Unit 1: Greetings
Aims: To introduce and recycle vocabulary and structures through interactive exercises such as word and sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues, and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.
People
Aims: To consolidate what has been studied in the previous lessons through a series of interactive exercises. This includes listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items. The listening practice is carried out through writing activities such as gap-filling exercises, sentence completion, and film dubbing.
Introducing yourself
Aims: To consolidate what has been studied in the previous lessons through a series of interactive exercises. This includes listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items. The listening practice is carried out through writing activities such as gap-filling exercises, sentence completion, and film dubbing.
It is... - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. These dialogues relate to the conjugation and use of the verb "to be," focusing on the following topics: introductions, greetings and farewells, professions, jobs, and adjectives to describe people. After attending the class, students must complete a series of comprehension exercises, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
Spelling your name - Speaking assignment
In this lesson:
- Learners record an audio saying their name, surname, and spelling.
Basic Information - Writing assignment
In this lesson:
- Learners write a short text answering basic questions about their name, surname, gender, and height.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 2: How old are you?
Aims: To introduce and recycle vocabulary and structures through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues, and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items. Structures and functions include the verb "to be" in the affirmative, short forms, talking about ages, general vocabulary, and introductions in the third person. Exercises include the association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures, grammar activities such as matching questions and answers, and sentence completion through gap-filling exercises.
How are the children?
Aims: To introduce and recycle structures and sentences through a series of interactive exercises. This includes student-led listening practice with vocabulary items from the topics of family, home, and numbers 0-10. There is also writing practice on the same lexical themes and pronunciation practice with listen and repeat exercises.
Happy birthday!
Aims: To consolidate the vocabulary, structures, and grammar previously studied through a series of interactive exercises such as completing sentences, choosing the correct word or option, listening activities, and dubbing the film. Themes include the verb "to be" in the affirmative short form, numbers 1-10, vocabulary related to age, families, the home, and introductions.
Age - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. The main focus of these dialogues is to talk about age using the verb "to be." The class also approaches other topics such as "the weather," and the most common nouns and adjectives to describe them (e.g., cold, child, bus, pencil...). After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension exercises, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
Introductions - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. These dialogues focus on learning how to introduce oneself and talk about personal information. Students also revise the alphabet. After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension exercises, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
My family and I - Speaking assignment
A short speaking activity to test the learner's ability to give basic information about themselves and two family members.
Mediation: Introducing your friends - Writing assignment
In this lesson:
- Writing Skills: Learners submit a short text introducing friends.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 3: Meeting new people
Aims: To introduce and recycle vocabulary and structures through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues, and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items. The structures and functions are focused on adjectives, the verb "to be" in the affirmative, extended personal information, the correct use of subject pronouns, talking about countries, nationalities, and everyday expressions. Pronunciation practice includes listen and repeat exercises and the association of sentences and words with their corresponding pictures.
Where I'm from
Aims: To study and practice the target grammar and useful phrases through a series of interactive exercises covering the verb "to be" in affirmative, long and short forms; extended personal information; determiners (a/an); expressing similarity using "also" or "too"; and talking about countries and nationalities. Activities include pronunciation practice with useful phrases, listen and repeat, association of sentences and words with corresponding pictures, matching questions and answers, and sentence completion via gap-filling.
Pleased to meet you
Aims: To consolidate and review vocabulary and structures through a series of interactive exercises such as listening and writing, pronunciation, listen and repeat, choosing the correct word and completing the sentences, dubbing the film, and choosing synonymous sentences. Areas covered include the verb "to be" in affirmative, long and short forms, talking about surnames, extended personal information, determiners "a" or "an," spelling surnames, expressing similarity using "also" or "too," and talking about countries and nationalities using "from."
Countries and Nationalities - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. These dialogues focus on learning to talk about countries and nationalities. Students also revise the alphabet. After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension exercises, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
New friends - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. The main focus of these dialogues is to learn to introduce members of the family as well as friends and talk about their ages, nationalities, professions, and languages using the verb "to be" and other verbs such as "to speak." After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension exercises, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
Profession and Nationality - Speaking assignment
In this lesson:
- Learners submit a short recording about their profession and nationality.
Mediation: This is... - Writing assignment
In this activity, learners must write some full sentences about one of the three people suggested. Students will write about personal information such as name, age, profession, nationality, and marital status. By writing a short text, students can practice and improve grammar, and review vocabulary.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 4: At the party
Aims: To introduce and recycle vocabulary and structures through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues, and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items. Structures and functions include adjectives, the verb "to be" in interrogative and negative forms, talking about jobs, giving extended personal information, plurals, and the demonstrative pronouns "this" and "these." The vocabulary section looks at nationalities, and the pronunciation practice focuses on sentence practice with listen and repeat exercises.
What is this?
Aims: To learn and practice grammar through a series of interactive exercises such as gap-filling, choosing the correct word, and listening and repeating the interrogative and negative forms of the verb "to be"; jobs; the determiners "this" and "these"; and the interrogative pronoun "what."
Who's who
Aims: To consolidate and review vocabulary, grammar, and structures previously studied through a series of interactive exercises such as listening and writing, pronunciation of useful phrases by listening and repeating, choosing an option, and gap-filling. Areas covered include the interrogative and negative forms of the verb "to be," jobs, extended personal information, determiners "this," "these," and regular plural nouns. Listening comprehension exercises include filling in a form, multiple choice, dubbing the film, and choosing synonymous sentences.
To be - Speaking assignment
In this activity, learners must record some answers about themselves using full sentences in affirmative or negative forms. According to the instructions given, students will answer questions about their professions, country of origin, nationalities, and marital status. During this short oral exercise, the student can practice and improve pronunciation and fluency, as well as review vocabulary and grammar when preparing the activity.
This is me! - Writing assignment
In this activity, learners must write a short text about themselves following the instructions given. They will elicit personal information such as name, age, profession, nationality, or family facts and develop these or other relevant aspects about themselves through the text. By writing a short text, the student can practice and improve grammar and spelling skills, review punctuation and vocabulary, and learn about writing structures and formal/informal registers of language.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
Unit 5: Making new friends
In this lesson, specific vocabulary expressions related to an activity or a specific area will be studied through a variety of situations in order for the student to cope, without any problems, with everyday situations related to this particular field.
Numbers and colours
In this lesson, specific vocabulary expressions related to an activity or a specific area will be studied through a variety of situations in order for the student to cope, without any problems, with everyday situations related to this particular field.
General revision and consolidation - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. These dialogues relate to the following topics: introductions, countries and nationalities, word spelling, and travelling. After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension questions, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
Getting around - Masterclass
Students attend a class where the teacher, who speaks only English, asks questions that the students must answer. The student interacts with the teacher through a series of guided dialogues. These dialogues focus on a series of questions related to people who are waiting in a queue. After attending the class, students complete a series of comprehension questions, and the Dexway system immediately evaluates their answers (e.g., pronunciation and writing).
Counting and Numbers - Speaking assignment
In this lesson:
- Learners record a short audio answering prompts to count numbers 1-20, say their age, and favourite number.
3 of a kind - Writing assignment
In this lesson:
- Learners submit a short text including 3 professions, nationalities, countries, and places of work.
Test exercises
In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.
