Check in with Instructor Lee McQueen on Your Knowledge of Basic American English.
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The average adult learner can usually learn American English in one year with five hours of daily study and practice.
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Example Curriculum
- Alphabet, Numbers, Time AUDIO (6:32)
- Directions, Weights and Measurements, Money AUDIO (2:49)
- Personal Pronouns, "To Be," Past Present Future, Question Words AUDIO (4:10)
- Colors and Descriptions, Parts of the Body, People in Your Family, In Your House, In Your Neighborhood/City AUDIO (4:15)
- In a Restaurant, Buying Clothes, Technology, At School, At Work, Travel Around the World (3:42)
- **READING pdf as the Guide to LISTENING**
- Listening Summary
- LISTENING - Section 3 Audio Script
- Speaking & Conversation
- Speaking & Conversation Table of Contents
- Pronunciation Practice, Tongue Twisters, Practice Tone When Speaking AUDIO (6:34)
- People in Your Family, Daily Schedule, What You Did on Vacation AUDIO (3:11)
- Your Future Goals, News of the Day, Favorite Book or Movie AUDIO (2:25)
- Instructions on Specific Technology, Instructions on Task of Your Choice AUDIO (2:14)
- Introduce Yourself and Others, Create Your Own Conversations AUDIO (3:22)
- Speaking & Conversation Summary
- SPEAKING - Section 5 Audio Script
Instructor Lee McQueen
Lee McQueen is a native speaker of American English and was born in the Midwest region of the United States. The Midwest region is known as a major recruiting ground for news programs on both coasts since the accent is considered “neutral” and universal in North America. Lee has also been a reading tutor and narrator of books for blind and dyslexic readers.
She has been a librarian, a bookstore owner, and a substitute teacher and holds an MLS from SUNY-Buffalo, a BA from Xavier University, and coursework in public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
She is certified to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages via the 120HR course offered with Institute of TEFL & TESOL Training. She has taught English in nations on the African continent, Central America, and North America for various schools and organizations.
She enjoys writing, research, water colors, gardening, orchard work, and travel.
Now editor and publisher at McQueen Press, her projects include novels, poetry, short stories, screenplays, songwriting, song demos, and greeting cards. Her latest project is the Basic American English for Beginners Course.
Basic American English for Beginners Course
See also, COACHING, which includes a 160-question multiple choice quiz; listening, conversation, pronunciation testing,
plus recommendations for further study and practice.
