A1 English — Beginner

Grammar focus

• a / an + job

  Use a or an before a singular job or noun, choosing between them by the following sound.

• a/an and the

  Choose between a/an (first mention, one of many) and the (known, specific).

• Adverbs of frequency

  Use adverbs of frequency and place them correctly in the sentence.

• Asking questions in English

  Form common A1 questions correctly with be, do/does and question words, using the right word order.

• can / can't (ability)

  Use can and can't to talk about ability.

• can for possibility and permission

  Use can to talk about what is possible and what is allowed.

• Countable and uncountable nouns

  Tell countable nouns (an apple, apples) from uncountable nouns (rice, water) and use a/an, some and plurals correctly.

• Describing people, places and things

  Describe people, homes and places using there is/there are, have got, prepositions of place and this/that.

• have got / have (possession)

  Use have got and have to talk about family, possessions and relationships.

• How much...? / How many...?

  Ask about quantity with How much (uncountable) and How many (countable).

• Imperatives

  Use imperatives to give instructions and directions.

• like / love / hate + -ing

  Say what you like, love and hate doing using the -ing form.

• much / many / a lot of

  Use much, many and a lot of to talk about quantity.

• Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

  Use object pronouns after a verb or a preposition.

• Plural nouns (regular and common irregulars)

  Form regular plural nouns and recognise common irregular plurals.

• Possessive 's

  Use 's with a person or name to show possession.

• Possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her)

  Use the possessive adjectives my, your, his, her before a noun to say who something belongs to.

• Prepositions for directions

  Use prepositions of place and movement to say where places are and how to move.

• Prepositions of place

  Use common prepositions of place to say where things are.

• Prepositions of time: at / on / in

  Use at, on and in to say when something happens.

• Present simple - the full picture

  Use the present simple accurately in affirmative, negative and question forms, with adverbs of frequency, to talk about routines and facts.

• Present simple (affirmative)

  Use the present simple to talk about habits and routines, adding -s for he/she/it.

• Present simple: negatives and questions

  Form present simple negatives and questions with do and does.

• Question words (Wh- questions)

  Ask for information with what, where, when, who, why and how.

• Questions for directions

  Ask for directions and places with fixed question patterns.

• some / any

  Use some in positive sentences and any in questions and negatives.

• Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she)

  Use the subject pronouns I, you, he, she (and recognise it, we, they) as the subject of a sentence.

• Talking about likes, ability and quantity

  Talk about likes, abilities and quantities using like/love/hate + -ing, can/can't, some/any and countable/uncountable nouns.

• there is / there are

  Use there is and there are to say what exists in a place.

• this/that, these/those

  Use this/that and these/those to point to people and things near or far.

• to be (affirmative, negative, questions, short answers)

  Use the verb be in the present - affirmative, negative, questions and short answers - to give and ask for personal information.

• would like (I'd like)

  Use would like to ask for and offer things politely.

Vocabulary sets

Teaching resources for A1