Unit One
1.1 Greetings
VOCABULARY: Greetings: Hello!
STRUCTURES: Hello! My name's... What's your name?
FUNCTION: Understand simple social expressions such as ‘Hello’, ‘What's your name?’
FUNCTION: Give very basic personal details(1) What’s your name? My name's Sally
1.2 Numbers 1-10
VOCABULARY: Numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
STRUCTURES: It's a six. Is it a seven? No.
FUNCTION: Count up to 10
FUNCTION: Listen to and repeat words and phrases appropriate to the level after their teacher
1.3 Colours and patterns
VOCABULARY: Colours: black, white, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, brown, red, blue.
STRUCTURES: What’s This? It’s red etc. It's a (red) flower.
FUNCTION: Recognise colours in English(1)
FUNCTION: Read short, simple words by association
1.4 Who is it?
VOCABULARY: Family members.
STRUCTURES: Who is it? It's (grandma).
FUNCTION: Talk about the family (Immediate Family - Mum, Dad, Brother, Sister etc.)
Unit Two
2.1 School things
VOCABULARY: Classroom objects: school bag, pencil case, rubber, pencil, pen, book, sharpener, felt-tip pen.
STRUCTURES: What is it? It's a (pencil). What colour is it? It's (purple). It's a (green) rubber.
FUNCTION: Name familiar objects (1)
FUNCTION: Use colours as adjectives.
Unit Three
3.1 Toys
VOCABULARY: Toys: car, ball, doll, video game, bike, scooter, kite, train.
STRUCTURES: What is it? It's a (train).
FUNCTION: Name familiar objects(2)
3.2 My toys
VOCABULARY: Possessive adjectives(1): my
STRUCTURES: My (train) is (blue and orange).
FUNCTION: Name familiar objects(3)
FUNCTION: Describe objects simply
SECOND TERM
Unit Four
4.1 Food and drink (Fruit / Vegetables / Drinks / Sweets)
VOCABULARY: Food and drink: sandwich, hamburger, pizza, crisps, cake, orange juice, ice cream, apple, banana, milk.
VOCABULARY: Adjectives: big, small.
STRUCTURES: I like (sandwiches). I don't like (hamburgers). I like (cake) but I don't like (ice cream).
FUNCTION: Basic likes and dislikes expressions related to food and drinks
FUNCTION: Name familiar objects(4) It’s an (apple). (Indefinite article)
Unit Five
5.1 Animals
VOCABULARY: Animals: cat, dog, fish, rabbit, hamster, tortoise.
STRUCTURES: There's a (cat).
FUNCTION: Name common household pets
Unit Six
6.1 Family
VOCABULARY: Family: grandad, grandma, dad, mum, brother, sister.
STRUCTURES: Who is (he)? (He) is my (grandad).
FUNCTION: Talking about the family (Extended Family: grandma, grandad.)
6.2 Rooms in a house
VOCABULARY: Rooms: bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom.
STRUCTURES: (Mum) is in the (bathroom).
FUNCTION: Using prepositions of place (1): in.
FUNCTION: Naming rooms in the home.
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3.3 Animals (A dog and a cat. What's your favorite animal Wild animals / Zoo / Farm)
FUNCTION: What’s this? / It’s a cat.
FUNCTION: Understanding the question "Have you got a...?" and talking about possessions ("I've got a cat") in a simple way
3.4 The Weather
FUNCTION: Asking about the weather using "What’s the weather like?" and giving various responses
FUNCTION: Differentiating between the two different uses of the word "like", as verb and adverb
4.3 This / That
FUNCTION: Understand concept of near and far objects
FUNCTION: Learn some simple idiomatic uses of "that", for example "That's right"
4.4 Nationalities
FUNCTION: Asking for and giving information about nationality
FUNCTION: Learn to describe basic continents and points of the compass
5.2 These / Those
FUNCTION: Begin to study plural forms, including irregular forms (foot/feet)
FUNCTION: Understand concept of near and far with plural objects
5.3 Postcard
FUNCTION: Understand and produce simple written greetings as typically found on a postcard
5.4 Body parts
FUNCTION: Understand face and basic body parts(2), responding without error to TPR activities, and naming body parts
6.3 People
FUNCTION: Describing people in a simple way
6.4 The Home
FUNCTION: Name familiar objects(6), as found in the house and home
6.5 Time - The clock and telling the Time
FUNCTION: Asking and telling people the time