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LIBELLATRIX COMUNICATION

Very basic students BASIC 11. Introduce oneself; greetings, day times

My name is _________. What's your name?

Hello, hi, good: morning, evening, night, afternoon. Good bye.

Morning, noon, afternoon, evening/night2. Pronouns

Subject pronouns3. What's the meaning of _________? / How do you say _______?4. The alphabet; spelling, phonics, pronunciation of consonants, vowels and

diphthongs

Usage of capital and non capital letters, spelling5. Numbers; spelling, counting, how much/many (countable/uncountable)...6. Basic vocabulary

Dictation, meanings, games and enjoyable comprehension7. Basic phrases, expressions and questions

Hello vs. Hi; How are you? vs. How you doing?

I don't know/understand- Can you explain this to me?

Can you help me please? - Of curse vs. Sure

Are you sure?

Saying sorry; being sorry for smth

Basic expressions using verbs: close, open, start, listen, look at(smth/smbd), repeat, stand up, sit down, go, answer, raise (your hand),talk, speak

8. Verb To Be

verb to be+subject pronouns

1st person sing/plural; 2nd p. sing/plural; 3rd p. sing/plural

Questions and answers practices

9. DO: as a verb / as an auxiliary10.There is/are11.This/These, That/Those12.Day times, asking for time/telling time; hours, seconds13.Wh questions; How (very basic) Grammar

explanations and interactive14.Occupations (vocabulary and forms to talk/ask about them)

practices15.Vocabulary: food16.Introducing a person or a group between each other

After this introduction, the students are able to understand words, phrases

and even grammatical structures very easily. They must start using the bookat this point and advancing acording to its program.Depending on the group's advance this introduction should last between twoand four weeks, but no more than that. Each theme should be understoodvery clearly bye the students at the end of this period.

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False beginners BASIC 2and 3

The same issues should be studied for false beginners, in order to developeskills and make corrections on any deficiencies they may have on thelanguage. It is also a goood way to identify the student's problems in

communication and grammar.The period for studying these items should be no longer than 2 weeks, and itought to be accompanied by reinforcing listenings, carefully reviwed andpracticed.

The practice of a good pronunciation is a must at this level. The readingcomprehension is also an important issue.