Let’s Start 40, Course B

Introduction

Let’s Start, Course B is an online course, consisting of 40 units of English, and providing approximately 40 hours of study for students.

Course aims

This course continues from Let’s Start, Course A, guiding students from CEFR A0/A1 up to A1, preparing them to study an elementary course. The focus is on basic grammatical forms and essential, high-frequency vocabulary.

Γραμματική

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use the verb “to be” in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative with nouns, verbs in the present participle, and adjectives.
  • Use the present simple and present continuous forms of verbs.
  • Use demonstratives, “there is/there are”, and “can” as a modal verb for ability.
  • Create questions starting with question words for information and auxiliary verbs for affirmative or negative answers.

Λεξιλόγιο

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 75 common nouns and had practice in numbers, the alphabet, and spelling.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Γραμματική: To be, interrogative, I, you, he, she, it, we, they
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Basic nouns, the alphabet, part 3, spelling
  • Γραμματική: To be + adjective
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Basic nouns, the alphabet, part 4, spelling
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives and verbs, Time, spelling
  • Revision: Material from units 1-35

Module 2

  • Γραμματική: Simple present affirmative
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, seasons, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Simple present negative
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, meals, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Simple present interrogative
  • Revision: Material from units 1-41

Module 3

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, frequency, please, thank you, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Present continuous
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives, and, so, but, because, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, colours, spelling
  • Revision: Material from units 1-47

Module 4

  • Γραμματική: Simple present and present continuous
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their, its)
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, useful words, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Yes/No questions (using do and be)
  • Revision: Material from units 1-53

Module 5

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives, countries and nationalities, spelling
  • Γραμματική: Information questions (using question words)
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs, wordbuilding
  • Γραμματική: Can for ability
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives, clothes
  • Revision: Material from units 1-59

Follow-up

Students completing Let’s Start, Course B will be confident in tackling elementary-level courses, including the Elementary Power course.