A1 BREAKTHROUGH SYLLABUS

(REQUISITO)
GENERAL COMPETENCE:
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce
him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can
interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
EVALUATION
HOURS WEEK LANGUAGE FUNCTION LINGUISTIC COMPONENT (Checkpoints, Alternative
Activities, Virtual Tools)
Course introduction and agreements/
The alphabet/ Spelling, numbers. To
Greetings and introducing yourself. Spelling
Be (+,-,?)/WH- yes/no questions.
1 names. Exchange personal information
8H Professions a/an/. Personal pronouns.
HI, THIS IS ME (names, numbers and email addresses).
Age.
Talking about your friends and your family.
Countries and nationalities, family
members. Possessive adjectives. Foro: Self-introduction
Course introduction/ The alphabet/
Greetings and introducing yourself. Spelling Spelling, numbers. To Be (+,-,?)/WH-
2 names. Exchange personal information yes/no questions. Professions a/an/.
8H
HI, THIS IS ME (names, numbers and email addresses). Personal pronouns. Age.
Talking about your friends and your family. Countries and nationalities, family
members.
3 Possessive pronouns / Possessive Case Alternative Activity 1
Vocabulary on family members, classroom
8H THIS IS MY ´S/ Demonstrative pronouns: This, Make a presentation about your
language.
FAMILY that, these, those. family and their professions.
4 Singular and Plural rules. Countable
Tools suggested: Adobe Spark
THAT’S Vocabulary on food. Notion of countable and and Uncountable nouns/ There is/
8H App, powtoon, vimeo, canva,
DELICIOUS uncountable. There are / Some and any /a - an.
Quantifiers How much/how many. prezi etc.

8H 5 Prepositions of place Alternative Activity 2

MY FAVORITE Vocabulary: Prepositions of place Describing Adjectives Record a video: Show your favorite
PLACE the place I love Present Simple Tense: Affirmative place at home.
sentences.
Tools suggested: YouTube and
 others, format AVI, MP4, MOV4.
CHECKPOINT 1
Listening: Gap -fill - Multiple-
Choice
Reading & Use of English:
True/False - Notices
Checkpoint: Topics studied so far.
6 Vocabulary
8H CHECKPOINT I
(Short review: weeks 1 - 5)
Project Work (First Submission)
Proyecto Fase 1:
Delimitación del Tema,
Planteamiento de la pregunta
problémica y objetivos, Descripción
General, Introducción
Present simple negative and questions:
auxiliary word do/does. Alternative Activity 3
7 Wh-questions Forum:
8H Speaking about a hard day.
WHAT A DAY Adverbs of Frequency Share your daily life using personal
Prepositions of time (in, on, at) pictures or photos about your
Telling the time.
favorite day.
Likes and Dislikes with: Love, hate,
Tools suggested:
8 Talking about likes and dislikes. Asking for like, dislike, enjoy, not mind, cannot
8H WHAT DO YOU and giving permission. Talking about skills stand. Object pronouns. Imperatives Power point, Canva, Prezi ,
LIKE? and abilities. Modals: Possibility and ability Genially etc.
(Can/can't).
9 Talking about actions in a specific moment. Adjectives G Alternative Activity 4
WHAT ARE YOU Ask question about current status. Talking Present continuous: +/ -/?/ Wh Create a comic:
8H
WEARING? about people's behavior and personality. questions. "ING" Rules. Present Make a comic expressing which
Describing the weather. simple Vs present continuous activities at home you like and you
do not like doing.
10 Notion: What are you wearing? Present
WHERE WERE continuous - Vocabulary: clothing
Tools suggested: Using Cartoon
8H YOU YESTERDAY? Past tense: Talking about an event and action TO BE Past simple: Was / were:
Comic Maker, Comic Maker tool
in the past, using past expressions: yesterday, +/-/?)/Question words.
etc.
last (month, year), ago (two months ago…).

11 CHECKPOINT 2
8H
CHECKPOINT II Checkpoint on the topics studied so far. Listening: Matching – multiple
 choice (pictures)
Reading & Use of English: right
wrong doesn’t say
Vocabulary: Matching descriptions
(Short Review: Weeks 7 - 10) Project Work (Second Submission)
Tools suggested: Adobe Spark App
or other apps
Proyecto Fase 2:
Ejecución y desarrollo del proyecto.

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Alternative Activity 5
CHILDHOOD Past simple: +/-/?/ Question words.
8H Talking about your childhood. Write a biography:
MEMORIES. (Regular verbs) -ed endings.
Write Your autobiography telling
the most exciting events.
13 Irregular Verbs: Past simple: +/-/?/
Tools suggested: Canva, Timeline
8H MILESTONES Speaking about the past, biographies. Question words. Describing past
App
events in your life.

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8H Talking about past abilities. Could/couldn’t.
OUR WORKPLACE

CHECKPOINT 3
-Listening: Multiple choice (A, B, C)
– complete the information

CHECKPOINT III -Reading & Use of English:

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8H GENERAL REVIEW Multiple-Choice Short
PROJECT WORK (FINAL REVISION) Conversations – Gap-fill (Informal
Dialogues & Monologues

- Vocabulary: Word definition

(Matching).

8H 16
PROJECT WORK: FINAL PRESENTATION
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