Lesson 1: The Alphabet & Basic Sounds

Lesson 1: The Alphabet & Basic Sounds
Lesson 1: The Alphabet

Welcome ✨
Today we start from zero, and that’s perfect.
This lesson is about recognizing sounds, pronouncing clearly, and losing fear.
No grammar pressure. No perfection. Just practice.

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1️⃣ Vocabulary – Letters & Sounds

👉 Focus on sounds, not the name of the letter

🔤 Vowels

  • Aapple
  • Eelephant
  • Iigloo
  • Oorange
  • Uumbrella

🔠 Key Consonant Sounds

  • B /b/ → ball
  • C /k/ → cat
  • D /d/ → dog
  • M /m/ → man
  • S /s/ → sun
  • T /t/ → table

2️⃣ Video – Alphabet

🎥 English Alphabet | A–Z
👉 Watch here:

How to use the video:

  1. Play A–Z once
  2. Pause after the vowels
  3. Students repeat out loud

3️⃣ Grammar (Very Simple) – Letters & Sounds

Only the basics 👇

  • English has 26 letters
  • Letters have names and sounds
  • We use letters to spell words

4️⃣ Practice Exercises

🟡 Exercise 1 – Listen & Repeat

Listen and Repeat

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  • A – apple
  • B – ball
  • C – cat

Students repeat twice.


🟡 Exercise 2 – Write

Write one word for each:

  • B
  • D
  • F

5️⃣ Skills Practice

🗣️ Spell your name out loud

Model:

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“My name is Maria.
M – A – R – I – A”

Students:

  • Spell their first name

📖 Reading

Read aloud:

  • cat
  • sun
  • man
  • dog

👉 Focus on confidence, not perfection.


🎧 Listening

Write the letters you hear:

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Students:

  • Write the letter

6️⃣ Chunks – Functional Language

Learn only these 3 👇

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  • How do you spell…?
  • It’s spelled…
  • Can you repeat, please?

🏠 Homework - Letter Sounds

🎥 Watch this video to reinforce sounds:

https://youtu.be/xdCngv4lo_0?si=FbEqrPHDG7kRWRyX

👉 Listen, repeat, don’t worry about speed.


Solamente para alumnos activos.

Monday, January 07th, 2026, Class.


💛 Remember
You’re not bad at languages.
You’re just starting — and that’s a lot.

See you in the next lesson ✨
– Miss Majo

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