Students learn to use _at, in,_ and _on_ in common time expressions. This lesson includes grammar practice exercises, speaking activities, a writing task, and a quiz.

Prepositions of Time

Students learn common prepositions of place through practice exercises and illustrations of furniture and animals. This lesson also includes speaking, writing, listening, and drawing activities.

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Place – High Beg

Students use images of everyday objects to learn when to use definite and indefinite articles. Through various writing and speaking exercises, students will see and practice articles in context.

For teaching teens and adults, use our Grammar Practice Worksheets lessons on articles.

Articles: A, An, The

In this lesson, students read three stories that use articles in 
context. They answer comprehension questions and write two 
paragraphs of their own using articles.

Articles

In this lesson, students learn how to use _can_ and _can't_ to describe their abilities. Individual and group tasks are included.

Modals of Ability – Present

The aim of this lesson is for students to learn how to talk about ability using "can." 

Can You Do a Cartwheel?

This mid-course assessment for Ellii Up G covers the vocabulary and targets from the first half of this course: prepositions of time, prepositions of place, articles, and modals of ability.

Mid-Course Assessment (Ellii Up G)

In this lesson, students learn how to ask for and give directions on foot. They also review common landmarks and distances used when asking for nearby directions in a community.

Asking for Directions

Days of the Week

Months of the Year

Students review language and useful time expressions for describing days and dates. They review prepositions of time for days, months, and seasons and learn how to write the date in English.

Asking about Days & Dates

In this lesson, students practice making plans. They also learn vocabulary for times and activities. 

Making Plans

In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /ɑ/ sound (as in "caught"). They practice writing and producing this vowel sound through various tasks and compare /ɑ/ and /æ/ (e.g., caught/cat). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /ɑ/ (also known as "short O"). Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region. 

/ɑ/

This old dog thinks it's a frog! Students practice reading and reproducing words with the /ɑ/ (short O) sound.

The Soggy Doggy

This final assessment for Ellii Up G covers the vocabulary and targets from the second half of the course: asking for directions, days and dates, making plans, and the /ɑ/ sound.

Final Assessment – Ellii Up G

High-beginner students progress to real-world communication in this course focused on sports and activities, days and dates, and time and place. Learners practice expressing abilities and making plans through guided dialogues and practical tasks. This course includes a few short stories for reading and comprehension practice.