Angrezi GuruCEFR Teacher Playbook
CEFR A1 · DAY 01

Hello! My Name Is...

Greetings · Introductions · Personal Information · Speaking First

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BLOCK 01

Day Overview & Outcome

10 min
DAY 1 VICTORY CONDITION

A learner who entered afraid to speak English leaves able to have a basic first-meeting conversation.

20–25Active words
15–20+Speaking turns / learner
5Partner conversations

By the end of class, learners can say

Hello. My name is Priya. I'm from Bihar. I live in Patna. I'm a student. I'm 19 years old. Nice to meet you.

Core questions

What's your name?How are you?Where are you from?Where do you live?Are you a student?How old are you?
DAY 1 RULE: SPEAK FIRST. CORRECT LATER.
Galti allowed hai. Chup rehna allowed nahin hai.
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BLOCK 02

Start Class — Opening Script

3 min

Walk in speaking English

TEACHER SAYS

Good morning! Hello everyone! I'm David. My name is David. What's your name?

Point to yourself on I'm David. Gesture toward individual learners on What's your name?. Do not begin with a grammar explanation.

Immediate-response drill

  1. Teacher: “I'm David. You?”
  2. Learner: “Rahul.”
  3. Teacher reformulates: “I'm Rahul.”
  4. Learner repeats: “I'm Rahul.”
SUCCESS: every learner has spoken English within the first three minutes.
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BLOCK 03

Greetings

5 min

Greeting bank

Hello / Higeneral / informal
Good morningmorning
Good afternoonafternoon
Good eveningevening greeting
Goodbye / Bye / See youleaving
Good nightfarewell / bedtime, not normal greeting

Greeting Speed Round

Call the situation. Class produces the English expression immediately.

Morning!Afternoon!Evening!Leaving!Friend!First meeting!

Pattern: Teacher → whole class → half class → pairs → individuals.

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BLOCK 04

Name Chain

5 min

Activity: Name Chain

ROUND 1

Teacher: “My name is David. What's your name?”
Learner: “My name is Rani.”

ROUND 2

Learners ask each other around the room.

ROUND 3

Introduce the natural contraction: “My name is Amit.” → “I'm Amit.”

Memory variation

Student 1: “I'm Ravi.” Student 2: “He's Ravi. I'm Neha.” Student 3 continues. For absolute beginners, names alone are acceptable before adding he/she.

Do not overcorrect. The purpose is mouths moving + names remembered + confidence.
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BLOCK 05

How Are You?

5 min

Functional exchange

A: How are you?

B: I'm good, thanks. And you?

A: I'm fine, thank you.

Response bank

I'm fine.I'm good.I'm okay.I'm great!I'm very well.

Voice & emotion

Say “I'm GREAT!” enthusiastically; “I'm okay” neutrally; “I'm fine” naturally. Learners mirror voice and intonation. Avoid robotic English from Day 1.

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BLOCK 06

From vs Live

5 min

Teach the distinction

FROM

I'm from Bihar.

I'm from Kolkata.

LIVE

I live in Patna.

I live in Delhi.

I'm from Kolkata, but I live in Delhi.

FROM or LIVE? game

Teacher: “___ Bihar.” → Class: FROM!
Teacher: “I ___ in Patna.” → Class: LIVE!

Randomise 8–10 examples, then ask learners to create their own.

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BLOCK 07

Core Vocabulary

7 min

Active vocabulary — target 20–25

hellohigoodmorningafternooneveningbyepleasethank youwelcomesorrynameagecountrystatecityvillagestudentteacherfriendfromlivespeakyesnofinegreatnicemeet

Teach vocabulary as language

DON'T STOP AT

name = नाम
city = शहर
student = विद्यार्थी

MAKE IT SPEAKABLE

My name is Ravi.
I live in a city.
I'm a student.

WORD → PHRASE → SENTENCE → QUESTION → CONVERSATION
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BLOCK 08

Grammar Micro-Lesson

7 min

Verb BE — micro lesson

I amI'm
You areYou're
He isHe's
She isShe's
We areWe're
They areThey're

Production emphasis today: I + you. The rest is exposure.

AM / IS / ARE speed drill

Teacher: “I...” → AM!   “You...” → ARE!   “He...” → IS!   “She...” → IS!   “We...” → ARE!   “They...” → ARE!

Catch the Teacher

I is a student.She are Rani.We am students.They are students.

Learners shout WRONG! and repair the sentence.

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BLOCK 09

Question Factory

5 min

Question Factory

WHAT

What's your name?

What do you do?

WHERE

Where are you from?

Where do you live?

HOW

How are you?

How old are you?

Rapid-fire question bank

  1. What's your name?
  2. How are you?
  3. Where are you from?
  4. Where do you live?
  5. Are you a student?
  6. Are you a teacher?
  7. How old are you?
  8. What do you do?
  9. Are you from Bihar?
  10. Can you introduce yourself?
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BLOCK 10

Meet Five People

8 min

Main activity: MEET FIVE PEOPLE

TEACHER INSTRUCTION

Stand up. Meet five people. Ask their name, where they are from, where they live and what they do.

A: Hello! What's your name?

B: I'm Riya. What's your name?

A: I'm Aman. Where are you from?

B: I'm from Supaul. Where are you from?

A: I'm from Triveniganj. Where do you live?

B: I live in Patna.

A: Nice to meet you.

B: Nice to meet you too.

Round 1–2: script visible. Round 3: partial prompts. Round 4–5: no script.

SUCCESS: five complete conversations per learner.
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BLOCK 11

Listening Lab

5 min

Listening 1

“Hello. My name is Anita. I'm 21 years old. I'm from Bihar. I live in Delhi. I'm a student.”
  1. What's her name?
  2. How old is she?
  3. Where is she from?
  4. Where does she live?
  5. Is she a student?
Show answers

Anita · 21 · Bihar · Delhi · Yes, she is.

Listening 2

“Hi. I'm Rahul. I'm from Kolkata, but I live in Patna. I'm 25 years old. I'm a teacher.”
  1. What's his name?
  2. Where is he from?
  3. Where does he live?
  4. How old is he?
  5. What does he do?
Show answers

Rahul · Kolkata · Patna · 25 · He's a teacher.

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BLOCK 12

Pronunciation Lab

5 min

Natural chunks

I'm David.I'm from India.I'm fine.What's your name?Where are you from?Nice to meet you.

Do not train disconnected word-by-word speech. Drill complete chunks.

Information stress

What's your NAME? → My NAME is Ravi.

Where are you FROM? → I'm from BIHAR.

DRILL ORDER

Teacher → class → half class → pairs → individuals.

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BLOCK 13

Games & Drills

8 min

Game 1 — Catch the Teacher

Teacher deliberately says: “Myself Ravi.” / “I is a student.” / “I from Bihar.” Learners catch and repair.

Game 2 — Question Tennis

A asks → B answers and immediately asks another question. Continue until someone cannot continue.

Game 3 — Stand Up If It's True

You're a student.You're from Bihar.You live in this city.You speak Hindi.You speak English.

Game 4 — Human Question Ball

Throw a soft/imaginary ball while asking a question. Catcher answers, asks a new question and throws.

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BLOCK 14

Mini Reading

4 min

Read aloud

Hello! My name is Riya. I'm 19 years old. I'm from Bihar. I live in Patna. I'm a student. I speak Hindi and English. Nice to meet you!

Comprehension

  1. What is her name?
  2. How old is she?
  3. Where is she from?
  4. Where does she live?
  5. Is she a teacher?
  6. What languages does she speak?
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BLOCK 15

Mini Writing

4 min

Complete your profile

My name is ____________________.

I am ______ years old.

I am from ____________________.

I live in ____________________.

I am a ____________________.

I speak ____________________.

Then CLOSE THE NOTEBOOK and SPEAK IT. Writing is scaffolding for speech — not the final product.
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BLOCK 16

Speaking Challenge

5 min

30-second introduction

PROMPT

Tell us about yourself.

Hello everyone. My name is Priya. I'm 20 years old. I'm from Bihar. I live in Triveniganj. I'm a student. Nice to meet you. Thank you.

Then compress it

15 seconds: Hello. I'm Priya. I'm from Bihar. I'm a student. Nice to meet you.

5 seconds: Hi! I'm Priya. Nice to meet you.

Do not interrupt the 30-second attempt. Correct after the learner finishes.
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BLOCK 17

Exit Assessment

5 min

Exit Test — 10 marks

Ask five random questions, then: “Please introduce yourself.”

Greeting1
Gives name1
Gives location1
Gives occupation1
Answers simple questions2
Understandable pronunciation1
Basic sentence structure1
Speaks without reading1
Attempts confidently1
Diagnostic, not punitive. Record: G = Good · D = Developing · S = Needs Support.
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BLOCK 18

Homework

3 min

Homework 1 — Voice Note

Record 30–45 seconds introducing yourself.

Homework 2 — Three Real Conversations

Speak English with three people. Ask: What's your name? How are you? Where are you from?

Homework 3 — Vocabulary in sentences

Do not memorise isolated meanings. Example: name → My name is David.

Optional WhatsApp submission: 1 voice note + 1 written introduction.
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BLOCK 19

Teacher Notes

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Teacher Notes

Use the persistent notes panel below. Notes are stored server-side in data/state.json.

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BLOCK 20

Day Completion

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Day 1 Graduation Standard

Hello! My name is ____. I'm ____ years old. I'm from ____. I live in ____. I'm a student / I work as a ____. Nice to meet you. Thank you.

Transformation

BEFORE

“Sir, mujhe English nahi aati.”

AFTER

“Hello! My name is ____. I'm from ____. I live in ____. Nice to meet you.”

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