Stage 1 · A1
The sentence: capital letter and full stop
The sentence: capital letter and full stop: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and use “The sentence: capital letter and full stop” correctly.
2. Discover
Look at the six examples for “The sentence: capital letter and full stop”. Before reading the rule, notice what changes and what stays stable.
3. Understand
A written sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation. Here you are working only on statements: one complete idea, a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end.
First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Write three sentences from your own life using the target structure. Change the people, place or time rather than copying the models.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
A written sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “The sentence: capital letter and full stop” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
