• Introduce common expressions referring to presentations, greetings and everyday life.
• Learn the "girl" and "boy" concepts.
• Recognize the basic colors and learn their correct pronunciation.
• Introduce and practise very small vocabulary related to the family.
• Recognize numbers from 1 to 5 and then from 6 to 10, and learn their correct pronunciation.
• Learn to count from 1 to 5 and then from 1 to 10.
• Introduce some basic vocabulary related to body parts.
• Learn the "happy" and "sad" concepts.
• Practice oral comprehension through simple listening sessions related to the vocabulary of each topic.
• Introduce and practise vocabulary referring to pets, farm animals and wild animals.
• Introduce and practise basic vocabulary referring to food and drink.
• Learn the "sweet" and "salty" concepts.
• Introduce and practise basic vocabulary referring to clothes.
• Learn the "summer" and "winter" concepts.
• Introduce and practise basic vocabulary referring to means of transports.
• Graphicly introduce the vowels and learn their correct pronunciation.
• Gradually expand the general vocabulary regarding all the topics of the book.

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• Work on common expressions related to presentations, greetings and everyday life.
• Review and expand the basic vocabulary related to colours.
• Review numbers from 1 to 10 and practise counting using expressions such as: How many?, There is... / There are...
• Review and expand the vocabulary related to: body parts; animals in general; fruit, food and drinks in general; family; clothing; means of transport.
• Learn and work the vocabulary related to shapes (circle, square, triangle).
• Learn and work the vocabulary related to the home and rooms of the house (bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room).
• Learn and work the vocabulary related to meteorological weather (sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy, snowy) and repeat and expand the seasons (summer, winter, autumn, spring).
• Introduce and work on reduced vocabulary related to toys and school.
• Learn the concepts of "big” and "small".
• Introduce the prepositions of place "in", "under", "on".
• Practice oral comprehension through listenings.
• Graphically introduce the letters of the alphabet and learn their correct pronunciation.
• Gradually expand the general vocabulary regarding all the topics of the book.

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• Review the basic vocabulary related to colors and expand it, learning the concepts of "light/dark", "grey", "black/white".
• Learn and practice spelling of the vocabulary related to each topic.
• Review the numbers from 1 to 10, practicing their pronunciation and spelling.
• Introduce the alphabet and learn the pronunciation of each letter, expanding the general vocabulary.
• Practice the vocabulary related to the different types of weather, the 4 seasons of the year and their corresponding wardrobe (reduced).
• Introduce the concepts of "morning", "afternoon", "evening", "night" and their corresponding daily routines.
• Review the vocabulary related to means of transport.
• Practice and expand the vocabulary already learned (Initial 2) regarding farm animals, pets and wild animals.
• Learn and practice vocabulary related to family, including grandparents.
• Work on the expanded vocabulary related to food and drink in general, including fruits, vegetables, meats and the concepts of "breakfast", "lunch" and "dinner".
• Work on the expanded vocabulary related to parts of the body.
• To work on the expanded vocabulary related to clothing and its corresponding expressions: "I am wearing a... / What is Lisa wearing?".
• Learn the vocabulary related to school and its correspondences at the level of school materials and people involved ("teacher", "student").
• Introduce and practise actions related to school life, orally and in writing.
• Introduce vocabulary related to the house, including pieces of furniture and rooms.
• Work some daily routines associated with each room of the house.
• Practise the prepositions of place "in", "on", "under".
• Practise oral comprehension through listenings.
• Introduce vocabulary related to toys.

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• Work on the common expressions referring to introductions, greetings and goodbyes, introducing in a light way the welcome conversations with everyday life questions.
• Learn how to introduce yourself to a group, giving basic information.
• Consolidate the alphabet knowledge with emphasis on the pronunciation of each letter.
• Learn to use the article "a/an" and distinguish its use and "some".
• Learn (or review) the cardinal numbers from 0 to 20, practising their pronunciation and spelling.
• Read and understand a short text.
• Associate images and objects with oral expression and their spelling, using diverse and interactive resources.
• Write short, grammatically structured sentences.
• Learn the verb "to be" in its affirmative, negative and interrogative form; and its use in singular and plural.
• Learn the formation of the regular and irregular plural.
• Learn the possessive adjectives ("my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", "their").
• Learn the subject personal pronouns in affirmative, negative and interrogative phrases.
• Learn the use of "can/can't" to express abilities in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Learn the usage of "have got / haven't got/ has got/ hasn't got".
• Learn the use of adjectives to describe appearance.
• Learn the construction "have" + object + infinitive to express duty or purpose.
• Learn the use of the expression "Let's".
• Practice oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations and songs.
• Read interactive stories related to the vocabulary worked and about holidays.
• Work the vocabulary related to the following topics: "colours", "numbers", "family", "body", "food & drink", "home", "toys", "sports & hobbies".
• Introduce some idiomatic expressions related to the topics worked on.

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• Work on the common expressions referring to introductions, greetings and goodbyes, introducing in a light way the welcome conversations with everyday life questions.
• Learn how to introduce yourself to a group, giving basic information.
• Consolidate the alphabet knowledge with emphasis on the pronunciation of each letter.
• Learn to use the article "a/an" and distinguish its use and "some".
• Learn (or review) the cardinal numbers from 0 to 20, practising their pronunciation and spelling.
• Read and understand a short text.
• Associate images and objects with oral expression and their spelling, using diverse and interactive resources.
• Write short, grammatically structured sentences.
• Learn the verb "to be" in its affirmative, negative and interrogative form; and its use in singular and plural.
• Learn the formation of the regular and irregular plural.
• Learn the possessive adjectives ("my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", "their").
• Learn the subject personal pronouns in affirmative, negative and interrogative phrases.
• Learn the use of "can/can't" to express abilities in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Learn the usage of "have got / haven't got/ has got/ hasn't got".
• Learn the use of adjectives to describe appearance.
• Learn the construction "have" + object + infinitive to express duty or purpose.
• Learn the use of the expression "Let's".
• Practice oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations and songs.
• Read interactive stories related to the vocabulary worked and about holidays.
• Work the vocabulary related to the following topics: "colours", "numbers", "family", "body", "food & drink", "home", "toys", "sports & hobbies".
• Introduce some idiomatic expressions related to the topics worked on.

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• Work on common expressions related to presentations, greetings and everyday life.
• Practice small talk during welcomes (talk about what we've done, where we've been, what plans we have, things we like or don't like... depending on the topic to be worked on in each session).
• Learn the functions and work on the use of the question words: "what", "why", "when", "where", "who", "which".
• Learn new verbs, their meaning and pronunciation.
• Learn the use of the verb "like" with other verbs in infinitive, in affirmations, negations and questions.
• Learn the cardinal numbers up to 100 and the ordinals from the first to the twentieth, practising their pronunciation and spelling.
• Work on the reading and comprehension of slightly longer texts.
• Introduce new adjectives and work them into the superlative and comparative forms.
• Learn the most common adverbs of frequency.
• Practise the use of the present simple and present continuous orally.
• Introduce new prepositions of place: "above", "below", "opposite", "near"...
• Introducing the list of irregular verbs.
• Learn the past tense of the verb "to be" ("was/were").
• Learn the form of the past simple with regular and irregular verbs.
• Work the vocabulary related to the following topics: "colours", "numbers", "animals", "body", "health", "time", "toys", "weather", "seasons", "places", "shops", "home", "school".
• Learn to define words and associate words with their definitions.
• Introduce some idiomatic expressions related to the grammar and/or vocabulary worked on.
• Practise oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations, songs and interactive games.
• Read interactive stories related to the vocabulary worked and about parties.

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• Work on common expressions related to presentations, greetings and everyday life.
• Practise small talk during welcomes (talk about what we've done, where we've been, what plans we have, things we like or don't like... depending on the topic to be worked on in each session).
• Learn new verbs, regular and irregular, their meaning and pronunciation.
• Work on reading and comprehension of slightly longer texts.
• Learn the use of the verb "like" with other verbs in gerund, in statements and questions.
• Introduce new adjectives and use them in descriptions, in the forms of superlative and comparative.
• Learn the use of the articles "a/an", "some", "any".
• Practice ordinary dialogues in different types of commerce (shops, restaurants...).
• Introduce the use of "Have you ever...?”.
• Learn to create negative questions and phrases in the past simple, consolidating its use.
• Work on the hours (how to ask and tell hours/time).
• Review the simple past tense of the verb "to be".
• Work on the use of "can/can't" to express skills.
• Practise expressions of the daily routine and the use of collocations in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Work the vocabulary related to the following topics: "clothes", "family", "food & drink", "transport", "world & nature", "the planets", "jobs", "shopping", "sports & hobbies", "time", "daily routines".
• Work on the definitions of words and the association of words to their definitions.
• Practise oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations, songs and interactive games.
• Learn new idiomatic expressions related to the grammar and/or vocabulary worked on.

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• Practise the conversations during the welcome, asking questions and answers about tastes and preferences, habits and daily routines, things that have been done, places where they have gone, plans that they have for the future, personal information in general, according to the topic to be worked on in each session.
• Learn new verbs, regular and irregular, their meaning, pronunciation and conjugation.
• Learn or review the cardinal numbers from zero to 1,000 and the ordinal numbers from the first to the thirty-first, practising their pronunciation and spelling.
• Work on the reading and comprehension of slightly longer texts.
• Learn the use of "have got/ has got" in descriptions, using new adjectives and vocabulary.
• Learn to ask and give directions by making use of the prepositions of place.
• Learn or review the frequency expressions and use them in questions and answers.
• Learn the use of the imperative.
• Learn the use of the past continuous in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Learn the use of "going to" in future tense and "will" in future tense in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Learn the most commonly used conjunctions.
• Introduction to conditionals: "conditional 0", "conditional 1" and "conditional 2".
• Work on vocabulary and definitions related to the following topics: "body & colours" (review), "feelings", "numbers", "places", "transport", "time", "food & drink", "family", "home", "toys".
• Practise oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations, songs and interactive games.
• Learn new idiomatic expressions related to the grammar and/or vocabulary worked on.

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• Practise the conversations during the welcome, asking the usual questions and answers about tastes and preferences, habits and daily routines, leaving the students more autonomy to talk about what they have done, what they want to do, how the weekend has gone, the holidays ("What's new? / Anything special? / What did you do on the weekend? / last night? / on your holidays?")...
• Learn new verbs, regular and irregular, their meaning, pronunciation and conjugation.
• Make use of "have got / has got" in descriptions, using new adjectives and vocabulary.
• Learn new frequency expressions and use them in questions and answers.
• Learn how to distinguish homonyms.
• Practise the expression of likes, dislikes and preferences.
• Work on reading and understanding long texts.
• Work the conjugation of verbs in present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, future "will” and "going to", in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.
• Learn the use of question tags.
• Learn the construction "past simple + before + past simple / past simple + after + past simple".
• Learn the use and meaning of the manners "shall", "might", "may", "could", "can", "should".
• Learn the verbs related to the senses through the construction "like".
• Learn how to form the present perfect using the past participle in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
• Learn the use of the temporal particles "already" / "(not) yet" / "just" / "still" / "ever" / "for" / "since".
• Learn the indefinite pronouns with "some" / "any" / "no" / "every".
• Learn the use and differentiation of the tense prepositions "since" and "for".
• Consolidate the use of the conditionals: "conditional 0", "conditional 1" and "conditional 2".
• Work on vocabulary and definitions related to the following topics: "animals", "clothes", "school", "sports & hobbies", "work", "health", "weather", "world", "materials", "nationalities", "TV programmes".
• Practise oral comprehension through listening exercises related to the vocabulary and/or grammar of each topic, dictations, songs and interactive games.
• Learn new idiomatic expressions related to the grammar and/or vocabulary worked on.

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