LinguaA name on a new notebook
Read the passage, then listen to it. Answer ten questions about what you read or heard. You can return to the passage while answering.
Morning.
“Good morning! My name is May.”
“Hello, May. I'm Ben. How are you?”
“I'm fine, thanks. And you?”
“I'm tired. And I'm hungry!”
“Here, Ben. A banana.”
“Thank you!”
“You're welcome.”
On the board: the alphabet, A to Z.
“Please write your name,” says May.
“Sorry, May. How do you spell that?”
“M-A-Y. Listen: M, A, Y.”
“Can you spell it, please? Slowly?”
“No problem. M … A … Y. Now repeat.”
“M-A-Y. Thanks! I know! The last letter is Y.”
“Yes. Now your name, Ben.”
“B-E-N.”
Afternoon.
“Good afternoon, Ben!”
“Hi, May! Excuse me, a word on the board: happy. H-A-P-P-Y?”
“Yes! You are happy now!”
“Yes, I am happy! I feel good now.”
“Good! You're happy, and I'm happy!”
Evening.
“Good evening, May!”
“Hello, Ben. Your notebook?”
“Yes. Look: my name, BEN. And your name, MAY.”
“Good! Goodbye, Ben. See you tomorrow!”
“Bye, May!”
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| alphabet | alphabet | The English alphabet has 26 letters. |
| letter | letter | What letter is after B? |
| spell | spell | Can you spell your name? |
| How do you spell that? | How do you spell that? | Sorry, how do you spell that? |
| Can you spell it, please? | Can you spell it, please? | Can you spell it, please? I want to write it. |
| name | name | Her name is Eva. |
| word | word | This word starts with C. |
| listen | listen | Listen to the letters carefully. |
| write | write | Write your name here. |
| repeat | repeat | Please repeat the letters. |
| hello | hello | Hello, I'm Eva. |
| hi | hi | Hi, Leo! |
| good morning | good morning | Good morning, Mr Green. |
| good afternoon | good afternoon | Good afternoon, Anna. |
| good evening | good evening | Good evening, everyone. |
| how are you? | how are you? | Hello, Kim. How are you? |
| I'm fine, thanks | I'm fine, thanks | I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
| goodbye | goodbye | Goodbye, teacher. |
| bye | bye | Bye, Mia! |
| see you | see you | See you tomorrow! |
| I am | I am | I am tired. |
| you are | you are | You are happy. |
| I'm | I'm | I'm Mia. |
| you're | you're | You're hungry. |
| My name is... | My name is... | My name is Ben. |
| happy | happy | I’m happy today. |
| tired | tired | I’m tired now. |
| hungry | hungry | I’m hungry. |
| name | name | My name is Eva. |
| feel | feel | I feel happy. |
| alphabet | alphabet | We learn the alphabet from A to Z. |
| spell | spell | Can you spell your name, please? |
| hello | hello | Hello, I'm Sam. |
| hi | hi | Hi, Mia! |
| good morning | good morning | Good morning, Mr Brown. |
| goodbye | goodbye | Goodbye! See you tomorrow. |
| see you | see you | See you after class. |
| I'm | I'm | I'm Alex. |
| you're | you're | You're very kind. |
| happy | happy | I'm happy today. |
| please | please | Two coffees, please. |
| thank you | thank you | Thank you for your help. |
| thanks | thanks | Thanks, Ben! |
| sorry | sorry | Sorry, I'm late. |
| excuse me | excuse me | Excuse me, are you Anna? |
| you're welcome | you're welcome | Thank you! – You're welcome. |
| no problem | no problem | Sorry! – No problem. |
| listen | listen | Please listen to me. |
| know | know | I know you! You're Ben's friend. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 10
Try the first one
Who offers the banana?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.