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School and study in English

Ana walks to the library on Wednesday evening. She has an English class there after work.

The teacher asks what she studies. Ana says English, then she talks about the diner too.

By the end, you'll say what you study, when class is, and what you like best.

You'll also say you're taking an English class, and that class starts at seven.

By the end of this lesson

Say what you study, when classes are, and what you like best.

  • I study ___.This is the subject I am learning.
  • My favorite subject is ___.This is the class I like most.
  • I have class on Wednesday evening.My lesson is Wednesday after work.
  • What do you study?What subject are you learning?
  • I'm taking an English class.I go to English lessons now.
  • Class starts at seven.The lesson begins at seven o'clock.

Scene — the library classroom

Wednesday evening on Larch Street. Ana pushes the library door with her teal tote bag. The classroom is small, with pale walls and chairs in a circle.

The teacher waits by a blank whiteboard. This is an adult class after work, not a school for kids.

Ana pushes open the library door on Larch Street on a Wednesday evening.

Learn — school and study

Six short lines help you talk about school. You'll name a subject, say your favorite, and tell when class is.

You'll also say you are taking an English class now.

  1. Ana sits in the circle of classroom chairs and looks over her blank notebook.

    I study ___.

    This is the subject I am learning.

    When to use it: Say this to name the thing you are learning.

    Put a subject in the blank, like English or math.

  2. Dee turns toward Ana with a welcoming expression and gestures toward the blank notebook.

    My favorite subject is ___.

    This is the class I like most.

    When to use it: Say this when you name the class you like most.

    Favorite uses US spelling, and you put the class name in the blank.

    Say it: Stress the first part of favorite.

  3. Ana steps into the small classroom while Dee waits beside a chair.

    I have class on Wednesday evening.

    My lesson is Wednesday after work.

    When to use it: Say this to tell the day and time of your class.

    Evening here means after work, not in the morning.

    Say it: Wednesday has a silent d.

  4. Dee asks Ana what subject she is learning as they sit facing each other.

    What do you study?

    What subject are you learning?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want to know their subject.

    Use this to ask, not to name your own subject.

    Say it: Do you can sound like one short piece.

  5. Ana holds a closed blank-cover book as she explains what she is studying.

    I'm taking an English class.

    I go to English lessons now.

    When to use it: Say this when you go to English lessons now.

    Taking is the -ing form and means you go to class now.

    Say it: Link an and English, like an apple.

  6. Dee waits by the blank whiteboard as Ana and other adult learners settle into the chair circle.

    Class starts at seven.

    The lesson begins at seven o'clock.

    When to use it: Say this to tell the start time of class.

    You do not need o'clock after the number here.

    Say it: Starts ends with a clear s sound.

Story — coffee and eggs

Watch Ana's first evening class at the library branch. The teacher asks what she studies, then she talks too much.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. The classroom is quiet. The teacher looks up from a chair.
  2. TeacherHave a seat.please sit down
  3. AnaThanks.a short, casual thank you
  4. TeacherWhat's your name?you ask this to learn someone's name
  5. AnaI'm Ana.She tells the teacher her name.
  6. TeacherWhat do you study?What subject are you learning?
  7. AnaI study English. And coffee. And eggs.She names English, then names diner food too.
  8. The teacher smiles a little.
  9. TeacherA subject is a class, not breakfast.She says a subject is a class, not food.
  10. AnaI'm taking an English class. The diner is practice too.She goes to English lessons now, and the diner helps.
  11. TeacherWhen is it?you ask the day or time of something
  12. AnaI have class on Wednesday evening.My lesson is Wednesday after work.
  13. TeacherClass starts at seven.The lesson begins at seven o'clock.
  14. AnaMy favorite subject is English.English is the class she likes most.
  15. Outside, the L rattles by. The whiteboard stays blank.

Practice — subject and class time

These eleven short exercises are ready now. You'll listen, pick, fill a gap, swap a word, and build a line.

They stay small, so you can move through them fast.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    I study ___.Drop the Simple English here
    My favorite subject is ___.Drop the Simple English here
    What do you study?Drop the Simple English here
    I'm taking an English class.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    A student is standing. You point at an empty chair.

  4. What does it mean?

    Class starts at seven.

  5. Fill the gap

    My lesson is Wednesday after work.

    I have class ____ Wednesday evening.

  6. Build the line

    I go to English lessons now.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Pick the reply

    Teacher says:

    What do you study?

    What subject are you learning?

    And you reply with:

  8. Swap the word

    Tell them when the lesson begins, not when it ends.

    Class ____ at seven.

  9. What do you say?

    A classmate asks which class you like most.

  10. True or false?

    This line asks which class they like most.

  11. True or false?

    This line asks the day or time of something.

Say it — say it in class

Now you're Ana in the adult class at the library. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. TeacherWhat do you study?What subject are you learning?
  2. Ana (you)Name the subject you are learning.

    I study ___.

    This is the subject I am learning.

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
I study ___.This is the subject I am learning.
My favorite subject is ___.This is the class I like most.
I have class on Wednesday evening.My lesson is Wednesday after work.
What do you study?What subject are you learning?
I'm taking an English class.I go to English lessons now.
Class starts at seven.The lesson begins at seven o'clock.
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