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.

Gramatika

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.

Žodynas

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

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

Module 2

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

Module 3

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

Module 4

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

Module 5

  • Žodynas: Adjectives, countries and nationalities, spelling
  • Gramatika: Information questions (using question words)
  • Žodynas: Verbs, wordbuilding
  • Gramatika: Can for ability
  • Žodynas: 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.