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TEENS 2
CEFR A2 – Basic User The students…
LISTEN
ING
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.
REA
DING
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.
SPEA
KING
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:
Functions Grammar/Exponent
Describing rooms, furniture & places
Statements and questions
There is/are …. a/an/ any + prepositions There is a blue table under the window in the living room
Talking about possession
Statements and questions
Have /has got She has got a brother but she hasn’t got any sisters
Talking about regular activities, expressing frequency
Statement and questions
Present simple + adverbs of frequency How often does he walk to school? He usually walks to school.
Talking about activities in progress and contrasting them with habits
Present simple vs. present continuous My mother works in a bank. She’s working in the kitchen now.
Talking giving personal information and biographical details
Regular & irregular verbs
Statements and questions
Simple past When was he born? He was born in 1998
Narrating events – describing sequences of events using connectors.
First, then, next, after that, finally. So, also, one day First they heard a loud noise, then…
Talking about countable and uncountable nouns
Statements and questions
Some /any/a lot of How much / many How much time have we got? How many subjects do you study?
Making predictions
Statements and questions
Future simple A spaceship will save them
Giving advice Should / shouldn’t You shouldn’t wear jeans for the meeting
Talking about life experiences
Statements and questions
Present perfect: ever /never Have you ever eaten snails? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
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.
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I have never driven a car
Talking about likes and dislikes
I don’t like getting up early He loves doing sport I don’t mind doing homework
Talking about actions in progress in the past
When / while I was listening to music when he arrived
Expressing permission 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
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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.