This level is designed for students who have an understanding of the English language and are able to communicate on a grown range of known topics using learned vocabulary and phrases.
Language forcus
- Quick review of common words, numbers
- Plurals, the alphabet, pronouns and possessive adjectives
- Day of the week, saying ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ and classroom instructions
- ‘To be’ – names, countries
- Articles
- ‘To be’ – questions
- ‘This’, ‘that’, ‘these’, ‘those’
- ‘Have got’ – possessive
- Present simple, positive, negative
- He/she likes and dislikes doing something
- Activity verbs and adverbs of frequency
- ‘Can’/ ‘can’t’
- ‘A’,’an’, ‘the’ and ‘zero’
- ‘There is’, ‘there are’
- ‘Some’ and ‘any’
- ‘How much’ and ‘how many’
- Past simple; regular and irregular verbs
- Past simple; negative and question forms
- Comparatives, superlatives
- Present continuous, contrast simple and continuous
- ‘Can’ and ‘can’t’ for ability
- Question words
- Future intention: ‘going to’, ‘would like to’ and ‘want to’
- Suggestions and offers
- Infinitive of purpose
- ‘Might’ and ‘will’
- Present perfect – with time phrases
- Preposition of movement
- ‘Have to’, ‘don’t have to’, ‘can’ and ‘can’t’
Vocabulary forcus
- Numbers
- Names and countries
- Nationalities
- Jobs
- Everyday objects
- Family
- Common verbs
- Daily routines
- Activities
- Vocabulary and reading
- Food countable and uncountable
- Years, decades and centuries
- Describing films
- Shops and shopping
- Clothes
- Describing people
- Animals and nature
- Going out and staying in
- Education and careers
- Ways of communication
- Things in a town
Tasks covered in class
- Find information from documents and relay to partners
- Talk about your family tree
- Find things in common with other students
- Find an e-mail friend
- Complete a survey about transport
- Describe the differences between two cities, and countries
- Tell your life story
- Interviewing other students about arts and entertainment
- Choose souvenirs from your country and New Zealand
- Complete and describe a picture
- Devise a general knowledge quiz
- Plan a weekend away
- Find the right course
- Analyse a questionnaire
- Plan a website about your town
Real life
- Answering questions
- Classroom language
- Days and times
- Asking politely for information
- Buying a ticket
- Ordering food and drink
- Dates and other past time phrases
- Arranging a night out
- Asking for things in shops
- Street talk
- Saying quantities and big numbers
- Talking about the weather
- Applying for a cours
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