A1 Beginner English Teaching Materials
Ready-to-teach materials for A1 learners: lesson plans, worksheets, reading, grammar, speaking and exam practice at the right level, each with a teacher’s page or key.
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What’s inside
83 speaking card sets, 78 worksheets, 75 lesson plans and 69 phonics sheets and more. Every piece has a student sheet to print or share, and a teacher’s page or key.
Unit 07: Clothes and WeatherLesson plan
Unit 07 Test: Clothes and WeatherAssessment
Unit 07 Homework: Clothes and WeatherWorksheet
Unit 07 Quiz: Clothes and WeatherActivity bank
Unit 08: Animals and PetsLesson plan
Unit 08 Test: Animals and PetsAssessment
Unit 08 Homework: Animals and PetsWorksheet
Unit 08 Quiz: Animals and PetsActivity bank
Unit 09: Hobbies and SportsLesson plan
Unit 09 Test: Hobbies and SportsAssessment
Unit 09 Homework: Hobbies and SportsWorksheet
Unit 09 Quiz: Hobbies and SportsActivity bank
Unit 10: School LifeLesson plan
Unit 10 Test: School LifeAssessment
Unit 10 Homework: School LifeWorksheet
Unit 10 Quiz: School LifeActivity bank
Unit 11: Birthdays and CelebrationsLesson plan
Unit 11 Test: Birthdays and CelebrationsAssessment
Unit 11 Homework: Birthdays and CelebrationsWorksheet
Unit 11 Quiz: Birthdays and CelebrationsActivity bank
Unit 12: Weekend and PlansLesson plan
Unit 12 Test: Weekend and PlansAssessment
Unit 12 Homework: Weekend and PlansWorksheet
Unit 12 Quiz: Weekend and PlansActivity bank
First Lesson: Adult Learner (General English)Lesson plan
First Lesson: Adult Learner for WorkLesson plan
First Lesson: TeenagerLesson plan
First Lesson: Exam Candidate (IELTS and Cambridge)Lesson plan
First Lesson: Almost-Beginner (A1)Lesson plan
Placement Chat: Everyday LifeLesson plan
Placement Chat: Work and CareerLesson plan
Placement Chat: Teens and SchoolLesson plan
Placement Chat: Exam CandidatesLesson plan
Placement Chat: Travel and CultureLesson plan
Placement Chat: Technology and MediaLesson plan
15 Minutes: My FamilyLesson plan
15 Minutes: Colours and ClothesLesson plan
15 Minutes: Time and DaysLesson plan
15 Minutes: Prices and NumbersLesson plan
15 Minutes: Rooms in My HouseLesson plan
15 Minutes: Food I LikeLesson plan
15 Minutes: My MorningLesson plan
15 Minutes: Animals at the ZooLesson plan
15 Minutes: My BodyLesson plan
15-Minute Grammar: am, is, areLesson plan
15-Minute Grammar: there is / there areLesson plan
15-Minute Grammar: can and can’tLesson plan
15-Minute Vocabulary: family wordsLesson plan
15-Minute Vocabulary: food and mealsLesson plan
15-Minute Vocabulary: clothesLesson plan
15-Minute Pronunciation: the th soundLesson plan
15-Minute Pronunciation: short and long iLesson plan
15-Minute Pronunciation: the alphabet and spelling namesLesson plan
15-Minute Listening: meeting new peopleLesson plan
15-Minute Listening: prices in a shopLesson plan
15-Minute Listening: simple directionsLesson plan
15 Minutes: Mother’s DayLesson plan
15 Minutes: Birthday TraditionsLesson plan
15 Minutes: My School DayLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the SupermarketLesson plan
15 Minutes: My Best FriendLesson plan
15 Minutes: In the ParkLesson plan
15 Minutes: My PetLesson plan
15 Minutes: The Four SeasonsLesson plan
15 Minutes: Sports I LikeLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the Post OfficeLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the Bus StopLesson plan
15 Minutes: My WeekendLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the CinemaLesson plan
15 Minutes: My HometownLesson plan
15 Minutes: In the ClassroomLesson plan
15 Minutes: A Rainy DayLesson plan
15 Minutes: My NeighbourhoodLesson plan
15 Minutes: My GrandparentsLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the LibraryLesson plan
15 Minutes: A PicnicLesson plan
15 Minutes: My EveningLesson plan
15 Minutes: At the HairdresserLesson plan
Opener: This or ThatActivity bank
Opener: Twenty QuestionsActivity bank
Opener: What’s in My Bag?Activity bank
Opener: Picture in WordsActivity bank
Opener: The Alphabet GameActivity bank
Opener: Number TalkActivity bank
Opener: Describe and DrawActivity bank
Opener: The Memory ChainActivity bank
Opener: The Weekly Check-InActivity bank
Opener: The Five-Minute ReviewActivity bank
Written Placement Test: Form AAssessment
Written Placement Test: Form BAssessment
Written Placement Test: Form CAssessment
Reading Diagnostic: Form 1Assessment
Reading Diagnostic: Form 2Assessment
Listening Diagnostic: Form 1Assessment
Listening Diagnostic: Form 2Assessment
Graded Reader: The Lost CatReading textQuestions
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