Syllabus – Cambridge Starters
Duration: 17 weeks (34 lessons, 35 minutes/lesson)
Focus: Speaking skills (introductions, descriptions, questions & answers, role-play, exam
practice)
Week Lesson Speaking Focus Activities
Greetings, introducing Hello/Hi, What’s your name?, My name is… Role-play
1 1
yourself introductions
2 Asking & answering about age How old are you? I’m … Role-play Q&A
2 3 Family vocabulary speaking This is my mother/father… Family tree talk
4 Talking about friends Who is he/she? He/She is my friend
3 5 Classroom objects What’s this? It’s a pen. Show & tell
6 Colours & describing objects It’s red/blue… Speaking game: “Find something …”
4 7 Numbers & counting Count and say aloud: “There are …”
8 Yes/No questions Is this a cat? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
5 9 Food & drinks Do you like apples? Yes, I do.
10 Expressing likes/dislikes I like… / I don’t like… Pair-work practice
6 11 Animals (pet & wild) What animal is this? It’s a dog.
12 Describing animals It’s big/small. It can run/fly.
7 13 Clothes What are you wearing? I’m wearing …
14 Role-play shopping for clothes Can I have a …? Here you are.
8 15 Places (home, school) Where is the …? It’s in the …
16 Talking about daily routines I go to school. I play football.
9 17 Actions (verbs) What’s he doing? He’s …
18 Role-play with actions Mime game: act & guess
10 19 Weather & seasons What’s the weather like? It’s sunny/rainy.
20 Talking about favourite season I like summer because…
Week Lesson Speaking Focus Activities
11 21 Talking about toys I’ve got a … / Have you got a …?
22 Role-play sharing toys Let’s play with… / Ok!
12 23 Talking about house & rooms This is the kitchen/bedroom.
24 Describing your house My house has …
13 25 Talking about transport How do you go to school? By bike…
Asking & answering transport
26 Do you go by bus? Yes/No
Qs
14 27 Talking about time & days What day is it today? It’s Monday.
28 Talking about timetable I have English on Tuesday.
15 29 Review speaking topics Quick-fire Q&A games
30 Pair-work role-play Mini-dialogues from learned topics
16 31 Speaking practice test Part 1 Introductions, personal Qs
32 Speaking practice test Part 2 Picture description, object naming
17 33 Speaking practice test Part 3 Storytelling, answering examiner’s questions
Final review & mock speaking
34 Full Starters Speaking exam simulation
test