Language

The vocabulary that children should know in order to follow the lessons and what I would like them to learn during the course of these ten lessons is the following:

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS

 

To say hello and to say goodbye:

hello, hi, good morning, good afternoon,

bye bye, see you later, see you soon, see you tomorrow, see you on (Monday).

To thank:

thanks, thank you, thanks a lot, thank you very much.

To give and ask for information:

you (we…) have to, you (we…)should, you(I…) ought to, you can, you may…

What did you say? Can you repeat, please? Sorry? I don't understand you. Would you mind saying it again, please?

To express sensations, ideas, opinions...

I like, I don't like, I dislike, I hate, I love, I prefer, I would like, I wouldn't like…

I think, I believe, In my opinion.

To ask for and to offer things:

Can I have …? Can we borrow from you the…? Would you mind letting me have your…? May I (we)...? Am I allowed to ...? Are we allowed to...? Should I (we)...

Do you want to use my…?

To accept or refuse something:

Yes, please/ No, thanks.

Yes, you can / No you can not.

Yes, you may / No you may not.

Yes, you are allowed to / No you are not allowed to.

I'm afraid...

VOCABULARY

Parts of the body

hand; arm; foot; feet; shoulders; back; waist; hips.

Numbers

from 1 to 16.

Vocabulary related to dances

partners; right hand partner; left hand partner; dancers; dance floor; lady; gent; centre; room; circle; a kick.

GRAMATICAL CATEGORIES

Adjectives

right-left.

Possessive pronouns

His/her.

Interrogative pronouns

What, Where, How, Which, Who.

Adverbs

Too, very, very much, only, here, there fast-slow.

Verbs

to advance, to retire, to set, to stamp, to stand, to start, to step, to take, to clap, to count, to face, to go, to hold, to join, to line up, to put, to rest, to turn.

EXPRESSIONS

To advance 3 steps

To retire 3 steps

To stand besides

To stand in couples

To step/go forward (two steps)

To step/go backwards (two steps)

To step/go sideway (2 steps)

To put over

To put round

To stamp feet

To join hands in front

To hold hands in front

To set twice

To turn the lady round under (his/her),(right/left)arm.

Who is my (your) partner?

Which foot I have to move before?

Where do we have to start?

What do we have to do next?

How many steps…?