Basic Bootcamp Season 2
This 5-lesson series gives you a brief introduction to British English. You’ll learn the very basics of grammar and vocabulary all in 5 compact lessons.
| BASIC BOOTCAMP | Title | Topic | Function | Dialogue/Target Phrases | Vocabulary List | Cultural Insight |
| #1 | Basic BootcampS2#1: How to Introduce Yourself | Self-introduction | Learning how to introduce yourself | (formal) A: Hello, my name is Gabriella White. What's your name? B: Hello, Ms.White. My name is Donna Jones, but you can call me Donna. It's nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you too, Donna. I am friends with your brother and he speaks very highly of you. B: I'm glad to hear that. (Informal) A: Hi, I'm Gabriella. And you are...? B: Donna. It's good to see you, Gabriella. A: You too! I know your brother and he is always talking about you B: I hope he only says nice things! | to call to be friend brother to meet to know | Handshakes and formality |
| #2 | Basic BootcampS2#2: Nationality in English | Nationality/Basic Grammar | Learning basic grammar and how to say where you are from | A: Hello, I'm Elin. I am Swedish. B: Hi, I am Katarina and I'm Korean. A: Is your boyfriend American? B: No, he's Kenyan. A: These shoes are Italian. B: My jacket is French. | Brazilian Korean German Portuguese New Zelander Icelandic Spanish Iraqi | Appropriate questions for first meeting |
| #3 | Basic BootcampS2#3: Asking Questions in English | Basic Conversation/Asking questions | Using English Phrases to Learn More English | A: Excuse me. B: Pardon me. A: What does this mean? B: How do you say this in English? A: Could you repeat that? B: Could you speak more slowly? A: How do you spell that? B: How do you pronounce this word? | to pronounce excuse me pardon me mean to say repeat slowly loudly | How to politely interrupt |
| #4 | Basic BootcampS2#4: Counting 1 to 100 in English | Counting | Counting 1 to 100 in English | A: Wow, you have a lot of foreign coins there! How much do you have? B: I have thirty three Euros and sixty four cents, plus forty five pounds and fifty eight pence. A: What are today's winning lottery numbers? B: They are seven, sixteen, nineteen, twenty four, thirty, forty two and forty nine. A: How did the race go? B: I ran the full twenty six miles in four hours and fifty eight minutes. I came sixth in my category. A: How are your football team doing this season? B: We were twelfth, but we've won a few games recently so now we're third! | recently foreign pound Euro winning lottery race category | Writing ordinal numbers |
| #5 | Basic BootcampS2#5: Counting from 100 to 10,000 | Counting | Counting 100 to 10,000 in English | A:Have you bought a new car yet? B: No, but I viewed a few today. I have a price range of under £15,000 and it's difficult to find a new car for that price. A: Did you see any you liked? B: Yes, but it was £18,999 on the road. Then I'd have to pay for tax and insurance too. A: That's expensive. I bought my car for £12,350 second hand but it has very low mileage. B: How much was the insurance? A: £450 for the year. B: Hmm, maybe I'll try the second hand garage. | to view to buy difficult price year expensive second hand garage | Talking about money |
