Building Confidence
Build the confidence to speak English in everyday situations
Who it's for
Written for A2 (elementary) students who manage simple everyday exchanges and need more of them.
First lessons for beginners: greetings, numbers, family, home and shopping. More Basic Basics lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act outevery lesson
Lessons
- Speaking UpGoal: speak for a full minute about your day — without stopping, and without apologising for your English.57 minFree
- Small Talk BasicsGoal: make two minutes of friendly small talk — weather, weekend, and a “by the way” topic change.57 minOutline
- Asking Questions ConfidentlyGoal: ask polite questions with “Could you…?” — and ask people to repeat without panic.57 minOutline
- Handling MistakesGoal: make a mistake, fix it with “I mean…”, and keep talking — mistakes don't stop you any more.57 minOutline
- Expressing Opinions SimplyGoal: give your opinion with a reason — and agree or disagree politely.57 minOutline
- Joining ConversationsGoal: join a conversation that already started — politely, with “Sorry to interrupt”, and add something of your own.57 minOutline
- Telling Simple StoriesGoal: tell a one-minute story with a start, a middle, and an end — using suddenly, luckily, and in the end.57 minOutline
- Speaking in GroupsGoal: share an idea in a group, respond to a problem, and invite other people to speak.57 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 57 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Speaking Up": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Building Confidence with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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