A1 English Worksheets and Lessons for Beginners
635 worksheets, 114 lessons, 41 vocabulary decks and 25 shadowing scripts
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A1 worksheets
635 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
A1 lessons
114 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
A1 vocabulary
41 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
A1 shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
Browse by topic at A1
Topics with at least 3 resources at this level; each opens at its A1 material.
Themes
- All about me · 39
- Family & friends · 74
- Describing people · 10
- Personality · 6
- Feelings · 16
- Body & health · 19
- Clothes & fashion · 25
- Jobs & work · 27
- Home & rooms · 41
- Daily routines · 42
- Food & drink · 85
- Fruit & vegetables · 5
- Shopping & money · 43
- Days, dates & time · 41
- Numbers · 16
- Colors · 8
- School & classroom · 35
- Education & studying · 3
- Animals · 33
- Pets · 13
- Farm animals · 4
- Wild animals & the zoo · 8
- Weather & seasons · 29
- Environment & nature · 8
- Town & city · 44
- Travel & holidays · 51
- Transport · 21
- Countries & cultures · 22
- Sports · 26
- Hobbies & free time · 29
- Music · 8
- Movies, books & the arts · 11
- Celebrations & festivals · 85
- Halloween · 35
- Thanksgiving · 32
- Stories & fairy tales · 9
- Technology · 19
- Science · 3
- Health & medicine · 18
Grammar, vocabulary and sounds
- To be (am / is / are) · 24
- Have got · 11
- Present simple · 23
- Present continuous · 12
- Past simple · 14
- Future forms (will, going to…) · 3
- Can / can't · 17
- Verb patterns (-ing / to) · 11
- Imperatives · 14
- Questions & question tags · 20
- There is / there are · 17
- Articles · 11
- Plurals · 10
- Countable, uncountable & quantifiers · 15
- Possessives · 12
- Pronouns & this / that · 10
- Adverbs · 10
- Prepositions · 22
- Short vowels · 8
- Long vowels & vowel teams · 8
- Spelling patterns & silent letters · 14
- Homophones & minimal pairs · 15
- -s and -ed endings · 13
- Word stress · 7
About A1 (Beginner)
A1 is the first level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), often called beginner or breakthrough. At this level learners can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions about personal details, and interact in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.
Typical A1 grammar includes the verb be, have got, present simple, present continuous for now, can for ability, there is/there are, possessive adjectives, articles and plurals, and prepositions of time and place. Vocabulary covers personal information, family, numbers, colors, food, the home, daily routines, jobs and places in town. Cambridge YLE Movers is at A1; for adults and teenagers, A1 is a step towards A2 Key.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks for A1 across dozens of topics.
Teaching tips: A1 (Beginner)
- Use lots of visuals, gestures and examples, and keep instructions short and consistent.
- Teach useful chunks such as "Can you repeat that, please?" from the first lesson so learners can manage the classroom in English.
- Recycle new vocabulary across several lessons and skills before expecting learners to produce it accurately.
- Build speaking confidence with highly structured pair work, such as short model dialogues learners can personalize.
Questions teachers ask
What can an A1 learner do?
Introduce themselves, give personal details, understand simple questions and instructions, fill in basic forms and write short, simple sentences about familiar topics.
Which Cambridge exam matches A1?
For young learners, Cambridge Movers is at A1. There is no main Cambridge exam for adults at A1; A2 Key is the usual first target.
How long does it take to complete A1?
It varies widely, but many courses estimate around 80 to 100 guided learning hours to reach A1 from scratch.