In this ESL Beginner's Conversation Club, students will meet weekly to develop their English skills by engaging in guided conversation about a variety of fun, planned topics! In our beginner conversation club, students will review vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and sentence frames. After a short review lesson, students will practice with guided conversation. 

Each week's discussions will feature a different topic with a vocabulary list that is appropriate to the A1/A2 levels on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). When students are ready for more natural conversation, they can advance to the ESL Conversation Club at the B1/B2 level. 

UPCOMING LESSONS:

Monday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 5 - Culture
Culture is a pattern of behavior shared by a society, or group of people. Many different things make up a society’s culture. These things include food, language, clothing, tools, music, arts, customs, beliefs, and religion.

Vocabulary to review:
art, clothes, dance, food, holiday, language, music, religion, tradition

Verbs: to be

Sample Sentence Frames:
What clothes are important in your culture/in your country? Hanfu are traditional clothes in China. Hanbok are traditional clothes in Korea. Kimono are traditional clothes in Japan. Chut Thai are traditional clothes work in Thailand.

What food is important in your culture? Rice is important in my culture.

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Monday, November 11 & Tuesday, November 12 - My Country's Food

Vocabulary to review:
(the name of your traditional foods), fruit (apple, banana, grape, lemon, melon, orange, pear, strawberry, tomato), vegetable (carrot, mushroom, onion, pepper), bread, breakfast, burger, butter, cake, candy, cheese, chicken, dessert, dinner, egg, fish, lunch, noodles/pasta, pizza, rice, soup (Yes! This is the food vocabulary from a previous lesson.) Review ordinal numbers (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, etc.)

Verbs: to bake, to chop, to cook, to cool, to mix, to kneed, to roll, to spread, to stir

Sample Sentence Frames: 
How do you make sushi? First, cook sushi rice. Cool the rice. Spread the nori on the sushi mat. Spread the rice on the nori. Spread the vegetables. Roll up the sushi. Cut the sushi. Eat the sushi!

LOOKING AHEAD...
Monday, November 4 & Tuesday, November 5: Culture
Monday, November 11 & Tuesday, November 12: Food
Monday, November 18 & Tuesday, November 19: Review Costumes/Culture/Food
Monday, November 25 & Tuesday, November 26: Needs & Wants
Monday, December 2 & Tuesday, December 3: I'm Thankful
Monday, December 9 & Tuesday, December 10: Shopping & Math
Monday, December 16 & Tuesday, December 17: Review Needs & Wants/I'm Thankful/Shopping & Math


PAST LESSONS:

Monday, March 18 - Introducing Ourselves

Vocabulary: 
to be (verb), country, desk, friend, to go, to have, to live (verb), numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), pet, school 

Grammar: 
adjectives

Sample sentence frames:
Hello, I am ____.
I am __ years old.
I live in __ (country). 
Do you go to school? Yes, I go to school.
Do you have a pet? Yes, I have a ____./No, I do not.
Do you have a desk? No, I do not have a desk./Yes, I have a desk.
Do you have a friend? Yes, my friend is Cindy.

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Monday, March 25 - How are you?

Vocabulary: 
afraid, angry, bored, excited, fine/well, happy, sad, tired

Grammar: 
Present Tense / to be (verb)
I am ___.
He is ___.
You are ___.
We are ___.
They are ___.

Sample sentence frames:
How are you?
I am well.
How is your mom?
She is happy.
How is your dad?
He is fine.

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Monday, April 8 - This is my family.

Vocabulary: 
to be (verb), boy, brother, dad, family, girl, grandma, grandpa, to have (verb), he, mom/mum, parent, she, sister

Grammar:
Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)

Sample sentence frames:
Who is this?
This is my mom.
Who is she?
She is their mom.
Who is he?
He is her grandpa.

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Monday, April 15 - Where is it?

Vocabulary: dog, chair, clock, desk,  girl, pillow, table, where

Grammar:
Prepositions (above/below, over/under, on/off, outside/inside)

Sample sentence frames:
Where is the clock? It is above the girl.
Where is the dog? It is outside.
Where is the pillow? It is on the chair.
What is on the desk? A __ is on the desk.
What is under the table? A __ is under the table.

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Monday, April 15 - What Happened?
(Speaking in the past tense.)

Vocabulary: 
airport, bike, cheetah, fish, giraffe, ice, tooth, phone, soccer, tree
verbs: to run, to fall, to see

Sample sentence frames:
What happened? She fell off her bike.
What happened? They saw a soccer game.
What happened. The cheetah ran.

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Monday, April 22 - What shapes and colors do you see?

Vocabulary: Colors (red, orange, yellow, green blue, purple, pink, black, brown, white, grey) Shapes (circle, diamond, oval, rectangle, star, square, triangle) big, bigger, biggest, small, smaller, smallest, corner, side

Grammar: Present Tense / Comparatives and Superlatives

Sentence Frames:
What shapes do you see on this house? I see a square, a rectangle, and a triangle.

What color are the cat's eyes? The cat's eyes are green. 

What shape are the cat's eyes? They are ovals.

What animal has the biggest eyes? The owl has the biggest eyes.

Which gift is big? Which gift is bigger? Which gift is biggest?
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Monday, April 29 - What will you wear? (Clothes & Weather)

Vocabulary: bag, bathing suit, boot, clothes, coat, dress, to dress/to get dressed (verb), glasses, glove, hat, jacket, jeans, to put on (verb), raincoat, scarf, shirt, shoes, shorts, skirt, sock, sunglasses, sweater, swimsuit, t-shirt, trousers (UK)/pants (USA), umbrella, to wear (verb)

Clarification: To get dressed means one puts on his/her clothes. To dress means to help someone else to get dressed.

Grammar: Future Tense

Sentence Frames:
What will you wear in the snow? I will wear a coat, hat, gloves and scarf in the snow.

What will you wear at the beach? I will wear my swimsuit and sunglasses at the beach.

What will she put on before the concert? She will put on her dress.

Will she get dressed before breakfast or after breakfast? She will get dressed before breakfast.

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Monday, May 6 - What are you eating? (Food/Meals)

Vocabulary:
fruit (apple, banana, grape, lemon, melon, orange, pear, strawberry, tomato), vegetable (carrot, mushroom, onion, pepper), bread, breakfast, burger, butter, cake, candy, cheese, chicken, dessert, dinner, egg, fish, lunch, noodles/pasta, pizza, rice, soup

Grammar: Present Continuous Tense

Sentence Frames:
What are you eating for lunch? I am eating pizza.
What is he eating for dinner? He is eating noodles.
What are they eating for breakfast? They are eating bread and milk.

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Monday, May 13 - Opposites (Adjectives)

Vocabulary:
soft / hard
special / normal
new / old
bad / excellent
interesting / boring

Grammar: Present Tense

Sentence Frames:
Which items are soft? Which items are hard?
The dog is soft. The table is hard.
Which sweater is new? Which sweater is old?
The blue sweater is new. The red sweater is old.
Which grade is bad? Which grade is excellent?
The D is bad. The A is excellent.
Which book is interesting? Which book is boring?
Counting Leaves is boring. Magic Treehouse is interesting.

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Monday, May 20 - Weather

Vocabulary: cloud, cloudy, cold, fog, foggy, hot, ice, icy, rain, rainy, snow,snowy, storm, stormy, sun, sunny, thunderstorm, warm, weather, wind, windy

Grammar: Present Tense

Sample sentence frames:
How is the weather?
It is cloudy.
It is foggy.
It is hot.
It is cold. 
It is icy. 
It is rainy.
It is warm.
It is windy.

What weather do you like?
I like sunny weather.
I like rainy weather.
I like snowy weather.
I like stormy weather.
I like cloudy weather.

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Monday, May 27 - Sports

Vocabulary: ball, badminton, base, baseball, basketball, bat, catch, climb, club, football, glove, golf, gymnastics, hockey, play, racket, run, soccer, sport, table tennis, tennis, volleyball

Grammar: to catch, to do, to hit, to kick, to like, to play, to run, to throw

Sentence Frames:
What do they play?
They play badminton.

What does she do?
She hits the ball with the bat.
She does gymnastics.

What does he do?
He runs.
He kicks the soccer ball.

Do you play football?
Yes, I play football.
No, I do not play football.

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Monday, June 3 - Celebrations

Vocabulary: baby, balloon, birthday, cake, candles, celebration, Christmas, gift, graduation, Halloween, holiday, New Year, noodles, parents, party, wedding, welcome

Grammar: to bring, to celebrate, to decorate, to eat, to travel, to wear

Sample Sentence Frames:
Do you celebrate the New Year?
Yes, I celebrate the New Year.

How do you welcome a baby?
I give the baby a gift.
I bring food to the new parents.

What do you wear to a wedding?
I wear a dress to a wedding.
I wear special clothes to a wedding.

How do you celebrate birthdays?
We eat cake on birthdays.
We blow out candles on birthdays.

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Monday, June 10 - My Weekly Schedule

Vocabulary: afternoon, calendar, clock, daily, day, to do, evening, to go, half (past), hour, minute, month, monthly, morning, night, noon, o’clock, second, today, tomorrow, tonight, week, weekend, year, yesterday, days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Grammar: present tense, past tense, future tense


Sample sentence frames:

When do you do homework?
I do homework in the evening.

When do you go to school?
I go to school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

What did you do yesterday?
I went to my friend’s house yesterday.

What will you do tomorrow?
I will go to dance class tomorrow.

When do you eat breakfast?
I eat breakfast in the morning.

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Monday, June 17 - Travel

Vocabulary: airplane, backpack, boat, bridge, bus, bus stop, car, country, to drive, driver’s license, far, flight, luggage, motorbike, passenger, passport, to ride, street, suitcase, ticket, tourist, traffic, train, to travel, trip, visit, window

Grammar: present tense, past tense, future tense

How do you travel to school?
I walk to school.
I travel by car.

Where do you want to travel to?
I want to travel to Japan.
I want to travel to Canada.

Where have you traveled to?
I traveled to Singapare last year.
I traveled to Poland
when I was a baby.

What will you take
 to the airport?
I will take my suitcase, my tickets, and my passport.

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Monday, June 24 - Art

Vocabulary: art, clay, colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, white, black, brown, gray), crayon, draw, drawing, eraser/rubber, frame, marker, paint, paint brush, painter, paper, pencil, picture.

Grammar: present tense, present progressive tense (verb + ing)

What is he doing?
He is painting.
He is drawing.

What kind of art
do you make?
I make bowls with clay.
I draw with pencils.

What fixes drawing
mistakes in the USA?
An eraser fixes drawing
mistakes in the USA.

What fixes drawing
mistakes in the UK?
A rubber fixes drawing
mistakes in the UK.

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Monday, July 1 - Adjectives: Can you think of three things?

Vocabulary: colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, gray), flavors (sweet, sour, salty, spicy), shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond), temperature (cold, cool, hot, warm), texture (hard, soft, rough, smooth), old and new.

Grammar: Adjectives are words that describe nouns.


Sample sentence frames:

Can you think of three
things that are red?
A strawberry is red.
This crayon is red.
My shirt is red.

Can you think of three
things that are soft?
A pillow is soft.
My pet rabbit is soft.
This sweather is soft.

Can you think of three things that are square shaped?
This pillow is square shaped.
Origami paper is square shaped.
Our clock is square shaped.

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Monday, July 8 - My Neighborhood

Vocabulary: apartment, beach, bicycle/bike, bookstore (USA) English) /bookshop (UK English), bus, bus stop, car, farm, flowers, grass, hospital, house, library, motorbike, neighborhood, park, post office, restaurant, road, school, sidewalk, store, trees, 

Grammar: Present Tense (to have, to see, to travel, to walk)

Sample sentence frames:

Do you have a restaurant in
your neighborhood?
Yes, I have a restaurant
 in my neighborhood.

Do you have a park in
your neighborhood?
Yes, I have a park in
my neighborhood.

Do you see flowers or
grass in the park?
I see grass in my park. I do not see flowers in my park.

How do you travel
to the park?
I travel to the park by bike.

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Monday, July 15 - Jobs

Vocabulary: 
actor, secretary, artist, doctor, king, driver, singer, mechanic, 
engineer, teacher, chemist, explorer, nurse, coach, farmer, waiter/ waitress, cook, footballer/soccer player, photographer, pilot, writer, dentist, police officer, queen

Grammar: Present Tense (to be, to do, to make, to want)

Sample sentence frames:

What is her job?
She is a photographer.

What job do you want?
I want to be a farmer.

What does an artist do?
An artist makes art.

Do you want to be a teacher?
No, I do not want to be a teacher.
Yes, I want to be a math teacher.

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SHOW & TELL (7/22/24): Each student should bring something to show the class. Prepare sentences about your show and tell object. You can write out your sentences or you can just speak if you are comfortable speaking.

If there is extra time, we will look at photos and answer the question, “What is she showing us” or “What is it?” We might also ask “Do you have a ___?” If a student does not know the English word for what we see, I will provide the English words.

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I CAN - TO SHOW ABILITY (7/29/24)
We use the word “can” to show we what we are able to do. In next week’s lesson, we’ll discuss what we can or cannot do!


Sample sentence frames:

Can you jump rope?
Yes, I can jump rope.
No, I cannot jump rope.

Can you swim?
Yes, I can swim.
No, I cannot swim.

Can you ride a bike?
Yes, I can ride a bike.
No, I cannot ride a bike.

Can you read English?
Yes, I can read English.
No, I cannot read English.

Can you cook?
Yes, I can cook eggs.
No, I cannot cook.

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Monday, August 5 - I Agree/I Disagree - Sharing Opinions

Vocabulary: to agree, to disagree,do, do not,  to like, to think

Sample sentence frames:


Apples are delicious.     
I disagree. I do not think  apples are delicious.
I agree. I think apples are delicious.

Swimming is fun.
I disagree. Swimming is not fun.
I agree. Swimming is fun.

Reading is boring.
I disagree. Reading is fun.     
I agree. Reading is boring.     

Running is good exercise.
I agree. Running is good exercise.
I disagree. Running is bad for your knees.

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Monday, August 12 - FRIENDSHIP
There are many kinds of friends. What is your friend like?

Vocabulary: adventurous, angry, boring, bossy, classmate, clever/smart, club, cool, dangerous, friendly, funny, good, great, happy, helpful, honest/truthful, kind, loud, nervous, noisy, quiet, short, shy, sports, strong, talkative, tall

What is his friend like?
He is talkative.

 Tell me about her friend.
Her friend is quiet.

Where did the friends meet?
They met playing soccer.  

Is she a kind friend?
No. She is mean.

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Monday, August 19 - SUPERLATIVES
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects. Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

Sample sentence frames:
Who is the tallest person in your family?
My dad is the tallest person.

Who is your funniest friend?
Jane is my funniest friend.

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Monday, August 26 -  ORDINAL NUMBERS
In this lesson, we will talk about ordinal numbers: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, etc. We will talk about numbers, letters, music notes, standing in line, winning contests and more!

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Monday, September 2: BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

In this lesson, we will talk about birthday traditions and celebrations. What special foods do you eat when it is your birthday? Do you spend time with family or friends on your birthday? Do you sing a song about birthdays? Do you give gifts for birthdays?

VOCABULARY:
balloon, birthday, cake, card, to eat, gift, to give, guest, to invite, to sing, song

GRAMMAR: PAST TENSE & FUTURE TENSE
What gift did you give your mom? I gave my mom flowers.
What will you give your friend? I will give my friend a card.

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Monday, September 9: AUTUMN/FALL

In this lesson, we will talk about fall (autumn). 
How is the weather? What do you do when it is fall?

VOCABULARY:
weather: cold, cool, hot, warm
holidays: Duwali, Halloween, Mid-Autumn Festival, Thanksgiving
foods: apples, pumpkins, mooncake, music, snacks, sweets
other: dancing, games, lanterns, moon, music, singing, September, October, November

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Monday, September 16 & 17, 2024: SCHOOL

In this lesson, we will talk about school! Prepare to tell me about your school, your teachers, and your classes!

VOCABULARY:
Nouns: backpack, black board, book, bus, cafeteria, car, classes (art, physical education [P.E.], math, English, geography, history, music, science), classroom, chair, desk, eraser (USA)/rubber (UK), pen, pencil, playground, ruler, school, scissors, tablet, teacher, student, white board, 

Verbs: to be, to go, to have, to sit, to study, to travel, to walk, to use

Sample Sentences:
How do you travel to school? I walk to school. I travel by bus. 

Do you use a pencil or pen at school? I use a pencil. I cannot use a pen at school.

What do you study at school? I study art, music, P.E., science, English, and math.

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Monday, September 23 & Tuesday, September 24, 2024:
REVIEW LAST THREE LESSONS!
BIRTHDAYS / AUTUMN & FALL / SCHOOL

BIRTHDAY VOCABULARY: balloon, birthday, cake, card, to eat, gift, to give, guest, to invite, to sing, song

AUTUMN/FALL VOCABULARY:
weather: cold, cool, hot, warm
holidays: Diwali, Halloween, Mid-Autumn Festival, Thanksgiving
foods: apples, pumpkins, mooncake, music, snacks, sweets
other: dancing, games, lanterns, moon, music, singing, September, October, November

SCHOOL VOCABULARY: backpack, black board, book, bus, cafeteria, car, classes (art, physical education [P.E.], math, English, geography, history, music, science), classroom, chair, desk, eraser (USA)/rubber (UK), pen, pencil, playground, ruler, school, scissors, tablet, teacher, student, white board, to be, to go, to have, to sit, to study, to travel, to walk, to use

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Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1, 2024: 
TAKING CARE OF MY BODY

Body Vocabulary: arm, back, body, brain, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, heart, leg, neck, nose, stomach, tooth, to be (verb)

Sample Sentences: What is this? This is a foot.

Hygiene Vocabulary: bath, clean (noun), comb (noun), shampoo, shower, soap, toothbrush, to brush (verb), to clean (verb), to comb (verb), to take a bath, to take a shower (verb), to wash (verb)

Sample Sentences: 
How do you keep your hair healthy? I shampoo my hair. I comb my hair. I brush my hair. 
How do you keep your body clean? I take a bath. I take a shower, I wash with soap.

Health and Fitness Vocabulary: to drink (verb), exercise (noun), fit (noun), to eat (verb), to exercise (verb), to move (verb), to play (verb), to run (verb), to swim (verb), to jump rope (verb), to walk (verb)

Sample Sentences: How do you keep your body healthy and fit? 
I drink water. I eat vegetables. I play soccer or jump rope.

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Monday, October 7 & Tuesday, October 8, 2024:
WHEN I'M SICK OR INJURED

Emergencies, Injuries, and Sickness Vocabulary: accident, ambulance, appointment, to break (verb), to check (verb), cold, to cut (verb), danger, dangerous, dentist, to do (verb), doctor, to fall (verb), to feel (verb), to go (verb), hospital, to hurt (verb), ill, to lie down (verb), to listen (verb), medicine, nurse, pain, to rest (noun), sick, stomach ache, to take a temperature, temperature, tired, toothache

Body Vocabulary: arm, back, body, brain, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, heart, leg, neck, nose, stomach, tooth, well
 
SAMPLE SENTENCES:
What do you do if you fall and break your leg? I go to the hospital. I go to the doctor.
What do you do if you have a toothache? I go to the dentist.
Should you eat if you have a stomach ache? Sometimes you should eat and sometimes you shouldn't eat if you have a stomach ache.
What do you do if you are too sick/injured to walk or drive to the hospital? I call an ambulance.

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Monday, October 14 & Tuesday, October 15, 2024:
BEING A CARING FRIEND (USING "CAN" & "CAN'T)

We will practice using the words "can" and "can't" to show ability, inability, request, permission, possibility, and inappropriateness.

Sample Sentence Showing Inability:
What can't you do when you have a broken leg? I can't jump rope. I can't run. I can't swim.

Sample Sentence Showing Ability:
What can you do when you have a broken leg? I can read. I can watch a movie. I can play a game. I can eat.

Sample Sentence Showing Possibility:
What can you do when your friend has a broken leg? I can watch a movie with them. I can play a game with them. I can share pizza with them. We can build something with legos.

Sample Sentence Showing Permission:
Can you visit your friend on a school night? I cannot visit my friend on a school night but I can visit them on the weekend. 

Why can't you visit your friend on a school night? I have to do my homework and go to bed early on a school night. 

Sample Sentence Showing Inappropriateness:
Can you invite your friend to swim with you when they have a broken leg? No. I can't invite them because they can't swim with a broken leg!

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Monday, October 21 & Tuesday, October 22, 2024:
REVIEW LAST THREE LESSONS
(TAKING CARE OF MY BODY / WHEN I'M SICK OR INJURED / BEING A CARING FRIEND)

Body Vocabulary: arm, back, body, brain, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, heart, leg, neck, nose, stomach, tooth, to be (verb)

Hygiene Vocabulary: bath, clean (noun), comb (noun), shampoo, shower, soap, toothbrush, to brush (verb), to clean (verb), to comb (verb), to take a bath, to take a shower (verb), to wash (verb)

Health and Fitness Vocabulary: to drink (verb), exercise (noun), fit (noun), to eat (verb), to exercise (verb), to move (verb), to play (verb), to run (verb), to swim (verb), to jump rope (verb), to walk (verb)

Emergencies, Injuries, and Sickness Vocabulary: accident, ambulance, appointment, to break (verb), to check (verb), cold, to cut (verb), danger, dangerous, dentist, to do (verb), doctor, to fall (verb), to feel (verb), to go (verb), hospital, to hurt (verb), ill, to lie down (verb), to listen (verb), medicine, nurse, pain, to rest (noun), sick, stomach ache, to take a temperature, temperature, tired, toothache

We will practice using the words "can" and "can't" to show ability, inability, request, permission, possibility, and inappropriateness.

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Monday, October 28 & Tuesday, October 29:
Costumes
actor, candy, carnival, to celebrate, celebration, Chinese New Year, costume, to dance, dancer,  festival, food, Halloween, music, parade, to perform, performance, play (noun), trick or treat, to wear (verb)

Grammar to review: Present continuous tense
What is he wearing? He is wearing a dog costume.

What does she celebrate? She celebrates Halloween.


What do the dancers wear? They are wearing costumes.

What are the dancers wearing? They are wearing costumes.

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