Let's Learn English is a new course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. The course continues for 52 weeks.
Each week, there will be a new lesson with video showing the lives of young Americans. The lesson includes instruction in speaking, vocabulary and writing.
There are also printable worksheets, assessments and lesson plans for individual learners and English teachers. We encourage you to follow the weekly lessons and share your progress with us through comments and email.
Summary
Anna moves to Washington, DC. She meets Pete at her new apartment.
Speaking
Watch the video and record yourself. Listen to yourself. Then listen to the video again.
Pronunciation
In careful speech, we say words with a small break. In everyday speech, the sounds come together with little or no break. Watch the video to learn about how the sounds change. Practice the example.
Conversation
Writing
Introduce yourself in the Comments section. Download the worksheet to learn the alphabet and numbers.
For a fun way to learn the alphabet, watch the alphabet video below.
Learning Strategy
Each week we teach a new learning strategy. The first one is Set a Goal.
When we set a goal, we decide what we want to do or learn.
You are studying English with VOA Learning English. What do you want to learn? Here is an example:
Pat works at a coffee shop. She wants to greet her customers in English. She sets a goal: "In three months, I will feel confident in greeting customers in English."
Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective. Setting a goal is an important learning strategy because it gives you a strong reason to keep studying.
What is your goal for learning English this year? Send us an email or write to us in the Comments section. See the Lesson Plan for more details.
Listening Quiz
Desktop Computer: Click here to go to the listening quiz. Click on the button below if you are on a mobile device or our mobile site. Each question has a video. Play the video and choose the correct answer.
Quiz - Lesson 1: Welcome
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New Words
apartment - n. a usually rented room or set of rooms that is part of a building and is used as a place to live. She lives in an apartment.
meet - v. to see and speak to someone for the first time. Pete meets Anna on the street.
new - adj. not known before; recently bought or rented. Anna has a new friend.
nice - adj. good and enjoyable. It is nice to see you.
street - n. a road in a city, town, or village. Anna lives on Irving Street.
try - v. to make an effort to do something. Please try to say it again.
welcome - interjection. used as a friendly greeting to someone who has arrived at a place. Welcome to America!
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Free Materials
Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.
For more practice, each lesson has an activity sheet. In this lesson, you can use it to learn to say the letters and numbers.
For Teachers
Download a lesson plan for this lesson here. Let us know your thoughts about this lesson in our Comments section or send us an email.
Grammar focus: BE + name in introductions; BE + location
Topics: Meeting people; Personal information; Learning the Alphabet (Activity sheet); Learning the Numbers 1-20 (video)
Speaking & Pronunciation focus: Meeting people; Pronouncing linked sounds