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Unit 1 — The verb "to be" (am/is/are)
Meet the verb "to be" — am, is, are. It’s the first building block of English: say who you are, how you feel, and where you’re from.
Unit 1, four ways
Do them in order, or jump to what you feel like.
Step 1
Watch & ask
Grammar Lab
A short video on the verb "to be". Pause and ask Mezra anything.
Video · 3 min▸
Step 2
Read & discuss
Reading Lab
A short text about introducing yourself. Highlight a word to ask.
Article · 2 min▸
Step 3
Listen & answer
Listening Lab
Hear two students meet for the first time at art class.
Audio · 2 min▸
Step 4 · ★
Speak & be corrected
Speaking Lab
Introduce yourself out loud with Mezra, and get gently corrected.
Voice · your pace▸
The grammar path
12 units · built on the CEFR A1–A2 syllabus
1
The verb "to be"
am · is · are
2
Pronouns & possessives
I, you, my, your
3
There is / there are
prepositions of place
4
Present simple
I work, she works, do/does
5
Present continuous
What's happening right now
6
Uncountable and countable nouns
some / any
7
Can / can't
ability
8
Past simple (regular)
walked, played, -ed sounds
9
Past simple (irregular)
went, saw, had, took
10
Comparative adjectives and superlatives
bigger, the best
11
Going to / will
plans and predictions
12
Prepositions of time & place
in/on/at, next to, between