Step 20: Checkpoint A1 — Boss Level
Level review — Review: BE, present and past simple
📖 Read — My Story: The First 20 Steps
Hello! My name is Emma, and this is my story. I am a student from Chicago. I study English every day. Yesterday, I was at home. I cleaned my room, and I helped my mother. We cooked a delicious lunch. Today is sunny, and I am happy. Right now, I am reading English. I can speak a little English now! On Friday, I am visiting my friend Sophia. She is a teacher. We are having a picnic in the park. English is not difficult — it is fun, step by step!
🧩 Grammar — A1 Review — your first toolbox
You now own the A1 toolbox: BE (am/is/are, was/were) · present simple (I work / she works) · present continuous (I am reading; also for plans) · past simple (-ed and went/saw/ate) · can · there is/are/was/were · some/any · would like. If any tool feels weak, revisit its step — champions review!
- I am a student and I study every day.
- Yesterday I was at home and I cooked lunch.
- Right now I am reading English.
- On Friday I am visiting my friend.
🏗️ Key structures
- My name is… I am from… I am a… — My name is Emma. I am from Chicago. I am a student.
- Yesterday I was… and I + verb-ed — Yesterday I was at home and I cleaned my room.
- Right now I am + verb-ing — Right now I am reading English.
⭐ Idiom & natural phrases
This test is a piece of cake!
Twenty steps already? Time flies!
🔤 New words
more than one person
English helps me talk to people.
an object or idea (a very useful word)
English is a good thing.
where something is
The park is a nice place.
a road or a method
Step by step is the best way.
something that matters a lot
English is important for me.
not difficult
This step is easy.
not easy; hard
It is not difficult!
each day (daily)
I study every day.
🎧 Say it with me
My name is Emma. I study English every day, and right now I am speaking English!
🎤 Your turn to speak
Your A1 graduation speech: introduce yourself, say what you did yesterday, what you are doing now, and your plan for Friday (6 sentences).
Say it out loud three times. Even better: record it on your phone and listen — your ear is your best teacher.
✍️ Your turn to write
Write your own mini story (6 sentences) using: BE, past simple, present continuous, and a plan.
See a model answer
My name is Adam. I am from Miami. Yesterday I was at the sea. I swam and I ate fish. Right now I am writing English. On Friday I am visiting my cousins.
Self-check: capital letters? Full stops? Did you use the grammar of this step?
📝 Quick check
Go deeper
This step is a doorway — the full lesson goes much further:
Present Simple: Habits & Facts — full lesson + 50-question quiz
🎉 Saved in your progress!