Colours

I want you to find your favourite photo! 

Have you found it?

What is the photo about and why do you like it so much?

Now we are going to learn the names of different colours.

Now look at the following pictures and see how many colours you can name.

What colour is the ballerinas dress?

The ballerinas dress is light blue.

What colour is the ballerinas hair? 

The ballerinas hair is brown.

What colours can you see in the rainbow?

The rainbow is red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

Now look back at your favourite photo.

In English, name as many colours as you can in that photo without looking at the colour chart!

Keep learning your doing great! 

Greetings!

"Hello" can be used at any time of day.

You can say "hello" in a formal and an informal setting.

"Hi" can also be used at any time of day.

You can say "hi" in a formal and informal setting.

"Hey" can be used at any time of day.

"Hey" is an informal greeting.

"Good Morning!" 

This is a greeting but is only used until 12pm.

In an informal setting or in passing in the street most people shorten it to "morning".

"Good afternoon"

This is a greeting you can use from 12pm to 6pm.

"Good Evening"

This is a greeting used after 6pm.

In informal settings many people shorten it to "evening".

"Good Night"

This is only used as a way to say good bye in the evening.

Many people shorten it to "Night!".

"Goodbye" or "Bye"

You can say this when you are leaving.

You can say this any time of the day.

Word of the Day.....Morning

Morning!

In Britain morning is from 12am to 12pm.

You can say:

Good morning! 

(This can be said as a greeting but only up to 12pm)

Have you had a good morning?

Or

How was your morning?

(These two questions are asking a person about their morning. It allows for the person to tell you what they have done that morning)

This morning

(Referring to the morning of that day)

In the morning

Or

Tomorrow morning

(Referring to the morning of the next day)

The English Alphabet

                   

     I know this is the most boring part of learning a language but it is essential. If you want to talk, read and understand how words are formed, you need to know the alphabet. 

Below I have written the name of the letter phonetically to help you pronounce it easier.

Letter.         Name.         Sound.    
Example                                    

Aa.                 Ay.                Ah.                                          

Apple

Bb.                 Bee.               Bh.                                           

Bear

Cc.                See                              

Carrot.                             Kh (hard sound)
Race                                  s (short soft sound).                

Dd.                 Dee.              Dh.                                       

Dog

Ee.                  Eey.              Eh.                                       

Elephant

Ff.                   Ef.                  F.                                          

Fish

Gg.                 Gee.               

Grapes                              Gh (hard sound)          
Age.                                    Jh (short soft sound)

Hh.                 Haych.          Hh                                        

House

Ii.                     Iy.                  Ih.                                     

Ice cream

Jj.                     Jay.                 Jh (same as soft g).       

Jelly fish

Kk.                  Kay.                Kh (same as hard c).      

King

Ll.                   El.                    L.                                         

Lamb

Mm.               Em.                  M.                                      

Monkey

Nn.                 En.                   N.                                       

Nun

Oo.                   O.                  Oh.                                    

Orange

Pp.                  Pee.                 P.                                        

Parrot

Qq.                  Kyu.                Kw.                                      

Queen

Rr.                  Arr.                   R.                                 

Raspberry

Ss.                    Es                    sss (same as soft c).    

Strawberry

Tt.                    Tee.                 T.                                   

Turtle

Uu.                  Yuw.                Uh.                                  

Umbrella

Vv.                   Vee.                 V.                                 

Violin

Ww.              Double yuw.   W.                          

Walrus

Xx.                   Ecs.                 Ks.                             

Xylophone
Box

Yy.                    Wiy.               Y.                                  

Yogurt

Zz.                     Zed.               Z.                                        

Zebra

I hope this helps to get you started! 

Louise.

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Welcome!

My name is Louise. I am from England and currently live in Devon, a beautiful, picturesque region of the country. It is famous for cream teas and has provided the backdrop for many films such as those based on the novels of Jane Austen.

I recently got married and both my husband and I are trying to learn Spanish, so we know how hard it can be to learn a new language.

I don't profess to be a professional teacher. I may not have any teaching qualifications but I am a native speaker and I did used to work in a school. I will try my best.

The aim of this blog is to provide a bit of support and encouragement if you are trying to learn English. I hope this blog helps you on your language journey.

Louise K
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