safe• Repeat this lesson plan each time the student receives a list of new

vocabulary and help the children build their own vocabulary books

For Example

PINEAPPLE