1st Semester
INGLÉS INICIAL (A1)
5. COURSE CONTENT: Students will learn about the following grammatical structures and communicative functions.
Unit 1: Meeting people
Competences Contents Suggested grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Part I Using full form and contractions (I
Identifying how the students am, it is vs. I´m, it´s) Written exercise Research on topics
competence read and write in Spanish Answering a few simple questions practice
Sharing course and career (Yes/ No questions with to be) Complementary
Components: expectations Responding to Wh-questions Listening projects
Inspiring learners (guest (beginning with who, what, when, practice
speaker in the classroom) where questions)
Linguistic Writing activities (E-
Class rules (a collective Using possessive pronouns and
construction)
Short mails)
Pragmatic possessive adjectives (I, you vs. presentations
Using the lab and other e-
my, your) Acting out
resources (Independent
Socio- Identifying beginning consonant Roleplays Online practice
Learning Tools- ILTs)
Saying hello and introducing sounds- sound/letter (platforms/ websites)
linguistic myself to someone (telling my relationship (s, b, t, and h) Grammar
name) Introducing cognates (using what practice/games Completing exercises
Saying good-bye students know: their mother from
tongue)
Vocabulary
.
Classroom expressions, expressions
to say hello, cognates
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Unit 2: Spelling names and words
Competences Contents Suggested topics, grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Using the English Using this/that/these/those
alphabet Describing things in the classroom, Written Research on topics
competence Spelling names (first, using there is and there are exercise
middle, last) Describing things around the parts practice Complementary projects
Components: Spelling and saying of the house, using there is and
classroom words there are Listening Writing activities (E-mails)
Describing things in the
Linguistic practice
classroom
Describing things around Vocabulary building: cognates
Pragmatic the parts of the house, Short Online practice (platforms/
Classroom vocabulary presentations websites)
Socio-linguistic Identifying beginning Acting out
Parts of the house Roleplays Completing exercises from
consonant sounds-
sound/letter
relationship (d and v); Grammar
short vowel sound (e) practice/games
Completing an
application form
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Unit 3: What´s your phone number?
Competences Contents Suggested grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Using numbers 0-20 Grammar:
(counting from 0-20) Written exercise Research on
competence Asking for and giving phone Asking questions with the practice topics
numbers
Components: Stating my name, age, and verb to be Listening practice Complementary
where I live (city, address) projects
Linguistic Asking and giving basic What´s….? Short presentations
personal information (name, Acting out Roleplays Writing
Pragmatic age, phone number, where I How old…? activities (E-
live, home address, and Grammar mails)
Socio-linguistic email address) Vocabulary practice/games
Singing short songs
Reviewing beginning Basic personal information Online practice
consonant sounds (s, b, t, h, d (platforms/
and v), short vowel /e/ and Reviewing vocabulary: websites)
short vowel /a/ cognates, spelling, and
pronunciation Completing
exercises from
1st Semester
Unit 4: Please open your books.
Competences Contents Suggested grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Reviewing number 0-20 Grammar:
Using numbers 21-100 Written exercise Research on
competence Solving simple addition and Imperative sentences practice topics
subtraction problems (plus
Components: and minus) Listening practice Complementary
Identifying Vowel sound projects
Linguistic /ae/ and contrasting /a/ and Vocabulary Short presentations
/ae/ Acting out Roleplays Writing
Pragmatic Giving commands, especially Numbers activities (E-
classroom commands Grammar mails)
Socio-linguistic (imperative sentences) Introducing the concept of practice/games
Writing short sentences verbs (open, close, look at,
(imperative) listen to, practice, work, Online practice
read, write, sit down, (platforms/
compare, etc). websites)
Checking the top 100 verbs
in English Completing
Identifying and using more exercises from
cognates
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Unit 5: When is your birthday?
Competences Contents Suggested grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Reviewing spelling and Grammar:
numbers Written exercise Research on
competence Adding, subtracting and Using prepositions for time practice topics
multiplying (using small and place (in, on, at, from…
Components: numbers) to) Listening practice Complementary
Talking about events and projects
Linguistic dates (using days of the Short presentations
week, months, seasons, Vocabulary Acting out Roleplays Writing
Pragmatic ordinal numbers, and zodiac activities (E-
signs) Days of the week, months, Grammar mails)
Socio-linguistic Identifying long vowel /i/ as in seasons, ordinal numbers, practice/games
eat/need the / ɵ/ sound as in and zodiac signs)
thank and nothing Cognates Online practice
Reading- strategies (platforms/
Identifying factual information websites)
in a text
Writing a paragraph (personal Completing
information) exercises from
Reviewing cognates, spelling,
pronunciation and right
intonation
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Unit 6: Are you Mario?
Competences Contents Suggested grammar and Face-to-face work Independent work
vocabulary
Communicative Asking/ telling the time Grammar: Asking questions Yes/No
Talking about moods and feelings and Wh-questions, from verb to be Written Research on
competence (adjectives) to other verbs exercise topics
Reviewing short vowel /a/, /ae/ y Using do/does in questions practice
Components: long vowel /i/ Short answers Complementary
Using the correct intonation in Negative sentences Listening projects
statements and Yes/No questions
Linguistic practice
Identifying the /ʤ/ sound as in
jeep and jet
Writing
Pragmatic Vocabulary Short activities (E-
Reading strategies
presentations mails)
Socio-linguistic Reviewing cognates and course Acting out
vocabulary, including 100 top
Roleplays
English verbs
Online practice
Grammar (platforms/
practice/game websites)
s
Completing
exercises from
