PRE-KIDS

SYLLABUS

The students …

CAN understand simple orders and respond to linguistic stimulus using gestures.
CAN answer simple personal questions such as age, family, their homes, likes and
dislikes with adult support.
CAN follow a simple story about a familiar topic and act it out.
CAN sing short and repetitive songs or tunes.
CAN count to 10, read and copy simple words.
CAN identify the name of some of the objects in familiar contexts.

CONTENT:

*The expressions in bold represent what the students are meant to produce; the rest is
reception/understanding

Functions Exponents *
Greeting Hello
Bye bye
Goodbye

Responding simple personal questions What’s your name? My name is …

How old are you? I’m…
Are you (tired)? Yes/No

Respond to simple commands Stand up! Sit down! Turn around! Clap your
hands! Point to … Pick up … Show
Touch your toes …

Identifying and describing objects What’s this? It’s a (cat)

Is it a (dog)? Yes/No
Is it (big)? Yes/No

Expressing quantity How many (cars)? (Two)

Identifying colours What colour is it? (Black)

Talking about likes and dislikes Do you like (apples)? Yes /No
What’s your favourite colour? (Red)

Identifying location Where’s (dad)? In the (kitchen)

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Expressing ability Can you (swim)? Yes/No

Expressing possession Have you got a (tortoise)? Yes/No.

Counting 1 to 10
Understanding suggestions Let’s …..

MAIN LEXICAL AREAS

This list does not provide an exhaustive register of all the words which can be taught at
the level and could appear in our exams; therefore it is meant to be open and flexible
although all the Lexical Areas should be covered

Lexical area Suggested vocabulary

Toys ball, bike, car, robot, doll, scooter, skateboard, train, computer game,
kite, rope, teddy bear, plane, etc.
Colours green, yellow, red, brown, purple, blue, orange, white, black, pink, etc.
Parts of the body body, head, arms, legs, nose, eyes, ears, mouth, fingers, hair, feet,
face, tail, etc.
Animals rabbit, cat, dog, mouse, parrot, fish, cow, sheep, owl, bat, duck,
tortoise, squirrel, tiger, monkey, elephant, snake, crocodile, etc.
Actions fly, run, swim, sing, wave, stamp, clap, touch, move, jump, dance, take
off, put on, stand up, sit down, turn around, look, listen, wash, climb,
etc.
Food pizza, chicken, egg, salad, cheese, bread, cake, toast, cereal, carrot,
ice cream, chips, broccoli, orange juice, spinach, tomatoes, peas,
biscuits/cookies, potatoes, fish, etc.
Fruits apple, banana, orange, pear, melon, strawberries, etc.
Adjectives big, small, long, young, old, yummy, horrible, angry, happy, sad,
hungry, tired, scared, etc.
Objects television, telephone, bike, computer, etc.
Family members dad, mum, baby, brother, sister, granddad, granny, etc.
Parts of the garden, bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, etc.
house
School pencil, pencil case, bag, rubber, ruler, book, crayon, sharpener, etc.
Meals breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.
Furniture bed, chair, table, etc.
Weather sunny, windy, rainy/raining, hot, cold, snowy /snowing , etc.
Numbers 1 to 10
Clothes shoes, trousers, sweater, socks, shorts, t-shirt, dress, pyjamas, boots,
hat, coat, etc.
Prepositions in, on, under.