English Language Skills for Beginners

Reading Comprehension

• Focus on understanding main ideas, supporting details, and making inferences
• Strategies:
  • Identifying the main character, setting, and plot
  • Making connections to personal experiences
  • Visualizing the story
  • Summarizing the text
• Types of texts:
  • Fiction (stories, novels)
  • Nonfiction (articles, biographies)
  • Poetry

Vocabulary Building

• Learn new words in context through reading and discussions
• Strategies:
  • Using context clues ( pictures, definitions, synonyms)
  • Creating flashcards with word, definition, and sentence
  • Playing word games (Bingo, Scattergories)
• Focus on:
  • High-frequency words (commonly used words)
  • Domain-specific vocabulary (science, social studies)

Sentence Structure

• Basic sentence types:
  • Declarative (statements)
  • Interrogative (questions)
  • Imperative (commands)
  • Exclamatory (emotional expressions)
• Sentence components:
  • Subject (noun or pronoun)
  • Verb (action or linking)
  • Object (receiver of action)
• Sentence structures:
  • Simple sentences (one independent clause)
  • Compound sentences (two or more independent clauses)
  • Complex sentences (independent and dependent clauses)

Writing Short Paragraphs

• Focus on writing a clear topic sentence and supporting details
• Strategies:
  • Brainstorming ideas and organizing thoughts
  • Writing a clear and concise topic sentence
  • Adding supporting details (facts, examples, descriptions)
  • Concluding with a summary or final thought
• Types of paragraphs:
  • Narrative (telling a story)
  • Descriptive (describing a person, place, or thing)
  • Expository (explaining a topic)

Basic Conversation

• Focus on using English in everyday conversations
• Strategies:
  • Greeting and introducing oneself
  • Asking and answering questions (who, what, where, when, why)
  • Using basic phrases and expressions (e.g. "How are you?", "I'm fine, thank you.")
  • Engaging in simple conversations (e.g. about the weather, hobbies)
• Topics for conversation:
  • Introductions and basic information
  • School and daily routines
  • Hobbies and interests