Basic Bootcamp Season 1
The very basics of grammar and vocabulary, all in 5 compact lessons.
Absolute Beginner

Curriculum

Basic Bootcamp Season 1

This 5-lesson series gives you a brief introduction to the English language. You'll learn the very basics of grammar and vocabulary all in 5 compact lessons.

Title Topic Function Dialogue/Target Phrases Vocabulary List Cultural Insight
#1 Self Introduction - Basic Greetings in English Self-introduction Learning how to introduce yourself Formal
Mr. Anderson: Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Hugo Anderson.
Ms. Smith: Hi, Mr. Anderson. I'm Kendra Smith, nice to meet you too.
Mr. Anderson: Please call me Hugo.

Informal
Hugo: Hey, I'm Hugo. How's it going?
Kendra: Hi there, I'm Kendra, Anthony's sister.
Hugo: So you're his sister! I'm his roommate!
to meet
to be
please
sister
roommate
First Impressions
#2 Basic English Sentence Structure Nationality Learning how to say where you are from A: Hello, I am Sonya. I am Korean.
B: Hi, I'm Javier. I'm Panamanian.
Korean
Panamanian
Australian
Chilean
South African
Sudanese
Sudanese
Greenlandic
Polish
Iraqi
Country and Ethnicity
#3 Useful Phrases for Learning English Useful phrases Learning how to function in English in a classroom A: Excuse me./Pardon me.
B: How do you say ______ in English?
A: What does ______ mean?
B: I'm not sure what you mean.
A: Could you repeat that?
B: Could you speak more slowly?
excuse me
to say
to mean
sure
could
to repeat
to speak
slowly
Getting a Word in When Someone Else is Speaking
#4 Counting 1 to 10 and 10 to 100 Counting Counting from 1-100 in English A: One, two, three, four, five pencils; two, four, six, eight, ten erasers; and two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen rulers.
B: The first, second, and third prize winners will be announced shortly.
A: Numbers fifty-two, twenty-three, eighty-seven, and seventy-nine are the winning numbers!
cardinal number
ordinal number
religious
gambling
slot machine
devil
How Do You Count?
#5 Counting from 100 to 10,000 Counting Counting from 100-10,000 in English A: How much is it in total?
B: That comes to twelve hundred dollars in total.
A: Twelve hundred?
B: Twelve hundred.
A: I'll pay by credit card.
how much
total
to pay
credit card
Cashier Talk