D-01.03 Get Started with BE-Statements about Things & People You See

Intro (“Getting Started”) of WorkLife English Grammar 3: An Immigration Story, pages 1-4.

4 pages

Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) High Beginning Learners       

Why It’s Useful: Even beyond beginning levels of grammar instruction, participants are likely to want to start out gradually, perhaps by naming things, describing scenes, and giving/getting personal information. A quick vocabulary-directed review of singular/plural nouns + adjectives with forms of be in getting-acquainted activities is likely to suffice, satisfy, and motivate.    

What You’ll Do: 

[1] Use given vocabulary in be-sentences to describe scenes from everyday life.   

[2] Use similar and other sentence patterns to tell about yourself and find out about others