Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers
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Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers
This course is part of English Language Skills A1-A2 CEFR: Beginner Specialization
Instructors: Anna Murray
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What you'll learn
Say the time, the day, and the date; identify months and seasons; and talk about important dates.
Talk about measurements, compare numbers, and make estimates.
Schedule activities and propose and accept times and dates for events.
Talk about times, dates, and numbers in written and spoken form.
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There are 5 modules in this course
In this course, you will develop your English conversational skills that you can use to build your personal and professional relationships. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.
Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from dozens of real conversations about a variety of common topics that come up when using time, dates, and numbers naturally in your conversations. By the end of the course, you will feel confident saying times and dates, talking about numbers, and making plans.
This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.
What's included
4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 app item
4 videos•Total 9 minutes
- Welcome to the Beginner English Specialization•3 minutes
- Sample Voxy Lesson•4 minutes
- Studying with Real World Content•1 minute
- Introduction to 'Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers'•1 minute
4 readings•Total 45 minutes
- Do You Need the Voxy App?•10 minutes
- About Voxy Lessons•10 minutes
- Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•5 minutes
- Introduction to 'Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers'•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
- Is This Course The Right Level For You?•15 minutes
- Learning Goals•10 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
- Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•60 minutes
This week, you will learn key vocabulary to be able to say the time, the day, and the date. You will also be able to identify months and seasons and talk about important dates.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Telling Time•5 minutes
- What Day Is It?•5 minutes
- Months and Seasons•5 minutes
- Important Dates•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
- Telling Time•35 minutes
- What Day Is It?•35 minutes
- Months and Seasons•35 minutes
- Important Dates•35 minutes
This week, you are going to learn how to use numbers in different ways, such as discussing money, prices, and costs. You will also explore how to talk about measurements, compare numbers, and make estimates.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Different Types of Numbers in Context•5 minutes
- Money, Prices, and Costs•5 minutes
- Measurements•5 minutes
- Estimating and Comparing Numbers•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
- Different Types of Numbers in Context•35 minutes
- Money, Prices, and Costs•35 minutes
- Measurements•35 minutes
- Estimating and Comparing Numbers•35 minutes
This week is all about planning and scheduling activities, including proposing and accepting times and dates for events. You will also learn how to politely decline invitations and suggest alternatives.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- When? What Time?•5 minutes
- Proposing a Time/Date•5 minutes
- Accepting an Invitation•5 minutes
- Declining an Invitation•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
- Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
- When? What Time?•35 minutes
- Proposing a Time/Date•35 minutes
- Accepting an Invitation•35 minutes
- Declining an Invitation•35 minutes
This week, you will use everything you learned to talk about times, dates, and numbers in written and spoken form.
What's included
5 readings6 assignments3 discussion prompts
5 readings•Total 80 minutes
- About the Writing Task•10 minutes
- Self-Evaluation and Example•30 minutes
- About the Speaking Task•10 minutes
- How to Use "Be Going To" for Making Plans•20 minutes
- Congratulations!•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 185 minutes
- How to Describe a Special Day•30 minutes
- Task: My Special Day•60 minutes
- Reflection •15 minutes
- How to Use "Be Going To" for Making Plans•20 minutes
- Task: A Message to Make Plans•30 minutes
- Self-Evaluation, Example, and Reflection•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 90 minutes
- Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
- Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
- Reflect On Your Progress•30 minutes
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