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A1 Vocabulary & Pronunciation • 20 Minutes

🌊 The Beach and the Sea

Learn 10 everyday words for a sunny day at the sea. Read easy examples, practice with games, and record your speaking voice!

📋 How to use this lesson

🧑‍🏫 For the Teacher:

Teach and practice the 10 beach words in 20 minutes with your class.
Check student answers on the screen and listen to their recordings.

🎒 For the Learner:

First, read the word table and say each word aloud.
Next, do the practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.

📖 Word table

Here are your 10 words in 3 simple groups.

Group 1: On the sand

4 words

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
sand 🔊	Very small yellow bits of rock on the beach.	warm sand, soft sand, yellow sand	We sit on the warm sand.	Picture warm yellow dust on your feet.
shell 🔊	A hard cover from a sea animal.	find a shell, sea shell, pretty shell	The girl finds a white shell.	Say "shh!" softly like the ocean: sh-ell.
sunscreen 🔊	A white cream you put on your skin.	put on sunscreen, buy sunscreen	Put on sunscreen before you go out.	Two parts: sun + screen (a wall against the sun).
swimsuit 🔊	Clothes you wear to swim in water.	wear a swimsuit, new swimsuit	I wear my blue swimsuit today.	Two parts: swim + suit (clothes for swimming).

Group 2: On the water

3 words

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
boat 🔊	Something you ride on the water.	small boat, ride a boat, fishing boat	A small boat is on the water.	Rhymes with coat: a boat and a coat.
island 🔊	Land with water all around it.	green island, visit an island, small island	We want to see the island.	Quiet 's'! Say eye-land.
sea 🔊	A large area of salty blue water.	in the sea, blue sea, cold sea	The children swim in the sea.	Sounds like the letter C and the word see.

Group 3: Around you

3 words

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
fish 🔊	An animal that swims in water.	catch a fish, little fish, sea fish	A little fish swims near my feet.	A fish has fins: fish, fins.
sun 🔊	The bright, warm star in the sky.	hot sun, morning sun, in the sun	The sun is bright and hot.	Sounds like fun: have fun in the sun!
hat 🔊	Something you wear on your head.	sun hat, wear a hat, big hat	Wear your hat on sunny days.	Hat sits on your head.

✏️ Practice

Complete 16 items from easy to hard.

Part 1

Collocation matching

Match each action on the left with the beach word that fits naturally.

1. "put ... on your skin"

____ sunscreen ____ hat ____ sea ____ shell

2. "wear a..."

____ sunscreen ____ hat ____ sea ____ shell

3. "swim in the..."

____ sunscreen ____ hat ____ sea ____ shell

4. "a sea ..."

____ sunscreen ____ hat ____ sea ____ shell

Part 2

Gap-fill in short beach dialogues

Choose words from the word bank to fill each gap.

Word Bank: boat island sand swimsuit

5. Amy: "Are you ready to swim?"
Ben: "Yes, I have my new ____ on."

6. Mum: "Let's sit down here."
Leo: "Okay! The ____ is so warm under our towels."

7. Sam: "Look out on the water!"
Mia: "I see it! A little red ____ is moving fast."

8. Guide: "Who wants to take a trip?"
Tourists: "We want to visit that green ____ today!"

Part 3

Choose the word

All three words are real English words, but only one fits the meaning of the sentence.

9. The ______ gives us warm light from the blue sky.

____ a. sun ____ b. swimsuit ____ c. shell

10. I put on my favorite ______ before jumping into the pool.

____ a. sand ____ b. swimsuit ____ c. shell

11. Look down into the clean water; a tiny ______ is swimming by!

____ a. hat ____ b. boat ____ c. fish

12. Do not forget your ______ so your face does not get red and burned.

____ a. sunscreen ____ b. boat ____ c. shell

Part 4

Sentence building

Put the words in the right order to make a good sentence. Type the full sentence in the box.

Words: hat / in / your / the / sun / Wear

13. Make a sentence with these 6 words:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Words: shell / Find / a / on / the / sand

14. Make a sentence with these 6 words:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Words: fish / Many / the / live / in / sea

15. Make a sentence with these 6 words:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Words: boat / island / A / goes / the / to

16. Make a sentence with these 6 words:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

🎙️ Shadowing

Listen to the speaker, copy the sound, and record your voice.

Group 1 Common Collocations

Item 1

put on sunscreen 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 2

wear a sun hat 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 3

swim in the sea 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Item 4

find a white shell 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Group 2 Real Beach Sentences (Short & Natural)

Sentence 1 (6 words)

We walk on the warm sand. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 2 (5 words)

Put on your sunscreen now. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 3 (5 words)

I wear a blue swimsuit. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 4 (6 words)

The boat is on the sea. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 5 (6 words)

We want to see the island. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentence 6 (6 words)

A fish swims in the water. 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Group 3 Tricky Pronunciation Words

Tricky Word 1 Quiet 's'

Notice: Do not pronounce the 's'! Say eye-land.

island 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Tricky Word 2 Soft "sh" sound

Notice: Start with a soft ocean sound like "shh!".

shell 🔊

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Vocabulary and Pronunciation: The Beach

🌊 The Beach and the Sea

📋 How to use this lesson

📖 Word table

Group 1: On the sand

Group 2: On the water

Group 3: Around you

✏️ Practice

Collocation matching

Gap-fill in short beach dialogues

Choose the word

Sentence building

🎙️ Shadowing

Group 1 Common Collocations

Group 2 Real Beach Sentences (Short & Natural)

Group 3 Tricky Pronunciation Words

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