AEXALEVI Contents Children II – BRIGHT IDEAS 2 (OUP)

Core topics to be recycled from CHILDREN I: Classroom language

- The weather - The alphabet – The seasons - Commands: Please, sit down, stand up, listen, look, Do you like...? Can I have...?
Months of the year - Birthdays - Days of the week close your book, open your book Can I go to the toilet please? May I
- Colours - Classroom objects Hello. How are you today? I’m fine, thanks. And you? use...?
- Family - Toys What day is it today? Can you spell...?
- Activities - Pets & Farm animals It’s Monday! What time is it?
- Food & Drinks What’s the weather like today? What are you wearing?
- Body and Face It’s sunny /cloudy /rainy/ windy / cold / hot. Have you got...?
- Clothing Where’s your...?
- The House Whose...?
- How many…? Can you pass me…? Here you are.
Topic areas & Vocabulary Structures Sample questions for the oral exam
- New core topics: Numbers 1 to 100 Possession / Possessive adjectives: - Hello. How are you?
- Possessions: birthday presents, balloon, board game, This is his camera.
- I’m fine, thanks.
camera, chocolate, dinosaur, dress, jigsaw, necklace, This is her necklace.
umbrella, watch. Verb TO BE Questions and short answers: - What’s your name?
Are you tired? Yes, I am. - How old are you?
- Feelings: angry, happy, hungry, sad, thirsty, tired. No, I’m not. - When is your birthday?
Is he/she hungry? Yes, he/she is. - What’s your favourite time of the year?
- Jobs: builder, cook, doctor, farmer, football player, No, he/she isn’t. He’s/ She’s a cook.
- What’s your favourite sport/game?
police officer, scientist, teacher, waiter, zoo keeper. Is he/she a farmer? Yes, he/she is.
This is my train. - Who’s your favourite football player?
- Toys: bus, car, lorry, motorbike, plane, train. These are my cars. - Have you got any brothers or sisters?
There is/There are
- How many brothers/sisters have you got?
- Questions and short answers:
Is there a park? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
- What is he/she wearing?
- Places in town: castle, cinema, hospital, library, Are there any shops? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
museum, park, restaurant, shop, station, swimming Where’s the park? It’s next to the swimming pool. - How many pencils are there? / How many
pool. Describing Habits: Simple Present: Affirmative and children are there in your class?
 negative statements - What do you like doing …?
- Prepositions of place: behind, between, next to, I play badminton. // I don’t go rowing.
opposite. (above in front of, not to be tested) - Where’s the water bottle? / Where are your
Simple Present: Questions and short answers
- Healthy activities - Sports: do athletics, do Do you drink milk? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. toys?
gymnastics, do trampolining, go mountain biking, go
rowing, go swimming, play badminton, play baseball, Describing animals, their habitats and their abilities: - Do you like sports / swimming / grapes?
play handball, play rugby. Do they live in water? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
They live/ They don’t live on land. - What fruit do you like?
- Healthy activities - Break time: do exercise, drink
Does it eat meat? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.
lemonade, drink milk, eat fruit, eat sweets, go outdoors. It eats/ doesn’t eat grass.
- Can crocodiles fly?
- Wild animals: crocodile, elephant, giraffe, hippo, lion, Penguins have got small feet.
monkey, penguin, shark, whale, zebra. The lion hasn’t got a short tail,
They can/can’t… - Can a polar bear swim?
- Things wild animals do: drink water, eat grass, hunt
Describing actions now: Present Continuous
animals, like fruit, live in a group, sleep in a tree.
What are you doing? / What is he/she doing? - Which animals can climb trees / chase other
- Animal habitats: grasslands, desert, rainforest, in the I’m doing maths. He/She is writing animals?
wild, very cold places, on land,
What’s he/she doing? - What animals can’t fly?
- School subjects: art, drama, English, geography,
He’s/ She’s singing a song. - What animals live in water / on land?
history, ICT, maths, music, PE, science.
- Activities: do sport, draw, learn about space, listen to
Possession: Whose is this cap?
music, sing, write. It’s mine / yours/ his / hers/ ours/ theirs. - What is your favourite animal? Why?
- Outdoor things: backpack, cap, coat, guide book, Making offers: - What does it eat?
magnifying glass, map, mobile phone, notebook, sun Would you like a drink? Yes, please. - Where does it live?
cream, water bottle. Would you like some cherries? No, thank you.
- What is he/she doing in this picture?
Hobbies: Like / love + -ing:
- Food: biscuit, cherries, crisps, drink, grapes, orange. - What’s your favourite food?
Do you like making masks? Yes, I do. no, I don’t.
- Art & Crafts: badge, box, bracelet, cake, calendar, I like/ I don’t like making cards.
card, decorations, mask, photo frame, puppet.
Materials: colouring pens, crayons, glue, paintbrush,
paints, scissors.