1Good eveningGood eveningI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp nextEnglish · Beginner course · A1
Number 7 — An introduction to English
Learn English to A1 with everyday dialogs, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
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Arrival
Get into your new flat and meet the people of number 7.
1Good eveningGood eveningI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp next
2My key!My key!I can say hello to a child, ask her name, get my key back and ask where something isUp next
3Enjoy your mealEnjoy your mealI can introduce myself in a café, choose coffee or tea, and say if I like somethingUp next
4It’s night nowIt’s night nowI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrowUp next
5Who lives where?Who lives where?I can ask how someone is, and ask where people liveUp next
The empty flat
Make the flat liveable.
6A formA formI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowlyUp next
7Almost emptyAlmost emptyI can say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something isUp next
8A sofa in the bathroomA sofa in the bathroomI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a roomUp next
9The café tableThe café tableI can ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I needUp next
10Who is helping?Who is helping?I can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their helpUp next
The café
Order breakfast like a regular, and fill your fridge.
11Your phone numberYour phone numberI can say my phone number, count to ten and say how many things I haveUp next
12Just teaJust teaI can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't wantUp next
13The guest at table threeThe guest at table threeI can ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the billUp next
14Six eggs and lots of fishSix eggs and lots of fishI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and payUp next
15Today I order myselfToday I order myselfI can order a whole breakfast in one go, with and without things, and payUp next
Photos on the wall
Get to know the families of number 7, just as Nicky turns ten.
16Photos on the wallPhotos on the wallI can name family members and say how old people areUp next
17HomeworkHomeworkI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday isUp next
18Anna is callingAnna is callingI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look likeUp next
19A present for NickyA present for NickyI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already hasUp next
20Ten candlesTen candlesI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents liveUp next
The first week at work
Survive your first week at the office.
21Five to nineFive to nineI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email addressUp next
22The weekly planThe weekly planI can read a weekly plan and say what I do on which day and how oftenUp next
23Good morning, good nightGood morning, good nightI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirsUp next
24The mouseThe mouseI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do somethingUp next
25Rules for MiloRules for MiloI can read a short notice and write a short message to colleaguesUp next
Around town
Find the market, the station and the park, and get to the lake on Sunday.
26Three routes to the stationThree routes to the stationI can ask the way and understand simple directionsUp next
27Milo’s billMilo’s billI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costsUp next
28Platform twoPlatform twoI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcementUp next
29Plan BPlan BI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhereUp next
30Nicky’s mapNicky’s mapI can say where places are on a map and explain the wayUp next
The weather and what to wear
Get ready for the town festival, two weeks away.
31Take your umbrellaTake your umbrellaI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't takeUp next
32Colder than HamburgColder than HamburgI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasonsUp next
33Too small, too bigToo small, too bigI can ask for a size and colour, try things on, and pay by cardUp next
34Can you sing?Can you sing?I can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rulesUp next
35The raincoatThe raincoatI can say why something is so, and give and accept a complimentUp next
A bad day
Get well before the festival on Saturday.
36I cannot come todayI cannot come todayI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple adviceUp next
37The next appointmentThe next appointmentI can make and move an appointment on the phone and give my detailsUp next
38Where does it hurt?Where does it hurt?I can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a wordUp next
39Something for the throatSomething for the throatI can ask for medicine and understand how often to take itUp next
40Doctor NickyDoctor NickyI can say how I feel now and understand a short noteUp next
The festival
Get through the festival, then work out what really happened.
41Before the concertBefore the concertI can say what will happen and whenUp next
42What did you see?What did you see?I can say what I did, saw and heard yesterdayUp next
43Twenty fourteenTwenty fourteenI can tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone didUp next
44Grandma saw everythingGrandma saw everythingI can say what other people did, and say that something is not trueUp next
45The photographsThe photographsI can describe photos of an event and write a postcard about itUp next
Staying
Decide whether to stay in the town.
46A job in LondonA job in LondonI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phoneUp next
47The interviewThe interviewI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my pastUp next
48Everyone is busyEveryone is busyI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another dayUp next
49The attic treasureThe attic treasureI can say whose things are and when they went missingUp next
50I’m stayingI’m stayingI can announce a decision and give reasons, thank people and invite a friend to visitUp next
People of number 7
Anne Walkerowns the building and lives on the ground floor
Nickythe landlady's granddaughter, nine years old
Jacklives upstairs, plays the trumpet
Mayruns the café on the ground floor
Tomyour new colleague at work
Milothe building's cat, belongs to nobody
Dr Penny Ellisthe landlady's daughter, the town doctor