Lesson 1 - Greetings and introductions
Materials
Methods
Hello.
My name is [name].
What is your name?
I am happy to meet you.
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
I have just arrived to [place].
This is all I can say.
Thank you for speaking with me.
Dynamic Repetition - Your language partner will say these or similar phrases in the language. These are phrases to memorize and use immediately for high frequency survival situations. Understand what they mean. Listen well. Repeat the phrases in many varied and memorable contexts. Receive correction. Try to pronounce them correctly.
Substitution - Form new phrases for more practice and association by substituting new words into the phases (E.g. Where do you live? Where do you work? Where does she work?)
Lesson 2 - Survival expressions
Materials
Methods
My address is [address].
My telephone number is [number].
Where is the WC?
May I have one [tea, coffee, etc.]?
Can you help me, please?
I am learning Turkish.
May I have that please [pointing]?
How much is this?
How many [local currency] is this?
Dynamic Repetition - Your language partner will say these or similar phrases in the language. These are phrases to memorize and use immediately for high frequency survival situations. Understand what they mean. Listen well. Repeat the phrases in many varied and memorable contexts. Receive correction. Try to pronounce them correctly.
Substitution - Form new phrases for more practice and association by substituting new words into the phases (E.g. Where do you live? Where do you work? Where does she work?)
Lesson 3 - Power tools
Materials
I am learning [name of language].
How do you say [something]?
Please repeat.
Please slow down.
I don’t understand
Methods
Dynamic Repetition - Your language partner will say these or similar phrases in the language. These are phrases to memorize and use immediately for high frequency survival situations. Understand what they mean. Listen well. Repeat the phrases in many varied and memorable contexts. Receive correction. Try to pronounce them correctly.
Substitution - Form new phrases for more practice and association by substituting new words into the phases (E.g. Where do you live? Where do you work? Where does she work?)
Lesson 4 - Building on greetings and introductions
Materials
Methods
Dynamic Repetition
Substitution
I am a [Christian, follower of Christ, etc.]
I am a [your job].
What is your work?
This is my [husband, wife, children, etc.].
Important words, phrases, and gestures to greet people on the street.
Hello
Good day
Good morning
Good evening
See you later
Good-bye
It is nice to meet you.
I’m happy to meet you.
How are you?
Important words, phrases, and gestures to arriving or leaving a home.
Important words, phrases, or gestures when guests arrive or leave your home.
Thank you for your kindness.
Have a good weekend.
Do you have a family?
How many children do you have?
Where do your children go to school?
What did you do yesterday?
Where are you going?
What did you eat this morning?
Lesson 5 - Building on survival expressions
Materials
I wonder if you have a notebook?
Would you take some coffee?
Can I get off the bus here?
Where can you begin?
Where do you want to begin?
Do we pay for children?
Now let’s do this.
Let’s go.
Let’s eat.
I am sorry I’m late.
Never mind.
Please do this for me.
Please take care of the children.
Next week.
This week.
No problem
Methods
​Are you ready?
Now let's do this.
Can you change 10 million lira?
Do you want something to drink?
I will be five minutes late.
I have two hours.
Thank you for helping me.
Thank for watching the children.
Thank you for wiping the table.
One minute.
Can you wait here please?
That's enough.
Let's continue.
Thank you for your help.
I am looking for [show picture].
Dynamic Repetition
Substitution
Lesson 6 - Building on power tools
Materials
I forgot.
Can you repeat that?
Is it like this?
Is it not like this?
Did you mean [word or phrase in English]?
If you say [new word or phrase] does it mean [word or phrase in English]?
I understand.
Now I understand.
I think I understand.
It looks the same.
Can you say that one more time?
You are speaking too quickly.
How are they different?
What is the difference between x and y?
How else can I say this?
This is [word or phrase in English] in English but I don’t know what it is in [your new language].
How can I use this word [word or phrase in new language]?
Does this sound right? It doesn’t sound right to me.
Is this correct? [say a word or phrase in new language]
Methods
For example
That's enough for today.
Keep going please.
I remember.
I remember what you said to me.
I don't remember what you said to me.
Is this more common.
Please wait.
Let's wait a bit.
Do you have any more examples?
Are these more examples?
I had an interesting experience.
Really?
Which is more common?
Is this used more?
How do I ask [word or phrase in English]?
Do you know it?
If I say [new word or phrase] is it correct?
If you say [new word or phrase] is it rude?
Let's do one more example like this.
Can you think of more examples?
Dynamic Repetition
Substitution
Lesson 7 - Ask and answer basic questions
Materials
How are you?
I’m fine.
When did you arrive?
I arrived 2 weeks ago.
Do you like living here?
Yes, I like living here.
How long will you stay?
I will be here at least four years.
What are you doing?
I am studying/working/playing.
Where are you going?
I am going to the office/market.
Can I come with you.
Please come with me.
Methods
Dynamic Repetition
Substitution
Lesson 8 - Numbers 1-12 (or 1-20) and currency
Materials
A visual of the cardinal numbers
Examples of local currency
Methods
Association – Your language partner shows you one of a group of around 20 items, saying it while pointing to it; then saying it and having you point to it, then adding more items following the same method, repeating often, correcting as needed, until you are able to correctly and quickly associate all the items when prompted.
Lesson 9 - Common grocery items
Materials
A picture or samples of items in grocery store or fruit vegetable stand
Methods
Association
TPR
Lesson 10 - Shopping for grocery items
Materials
May I have [quantity] of [item]?
How much is this?
How much are two of these?
Methods
Repetition
Role-play – Your language partner practices dialoguing new vocabulary and sentences with you by simulating real-life daily situations, such as grocery shopping.
Lesson 11 - Using public transport
Materials
May I [have a ticket, disembark now, etc.]
At the corner, at the light, at the bus-stop, in front of the school, in front of the post office, at a convenient place
It’s on the left-hand-side when you turn the corner.
Turn left at the first light.
Go until the first light
Methods
Repetition
Roleplay
Lesson 12 - Introducing and asking about family members
Materials
This is my husband.
This is my wife.
These are my children.
Are these your children?
Methods
Repetition
Roleplay
Lesson 13 - Getting to and away from home
Materials
Your address
basic directions
directing taxi
Methods
Lesson 14 - People and pronouns
Materials
People (man, woman, etc.)
Pronouns (he, she, etc.)
Methods
Association
Lesson 15 - Simple actions
Materials
Methods
Stand up
Sit down
Walk
Run
Stop
Go back
Total Physical Response (TPR) - Respond with understanding to demonstrations and instructions your language partner gives you using these and other basic action words, following your partner's example.
Lesson 16 - Simple positions
Materials
Methods
My hand is on the book
My hand is beside the book
Behind
On top of
Under
Total Physical Response (TPR) - Respond with understanding to demonstrations and instructions your language partner gives you using these and other basic position words, following your helper’s example.
Lesson 17 - People doing actions
Materials
Methods
The man is walking
She is walking
The woman stops.
TPR
Substitution – Your language partner will replace words in sentences to practice the pattern such as replacing “the man is walking” with “she is walking”. Now you try. Do your best to learn new patterns and how they work.
Lesson 18 - Understand a simple familiar picture description
Materials
Methods
A picture that is simple
and familiar to you
Association
Picture Description – Listen to your helper give a simple description of the scene in the picture. As your helper describes the scene, respond to questions your helper asks you about items described in the picture by pointing.
Lesson 19 - Understand a simple description of a picture of Jesus healing the paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)
Materials
Picture of Jesus healing the paralytic.
Methods
Association
Picture Description
Lesson 20 - Understand a description of a simple city scene
Materials
Picture or drawing of city scene including things like:
Roads
Bridges
Buildings
Houses
Methods
Association
Lesson 21 - Vehicles
Materials
Picture of items or toys including things like:
Car
Bus
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Van
Man
Woman
Methods
Association
Lesson 22 - Transportation actions
Materials
Picture of items or toys to use with city scene to describe when saying things like:
The bus is on the street.
The man is in the car.
The man is on the street.
Methods
TPR
Picture Description
Substitution
Lesson 23 - Simple house description
Materials
Picture or sketch of house including things like:
Door
Salon
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Methods
Association
Lesson 24 - Items in a salon
Materials
Picture or examples of items in a salon like:
Chair
Sofa
Television
Rug
Light
Methods
Association
Lesson 25 - Actions in a salon
Materials
Picture or examples of items to use with sketch of a salon to describe when saying things like:
I read a newspaper in the chair.
The man watches television on the sofa.
The children play with the ball on the floor.
Methods
TPR
Picture Description
Substitution
Lesson 26 - Items in a kitchen
Materials
Picture or examples of items in a kitchen like:
Plate
Spoon
Fork
Knife
Refrigerator
Counter
Table
Methods
Association
Lesson 27 - Actions in a kitchen
Materials
Picture or examples of items to use with sketch of a kitchen to describe when saying things like:
The children eat rice at the table
The man makes coffee.
The woman drinks tea.
Methods
TPR
Picture Description
Substitution
Lesson 28 - Items in a bedroom
Materials
Picture or examples of items in a bedroom like:
Bed
Desk
Lamp
Pillow
Methods
Association
Lesson 29 - Items in a bathroom
Materials
Picture or examples of items in a bathroom like:
Shower
Sink
Water closet
Soap
Shampoo
Towel
Methods
Association
Lesson 30 - Daily routines
Materials
Picture or examples of items to use with sketch of a bedroom and bathroom to describe when saying things like:
I go to sleep at night.
The man wakes up in the morning.
She brushes her teeth after eating breakfast.
Methods
TPR
Picture Description
Substitution
Procedure – As your partner describes a series or process of actions such as a morning routine, listen and respond to questions about what comes next.
End of Week 1-2
You have come to the end of your first two weeks of learning.
Great work!
Submit a 3-5 minute recording of a sample of what you learned.
Do not read it.
You may use notes.
You may use dialogue with your helper…