Asterias 3 is divided in three large thematic units: the first unit is related to the topics of Everyday life, such as activities in the house, at school, in the city (market and shops) and with reference to past continuous and description of life in the past. The second unit is related to the thematic unit of Leisure time, with topics such as holidays, dinner at restaurants, performances (shadow theater, cinema), social gatherings (weddings, baptisms) et al. The third unit refers to the topic of Health, visit to the doctor and dentist, knowing one’s body, and expression of feelings such as joy, fear, doubt etc. The material is completed with topics of ethics and customs such as Easter, May day, national holidays, as well as literary texts.
The basic grammar is completed and approached in a way that intrigues children’s observation. The vocabulary is expanded with more abstract meanings. At the end of the book the concise grammar of 40 pages covers all the phenomena that were presented in Asterias 1, 2, and 3. The material is supplemented by a vocabulary of 2000 words and the songs of the CD in various rhythms and musical topics.
Attention! Completing Asterias 3 the students may take the exam of the Center for the Greek Language (ΚΕΓ) for the official Ellinomatheia Certificate A1 for children. The material follows both CEFR and ΚΕΓ curricula.
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