SENIOR 1

CEFR A1- Basic User

The Students…

CAN understand familiar names words and very simple sentences for example
on notices and posters or in catalogues.
READING

CAN understand some words and phrases in short texts such as signs and
labels, a dialogue about personal information, a form.
CAN understand gist and find specific information in short descriptions, in
dialogues, short explanations, magazine articles, poems, song lyrics.
CAN use background information to understand texts such as a catalogue.

CAN recognize familiar words and very basic phrases concerning self, family
and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.
LISTENING

CAN understand gist and key words in a short text such as a conversation,
descriptions or an interview about personal information.
CAN understand detail in texts and contexts such as short phrases, quiz game
questions, interviews, descriptions, shopping and restaurant situations.
CAN understand main points in short texts like the ones mentioned above.

CAN interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat
or rephrase things in a slower rate of speech and help them formulate what
they are trying to say.
CAN ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very
familiar topics.
CAN use simple phrases and sentences to describe where they live and to
describe and introduce people they know.
SPEAKING

CAN use English in the classroom.

CAN respond to good and bad news.
CAN use interaction strategies such as:
 Asking for repetition and clarification
 Asking for and giving spelling to help understanding
 Asking questions to show interest
 Using phrases such as “Excuse me” or “Really” to attract
attention or show interest
 Giving informative answers
 Asking and returning questions to keep a conversation going

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 CAN fill in forms with personal details, for example entering name, nationality
and address on a hotel registration form
CAN write a short text using basic cohesive devices in the following genres:
WRITING

 A simple letter or email

 A description of a person or a place
 A paragraph about very familiar topics such as everyday
routines, holidays, etc.
 A short self-portrait or personal biography

GRAMMATICAL CONTENT
By the end of the course the students should be able to understand and
produce the following contents.

Functions Grammatical / Exponent

Greeting people formally and Hi, how are you?
informally Fine, thanks and you?
Hello, nice to meet you
Nice to meet you too.
Etc.

Asking for and giving personal Verb To Be

information Subject/object pronouns
Question words (who, what, where,
how old, etc)
Numbers
Family members
How old are you?
What’s your address/telephone
number/ email address?
Where are you from?
I’m from…

Introducing and describing people This is …

She is …years old.
She’s from…
Etc.

Spelling Letters of the alphabet

How do you spell (that)?

Identifying objects / people Articles a/an – the

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Expressing existence There is/are

Expressing likes and dislikes & Simple present

routines Do you like…?
Yes, I do / no, I don’t
I love /hate… + ing
I love dancing but I hate running

Expressing time Telling the time

What time is it? /What’s the time?
It’s … o’clock /half past…/ quarter
to../quarter past…
Prepositions of time in/on /at
At night
In the morning
On Monday

Asking for and giving information How old is …?

about people (life / habits/ routines) Does he …?
Where does she …?

Describing where things are Prepositions

At school, on the table, etc.

Talking about possession ‘s and possessive adjectives

this that these those
This is Tom’s /my/your/ etc.

Expressing reason Why…? Because…

Talking about the weather What’s the weather like today?

It’s hot and sunny.

Giving and following orders and Open…

instructions Don’t…
Let’s ….

Talking about ability and permission Can / can’t

Can I …?
No, you can’t. / Yes, you can.

Talking about activities in progress Present continuous

What are you doing? I’m…ing
Present cont. vs. present simple
I watch TV in the evenings but I’m
listening to music today.

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Offering Would
Would you like …?
Yes, please
No, thanks

Talking about the past Verb to be

Regular and irregular verbs
Statements
Questions

Talking about the future Going to

I’m going to play golf next weekend.

Asking about prices How much is…?

It’s ….

Linking ideas and – but – with – also

TOPICS AND 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.

Cardinal numbers to 1000 and ordinal numbers

The family
People
Jobs
Places
Countries and nationalities
Months
Habits & routines
Colours
Adjectives
Food and drink
Leisure and free time activities
The weather
Abilities
Likes and dislikes
Clothes

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WRITING
The candidates will be asked to produce a text of about 40 words about very
familiar topics such as themselves, their families, a famous person, their town or
city/bedrooms/animals, a typical day, their school and friends, sports, an event,
holidays, eating habits, etc, using any of the following formats:

 paragraph
 email/letter