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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: |
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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). |
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To thank: thanks, thank you, thanks a lot, thank you very much. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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…? |
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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... |
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VOCABULARY |
Parts of the body |
hand; arm; foot; feet; shoulders; back; waist; hips. |
Numbers |
from 1 to 16. |
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Vocabulary related to dances |
partners; right hand partner; left hand partner; dancers; dance floor; lady; gent; centre; room; circle; a kick. |
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GRAMATICAL CATEGORIES |
Adjectives |
right-left. |
Possessive pronouns |
His/her. |
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Interrogative pronouns |
What, Where, How, Which, Who. |
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Adverbs |
Too, very, very much, only, here, there fast-slow. |
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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. |
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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…? |