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: 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.