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Syllabus
BASIC I A1
I. GENERAL INFORMATION:
1.1 Period of time: 24hours
1.2 Schedule : Monday to Friday
1.3 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
1.4 Teacher: Mg. Graciela S. Alvarado Iriarte
II. INTRODUCTION
This course follows the modular approach, which enables students to deal with
topics in depth and over a longer period of time. Moreover, the course uses an
integrated approach to all four language skills (reading, listening, speaking and
writing) in a carefully graded and well-organized, user friendly syllabus
combining functions, structures, vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation and
communication skills.
III. GOALS
Basic 1 follows the requirements for the level A1 of the Common European
Framework of Reference (CEFR). This course aims to develop all four language
skills through a variety of activities:
• Communicative – to help students establish relations, exchange
information and express ideas. Attitudes and feelings.
• Socio-cultural – to help students grasp an understanding of everyday life
patterns of their age group. This covers topics such as home, leisure, etc. in
the target language.
• Learn how to learn – to help students plan their work over a time span and
set themselves realistic objectives.
• Language and cultural awareness – to help students acquire an
understanding of the language and culture.
• Systematic development of key competences – to promote critical
thinking skills, research skills, problem-solving skills, organization skills,
collaboration skills.
IV. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 1: Hello There!
Vocabulary Grammar Reading Listening Speaking Writing
• Greetings • The verb • A comic • Greeting • Pair work: Greeting each • Sentences
• Conversational ToBe strip: people, other about
English • Possessive Teacher introducing • Group work: Greeting. yourself.
• Occupations adjectives trouble others and Introducing and saying • Making a
• Numbers saying good good bye business
0-100 bye • Group work: card
• Countries and • Short formal Talking about jobs • Completing
Nationalities and informal • Pair work game: a form
dialogues Asking questions to guess • Developing
discussing the the person skills:
personal • Pair work: Exchanging • Capital
information. personal information letters
• A formal (age, phone number,
conversation address, email)
requesting Saying where are you
personal from and where you live.
information. Spelling names
Numbers(fifteen vs fifty)
Module 2: Favourites
Vocabulary Grammar Reading Listening Speaking Writing
• Colours • The verb •A • Three short • Pair work: Asking and • Sentences
• Personal items have got magazine dialogues answering questions about family
• Family • Possessive article: about about family tree members.
• Conversational case (´s) What’s gadget • Presenting oneself and • Sentences
English • Adjectives your •A family members about your
• Words/phrases • This/that- favourite conversation • Expressing opinion favorite
related to These/Those gadget? between a about gadgets gadget
technology • Plurals woman and • Game: Identifying • A paragraph
• Words/phrases (regular- an airport objects describing a
related to irregular) official. • Pair work: person
appearance. •A Describing people Developing
conversation • Pair work game: skills:
about a • Guessing the person • Punctuation
teacher. being described. • Capital
• /s/, /z/,/iz/(plurals-s) letters
V. EVALUATION
The evaluation of this course consists of a vigesimal system, being 14 the
minimum grade to pass the course.
The evaluation consists:
• Ongoing class evaluation of the four language skills.
• A midterm exam
• A final exam
• An oral presentation
• Exercises on the ELTSKILLS online platform.
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
Mitchell & Malkogianni. (2016) PIONEER beginners teacher´s book. EU: MM
Publications.
Mitchell & Malkogianni. (2016) PIONEER beginners student´s book. EU: MM
Publications.
Mitchell & Malkogianni. (2016) PIONEER beginners workbook. EU: MM
Publications.
Summers, Della. (1995). Longman. Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Pearson Education.