A1 - Elementary
Main teaching material
Česky krok za krokem 1
Division of the course
A1-I (units 1 - 4)
A1-II (units 5 - 8)
A1-III (units 9 - 12)
Student's profile
Absolute beginner who has never studied the language or only minimally.
Aim of the course
At the end of level A1 the student will be able to understand basic phrases and expressions from everyday life and will be able to use them. The student will be able to introduce themselves basically, will be able to introduce themselves and their relatives to others and will be able to ask simple questions to other people. They will understand basic communications which are linked to basic needs if the speaker speaks slowly and clearly. The student will be able to understand basic signs on notice boards in shops, in means of transport, at the doctor’s, in a restaurant and so on. The student will be able to write a brief text about a place where they live, about people they know and what they usually do.
Content of the course A1 - I
Topics
- Introducing yourself and meeting people
- Jobs and professions
- Places in town and directions
- Transport
- Food and eating out
- Family and relationships
- Describing people
Vocabulary
- Alphabet
- Numbers
- Jobs
- Places in town and transport
- Food and drinks
- Family members
- Adjectives describing people
- Phrases for introductions and ordering
Grammar
- Verbs být and mít
- -á, -í and -e verb conjugation
- Gender of nouns, adjectives and demonstrative pronouns
- Verbs jít, jet and jíst
- Accusative singular (I & II)
- Expression mít rád/a/i and constructions with mít
- Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives
- Questions with Jaký / Jaká / Jaké…?
- Expressing age
Content of the course A1 - II
Topics
- Time and making arrangements
- Daily routines
- Countries, nationalities, languages
- Housing and accommodation
- Furniture
- Free time and hobbies
- Weekend plans
Vocabulary
- Time expressions
- Countries, nationalities, languages
- Housing and furniture
- Accommodation
- Colours
- Hobbies and free-time activities
- Phrases for making arrangements
- Talking about preferences
Grammar
- Prepositions v/ve and od/do
- rád; mít rád × rád dělat
- Modal verbs
- Past tense
- Second position in a sentence
- Locative singular
- Expressing location (kde; v/ve, na, u)
- Verbs vědět, znát and umět
- Verbs taking the accusative
- Nominative and accusative plural
- Numerals jeden/jedna and dva
- Dates
- Future tense
- Expressing direction (Kam?)
Content of the course A1 - III
Topics
- The human body and health
- At the doctor’s and pharmacy
- Giving directions and visiting someone
- Shops and places in town
- Travelling and holidays
- Czech traditions and holidays
- Housework and daily chores
Vocabulary
- Parts of the body
- Health and pharmacy
- Describing symptoms
- Shops and services
- Travel and holidays
- Holiday services
- Czech holidays and traditions
- Phrases for giving directions
Grammar
- Personal pronouns in the dative and accusative
- Expressions with an object in the accusative
- Genitive singular
- Expressing direction (Odkud? Kam?) and related prepositions (z/ze,
- od, do, na, k/ke)
- „Long“ and „short“ verbs of motion (jít × chodit, jet × jezdit)
- Prefixes of motion verbs (při-, od-)
- Common verb prefixes and their meanings
- Verbal aspect (imperfective and perfective verbs)
- Future tense of perfective verbs
