Basic English
Step 1: Let's start at the beginning.
The English Alphabet:
Capital Letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small Letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Write the English alphabet in your notebook. If you already know the alphabet, go to Step 2.
Step 2: Numbers in English
Cardinal Numbers / English Numbers
You can’t speak or write in English without knowing the words for the numbers and how to pronounce them. High beginning level students need to review this regularly:
1- one
2 – two
3 – three
4 – four
5 – five
6 – six
7 – seven
8 – eight
9 – nine
10 – ten
11 – eleven
12 – twelve
13 – thirteen
14 – fourteen
15 – fifteen
16 – sixteen
17 – seventeen
18 – eighteen
19 – nineteen
20 – twenty
Step 3: Ordinal Numbers in English
Ordinal numbers show sequence or order.
1- one – first
2 – two – second
3 – three – third
4 – four – fourth
5 – five – fifth
6 – six – sixth
7 – seven – seventh
8 – eight – eighth
9 – nine – ninth
10 – ten – tenth
11 – eleven – eleventh
12 – twelve – twelfth
13 – thirteen – thirteenth
14 – fourteen – fourteenth
15 – fifteen – fifteenth
16 – sixteen – sixteenth
17 – seventeen – seventeenth
18 – eighteen – eighteenth
19 – nineteen – nineteenth
20 – twenty – twentieth
Step 4: The Days of the Week
There are seven days in a week: five days in the work week; two days in the weekend.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
The first day of the work week is Monday.
The second day of the week is Tuesday.
The third day of the week is Wednesday.
The fourth day of the week is Thursday.
The fifth day of the week is Friday.
Saturday and Sunday are the weekend days.
Step 5: The Months of the Year
There are twelve months in a year.
1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December
1. January is the first month of the year.
2. February is the second month of the year.
3. March is the third month of the year.
4. April is the fourth month of the year.
5. May is the fifth month of the year.
6. June is the sixth month of the year.
7. July is the seventh month of the year.
8. August is the eighth month of the year.
9. September is the ninth month of the year.
10. October is the tenth month of the year.
11. November is the eleventh month of the year.
12. December is the twelfth month of the year.
Right now, we're in the month of July.
