Practical English Starter
Practical English Starter is a general English course for beginner to elementary level learners that helps improve language skills and boost confidence. It is designed to improve overall English ability with a specific focus on grammar, speaking, listening and reading. Practical English Starter can be used across a range of devices, allowing for seamless mobile study.
Students who have completed Practical English Starter should progress to Practical English 7.
- Level: CEFR A1
- Number of Lessons: 56 (Digital); 48 (Blended)
- Lesson Duration: Approx. 40 mins (Digital); 60 mins (Blended)
- Key Content: Business; Everyday life; Leisure and entertainment; People and relationships; Nature and the environment; Society; Travel and transportation
About Practical English Starter
Building Confidence
The lessons are organized in a cyclical syllabus that allows learners to build their confidence with carefully graded reading and listening texts, moving from easy to more difficult.
Every four lessons, learners get a chance to show what they have learned in a simple role-play activity based on an everyday survival situation.
Short, focused pronunciation and speaking exercises allow learners to record their voice and focus on the stress and intonation of core vocabulary.
Students are exposed to a wide range of accents from around the English-speaking world to help prepare them for travel, or to help them progress to a pre-intermediate level of English and further study.
Practical English Starter offers:
- 56 content rich-lessons at A1 level covering a range of topics presenting language in day-to-day situations.
- A suggested learning path that helps beginner-level students focus on a specific topic and practice grammar, speaking, listening and reading
- A wide range of exercise types, with illustrations and photographs, to provide interest and aid comprehension.
- Material that includes a variety of accents from both English and non-English speaking countries
- Detailed feedback on each activity plus a full grammar reference to support learning and review.
- End-of-lesson tests to measure progress.
Lesson Flow
Vocabulary is presented with visual and audio support, followed by short matching activities.
Students are given clear feedback on why an answer was right or wrong so they can monitor their own learning.
Practice involves using both listening and writing skills to complete a natural, everyday situational dialog
Vocabulary is presented with visual and audio support, followed by short matching activities.
