Lesson 2: Hello, I'm Anna!

Learning strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective. This lesson's learning strategy is preview. To preview is to look over what you will study in advance. During the preview, remember what you already know about the topic and the language, and think of what you need to learn. Here is an example:

Mari previews the video for Lesson 2 of Let's Learn English. She sees the title is "Hello, I'm Anna." She thinks, "This lesson is about meeting people. What words do I know in English for when I meet people? What do people usually say and do?" She knows, "Nice to meet you" from Lesson 1. She remembers hearing "Where are you from?" in class. She wants to know if the new friends ask other questions. Mari keeps this in mind as she watches the video. When she hears Jonathan ask, "Where are you from?" she smiles and thinks, "I know what that means already!" She watches carefully to see how Anna answers the question.

Preview is an important learning strategy because it helps you prepare for what you will learn. Do you use this strategy when you are learning?

know - v. to have met and talked to (someone)

meet - v. to see and speak to (someone) for the first time. Anna meets Pete near her apartment.

call - v. to make a telephone call. I call once a week to talk to my parents.

friend - n. a person who you like and enjoy being with. Meet my friend, Anna.

number - n. a number or a set of numbers and other symbols that is used to identify a person or thing or a telephone number. I am in apartment number D7.

remember - v. to have or keep an image or idea in your mind of (something or someone from the past) or to think of (something or someone from the past) again. Do you remember me?

roommate - n. a person who shares a room, apartment, or house with someone else. Anna and Marsha both live in apartment C2 because they are roommates.

work - n. the place where you do your job. She is not at work today.

BE + noun; BE + location ; Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they