✦ Month 1 · Class 1 of 8

Getting Comfortable 🗣️

Today is about talking — your life, your routine, your story. No pressure, just English.

👨‍🏫 Teacher Matt
💬 Speaking 🎧 Listening 👤 Identity & Routine
Warm-up 5–10 min

Let's start talking 💬

⚡ Engage
01How are you feeling today? What's been going on this week?
02What did you do yesterday? Walk me through it.
03What's something you're really into right now — a series, a song, anything?
04How do you feel about speaking English? What's the hardest part for you?
🎯 GoalJust talk. There's no wrong answer. The only rule: full sentences, not just one word.
Input Contextual 10 min

🎬 Watch & React

Let's watch a short video together. Don't worry about understanding everything — focus on the feeling and the flow of natural English.

Input Contextual · Video

Introduce yourself — naturally 🎥

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"How to introduce yourself naturally in English"
YouTube · ~3 min · suggested: English with Lucy / Speak English with Vanessa
👂 While watching
What phrases did they use? What's the structure of their intro? How do they sound — formal or casual?
💬 After watching
What did you notice? Any phrase you liked? Anything that surprised you about how they spoke?
Language Focus 10 min

🔍 Quick Language Focus

No long explanations — just the tools you need to talk about yourself right now.

Language Focus · Grammar in context

Talking about yourself 🧩

📖 Study
UseStructureExample
RoutineI + verb (base form)"I work from home. I usually start at 9."
HabitsI always / usually / sometimes / never"I always watch series at night."
InterestsI love / enjoy / really like + -ing"I really like listening to BTS."
Follow-up QDo you…? / What do you…? / How often…?"What do you do on weekends?"
💡 Key ideaPresent simple = your life in general. Not today — your normal, everyday reality.
Language Focus · Frequency Adverbs

How often? ⏱️

📖 Study
Always
100% — sem exceção
Usually
~80% — quase sempre
Often
~60% — frequentemente
Sometimes
~40% — às vezes
Rarely
~20% — raramente
Never
0% — nunca
I usually wake up at 7.
Goes before the main verb
I'm always tired on Mondays.
Goes after "to be"
Produção Guiada 20 min

🚀 Your turn to talk

This is the main part of the class. You speak, I listen. Full sentences, real ideas, your life in English.

Produção Guiada · Part 1

Mini self-presentation 🎤

🚀 Activate
🧑‍💼
Situation: you're at a professional event and someone asks — "So, tell me about yourself."
Answer in 30–60 seconds. Use what you know. Make it real.

🧱 Build your answer using:

  • Your name + where you're from
  • What you do for work
  • How long you've been doing it
  • Something you enjoy about it

🔄 Then go again — add:

  • A hobby or interest
  • Why you're learning English
  • One goal for the next year
Produção Guiada · Part 2

Your life, your words 🌀

🚀 Activate
🎵Tell me about a song or artist you love right now. Why do you like them?
📺What series are you watching? Describe it to me — what's it about?
📅What does a typical weekday look like for you? Walk me through it.
💼What's the most interesting or challenging part of your job?
🎯 ChallengeAfter each answer — ask me the same question back. Keep the conversation going.
Feedback + Wrap-up 10 min

What did we practice today? 🔁

01What topics did we talk about today?
02What grammar structures did we use?
03What was one new word or phrase you want to remember?
04What felt hard? What felt easy?
💬 Key phrases from today"I usually…"  ·  "I really enjoy…"  ·  "What about you?"  ·  "Tell me more about that."

Great work today! 🎉

You talked about your life, your interests, your routine — in English. That's exactly the goal. Keep that up every day.

📝 Homework

  • 🎧 Listening: Watch one scene from Friends or The Office — no PT subtitles. Pick one line you like and repeat it exactly (shadowing).
  • 🎤 Speaking: Record a 1-minute audio answering: "Tell me about your week." — send it to me on WhatsApp.