Lesson 1
The verb "to be"
The most important verb in English. Use it to say who you are, how you feel and where things are.
I am Anna. · You are my friend. · She is happy.
Short forms: I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're.
Tip: To make a question, put the verb first: Are you tired? To make a negative, add not: I am not (I'm not) sad.
Lesson 2
Articles: a / an / the
Small words that tell us if we are talking about something general (a / an) or something specific (the).
I have a car. · I have an apple. (before vowel sounds)
The car is red. (we know which car)
Tip: Use a before consonant sounds and an before vowel sounds: a dog, an orange, an hour (silent h).
Lesson 3
Present Simple
Use it for habits, routines and facts that are always true.
I live in London. · She works in a school. · We eat rice every day.
He/She/It takes -s: he plays, she watches, it works.
Tip: Negatives use don't / doesn't: I don't smoke. She doesn't drive.
Lesson 4
Plurals & numbers
How to count and form the plural of nouns.
one book → two books; one box → two boxes; one baby → two babies
Irregulars: man → men, woman → women, child → children, person → people.
Tip: Say numbers step by step: 1 one, 2 two, 3 three … 10 ten, 20 twenty, 100 one hundred.
Lesson 5
Basic questions
Question words are the keys to conversation: who, what, where, when, why, how.
What is your name? · Where are you from? · How old are you?
Why are you happy? · When is your birthday?
Tip: With "to be", swap the subject and verb for questions: You are → Are you…?
Lesson 6
Prepositions of place
Tell people where things are: in, on, under, next to, between, behind.
The cat is in the box. · The book is on the table. · The keys are under the chair.
My house is next to the park, between the bank and the café.
Tip: In = inside something, on = on top of a surface, at = at a point or place: at school, at home.