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Short video lessons

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Video 01

Alphabet and sounds

Clear sounds
Official lessonOpen on YouTube
TaskWrite five hard letters and say them aloud in the Speaking Studio.
Video 02

Greetings

Hello · My name is…
Official lessonOpen on YouTube
TaskIntroduce yourself in three sentences.
Video 03

Present simple

I work · She works
Official lessonOpen on YouTube
TaskWrite five sentences: three with I/you/we and two with he/she.
Video 04

Past simple stories

Yesterday I went…
Official lessonOpen on YouTube
TaskTell yesterday in five past-simple sentences.
Grammar Hub

Foundation lessons + quizzes

Read the rule. Then answer. These lessons follow your EREKA worksheets: articles, conjunctions, prepositions, plurals, homophones, antonyms, determiners and quantity.

G1

Articles · a / an / the

Small words before nouns

Articles sit in front of nouns. Use a and an for one general thing. Use the when the listener already knows which one, or when the thing is unique.

Read this slowly

English needs a small word before many nouns. That small word is called an article. There are only three: a, an and the. Students at Foundation level lose marks here every week, so stay with this page until the rule feels automatic.

A and an mean “one, not special.” You are naming a thing for the first time. “I bought a pen.” The listener does not know which pen. Next sentence you can say “The pen is blue,” because now both of you know which pen.

The means “this exact one.” Use it for things that are unique in the situation: the sun, the moon, the Quran, the Taj Mahal, the teacher in this room, the best student in the class.

Do not look only at the letter. Look at the sound. University starts with U but the sound is “yoo,” so we say a university. Hour starts with H but the H is silent, so we say an hour. Honest starts with a vowel sound, so an honest boy.

Do not use a or an with plural nouns. Not “a books.” Say “books” or “the books.” Do not use a or an with names of people. Not “a Sara.” Just “Sara.”

Practice aloud: a book, an apple, the sun, a useful idea, an umbrella, the Himalayas, an engineer, a one-way street.

Sound rule, not spellinga + consonant sound (a book, a university). an + vowel sound (an apple, an hour, an honest boy).

a / an

I saw an elephant. She ate an apple. He is an engineer. I need an umbrella.

the

The sun rises in the east. We visited the Taj Mahal. She is the best student.

Correct: I saw an elephant at the zoo. The peacock is our national bird.
Wrong: I saw a elephant. Sun rises in the east.

Quiz · choose a, an or the

1. I saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
2. ___ sun rises in the east.
3. He is ___ honest boy.
4. We visited ___ Taj Mahal.
5. I need ___ umbrella.
6. She is ___ best student in class.
G2

Conjunctions · and / but / or / because / so

Conjunctions join words, ideas or sentences.

WordJobExample
andaddI like apples and oranges.
butcontrastI wanted to go out, but it was cold.
orchoiceDo you want tea or coffee?
becausereasonHe is smart because he works hard.
soresultShe was tired, so she went to bed.

Quiz

1. I like apples ___ oranges.
2. It was raining, ___ we stayed at home.
3. Do you want tea ___ coffee?
4. I wanted to go outside ___ it was very cold.
5. He studied hard, ___ he passed the test.
G3

Prepositions of place and more

Read this slowly

A preposition is a small word that shows a relationship. Most Foundation mistakes are place words. Put the object in your mind like a picture.

In means inside a space: in the room, in the bag, in Karachi, in the morning. On means touching a surface or a day: on the table, on the wall, on Monday. At is a point: at the door, at 9 o’clock, at EREKA.

Under is below. Above is higher, not touching. Between needs two things. Behind is at the back. Opposite is facing. Next to is beside.

Movement words are different. Onto is movement to a surface. Off is away from a surface. Towards is in that direction. Out of is from inside to outside. Via means by way of.

Reason phrases come later but you will see them in reading: because of, owing to, on account of, in spite of, instead of, in front of, next to, with regard to. Learn them as whole chunks, not as separate words.

Prepositions show place, time, movement or relationship.

Place

in, on, under, above, between, behind, opposite, next to, in front of

Movement / other

onto, off, towards, via, out of, over, past, until, with

WordUseExample
onsurfaceThe phone is on the desk.
ininsideThe keys are in the drawer.
underbelowThe cat is under the chair.
betweenin the middle of twoThe lamp is between the two books.
because of / owing to / on account ofreasonThe match was postponed because of rain.
in spite ofdespiteThey played in spite of the rain.

Quiz

1. The picture is hanging ___ the wall.
2. The keys are ___ the drawer.
3. The plane is flying ___ the clouds.
4. The cat jumped ___ the table.
5. She walked ___ the station.
G4

Singular and plural nouns

A singular noun names one. A plural noun names more than one.

RuleSingularPlural
+ sdog, book, pendogs, books, pens
+ es after s/x/ch/shbox, watchboxes, watches
y → iesbabybabies
f/fe → vesleaf, wolfleaves, wolves
irregularchild, tooth, manchildren, teeth, men

Quiz

1. Plural of baby?
2. Singular of children?
3. Plural of leaf?
4. “The cat is sleeping.” Cat is
5. “We saw three elephants.” Elephants is
G5

Homophones

Homophones sound the same but have different spellings and meanings: sun/son, sea/see, two/too, write/right, pair/pear, knight/night.

Quiz

1. I can ___ the stars.
2. My brother is a good ___.
3. We have ___ apples.
4. Please ___ your name.
5. She bought a new ___ of shoes.
6. He is a brave ___ in shining armor.
G6

Antonyms

Antonyms are opposites: hot–cold, happy–sad, big–small, clean–dirty, up–down, early–late, expensive–cheap, strong–weak, night–day.

Quiz

1. Opposite of happy?
2. This bag is expensive. That one is ___.
3. The girl is honest. Opposite?
4. The box is full. Opposite?
5. This question is difficult. Opposite?
G7

Determiner order train

When more than one determiner appears, keep this order:

1 Predeterminer all / both / half → 2 Central the / this / my / those → 3 Number one / two / many / few → 4 Adjective → 5 Noun

all my three red books · both those two small bags

Wrong: my all books · those small two bags
Correct: all my books · those two small bags

Quiz

1. Correct order?
2. Correct order?
3. “all my three red books” is
G8

Quantity jars · much / many / few / little

Countable

many large number · few small number · many books · few pencils

Uncountable

much large amount · little small amount · much water · little time

Quick testCan I count it one by one? Use many/few. If not, use much/little.

Quiz

1. We have ___ notebooks.
2. There is ___ water in the tank.
3. ___ time is left.
4. Choose the correct line.
G9

Transitive and intransitive verbs

A transitive verb takes a direct object (answers what? / whom?). An intransitive verb does not.

Transitive

She reads a book. He wrote a letter. They built a house. I bought a phone.

Intransitive

He sleeps well. She arrived late. The baby cried. They laughed.

Same verb, two jobsShe runs. (no object) · She runs a shop. (object)

Quiz

1. “She reads a book.” reads is
2. “He sleeps well.” sleeps is
3. Which sentence has a direct object?
Tenses

Past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous

T1

Past continuous

Why three past forms exist

English past time is not one box. Past simple is a finished action: I watched a movie last night. Past continuous is a film still rolling at a past clock time: I was watching a movie at 8 PM. Past perfect is the earlier of two past actions: I had finished my work before the meeting started. Past perfect continuous adds duration: I had been studying for three hours before the exam.

A useful picture: two clocks. Clock A is the later past moment. Clock B is earlier. Past perfect lives on clock B. Past continuous lives on one clock while the action is still open. Past simple closes the action.

Signal words help. While / when / at 8 PM → past continuous. Before / by the time / already → past perfect. For three hours / since morning before X → past perfect continuous.

Use past continuous for an action that was in progress at a time in the past, or two actions happening together.

Formwas / were + verb-ing · I was watching a movie at 8 PM yesterday. They were playing football.

Negative: I was not watching… Question: Were you watching…?

Time words: at that time, at 8 PM yesterday, while, when, as, all day, yesterday morning.

Quiz

1. I ___ a movie at 8 PM yesterday.
2. ___ they playing football at that time?
3. They ___ not playing at that time.
T2

Past perfect

Past perfect shows an action finished before another past action.

Formhad + past participle (V3) · I had finished my work before the meeting. She had visited Paris before she moved there.

Negative: had not / hadn’t · Question: Had you finished…?

Time words: before, after, by the time, when, until then, already, by then.

Quiz

1. I ___ my work before the meeting.
2. ___ she visited Paris before she moved?
3. She ___ not visited Paris before she moved.
T3

Past perfect continuous

Use this for an action that had been continuing for some time before another past action.

Formhad been + verb-ing · I had been studying English for three hours before the exam.

They had been living in this city for five years before they moved.

Time words: before, by the time, for, since, until then, all day, for a long time.

Quiz

1. I ___ English for three hours before the exam.
2. ___ you been studying before the exam?
3. They ___ not been living here long before they moved.
Words

Vocabulary packs

Classroom

book, pen, desk, board, teacher, student, homework, exam, timetable, break

Daily life

wake up, breakfast, bus, revise, family, afternoon, evening, neighbour, market

Feelings

happy, sad, tired, proud, nervous, excited, calm, angry, surprised, grateful

Word quiz

1. Synonym of brave?
2. Which is a proper noun?
3. Correct spelling?
4. Antonym of hot?
5. Collective noun?
Listening lab

Hear first. Then answer.

Do not open the transcript until you have tried the questions. This is the IELTS-style habit.

Track L1 · First day at EREKA

Questions — try before you open the text

1. The new student is called
2. Class starts at
3. The room is

Track L2 · A normal day

Questions

1. She wakes up at
2. She goes to EREKA by
3. Afternoon revision lasts
Speaking studio

Hear · Record · Listen back · Score

Four buttons. Use them in order on the live HTTPS site in Chrome or Edge.

If Record does nothing: open https://www.erekapakistan.com (not a downloaded file), tap the lock icon, Allow microphone, then try again.

Model sentence

I study English at EREKA every day.

Daily habit Intro Past continuous Past perfect
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Reading

Passages + questions

R1

The kind elephant

Ela in the forest

How to read at Foundation

Read the passage twice. First time, only get the story. Second time, underline names, places and time words. Questions almost always ask who, where, when, what happened, and what the person learned.

True or False: if the sentence adds an extra idea that the passage never said, it is False. “Ela was a small elephant” is False because the text says she was big and strong.

Once upon a time there was a kind elephant named Ela. Ela lived in a beautiful forest. She was big and strong, but very gentle. One hot day Ela saw a baby deer stuck in the mud near the river. The deer was scared and could not get out. Ela quickly used her long trunk to pull the deer out. From that day, all the animals loved and respected Ela for her kindness.

Questions

1. The elephant’s name is
2. The deer was stuck
3. Ela used her
4. Ela was a small elephant. True or false?
5. The animals loved Ela. True or false?
R2

A day at the beach

Last Sunday
Last Sunday my family and I went to the beach. We left home early. The sun was shining and the sky was clear. We built sandcastles, collected seashells and played games. My little sister enjoyed splashing in the water. After a picnic lunch under a big tree, we walked by the sea. In the evening we watched the sunset and went home with happy hearts.

Questions

1. They went to the
2. The sky was
3. They collected
4. Lunch was at a restaurant. True or false?
5. They watched the sunset. True or false?
R3

Wildlife Sunday

Last Sunday Rohan and his family visited a wildlife sanctuary. They saw elephants, deer and many colourful birds. Rohan took lots of pictures. He learned that we should protect animals and their natural homes.

Questions

1. Where did Rohan go?
2. What did he take?
3. What did he learn?
Play

Games desk

Short games after the reading. Tap two cards. A pair is a match.

Game 1

Homophone memory

Find the two words that sound the same. Example: sun and son.

Pairs 0 / 6
Game 2

Article race

Choose a, an or the for the noun on the card. Ten fast questions.

Press Start
Game 3

Fix the sentence

One sentence is broken. Tap the correct repair.

Press Start
Game 4

Scramble

Unscramble the Foundation word. Type it and check.

Press New word

Exam desk

Foundation paper in Cambridge style

Original EREKA items written for this portal. Not a photocopy of any published Cambridge paper. Use it like English in Use: grammar into use.

Paper A

Use of English · 20 marks

Part 1 Multiple choice

1. She ___ a letter to her friend yesterday.
2. They ___ in the park now.
3. I ___ spinach.
4. We ___ the museum tomorrow.
5. A cheetah is ___ than a horse.
6. This is the ___ flower in the garden.
7. He ___ to school by bicycle.
8. I ___ a new storybook.
9. The girls ran ___ to catch the bus.
10. I stayed at home ___ I was feeling sick.
Map

What a Foundation student covers

Grammararticles, conjunctions, prepositions, plurals, determiners, quantity, transitive verbs
Tensespresent simple, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
Wordshomophones, antonyms, classroom and feeling packs
Skillslisten-first tracks, record + playback + %, three readings, exam desk
Habit30 days on this device, then the student portal quiz bank
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