## English Exercises Project

This project stores simple English exercises for one student who is learning from a very early beginner level (A0).

### Goal

- keep all learned themes in one place
- create new exercises only from already learned grammar
- allow a little new vocabulary when tasks stay easy
- save materials in small Markdown files by theme

### Suggested structure

```text
ex/
  theme-01-basics-review/
    README.md
    grammar/
    vocab/
    mixed/
    answers.md
```

### How to use this project

1. Update `learned-themes.md` after each lesson.
2. Create a new `theme-XX-...` folder when a new topic or review block starts.
3. Put short exercises into separate files.
4. Keep instructions very easy and clear.
5. Add an answer key in `answers.md` and encrypt it with SOPS.

### Exercise design rules

- student level: literal A0 / beginner
- one small skill per task
- short instructions
- simple sentence models
- grammar only from learned themes
- new words are allowed if the task is still easy

### Current content

- `learned-themes.md` - current learned material
- `ex/theme-01-basics-review/` - first review pack with beginner exercises

### Theme exercise bank

New theme folders can follow this structure:

```text
ex/
  theme-02-to-be/
    vocabulary.md
    practice-01.md
    practice-02.md
    answers.md
```

Rules for the theme bank:

- each theme has at least 6 mini-exercises
- exercises stay at literal A0 level
- use source-inspired formats: matching, choosing, gap fill, sorting, short answers
- if a source pattern is too hard, simplify it
- if no source pattern matches the level, create a very simple custom exercise
- add `vocabulary.md` to show useful new words for the theme
- new practice tasks can include about 20-50% new words when the grammar stays easy

### Vocabulary rule

- every theme can have a small `vocabulary.md`
- use known words + some new words
- best new words: concrete nouns, colours, food, animals, classroom objects
- avoid too many new grammar words in one task