STARTERS GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES LIST

TOPIC EXAMPLE BRAINPOP ESL

Would you like an orange? Plurals 1.3.2

NOUNS Countable/Uncountable 1.3.4
Lemons are yellow.
Singular and plural including irregular plural Pat has six mice.
forms, countable and uncountable and
names I eat rice for lunch.
Anna is my friend.
Hes a small boy. Adjectives 1.1.4 1.3.2
ADJECTIVES Possessive Adjectives, Possessive S 1.5.1
His name is Bill.
Including possessive adjectives
Its a banana. Definite/Indefinite Articles 1.3.1
DETERMINERS Some/Any 1.3.4
This is an apple.
Put the hat on the boys head.
I want some milk.
These books are blue.
This is my car. Interrogative Pronouns 1.1.3
PRONOUNS Demonstrative Pronouns 2.1.2
Can you see me? Object Pronouns 2.1.3
Including demonstrative, personal, and Which is Anna? Possessive Pronouns 2.2.1
possessive interrogative pronouns and
one Yes, please. Id like one.
This is mine!
Is that yours?
Nick is happy. Present Simple Level 1: Unit 1 and Unit 4
VERBS Present Continuous Level 1: Unit 2
I dont like eggs. Can 2.1.4
(Positive, negative, question, imperative Eat your lunch! Have/Has 1.4.4 (NOT HAVE GOT!)
and short answer forms, including
contractions) Is that your sister? Yes, it is.
Present simple What are you doing?
Present continuous (not with future
reference)
The cats sleeping.
Can for ability The baby can wave.
Can for requests/permission Can I have some birthday cake?
Have (got) for possession Have you got a pen?
She hasnt got a dog.
Im colouring it now. 2.3.3 2.3.4
ADVERBS
My grandma lives here.
She lives here too.
Ive got a pen and a pencil.
CONJUNCTIONS
Put the clock next to the picture.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
We go to school in the morning.
AND TIME
Who is that man?
QUESTION WORDS
Where is Alex?
How do you spell that?
IMPERSONAL YOU
Lucy has a book to read.
HAVE + OBJ + INF
Swimming is good.
ING FORMS AS NOUNS
Lets go to the zoo! 1.1.5
LETS
I like swimming.
LIKE + V + ING
There is a monkey in the tree. 1.3.3
THERE IS/THERE ARE
There are some books on the
 table.
I would like some grapes.
WOULD LIKE + N OR V
Would you like to colour that
ball?
Youre eight today! Happy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Birthday!
Would you like an apple?
HERE YOU ARE
Yes, please.
Here you are.
I like football.
ME TOO
Me too.
I love hippos.
SO DO I
So do I.
This is a story about playing
STORY ABOUT + ING football.
What a good dog!
WHAT (A/AN) + ADJ + N
What beautiful fish!
Put the egg in the box.
WHAT NOW?
OK! The egg is in the box. What
now?
STARTERS TOPIC AREAS BRAINPOP ESL

Animals
The body and the face
Clothes
Colours
Family and friends
Food and drink
Numbers 1-20
Places and directions
School
Sports and leisure
Time
Toys
Transport
Weather
Work
The world around us