The alphabet and sounds
Level 1, Module 1: the English letters and sounds, one photo at a time.
6 lessons, 62 min
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- Study time
- 62 min
- Questions to answer
- 70
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- The letters A to MMeet the first thirteen letters of the English alphabet: a photo, a word and a voice for each, big and small letters, and the letters people mix up.
- The letters N to ZMeet the last thirteen letters of the English alphabet, each with a photo, a word and a voice, and the letters that are easy to mix up.
- Vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, uFive letters are vowels. Hear the short sound of each one in a word with a photo, then read new words sound by sound.
- First sounds: b, d, f, m, s, tWords start with a sound. Learn six first sounds with photo words, keep them short, and stop mixing up b and d.
- Two letters, one sound: sh, ch, thSome sounds use two letters together. Learn sh, ch and th with photo words, hear them apart and say th the right way.
- Spell your nameLetters make words. Say the letters of simple words, say double for two letters the same, and spell names as people do in the IELTS Listening test.