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Unit 1 - Lesson 4 - The English alphabet (Aa,Bb,Cc...) + Names

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Learn your alphabet (requires Real Player Basic )

The alphabet

A a	B b	C c	D d	E e	F f	G g	H h
I i	J j	K k	L l	M m	N n	O o	P p
Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v	W w	X x
Y y	Z z
Listen to the Alphabet Song ( British style)

Vowels

Consonants

B	C	D	F	G	H	J	K
L	M	N	P	Q	R	S	T
V	W	X	Y	Z

The Rhyming Alphabet

The following letters rhyme with each other

ä sound	ë sound	e sound	ï sound		yü sound
A	B	F	I	O	Q	R	Z
H	C	L	Y		U
J	D	M			W
K	E	N
	G	S
	P	X
	T
	V

The Phonetic Alphabet

When spelling (especiallyover the phone) use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion.
A	Alpha	B	Bravo
C	Charlie	D	Delta
E	Echo	F	Foxtrot
G	Golf	H	Hotel
I	India	J	Juliet
K	Kilo	L	Lima
M	Mike	N	November
O	Oscar	P	Papa
Q	Quebec	R	Romeo
S	Sierra	T	Tango
U	Uniform	V	Victor
W	Whisky	X	X-Ray
Y	Yankee	Z	Zulu

Names

First Name/Christian Name	Middle Name	or	(Middle Initial)	Last Name/Surname
Elizabeth	Mary		M	Windsor
John	Wesley		W	Sinclair

Naturally speaking

When two letters appear next to each other we say "double __"

Follow the dialogue.

What's your full name please.	My first name is Sonja and my last name Pascalli
Sorry , what was your last name again?	Pascalli.
I'm sorry I don't understand. Could you repeat that more slowly please.	Pasc-all-i.
How do you write that? Could you spell it please?	P-a-s-c-a-double l-i
And your first name please?	Sonja
Pardon?	Sonja - S-o-n-j-a.
And what is your telephone number please?	2-3-8-7-1-8
Thank you.	You're welcome.

Checking understanding - What to say

"My name is Mr. Bean."
"............................"	"?"	"My name is ????."	"My name is Mr. Bean."
"I'm sorry I didn't hear that. Could you speak a little louder please?"	"I'm sorry, I don't understand."	"Could you repeat your name please?"	Could you spell that please?
"I said, my name is Mr. Bean!"	"My name is Mr. Bean, your name is --------- and mine is Mr. Bean."	"My name is Mr. Bean."	"B-e-a-n."

Capitalisation

When spelling a word for someone it is sometimes necessary to let the person know when letters need to be written in CAPITALS and when they need to be written small.
"How do you spell UNESCO please?"	"Capital U-N-E-S-C-O."
"How do you spell T-Online please?"	"Capital T dash capital O small n-l-i-n-e."
"How do you spell 1&1 Profi please?"	"1 ampersand 1 capital P small r-o-f-i."

Please and thank you

The average English person will say please and thank you at least 200 times a day.

Thanks and ta are very informal.

"You're welcome" is a common response to "Thank you".