Let’s Start 80

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Introduction

Let’s Start 80 is an online course, consisting of 60 units of English, and providing approximately 80 hours of study for students.

Course aims

This course is designed for complete beginner students at CEFR A0 level, helping them build the essential grammar and vocabulary necessary to begin elementary studies. It blends grammatical structures with relevant vocabulary.

Gramatyka

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

  • Use the verb “to be” in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
  • Identify and use plural forms of common nouns.
  • Identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
  • Use regular and irregular verbs in different sentence forms.
  • Form questions using auxiliary verbs “do” and “be.”
  • Use possessive adjectives to identify ownership.
  • Use the modal verb “can” to express ability.
  • Use articles with singular nouns and “some” with plural nouns.
  • Use “some” with plural countable and uncountable nouns.
  • Apply correct word order in sentences.

Słownictwo

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 120 nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Key lexical sets include:

  • Common nouns, verbs, and adjectives
  • Numbers
  • Days, months, and dates
  • Parts of the day
  • The alphabet
  • Seasons
  • Meals
  • Frequency (once, twice, etc.)
  • Simple connecting words (and, but, so, because)
  • Colours
  • Countries and nationalities
  • Clothes
  • Time and spelling

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Gramatyka: I am Ben
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 1; Numbers 1-5
  • Gramatyka: You are Ben
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 2; Numbers 6-10
  • Gramatyka: He is Pete; She is Mary
  • Revision: Revision of module 1

Module 2

  • Słownictwo: Nouns 3; Numbers 11-20; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: We are Ben and Mary
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 4; Numbers 21-30; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: They are Meg and Molly
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 5; Days of the week; Spelling
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1 and 2

Module 3

  • Gramatyka: It is a cat
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 6; Months January – April; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: I’m not Ben
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 7; Months May – August; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: You are not Polly
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-3

Module 4

  • Słownictwo: Nouns 8; Months September – December; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: We are Ben and Mary
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 9; Dates; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: They are Meg and Molly
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 10; Parts of the day; Spelling
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-4

Module 5

  • Gramatyka: Am I Ben?
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 11; Alphabet A-M; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: Are you, Is he, Is she, Is it?
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 12; Alphabet N-Z; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: Plurals
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-5

Module 6

  • Gramatyka: Are we? Are they?
  • Słownictwo: Nouns 13; Alphabet; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: I am happy
  • Słownictwo: Nouns and Adjectives; Spelling
  • Słownictwo: Adjectives and Verbs; Time; Spelling
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-6

Module 7

  • Gramatyka: I play football
  • Słownictwo: Verbs 1; Seasons; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: I don’t play tennis
  • Słownictwo: Verbs 2; Meals; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: Do you eat pizza?
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-7

Module 8

  • Słownictwo: Verbs 3; Please and Thank you; Word order; Frequency; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: I am eating
  • Słownictwo: Adjectives 1; And, but, so, because; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: What’s that?
  • Słownictwo: Verbs 4; Colours; Spelling
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-8

Module 9

  • Gramatyka: I eat vs. I am eating
  • Słownictwo: Adjectives 2; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: My city is cold
  • Słownictwo: Verbs 5; Useful words
  • Gramatyka: Questions with do or be
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-9

Module 10

  • Słownictwo: Adjectives 3; Countries and Nationalities; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: Information questions
  • Słownictwo: Verbs 6; Wordbuilding; Spelling
  • Gramatyka: Can/can’t
  • Słownictwo: Adjectives 4; Clothes
  • Revision: Revision of modules 1-10

Follow-up

Students completing the Let’s Start 80 course should feel confident in tackling any elementary course, including our Elementary Power course.

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