FULL A2 LEVEL ENGLISH SYLLABUS (CEFR)

Here is a complete, practical A2 (Elementary) English syllabus, aligned with CEFR A2 and designed for real communication, not textbook overload.

This syllabus works beautifully for:

  • Spoken English courses

  • Schools & colleges

  • YouTube playlists

  • Self-learners moving up from A1

📘 FULL A2 LEVEL ENGLISH SYLLABUS (CEFR)

🎯 A2 Learning Goal

By the end of A2, the learner can:

  • Communicate in simple everyday situations

  • Talk about past, present, and future

  • Give reasons and opinions in short sentences

  • Handle routine social and work situations

1️⃣ Grammar Syllabus (A2 Level)

🔹 Tenses

  • Revision of Simple Present

  • Present Continuous (now, temporary actions)

  • Simple Past (regular & irregular verbs)

  • Simple Future

    • will (decisions, promises)

    • going to (plans)

🔹 Sentence Expansion

  • Positive, negative & question forms

  • Question tags (basic: isn’t it?, don’t you?)

  • Short answers

  • Word order in questions

🔹 Modals (Basic)

  • can / can’t (ability, permission)

  • should / shouldn’t (advice)

  • must / mustn’t (rules, obligation)

  • have to (daily obligation)

🔹 Nouns & Determiners

  • Countable & uncountable nouns

  • Some / any / much / many / a lot of

  • Comparative & superlative adjectives

    • bigger, more interesting, the best

🔹 Pronouns & Clauses

  • Object pronouns (me, him, her)

  • Possessive pronouns (mine, yours)

  • Relative pronouns (who, which, that – basic)

🔹 Prepositions

  • Time: before, after, during

  • Place & movement: into, across, through

  • Verb + preposition (listen to, depend on)

2️⃣ Vocabulary Syllabus (A2 Level)

🔹 Everyday Topics

  • Jobs & workplaces

  • Travel & transport

  • Health & body

  • Weather

  • Technology (basic)

  • Shopping & money

  • Emotions & feelings

  • Hobbies & free time

  • Education & skills

🔹 Verbs & Phrasal Verbs

  • Common verbs in past & future

  • Phrasal verbs (basic):

    • get up, go out, come back, look for, turn on/off

🔹 Adjectives & Adverbs

  • Personality adjectives

  • -ly adverbs (slowly, clearly)

  • Opposites (easy/difficult, cheap/expensive)

3️⃣ Speaking Syllabus (A2 Level)

🔹 Speaking Skills

  • Talking about daily routine

  • Describing past experiences

  • Talking about future plans

  • Giving simple opinions

  • Making comparisons

  • Asking follow-up questions

🔹 Functional English

  • Making requests politely

  • Giving directions

  • Ordering food

  • Making invitations

  • Accepting & refusing politely

  • Talking on the phone (basic)

4️⃣ Listening Syllabus (A2 Level)

Learners practice understanding:

  • Short conversations

  • Announcements

  • Instructions

  • Simple stories

  • Everyday accents (slow & clear)

5️⃣ Reading Syllabus (A2 Level)

  • Short articles

  • Simple news stories

  • Emails & messages

  • Advertisements

  • Instructions & notices

6️⃣ Writing Syllabus (A2 Level)

✍️ Sentence → Paragraph Writing

  • Connected sentences using and, but, because, so

  • Short paragraphs (8–12 sentences)

✍️ Writing Tasks

  • Email to a friend

  • Description of a person/place

  • Story about past experience

  • Opinion paragraph (simple)

7️⃣ A2 Essay Topics

  • My Daily Routine

  • My Favourite Hobby

  • My Last Holiday

  • My Best Friend

  • My City or Village

  • Why I Like Learning English

  • A Memorable Day

8️⃣ A2 Conversation Topics

  • Talking about yesterday

  • Talking about future plans

  • At a restaurant

  • Shopping conversation

  • Talking about health

  • Talking about work or studies

  • Asking for and giving advice

9️⃣ Assessment (A2 Level)

A learner can:

  • Speak in short paragraphs

  • Understand routine conversations

  • Write simple emails and descriptions

  • Handle daily social situations

🔟 Teaching Focus for A2

  • Move from words → sentences → paragraphs

  • Encourage mistakes + correction

  • Push learners to explain why

  • Fluency first, perfection later 😉


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