starters syllabus

8/2/2019 Starters Syllabus

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STARTERS

Lesson Grammar and

Functions

Vocabulary Skills and Sounds

1 Hello, ImFrank

Greetingpeople youdont know

Asking and sayingnames

Hello,goodbye

Listening: listening andmatching, Word recognition

Sounds: pronouncing phrasesReading: inserting sentencesSpeaking: acting out a

conversation

2 Im a studentJobs

The indefinite article

a/an

Talking about jobs

Jobs Sounds: stressing syllables in

words

Listening: listening andreading, ordering sentencesReading: reading and

matching

3 How are you?Greetingpeople you

know

Greeting people

Asking for and sayingtelephone numbers

Numbers 1-

10

Sounds: pronouncing and

recognizing numbersListening: listening and

reading, ordering sentencesReading: reading telephone

numbersSpeaking: asking and saying

telephone numbers

4 Are you JamesBond?

Asking and

saying names

Asking and sayingnames

Spelling

The alphabet Sounds: pronouncing thealphabet, spelling namesListening: listening and

repeating a conversationSpeaking: acting out aconversation, finding out other

peoples professions

5 Shes RussianTalking about

where people

are from

Saying where peopleare from

Saying what

nationality people are

CountriesNationalities

Sounds: pronouncingcountries and nationalities

Listening: listening and

reading, listening andcorrecting wrong information

Reading: reading andmatching, completing chartsWriting: writing sentences

about people and their

nationalities6 Is she

married?Asking andgiving

personal

information

Yes/no questions and

short answers

Numbers 11-

20

Sounds: pronouncing and

recognizing numbersListening: listening andfollowing a conversation,

putting sentences in the right

order


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7 How old is he?Talking about

ages

Asking and sayinghow old people are

Present simple

(review)

Numbers 21-100

Sounds: pronouncing andrecognizing numbers


matching, listening and notingdown personal information

Writing: writing a poster ofsomeone famous

8 His favouritecar is aPorsche

Talking about

favouritepeople andthings

Who and What

Possessive adjectives:my, your, his, her

Favourite

people andthings

Sounds: pronouncing words,

pronouncing questionsListening: listening and

reading

Reading: reading andanswering questionsWriting: writing questions

Speaking: talking about

favourite people and things

9 Were twinsCommoninterests

Present simple: were,

youre , theyrePlurals

Words for

people andtheirrelationship

to each other,eg friend,

twin, brother

Reading: inserting sentences,

reading and correcting wronginformationListening: listening and

following a conversation

10 What arethese?

Finding out

what the wordfor something

is

Asking and sayingwhat things are

This, that, these, and

those

Personalpossessions

Loan words

Sounds: pronouncing words,/ae/,/o/,/i/Listening: listening and

readingSpeaking: asking and saying

what things are in theclassroom, playing Word Bingo

Progress check

lessons

Revision Wordcategories

quiz

11 How much arethey?

The price ofclothes andother items

Talking about prices

Position of adjectives

The definite articlethe

Clothes

Money

Sounds: stressing words in

sentences

Listening: listening andcorrecting a conversation,listening for specific

information to complete achart

Speaking: comparing prices12 Where are

Janeskeys?

Personalpossessions

Prepositions of place

in, on, underPossessives

Personal

possessionsFurniture

table, chair

Sounds: pronouncing wordsListening: listening andmatching

Speaking: asking and sayingwhere things areWriting: writing sentences

saying where things are in a


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picture

13 Weve gotthree childrenTalking aboutfamilies

Have got

Possessive adjectives:our, your, their

Members of

the family

Reading: reading and

matching, completing a chartListening: insertingsentences

Sounds: /Speaking: talking aboutfamilies, completing a chart

14 Shes got fairhair and blueeyes

Appearanceand character

Talking aboutappearance andcharacter

Has got

Adjectives todescribeappearance

and characterColours

Modifiers

quite, very

Speaking: describing peopleListening: listening andfollowing a conversation

Reading: completing charts,reading and matchingWriting: writing about your

family

15 Stand up!Instructions in

the classroom

Imperatives Features of aroom

Personalpossessions

Listening: listening andfollowing instructions

Sounds: stressing words insentences, pronouncinginstructions

Reading: reading andchecking comprehensionWriting: writing instructions

for a Students Charter

16 We live in aflat in Florence

Where people

live and work

Present simple:

regular verbs I, we,

you, they

Prepositions of place:in, to

Places where

people live

and work

Sounds: pronouncing words,


matching

Listening: listening andcheckingReading: reading andanswering a game Whats

my name?

Writing: writing your ownWhats my name?, writing

about where you live.

17 Whats thetime?

Meal times indifferent

countries

Telling the time (1)Present simple: have

Prepositions of time:at, in

MealsTimes of the

day: hours

Listening: listening andreading

Reading: Reading andcompleting a chart

Speaking: talking aboutwhen people around the worldhave meals

18 I dont likeMondaymorningsWeekly

routines

Present simple:

negativesPreposition of time:on

Days of the

weekRoutineactivities

Sounds: pronouncing days of

the week, pronouncingexpressions of timeReading: reading and

matching


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Writing: writing about weekly

routinesSpeaking: talking about

weekly routines

19 Do you likerunning?

Likes anddislikes

Yes/noquestions andshort answers

Sports Sounds: pronouncing wordsListening: completing a

chart, putting sentences in theright orderWriting: completing a

conversationSpeaking: finding peoplewho like and dont like sports

20 She likes herjobDaily routines

Telling the time (2)Present simple: he,she, it

Times of theday: quarterpast/to, half

pastRoutineactivities

Speaking: talking aboutroutine activities, deducinginformation about someone

Reading: reading andmatching, reading andcompleting sentences

Listening: listening andchecking, listening for specific

information

Writing: writing a paragraphabout two peoples dailyroutines

Progress check

lessons

11-20

Revision Wordcategories

quiz

Sounds: stressing syllables inwords, stressing words in

sentencesListening: listening to a song

Three Little Birds

21 Does she goto work by

boat?Transport in

cities

He, she, it

Yes/noquestions and

short answersBy

Means of

transport

Sounds: pronouncing words

and sentences

Reading: reading andcompleting a chart

Listening: listening andcompleting a chart

Speaking: acting out

conversations, completing aquestionnaire on how people

get to work22 What do they

eat inMorocco?

Food and

drink indifferent

countries

Present simple: Wh-questions

Food anddrinkFood from

different

countries

Reading: reading andmatching, completing a chartListening: listening and

checkingWriting: writing a paragraphabout food and drink

Speaking: talking about food


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and drink

23 I dont likelying on thebeachHoliday

activities

Like + ing

Present simple:negatives

Holiday

activities


checking comprehensionListening: listening andcompleting a chart

Speaking: asking and

answering questions aboutholiday

Writing: writing about yourpartners holiday

24 Theres atelephone inthe hall

Homes

There is/are

Any

Rooms of the

houseFurniture

Sounds: pronouncing words

Reading: reading andchecking comprehensionListening: listening to a

commentary, listening anddeducingSpeaking: describing a room

in your houseWriting: writing a descriptionof a room in your house

25 I usually havea partyBirthday

celebrations

Present simple:adverbs of frequency

Months of theyearOrdinal

numbers

Sounds: pronouncing wordsReading: reading andanswering questions

Listening: listening andcompleting a chartSpeaking: asking and

answering questions aboutbirthday

26I can cookAbilities forjobs

Can for ability Abilities egcook, draw,drive,sing

Sounds: pronouncing thestrong and weak for ofcanReading:reading and makingnotes

Listening: listening for

specific informationSpeaking: acting out a job

interview

27 Can I have asandwich,

please?Restaurant

menus

Talking about foodand drink

Food anddrink

Sounds: pronouncingexpressions such as a cup of

tea, a glass of wineListening: listening and

inserting sentences, listeningfor specific informationSpeaking: acting outconversations in a restaurant

28 Wheres thestation?Finding your

way around

Asking for and givingDirections

ShopsDirections, eggo straight

ahead, turn

Sounds: pronouncing words,stressing syllables in wordsListening: listening and

matching, following a route on


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town left a mapWriting: writing a guided

tour of your city

29 Hes buyinglunch

Times and

actions aroundthe world

Present continuous(1)

Words foractions such

as buy, drive,

sit, run

Reading: reading andmatching

Sounds: pronouncing the

present continuousSpeaking: describing what

people are doing in a pictureand around the world

30 He isnt havinga bathTalking about

whats

happening atthe moment

Present continuous

(2):Negatives, questions

Nouns which

go withcertain verbs,

have, make


matchingListening: listening for

specific information

Speaking: saying thedifferences between twopictures

Writing: writing thedifferences between twopictures

Progress check

lessons

21-30

Revision Identifyingparts of

speechVerbs and

nouns which

go togetherWord

categoriesquiz

Sounds: stressing syllables inwords, stressing words in

sentences: contrastive stressListening: listening to a song

- Daniel

31 Were going toAustralia

A visit to

Australia

Present continuous(3):

Future plans

Words fortravel

Reading: reading andanswering questions


checking, listening for specificinformation

Speaking: planning a trip tosomewhere special

32 Lets go to thecinema

Making suggestions

Accepting andrefusing

Talking about thecinema and theatre

Places and

forms ofentertainment


checkingSounds: using suitable

intonation, stressing words insentencesSpeaking: making, acceptingand refusing suggestions to do

things in your town

33 Yesterday, Iwas in Paris

Weekends

Past simple (1) be:yes/no

Questions and short

Adjectives todescribe

moods and


Sounds: pronouncing the


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answers feelings, suchas happy,

cold

strong and weak forms of wasand were, pronouncing

sentencesReading: reading andanswering questions

Writing: completing apassage

34 Was she in thekitchen?A murder

mystery

Past simple (2):

yes/noQuestions and short

answers

New words

from themurder

mystery

Reading: predicting, reading

and matchingListening: listening and

checking, completing a chart

Speaking: talking about themurder mystery

35 They didnthave anycomputersTechnology

and householdgoods in thepast

Past simple (3): had Household

equipment

Sounds: stressing syllables in

wordsReading: reading andcompleting a chart

Listening: listening forspecific informationSpeaking: talking about an

anachronistic picture, talkingabout inventions and

discoveries

36 We listened tothe radio

Childhood

Past simple (4):regular verbs

Expressionsof past time

Reading: reading andmatching, correcting

sentences

Sounds: pronouncing theendings of regular verbs

Listening: listening forspecific informationWriting: writing sentencesabout yourself ten years ago

37 Picasso didntlive in SpainThe life of

Pablo Picasso

Past simple (5):

negatives

Verbs to

describe thelife of Picasso

Reading: predicting, reading

and checkingSounds: stressing words in

sentences: contrastive stressSpeaking: talking about the

life of a famous person

Writing: writing about the lifeof a famous person

38 Did you take aphotograph?Animalmysteries

Past simple (6):yes/noQuestions and shortanswers

Animals Reading: inserting sentencesListening: listening andcheckingSounds: using suitable

intonation for questionsReading: reading andanswering questions,

predicting a story


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39 We went toNew York

A visit to New

York

Past simple (7):questions, irregular

verbs

Paperdocuments,

such as bills,

ticket,receipts

Sounds: pronouncing wordsListening: listening and

readingReading: reading andanswering questions

Writing: completing a letter,writing about a visitSpeaking: checking

information

40 The end of theworld?

A short story

Tense review: present

simple, present

continuous, pastsimple

New words

from The end

of the world?


answering questions

Listening: listening andcheckingSpeaking: predicting the end

of the story

Progress check

lessons31-40

Revision Different

ways ofrecordingvocabulary

SurvivalvocabularyWord

categoriesquiz

Sounds

Listening: listening to asong- Yesterday

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