ADULT 1
60-hour Elementary English Course
Common European Framework A1
(Basic User) Learning Objectives / Syllabus
This course is designed to help students to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic
phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. It will enable them to build a basic repertoire of
words and simple phrases related to personal details and familiar situations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
• introduce him/herself and others
• ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives
• interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
• Understand and produce simple texts
• Understand very basic grammar structures and apply them in their speaking and writing.
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE –
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE TOPICS and VOCABULARY
COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
Verb to be Introducing yourself Family
Subject pronouns Talking about jobs Shopping
Possessive ‘s Talking about nationalities Food and drink
Possessive pronouns Giving information Months and dates
This/That/These/Those Asking for and giving directions Travel
There is/There are Telling the time Holidays
Question forms Making requests Hobbies
Have/has got Greeting people The home
Imperatives Making suggestions Places in a town
Present simple Paying for things Health
Frequency adverbs Describing people Days of the week
Can/Can’t for ability Giving advice Transport
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE –
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE TOPICS and VOCABULARY
COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
Was/Were Ordering food and drink Sports
Past simple Talking about habits Friends
Object pronouns Asking questions about people Places
Like/enjoy/hate + -ing Describing everyday objects Learning a language
