TEENS 2 CEFR A2 – Basic User The students… LISTENING CAN understand phrases and the highest frequency v
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TEENS 2 CEFR A2 – Basic User The students…
LISTENING
CAN understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment) CAN catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. CAN use background knowledge to predict content.
READING
CAN read very short, simple texts. CAN find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables. CAN understand short simple personal letters. CAN scan texts such as an e‐mail, a catalogue, song lyrics, receipts and tickets, biographies, thank‐you letters for specific information. CAN use background information, background knowledge and visuals to understand text and to predict content.
SPEAKING
CAN communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. CAN handle very short social exchanges, even though not usually able to understand enough to keep the conversation going. CAN use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms family and other people, living conditions, educational background and present or most recent job. CAN tell a simple and short narrative, mostly about routines. CAN use interaction strategies such as: echoing to check understanding using intonation to sound polite and to ask and confirm giving informative answers to keep a conversation going. asking for clarification and repetition.
WRITING
CAN produce a coherent piece using the cohesive devices expected at this level CAN produce the following formats: A note or a message A postcard describing holidays A paragraph about familiar topics such as everyday routines A short biography An email or a letter A narrative
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CONTENT:
By the end of the course the students should be able to understand and produce the following in addition to the contents listed in the Teens 1 syllabus. Functions Describing rooms, furniture & places Statements and questions
Talking about possession Statements and questions
Talking about regular activities, expressing frequency Statement and questions
Talking about activities in progress and contrasting them with habits
Talking giving personal information and biographical details Regular & irregular verbs Statements and questions Narrating events – describing sequences of events using connectors.
Talking about countable and uncountable nouns Statements and questions
Making predictions Statements and questions Giving advice
Talking about life experiences Statements and questions
Grammar/Exponent There is/are …. a/an/ any + prepositions There is a blue table under the window in the living room Have /has got She has got a brother but she hasn’t got any sisters Present simple + adverbs of frequency How often does he walk to school? He usually walks to school. Present simple vs. present continuous My mother works in a bank. She’s working in the kitchen now. Simple past When was he born? He was born in 1998 First, then, next, after that, finally. So, also, one day First they heard a loud noise, then… Some /any/a lot of How much / many How much time have we got? How many subjects do you study? Future simple A spaceship will save them Should / shouldn’t You shouldn’t wear jeans for the meeting Present perfect: ever /never Have you ever eaten snails? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
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Talking about likes and dislikes
Talking about actions in progress in the past Expressing permission
I have never driven a car I don’t like getting up early He loves doing sport I don’t mind doing homework When / while I was listening to music when he arrived Can / Can’t Can I go out now? Yes, you can / No, you can’t You can’t jump on the bed
TOPICS & VOCABULARY AREAS The list below does not provide an exhaustive register of all the areas which can be taught at the level and it is simply meant as a guide of the most likely semantic fields the students may encounter. It is strongly recommendable that all the listed Topics and Vocabulary Areas should be addressed
Clothes Colours Animals Toys Parts of the body Countries & nationalities Daily life, free time and hobbies People, family and friends Personal feelings, opinions and experiences Entertainment and the media Food and drink Health Cardinal Numbers to 1000 Ordinal numbers The home, places and buildings School and study Sport The natural world Transport, travelling and holidays Weather Days of the week, months of the year, seasons Work and jobs Phrasal verbs 3
WRITING
A note or a message A postcard A short biography An email or a letter A narrative
The candidates will be asked to produce a text of about 50 words on familiar and everyday topics such as: hobbies and leisure activities describing people, objects or places describing an event or holiday giving advice talking about plans for the future. describing a day in somebody’s life, a band, TV programme, etc giving information about a famous person or a person they admire describing their ideal timetable, job, school, etc. describing a sequence of events.
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