Lesson 1

Introductory Lesson

Kom̧ij ruwainene n̄an EnglishConnect! Kōm̧ij lukkuun m̧ōņōņō bwe kom̧ij pād ijin. Jej juon jukjukin pād in armij ro rej kappukot n̄an kōļapļo̧k iien em̧m̧an ko ad ilo ad ekkatak. Jemaron̄ itok jān jekjek in mour ko roktak, kōnono kajin ko roktak, im oktak ļābōļ in In̄lij ko jān doon, ak ippān doon jemaron̄ tōpar kōttōbar ko ad.

EnglishConnect ej oktak jān būrookraam̧ in ekkatak kajin In̄lij ko. EnglishConnect ekar ejaak n̄an jipan̄ ejaake kapeel ko ilo kajin In̄lij ilo juon jikin tōmak, jem̧doon, im eddōkļo̧k. Meļeļein bwe koban kōm̧m̧ane menin make iaam̧. Kajjojo armej ilo kūrub in EnglishConnect eo am̧ enaaj rie im rōjan̄ doon. Ej barāinwōt meļeļein bwe kwonaaj kōjerbale pedped in katak ko an jetōb ilo am̧ katak im ekkatak.

Ilo katakin in, jenaaj kwaļo̧k kadkad in wāween eo kwonaaj kōjerbale n̄an kajjojo katak eo an juon make im ilo kurup in bwebwenato eo eo am̧.

Jen jinoe!

Conversation Group

Jibadbad eo: Inaaj ekkatak kwaļo̧k kadkadū make im ro jet.

Discuss the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

(10–20 minutes)

Kajjojo katak ko ilo bok in rej ijjino kōn juon pedped in kilen ekkatak. Pedped kein rej an jetōb im remaron̄ jipan̄ eok kōkm̧anm̧anļo̧k ekkatak ko am̧ ilo katak im tōmak. Ilo kajjojo katak, jenaaj:

• Riiti pedped in ekkatak eo n̄an katak in ilo ainikien ellaaj.

• Ekōnono kōn kajjitōk kein.

Kwe Nejin Anij

Kwaar ke jeļā bwe juon iaan men ko raorōktata komaron̄ kōm̧m̧ane n̄an jkōtōprak juon kōttōpar ej n̄an pedped ioon am̧ tōmak ilo kwe make? Am̧ tōmak kōn am̧ maron̄ enaaj kōm̧m̧an eļap oktak ilo an jelet am̧ jerbal im tōprak ko. Komaron̄ pere maron̄ ko am̧ kōn likjab ko am̧ m̧oktaļo̧k. Nuuj eo em̧m̧an in komaron̄ ukōt tōmak ko am̧! N̄e kwoj ukōt am̧ tōmak kōn kwe make, komaron̄ ukōte tōbrak ko am̧. Kajoor eo n̄an ukōt am̧ tōmak kōn kwe make ej itok jān meļeļe lukkunpiktokūm̧.

Kwe nejin Anij. Ej iakwe eok. Āinwōt juon Nejin ewōr ippam̧ aorōk eo an indeeo im̧ kōttōpar. Ewōr am̧ maron̄ n̄an katak im oktak. Ewōr am̧ maron̄ n̄an eddōkļo̧k im em̧m̧anļo̧k. Anij ekōņaan jipan̄ eok eddōkļo̧k. Ekōņaan m̧ōttā im jipan̄ eok lo aorōkūm̧. M̧ōttā ippān Anij ilo ekkatak kajin In̄lij enaaj jipan̄ eok jeļā ļo̧k kajjeen. Enaaj barāinwōt jipan̄ eok jeļā ļo̧k kajjeem̧ .

Komaron̄ jar n̄an Anij. E enaaj ron̄jake eok. Komaron̄ kajjitōk Ippān n̄an jipan̄ eok ekkatak kajin In̄lij. Komaron̄ kam̧m̧oolol E kōn kōjeraam̧m̧an ko am̧. Ilo am̧ jar, leļo̧k am̧ n̄an ļōmņak im en̄jake ko am̧. Komaron̄ jeļā bwe Anij ej pād ijeņ, Ej iakwe eok, im Ej kōņaan jipan̄ eok. Komaron̄ kālet n̄an tōmak ke kwojnejin Anij eo aorōkin ej n̄an indeo , im komaron̄ ppukot jipan̄ eo An n̄an ekkatak kajin In̄lij.

Ponder

• Am̧ jeļā bwe kwoj jnejin Anij ewi wāween an jelet am̧ tōmak kōn kwe make?

• Ilo am̧ jeļā bwe kwoj nejin Anij, ewi wāween an jipan̄ eok ekkatak kajin In̄lij?

Activity 1: Practice the Pattern

(10–15 minutes)

Part 1: Etale laajrak in naan ko ippān juon m̧ōttam̧.

N̄e kwoj ekkatak naan ko, pedped wōt ioon meļeļe ko im wāween ainikien am̧ ba kajjojo naan.

I/my	N̄a/aō
you/your	kwe/am̧
he/his	ļeen/an
she/her	lien/an

What is … ?

Ta in … ?

name	āt
please	jouj
thank you/thanks	kom̧m̧ool/kom̧m̧ool

Hello/Hi	Iakwe/Iakwe
Goodbye/Bye	Bar loe eok/Bar loe eok
Nice to meet you.	Em̧m̧an bwe jemaron̄ ioon eok.
See you later!	Lo eok kiinļo̧k!

Part 2: Kōm̧mālmel jon̄ak 1 ippān juon m̧ōttam̧.

Kōm̧mālmel kake jon̄ak kein ippān juon m̧ōttam̧. Kōttōbar eo am̧ ej n̄an kajjitōk im uwaaki kajjitōk ko ilo peran im meļeļe ta eo kenono kake.

Kōm̧mālmel kajjitōk kajjitōk kein.

Kōm̧m̧an elōn̄ kajjitōk n̄an jon̄an eo komaron̄e.

Example 1

What is your name?

Example 2

What’s his name?

Kōm̧mālmel uwaaki kajjitōk kein.

Kōm̧m̧an elōn̄ uwaak n̄an jon̄an eo komaron̄e. Komaron̄ jānijji naan ko ewōr ļain ie n̄an naan ko am̧ make.

Example 1

I am Luna.

Example 2

His name is Seth.

Kōm̧mālmele juon iien bwebwenato kōjerbale jon̄ak kein.

Kajjitōk im uwaaki kajjitōk kō kōjerbale jon̄ak kein

Questions

Answers

Example

• A: Hi! What is your name?

• B: Hello! My name is .

• A: Nice to meet you.

• B: What’s your name?

• A: My name is .

• B: Nice to meet you.

• A: What’s her name?

• B: Her name is Rosa.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(5–10 minutes)

Unin m̧akūtkūt in ej n̄an am̧ kōjerbale jon̄ak kein im naan ko n̄an kōm̧m̧an am̧ jentōj make.

Lale pija ko. Kajjitōk im uwaaki kajjitōk ko kōn kajjojo etan armej ro. Aolep rej bok koņaer.

Example: Talia

• A: What’s her name?

• B: Her name is Talia.

Image 1: Marco

Image 2: Nat

Image 3: Sam

Image 4: Mari

Image 5: Jean

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(10–15 minutes)

Unin m̧akūtkūt in ej n̄an ekōnono ilo kajin In̄lij.

Part 1

Etal n̄an kūrub eo am̧. Kajjitōk etan kajjojo rūkkatak ro ilo kurup eo am̧. Mejādik! Kōjerbale jon̄an naan eo kwojeļā.

Example

• A: Hi, what’s your name?

• B: My name is Mei. What is your name?

• A: My name is Sione. Nice to meet you.

• B: Nice to meet you. Goodbye.

• A: Bye!

Part 2

Kappukot juon m̧ōttam̧ im kwaļo̧k kadkadin n̄an kurup eo am̧.

Example

• A: Hi, what’s her name?

• B: Her name is Luna. What is his name?

• A: His name is Seth.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Kwe nejin Anij im ippam̧ ejjeļļok jem̧ļokin aorōkūm̧ n̄an ekkatak im eddōkļo̧k. Komaron̄ ekkatak kilen em̧m̧anļo̧k jān jarim etale am̧ makūtkūt im kijejeto. Ālkin kajjojo katak, etale eddōkļo̧k eo am̧ ilo kōttōprak kajjojo mejānkajjik. Innām, etale am̧ kijejeto ilo am̧ kōjerbale “Kein Etale Kopād Ia Ilo Katak i” im kālet juon wāween n̄an kōkm̧anm̧anļok m̧okta jān katak eo juon.

Etaleeddōkļo̧k eo am̧ ilo mejānkajjik im kijejeto ko am̧ n̄an kamminene kajin In̄lij aolep raan.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask for others’ names.

  Kajjitōk kōn etan ro jet.

  

• Introduce myself and others.

  Kwaļo̧k kadkadū im ro jet.

  

• Understand how EnglishConnect can help me learn English.

  Meļeļe ewi wāween an EnglishConnect maron̄ jipan̄ eō ekkatak kajin In̄lij.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Etale jerbal ko am̧ n̄an:

1. Katak pedped eo an ekkatak.

2. Kakkilōklōki Naan ko (vocabulary).

3. Kamminene jon̄ak ko.

4. Kamminene aolep raan.

Kōm̧m̧ane juon Kōttōbar. Ļōmnak kōn elmakot in katak kein ilo “Kein Etale Kopād Ia Ilo Ekkatak ko Am̧.”

Kwaļo̧k kōttōbar eo am̧ ippān juon m̧ōttam.

Maanjabpopo n̄an Iien eo tok juon

(5 minutes)

Anij ej pād ijeņ aolep iien n̄an rie kōj. Ej barāinwōt kōtmāne kōj n̄an kōm̧m̧ane ijo jemaron̄e. Kwonaaj jeraam̧m̧an jān aolep kijejeto n̄an m̧aanjabpopo n̄an katak eo. Erkein jilu men ko n̄an kōm̧m̧ani n̄an kajjojo katak m̧okta jān etal n̄an kūrub in ekōnono eo:

• Katak pedped kilen ekkatak.

• Kakkilōklōki Naan ko (Vocabulary).

• Kōm̧mālmele jon̄ak kein.

Komaron̄ lo men kein jilu ilo m̧wein̄an eo an “Ekkatak an Juon Make” ilo jinoin kajjojo katak. Keememej n̄an katak im kōm̧mālmel aolep raan.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Ilo jem̧ļo̧kin kajjojo katak, ewōr juon “Makūtkūt ilo Tōmak n̄an Kamminene Aolep Raan” jākjen eo. Joļo̧k juon minit riiti naan kein ilo ellaaj ippān kūrub eo.

“Kajjojo iiad ewōr juon kwojarjar eoarōk ippād kōnke jej juon nejin Anij. Kōjjojo rej juon wōt im̧aan Mejen. Enaan ko an m̧ool rem̧ool” (Russell M. Nelson, “Anij En Anjo̧,” Liaona, Nob. 2020, 94).