Foundational English Skills & Activities_Level 1

L1_S8_Conversation (My pets) A talk between two or more people is called a conversation. Example for Conversation Activity 1.    Speak with your friend and find out their interest in pets or what pet they have and fill the conversation. You: How are you, <your friend’s name> …………………………………. ? Your friend: ………………………………… You: Do you like Pets? Your friend: ……………………………………… You: Do you have any Pets? Your friend: …………………………………….. You: Which is your favorite pet? Your friend: …………………………………….. You: Ok, Bye. See you tomorrow Your friend: …………………………………….. 2.   Conversation Practice: Two friends (Valli and Kavitha) talk about Pets. Try doing it with your friend by taking the role of Valli & Kavitha. You can also try to continue the conversation in English. Extra Activity 1.    Speak with your father or mother or someone (try in English or else do it in Tamil) and find out their interest in pets when they were small or what pet...

L1_S3_ Vowels and Introduction to Consonants Vowel sounds allow the air to flow freely, causing the chin to drop noticeably, while consonant sounds are produced by restricting the airflow. The letters of the alphabet that represent vowel letters are: a, e, i, o, and u. The letter ‘y’ is sometimes referred to as an honorary vowel, as it replaces one of the other vowel letters in words such as: fly or my. The letters of the alphabet that usually represent the consonant sounds are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z. Examples Activity 1. Read the words in the list below. They all contain a vowel. Write the vowel in the words separately, to its right. 1.     Cat       - 2.     Dog      - 3.     Pin       - 4.     Bun      - 5.     Pen    ...

L1_S2_Sounds of the Alphabet Sounds of the Alphabet means how the letters in the alphabet gets pronounced in different word combinations. Generally, 44  sounds (phonemes) were pronounced in different pronunciation of the words.     Letter Sound of Letter Name All sounds of letter Examples A, a ā-ee (long a to long e, also spell "ay") (ஏ) æ, ā, ah, ā-uh, uh அஎ, ஏ, ஆ, எஅ, அர் cat, late, all, and, around B, b Bee (பிஇ) buh பஅ bike C, c See (ச்ஸி) kuh, suh க்அ, ஸி cake, city D, d Dee (டீஇ) duh ட்டு did E, e Ee (ஈ) eh, ee, silent யேஎ, ஈ, ஒசையின்மை bed, free, late F, f Ef (எஃப்) Fuh ஃபெ fed G, g Jee (ஜீஇ) guh, juh க்க, ஜ் glad, large H...

L1_S1_ Letters of the Alphabet The English alphabet consists of 26 letters. Each letter has an uppercase ("capital letter") and a lowercase ("small letter") form. Examples Activity  1.   Match the Capital letters with the Small letters.   2.   Write the Capital letters for the given Small letters.   Extra Activity 1.     Write the alphabet in capital form (A-Z) and small form (a-z) in the first line (row) with little space, of few pages of a notebook and then repeat writing the letters several times below it, till your writing gets improved. 2.   Take your English Textbook/ Any book in English and try to identify the letters in the words, pronounce it aloud and get help from someone if needed.