General English Course at Beginner Level A1 Language skills and systems covered

The tables below show the different language skills and systems (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) covered in each unit of the Navigate book at CEFR level A1 (Beginner) which is the coursebook used for the General English Course at Beginner Level.

The programme below is a sample programme as our teachers use supplementary material from other books to cover different areas of language related to the topic of each lesson.

1 First meetings		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Introduce yourself Ask questions with be Say countries and numbers 1-10 Talk about where you’re from Say the alphabet Use question words Say hello and goodbye Fill in a form	1.1 On business or holiday?	Verb be (I/you)	Introduction		Listening recognizing questions
	1.2 Where are you from?	Verb be (we/you)	Numbers 1-10 Countries	Saying names of countries	Reading recognizing proper nouns
	1.3 How do you spell that?	Question words		The alphabet
	1.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking hello and goodbye Writing filling in a form
	1.5 Video At the hotel Review

2 Questions		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use singular and plurals forms Say numbers 11-100 Talk about jobs Use the verb be (he/she/it/they) Use subject pronouns Use prepositions of place Tell the time Write a blog	2.1 What’s this in english?	this/that/these/those Verb be (it/they)	Objects p16 Regular plural nouns Numbers 11-100	word stress: -teen and -ty	Listening understanding singular and plurial
	2.2 What’s your job	Verb be (he/she/it/they)	Jobs	word stress: jobs	Reading understanding pronouns (1) Video Vox pops 1 & 2
	2.3 Where are they?	Subject pronouns	Prepositions of place in, on, near/next to
	2.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking the time Writing a blog
	2.5 Video Witney Antiques Review

3 People and possessions		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use adjective + nouns phrases Talk about possessions with have got Ask and answer about possessions using have got Use opposite adjectives Use possessive determiners and possessive’s Talk about family Use everyday expressions Write a social media message	3.1 My neighbours	have got, has got	Adjective + noun phrases (1) Irregular plurals		Reading identifying key words
	3.2 Possessions	have got negatives and questions	Opposite adjectives	stress in yes/no questions and answers
	3.3 Family	Possessive determiners ( my,his,our,…) Possessive’s	Family		Listening understanding final’s Video Vox pops 3
	3.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking using everyday expressions Writing an informal email
	3.5 Video A gadget-free life

4 My life		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use present simple positive with common verbs Talk about your life Use the present simple negative Talk about journeys Ask present simple yes/no questions Talk about your day Ask for things in a shop Write an informal email	4.1 About me	Present simple positive	Common verbs	present simple with he/she/it	Reading understanding verb phrases
	4.2 Journeys	Present simple negative	Transport		Listening understanding positive and negative contractions
	4.3 My day	Present simple yes/no questions	Daily activities Verb + noun phrases	stress in present simple yes/no questions and answers	Video Vox pops 4
	4.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking in a shop Writing an informal email
	4.5 Video A day in the life of a journalist

5 Style and design		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use adverbs of frequency Talk about clothes Ask Wh-questions Talk about a building you like Use the present simple Talk about style and fashion Ask for and give travel information Make arrangements by text	5.1 Clothes style	Adverbs of frequency	Colours and clothes	word stress: clothes	Reading and, but, because
	5.2 Amazing architecture	Wh- questions	Adjectives		Listening understanding chunks
	5.3 Styles around the world	Present simple – all forms	Parts of the body Very/really + adjective	plural forms	Video Vox pops 5
	5.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking asking for and giving travel information Writing making arrangements by text
	5.5 Video Architecture in Amsterdam

6 Places and facilities		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use there is/there are Talk about places in a town Talk about hotel facilities Ask questions with Is there…? / Are there…? Use each and all the Describe rooms and furniture Explain problems Write a hotel review	6.1 Two towns	there is/they are	Places in a town Recording vocabulary
	6.2 Is there Wi-fi ?	Is there…?/Are there…?	Hotel facilities	Is there…?/Are there…?	Listening understanding where and when
	6.3 Has each flat got a kitchen?	each and all the	Rooms and furniture	linking (1)	Reading words that look similar Video Vox pops 7
	6.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking explaining problems Writing a hotel review
	6.5 Video House searching

7 Skills and interests		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use can and can’t Talk about your abilities Use can to ask and answer about abilities Use adverbs of manner Use like + -ing Talk about your hobbies Make simple requests Write a post on a social media website	7.1 She can paint	can/can’t	Skills Abilities	Sentence stress: can, can’t	Listening the schwa sound /e/
	7.2 Can you help?	Can you…?	Adverbs of manner	can,can’t in questions and statements	Reading scanning for specific information
	7.3 I like going out	like + -ing	Hobbies like/love/hate + -ing	linking vowels with /w/ or /j/	Video Vox pops 7
	7.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking simple requests Writing a post on a social media website
	7.5 Video An usual hobby

8 Our past		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use the verb be in the past Talk about your life then and now Use past simple regular verbs to talk about the past Describe a past life Use object pronouns Tell a story about a photo Use expressions for special occasions Show interest Write a biography	8.1 When we were seven	Verb be past simple	Dates	was and were
	8.2 Lives from the past	Past simple regular verbs	was born/died	regular past simple endings	Listening past or present Video Vox pops 8
	8.3 Special moments	Object pronouns	Past time expressions	linking (2)	Reading understanding pronouns (2)
	8.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking expressions for special occasions Writing a biography
	8.5 Video The Wright siblings

9 Unusual stories		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use past simple irregular verbs Talk about a memory Use past simple negatives and questions Use common verb phrases Use ago to say when something happened Talk about the last time Talk about the weather Write a review of an event	9.1 Happy moments	Past simple irregular verbs	Adjective + noun phrases (2)
	9.2 A good excuse	Past simple negatives and questions	Verb phrases (1)	Sentence stress	Listening words that sounds the same
	9.3 New stories	ago	Words from context	Word stress in two-syllable works	Reading guessing meaning from context Video Vox pops 9
	9.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking the weather Writing a review of an event
	9.5 Video Whatever the weather

10 New places, new projects		GRAMMAR	VOCABULARY	PRONUNCIATION	LISTENING/READING	SPEAKING/WRITING
Use going to for future plans Talk about a future project Ask and answer questions using going to Talk about a life change Use would like + noun/verb Talk about a cafe Order food and drink Write invitations and thank-you note	10.1 We’re going to raise £5.000	going to positive and negative	Future time expressions	going to	Reading identifying the subject
	10.2 A new life	going to questions and short answers	Verb phrases (2) Propositions of time
	10.3 Cafe cities	would like	Cafe food	silent letters	Listening identifying words in connected speech p101 Video Vox pops 10
	10.4 Speaking and writing					Speaking ordering food and drink Writing invitations and thank-you notes
	10.5 Video A New York cafe

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