A2 English — Elementary

Grammar focus

• a few / a little

  Use a few and a little to talk about small quantities.

• Adverbs of manner

  Use adverbs of manner to say how someone does something.

• as ... as

  Say two things are equal with as ... as, or not equal with not as ... as.

• be going to (plans and intentions)

  Use be going to to talk about plans and intentions for the future.

• been vs gone

  Choose between been and gone with the present perfect.

• can / can't for permission

  Use can and can't to ask for, give and refuse permission, and to talk about rules.

• Choosing the future form

  Choose between be going to, the present continuous and will for different future meanings.

• Comparative adjectives

  Compare two things with comparative adjectives and than.

• Connecting ideas: and, but, so, because, when

  Join ideas with and, but, so, because and when.

• Countable and uncountable nouns

  Tell the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and use a/an, some and any correctly.

• ever and never

  Use ever in questions and never in negatives with the present perfect to talk about experiences.

• have to / don't have to

  Use have to and don't have to to talk about necessity and no necessity.

• just, already, yet

  Use just, already and yet with the present perfect to talk about recent actions.

• much / many / a lot of

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

• must / mustn't

  Use must for strong obligation and mustn't for prohibition.

• Past continuous vs past simple (when / while)

  Contrast the past continuous (background) and past simple (completed action), linked with when and while.

• Past continuous: form and use

  Use the past continuous (was/were + -ing) to describe actions in progress at a time in the past.

• Past continuous: questions and negatives

  Form past continuous questions and negatives with was/were and wasn't/weren't.

• Past simple and present perfect (review)

  Choose between the past simple and the present perfect.

• Past simple: irregular verbs

  Use the past simple of common irregular verbs correctly.

• Past simple: questions and negatives

  Make past simple questions and negatives with did and didn't plus the base verb.

• Past simple: regular verbs

  Form the past simple of regular verbs by adding -ed, with correct spelling.

• Past simple: was / were

  Use was and were to talk about the past with be, in statements, negatives and questions.

• Present continuous for future arrangements

  Use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) for fixed future arrangements with other people.

• Present perfect: experiences

  Use the present perfect (have/has + past participle) to talk about life experiences without saying when.

• Present simple and present continuous (review)

  Choose between present simple and present continuous.

• should / shouldn't

  Use should and shouldn't to give advice.

• Superlative adjectives

  Say which is the most or least in a group with superlative adjectives and the.

• Talking about the future: going to, will, present continuous

  Talk about future plans, decisions and arrangements.

• Telling a story: time linkers

  Order events in a story with time linkers such as first, then, after that, later, suddenly and in the end.

• too and enough

  Use too and enough to say something is more or less than needed.

• will (predictions, offers and decisions)

  Use will for predictions, offers and decisions made at the moment of speaking.

Vocabulary sets

Teaching resources for A2