Beginner lessons are ideal for students with little or no English skills. Lessons are slow and the teacher gradually introduces basic vocabulary and useful sentences, which are carefully put into a meaningful context for students. There is emphasis on repetition of words and word patterns both through reading, listening and writing exercises to make sure students consolidate their knowledge before moving on to the next level.
- The alphabet and sounds in English
- Colours
- Numbers
- Months, seasons and days of the week
- Telling the time
- Present Simple: be
- Present Simple: he/she/it
- Present Simple: I/You/we/they
- Possessive Pronouns: my/your/his/her/its/our/your/their
- This/that/these/those.
- Possessives: ‘s
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- Present Simple questions: be
- Present Simple questions: auxiliary do/does
- Present Simple: negative form
- There is/there are
- Past Simple: regular verbs
- Past Simple: Irregular verbs
- Like/love/hate + ing
- Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
- Modal Verb: can/can’t (for ability)
- Be going to
- Plurals
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Elementary students can understand the language used in everyday situations if the speaker speaks slowly and clearly. At this level the teacher will introduce simple sentences, questions and appropriate responses to those questions. Students will learn to talk about likes, dislikes, their friends and family, routines, order a meal in a restaurant, learn vocabulary related to shopping, give and ask for directions, as well as understand and write basic text. Basic grammar is also introduced at this level.
- Ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers
- Telling the time
- ‘Wh’ question forms
- Pronunciation of difficult sounds
- Pronunciation of consonant clusters
- Intonation and word stress
- Present Simple: be
- Present Simple: 3rd person.
- Demonstratives: this/that these/those.
- Frequency adverbs: sometimes, usually, always, often, hardly ever and never.
- There is/There are.
- Modal Verb can for possibility.
- Modal Verb should and shouldn’t for advice.
- Countable and uncountable nouns.
- Making Requests
- Asking for information
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- Ordering in a restaurant
- Past Simple: was/were
- Making conversation
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Giving Directions
- Present Continuous
- Definite and Indefinite articles
- Apologising
- Making Requests
- Recommending
- Adverbs of manner
- Present Perfect to talk about experiences
- Adjectives vs Adverbs
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Pre-Intermediate students can communicate in a range of everyday social and travel contexts e.g. talk with confidence, go shopping, book a hotel room. Students will learn to make conversation in English – write and understand simple written text and understand a wider range of grammar and vocabulary.
- Question forms
- Intonation and word stress
- Pronunciation of difficult sounds
- Pronunciation of consonant clusters
- Giving directions
- Past Simple
- Past Simple Passive
- Making Conversation
- Present Simple and Present Continuous
- Verb Patterns
- Future Simple
- Prepositions of place
- Prepositions of time
- Adverbs of frequency
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- The Future: Present Continuous and be going to
- Questions without auxiliaries.
- Making a phone call
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- Present Perfect + ever/never.
- Present Simple and Present Continuous.
- Modals of obligation: can, have to, must
- Giving advice.
- May, might, will
- Seeing the doctor
- Relative clauses
- Used to
- Purpose, cause and result
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Uses of like
- Complaining
- Present Perfect (+just, yet, already)
- First Conditional + when
- Giving opinions
- Reported Speech
- Second Conditional
- Requests and offers
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Intermediate students can speak English with some confidence, take part in routine conversations, write and understand simple written text, make notes and understand most of the general meaning of lectures, meetings, TV programmes, and extract basic information from a written document. At this level, the teacher will focus on accuracy as well as fluency through a selection of real listening exercises, as well as reading and writing practice.
- Question forms including subject versus object questions, and questions with prepositions
- Future Simple vs Future Continuous
- Present Perfect vs Present Simple
- Past Simple vs Past Continuous
- Past Simple vs Past Perfect
- Passive
- Narrative Tenses
- Telling a story
- Reported Speech
- Prepositions of place
- Prepositions of time
- Articles
- Future predictions: will, might, may, could, Going to, likely to
- Dealing with misunderstandings
- Modals of obligation: must, have to, should
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- Used to and would
- Reaching an agreement
- Irregular comparatives and superlatives
- Question tags
- Polite requests
- Capitalisation rules
- Linking words
- Applying for a job. (Cover letter, CVs & Job interviews in English)
- Verb patterns including the infinitive, verb + ing
- Collocations
- Persuasive Language
- Discussing opinions e.g agreeable and disagreeable language and exchanging ideas.
- Emphasis Stress
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Upper Intermediate students can use English effectively. Upon completing this level students should be able to take part in extended conversations, write and understand most text, including a simple essay, understand most of a TV programme, presentation or lecture, but not technical or theoretical information.
- Direct and Indirect questions
- Present Perfect and Past Simple
- Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
- The Passive
- Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous
- Habit and Routine: used to, would, be/get used to
- Future forms: going to, present continuous, present simple, will, shall, be likely to, might, could
- Narrative tenses
- Wishes and Regrets: I wish, if only, should have
- Articles
- Conditionals: zero, first and second + As long as, providing that, unless
- Modal verbs and phrases for obligation, prohibition, permission and ability
- Future Perfect and Future Continuous
- Quantifiers: a good deal of, little, a little, each, every, a few, quite a few, several, plenty of, lots of
- Reported Speech.
- Conditionals, second, third and mixed
- -ing form and infinitive
- Past modals of deduction
- Relative Clauses
- Participle Clauses
- Emphasis Stress
- Use of discourse when writing
- Use of discourse when speaking
- Writing: synonyms and antonyms
Advanced students can use a wide range of culturally appropriate language.
Upon completing this level students should be able to take part in lengthy conversations and discussions, write and understand most text including formal, academic and professional documents, easily understand TV, plays, films, lectures and presentations, and understand technical language.
- The continuous aspect
- Describing present and past habits
- Conditionals and Regrets
- Speculation
- Verb patterns: verb+ ing/ infinitive with to/ passive infinitive + ing/perfect infinitive + ing/negative infinitive + ing
- Noun phrases
- Relative clauses
- Making a proposal
- The perfect aspect
- Expressing hypothetical preferences
- Modal verbs and phrases
- The Passive
- Making a point
- Future forms including Future Perfect Continuous
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- Concession clauses
- Describing cause and effect
- Cleft sentences
- Participle clauses
- Exchanging opinions
- Ellipsis and substitution
- Assimilation
- Discussing ideas
- Verb tenses for unreal situations
- Adverbials of time, manner, frequency, probability and cause
- Ranting and raving
- Inversion
- Comparative structures
- Negotiating
- Academic writing
- Easily confused words
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