English A1.

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Table of contents & communicative competences

A1.1 Lexis Grammar Reading Listening Written Oral expression / interaction

comprehension comprehension expression
CA1 Basics Webpages, Articles; Chat conversation; Chat conversation; Complete a Asynchronous speaking:
instructions, nouns, interview with doctor; spelling dictations; questionnaire with Describe a famous person;
countries / singular, national dishes; Video: interview with a personal spell her name/give phone
nationalities; plurals; to be; biographies of Bill Gates doctor; national dishes; information number. Write previous
numbers, ages, questions / & Mark Zuckerman biographies of Bill Gates, person’s name/phone
the alphabet; answers Mark Zuckerman; number.
introduction to
phonemic symbols;
pronunciation: stress
patterns.

CA2 Personal Profiles Web pages; Possessive ‘s’, Personal profiles; Personal profiles; Listen to Asynchronous speaking:
families; contractions; families; family Video: Introducing family classmates’ Description of a friend or
professions; to be, to like; relations; personal members; explaining description of a relative
greetings and question descriptions family relations; friend/relative.
goodbyes forms; short phonemic transcriptions: Write questions
answers; ei and ai forms asking for further
do/does; details.
negative
forms:
requesting
information
CA3 Other People Jobs, 3rd person Short news stories Short news stories about Description of a Asynchronous speaking:
education, siingular; about people; my people; word stress; person you Describing a favorite
ages, family prepositions favorite object; Video: My favorite admire. Guess possession & the place
members; of place; descriptions of family object; descriptions of identity of person where it is kept
people you possessive members family members; described by other
admire; adjectives; phonemes /i:/ v.s /I/ students.
personal this/that;
qualities these/those:
word order;
 linking words
so, but,
because

CA4 Work Time units: Contrasting Working hours in Working hours in My typical day Synchronous speaking in
minutes, hours, present/past different countries; different countries; Tandem: What’s his job?
days, weeks, tenses; dialogues with dialogues with Asking questions to guess a
months, years; common past times/dates; a typical times/dates; a typical person’s job. Statements
dates tense verbs; day; a business trip; day; Video: a business using adverbs of frequency
Interrogative completing a survey; trip; telling the time;
words & authors’ work routines; phonemes /u:/ & /ɜ:/;
sentences; telling the time intonation patterns
frequency
adverbs;
prepositions
CA5 Objects and Gadgets Common Imperatives; Dialogues about using Dialogues about using Instructions how Synchronous speaking in
objects and past tenses; common gadgets; common gadgets; to use a common Tandem: What’s the object?
gadgets; giving & Chindogu: unusual Chindogu: unusual gadget or mobile Asking questions to guess an
adjectives to following inventions; inventions; How to use device object. Making statements
describe these; instructions; encyclopaedia entries; chopsticks; Video: how about what this object is
mobile devices can/cannot how to use chopsticks; to change a SIM card; my used for.
my old Walkman old Walkman; stress in
longer words
CA6 Where we live Cities, towns, Countable/un Descriptions of a Interview about a Collaborative pair
villages, countable city/town/village etc.; a Barcelona work in the class
houses, rooms, nouns; photo blog; Interview neighbourhood; giving Wiki: writing a
furniture; some/any; about a neighbourhood; and following travel guide
objects in the much/many/ letting a room; instructions on a map;
house a lot; too describing a house or a describing a house or a
much/not room a room; phonemic
enough; sounds /I, /I/, /ai/
asking
for/giving
directions