February 12, 2010

First Time in England

A Graded Reader for
Beginners and Elementary Level
English language learners


This is the story of two Spanish students, Arturo from the Asturias and Rosa from Madrid, who meet for the first time at The English Language College in London. They fall in love under the night lights of The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, just before Arturo has to return to Spain. Happily, they plan to meet again. No part of this story is true!

Chapter 1 - Preparing for the journey
Nouns - family, travel and education
Adjectives - size, colour and nationality
Writing & Speaking: Preparing your suitcase to take to England

Chapter 2 - Meeting the English family
Verbs - Present Continuous & Present Simple
Auxiliaries - is / are
Speaking & Writing: First impressions of the English family

Chapter 3 - Getting to know English children
Prepositions of Place 1
Speaking: Looking after children for two hours

Chapter 4 - First morning at a language school
Consolidation
Writing & Speaking: Countries & Nationalities - where they are in the world and what they are famous for.

Chapter 5 - The entry test
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 1
Speaking: How teachers dress.
Students: language needs.

Chapter 6 - Lunch-time in the English family
Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Adverbials
Speaking: Lunch-time in your country.
Students: language needs.

Chapter 7 - Coffee-time at the Language School
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 2
Speaking: Ways of learning English, use of the student's own language, pairwork and dictionaries

Chapter 8 - In a West London hospital
Vocabulary focus - Health and Clothes
Auxiliaries - "Could" and "Would" in requests
Speaking: Character questionnaire

Chapter 9 - First letter home
Spelling problems / Consolidation
Speaking: How hard people work / The course book

Chapter 10 - A Supermarket Shopping Trip
Vocabulary focus - Shopping for food
Writing & Speaking: Supermarket shopping habits

Chapter 11 - Sightseeing & shopping in London Part 1
Vocabulary focus - Time & Place
Speaking: Planning a sightseeing & shopping trip

Chapter 12 - Sightseeing & shopping in London Part 2
Vocabulary focus - Time (continued) / Shopping for music
Speaking: Compact Disks - your favourite type of music

Chapter 13 - In the Course Director's office
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 3
Adjectives & Adverbs - e.g. careful carefully
Speaking: What makes a good English class

Chapter 14 - First lesson in a new class
Irregular verbs - Past Simple Tense
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 4
Writing & Speaking: Listing Past Tense Verb Forms / Storytelling

Chapter 15 - Looking after English children
Prepositions of Place 2 - Motion
Speaking: Questionnaire on Children

Chapter 16 - Practising English in a Study Centre
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 5
Speaking: The best places to practise English

Chapter 17 - A visit to a London flat
Spelling problems
Vocabulary focus - Cooking & Food 1
Speaking: Finding jobs and places to live

Chapter 18 - A weekend in Brighton
Vocabulary focus - Tourism / Moving from place to place
Prepositions of Place 3 - Motion
Speaking: Places for tourists to visit in your home town

Chapter 19 - Working from home
Vocabulary focus - Computer terms
Speaking: Uses of Computers in your work and study

Chapter 20 - A Spanish Meal
Vocabulary focus - Cooking & Food 2
Writing & Speaking: Meals & Recipes from your country

Chapter 21 - The end-of-course test
Vocabulary focus - Language Learning 6
Spelling problems: e.g. practice / practise
Speaking: the importance of tests in your life

Chapter 22 - A trip to London Gatwick Airport
Vocabulary focus - Travel & Presents
Speaking: Giving presents
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