TEENS2

CEFRA2BasicUser
Thestudents

LISTENING

CANunderstandphrasesandthehighestfrequencyvocabularyrelatedtoareasof
most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family
information,shopping,localarea,employment)
CANcatchthemainpointinshort,clear,simplemessagesandannouncements.
CANusebackgroundknowledgetopredictcontent.

READING

CANreadveryshort,simpletexts.
CAN find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as
advertisements,prospectuses,menusandtimetables.
CANunderstandshortsimplepersonalletters.
CAN scan texts such as an email, a catalogue, song lyrics, receipts and tickets,
biographies,thankyoulettersforspecificinformation.
CAN use background information, background knowledge and visuals to
understandtextandtopredictcontent.

SPEAKING

CAN communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct
exchangeofinformationonfamiliartopicsandactivities.
CAN handle very short social exchanges, even though not usually able to
understandenoughtokeeptheconversationgoing.
CANuseaseriesofphrasesandsentencestodescribeinsimpletermsfamilyand
other people, living conditions, educational background and present or most
recentjob.
CANtellasimpleandshortnarrative,mostlyaboutroutines.
CANuseinteractionstrategiessuchas:
echoingtocheckunderstanding
usingintonationtosoundpoliteandtoaskandconfirm
givinginformativeanswerstokeepaconversationgoing.
askingforclarificationandrepetition.

WRITING

CANproduceacoherentpieceusingthecohesivedevicesexpectedatthislevel
CANproducethefollowingformats:
Anoteoramessage
Apostcarddescribingholidays
Aparagraphaboutfamiliartopicssuchaseverydayroutines
Ashortbiography
Anemailoraletter
Anarrative

CONTENT:

Bytheendofthecoursethestudentsshouldbeabletounderstandand
producethefollowinginadditiontothecontentslistedintheTeens1syllabus.

Functions
Describingrooms,furniture&places
Statementsandquestions

Talkingaboutpossession
Statementsandquestions

Talkingaboutregularactivities,
expressingfrequency
Statementandquestions

Talkingaboutactivitiesinprogressand
contrastingthemwithhabits

Talkinggivingpersonalinformationand
biographicaldetails
Regular&irregularverbs
Statementsandquestions

Narratingeventsdescribingsequences
ofeventsusingconnectors.

Talkingaboutcountableand
uncountablenouns
Statementsandquestions

Makingpredictions
Statementsandquestions
Givingadvice

Talkingaboutlifeexperiences
Statementsandquestions

Grammar/Exponent
Thereis/are.a/an/any+prepositions
Thereisabluetableunderthewindowin
thelivingroom

Have/hasgot
Shehasgotabrotherbutshehasntgot
anysisters

Presentsimple+adverbsoffrequency

Howoftendoeshewalktoschool?
Heusuallywalkstoschool.

Presentsimplevs.presentcontinuous
Mymotherworksinabank.Shes
workinginthekitchennow.

Simplepast
Whenwasheborn?
Hewasbornin1998

First,then,next,afterthat,finally.
So,also,oneday
Firsttheyheardaloudnoise,then

Some/any/alotof
Howmuch/many
Howmuchtimehavewegot?
Howmanysubjectsdoyoustudy?

Futuresimple
Aspaceshipwillsavethem

Should/shouldnt
Youshouldntwearjeansforthemeeting

Presentperfect:ever/never
Haveyouevereatensnails?
Yes,Ihave/No,Ihavent

Talkingaboutlikesanddislikes

Talkingaboutactionsinprogressinthe
past
Expressingpermission

Ihaveneverdrivenacar

Idontlikegettingupearly
Helovesdoingsport
Idontminddoinghomework

When/while
Iwaslisteningtomusicwhenhearrived

Can/Cant
CanIgooutnow?
Yes,youcan/No,youcant
Youcantjumponthebed

TOPICS&VOCABULARYAREAS

The list below does not provide an exhaustive register of all the areas which can be
taughtatthelevelanditissimplymeantasaguideofthemostlikelysemanticfields
the students may encounter. It is strongly recommendable that all the listed Topics
andVocabularyAreasshouldbeaddressed

Clothes
Colours
Animals
Toys
Partsofthebody
Countries&nationalities
Dailylife,freetimeandhobbies
People,familyandfriends
Personalfeelings,opinionsandexperiences
Entertainmentandthemedia
Foodanddrink
Health
CardinalNumbersto1000
Ordinalnumbers
Thehome,placesandbuildings
Schoolandstudy
Sport
Thenaturalworld
Transport,travellingandholidays
Weather
Daysoftheweek,monthsoftheyear,seasons
Workandjobs
Phrasalverbs

WRITING

A note or a message
A postcard
A short biography
An email or a letter
A narrative

Thecandidateswillbeaskedtoproduceatextofabout50wordsonfamiliarand
everydaytopicssuchas:

hobbiesandleisureactivities
describingpeople,objectsorplaces
describinganeventorholiday
givingadvice
talkingaboutplansforthefuture.
describingadayinsomebodyslife,aband,TVprogramme,etc
givinginformationaboutafamouspersonorapersontheyadmire
describingtheiridealtimetable,job,school,etc.
describingasequenceofevents.