One to One Tutoring - Teaching English in the local community: Me and my culture

Me and my culture will give your learner the language needed to talk about who he or she is and aspects of his or her culture. There are three units in this pack: Nice to meet you, Festivals and Celebrations and Food from around the world. These nine lessons complement each other but can be used separately. Timings are approximate and depending on your learner may take more or less time than that shown.

Nice to meet you

• This introductory unit covers simple, everyday introductory language. It is designed to allow you to build supportive and encouraging relationship with your learner, while analysing his or her needs and abilities. The unit introduces to be and have / have got. It covers vocabulary related to countries, nationalities and numbers.

Festivals and Celebrations

• This unit continues to work on building learner confidence and establishing a positive relationship between you and your learner. It introduces the months and seasons and the present simple tense in the context of talking about festivals and celebrations. Your learner will develop an awareness of a range of celebrations and also have the opportunity to talk about festivals and celebrations in his or her own country. 

Food from around the world

• This unit focuses on food around the world. In addition to building your learner’s food and drink vocabulary and consolidating work on the present simple, it will also introduce your learner to the concept of countable and uncountable nouns. Your learner will develop an awareness of UK eating habits and he or she will get the opportunity to talk about his or her own national food.