Curricula

PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION

To greet people formally and informally.
To say goodbye.
To introduce oneself.
To ask for clarification.
To thank, to apologize.

SOCIAL
LANGUAGE

To ask and answer personal information questions (country, state, age, date of birth).
To name the months and count numbers from 1 to 1 000000.
To name the ordinals 1st – 10th.
To name countries and nationalities.

FAMILY

To identify family members, speak about family relations.
To ask questions about family.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

To define the job titles.
To talk about professional background.
To ask about other peoples’ occupations.

SHOPPING FOR FOOD

To identify food items.
To name the colours.
To name items of measure and weight.
To ask for food and their price, make shopping lists, select and buy food.
To locate places where to buy food.

AT A RESTAURANT

To express likes and dislikes.
To order food in a restaurant.
To complain in a restaurant.
To ask for the bill.
To make a reservation on a phone.
To ask and buy drinks and snacks at the bar.

TYPICAL DAY

To tell the time.
To name the days of the week.
To name everyday activities.
To describe one’s day.

HOBBIES

To talk about people’s hobbies and make plans for the free time.

TRANSPORTATION

To request information about different means of transport.
To buy tickets.
To have a small talk in a bus, train or plane.
To order a taxi.

DIRECTIONS

To identify essential public and service institutions in town.
To say where objects are located.
To give and follow directions.

HEALTH

To name the body parts and describe one’s physical condition.
To buy medication at the drugstore.
To give advice.
To make appointments.

CLOTHING

To name items of clothing.
To describe different patterns.
To inquire about sizes and conditions of clothes.
To buy clothes.
To make complaints.
To make compliments.
To describe people’s appearance.

HOUSES AND HOMES

To identify pieces of furniture.
To describe an apartment or a house.
To select and rent an apartment.
To inquire about a hotel room.
To locate the rooms in a building.
To name the ordinals 11th – 100th.

WEATHER

To describe the weather and to understand weather news on the radio, on the Internet and in the newspapers.
To name the seasons.

TELEPHONE

To leave and receive messages over the phone.

AT THE
HAIRDRESSERS

To get hair cut.

FEELINGS

To describe one’s emotional state, feelings and attitude towards others.

POST-OFFICE

To identify and pay postage, address envelopes and packages.
To send and pick-up packages.
To start and end a letter.

EMERGENCIES, ACCIDENTS, SAFETY

To report accidents to the police, fire department and the ambulance.

THEATRE, MUSIC, CINEMA, TV

To get information about theatre, cinema, TV and concert programs.
To book and buy tickets.
To understand TV programs.

TRAVELLING

To speak about different places in the world.
To speak about different countries, nationalities and languages.
To characterize people.

ESTONIAN HOLIDAYS

To identify Estonian holidays and talk about the traditions associated with them.