English: Level 1High-beginner1A - 30 hours8 Units

Topics Speaking

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Review. Stop and check.Unit 5

Unit 6

Sports and exercise; routines

Introductions; greetings names and titles; countries and nationalities

Introducing yourself and friends; asking about someone e.g Are you on vacation?; exchanging personal info

Occupations and workplaces; daily schedules, clock time

Describing work/school giving opinions about jobs; talking about daily schedules

Spending habits, shopping and prices; clothing and personal items; colors and materials

Talking about prices, giving opinions about prices; talking about preferences, comparing things; buying and selling things (ebay)

Music; movies; TV programs; entertainers; invitations and excuses; dates and times

Talking about likes and dislikes; giving opinions; making invitations and excuses

Families; family relations and family life

Talking about family and family members; exchanging info about what is happening in or around the present; describing family life

Asking about and describing daily/weekly routines and exercise; talking about how often you do things; talking about what you can do

Unit 7

Unit 8

Final Review

Free-time and weekend activities; vacations

Talking about past events; giving opinions about past experiences; talking about vacations (using pictures)

Stores and places in the city; neighborhoods; houses and apartments

Asking about and describing locations of places; asking about and describing neighborhoods; asking about quantities How many...? How much...?

Grammar Reading / Writing / Vocabulary

Wh- questions and statements with be; Yes/No questions and short answers with be; Contractions; subject pronouns; possessive adjectives

Reading about greeting customs around the world: Writing questions about personal information; filling out forms

Simple present Wh- questions e.g. What do you do? and statements; adjectives to give opinions: That`s interesting! My job is boring, etc.; time expressions at, in, on, around, early, late, before, after

Reading conversations, writing and vocabulary related to the topic; names of occupations: Write a description about your job e.g. part-time, etc.

Demonstratives this/that these/those; one/ones; questions How much? and Which one?; comparisons with adjectives e.g. cheaper then, nicer than; adjectives to give opinions: That`s expensive!

Comparing prices in your country and the U.S.: Reading about different ways of shopping: Vocabulary - common collocations of nouns and material e.g. leather bag

Simple present Yes/No and Wh- questions with do e.g. Do you like jazz? Who do you like?; Question What kind...?; object pronouns; modal word would for invitations; verb+to+verb for making excuses e.g. I need to study. I have to work.

Reading about famous actors/musicians: Vocabulary of music/movie/TV genres: Writing invitations and excuses.

Present continuous Yes/No and Wh- questions; statements and short answers; determiners (quantifiers): all, almost all, most, many, a lot of, some, etc.

Topic related vocabulary: Writing about your family members and your family life: Reading about an American family: Reading topic/grammar related conversation

Adverbs of frequency; questions with How? How often...? How much time...?How long...? How well...? How good...?; Short answers

Reading about fitness: Writing about favorite activities: do, go, play + sports verb phrases

Past simple Yes/No and Wh- questions; statements with regular and irregular verbs; short answers; past tense of be e.g. Were you away last weekend? It was....

Reading about different kinds of vacations: Writing a post card: Adjectives describing events: Collocations with Did, had, went, took, etc.

There is, there are; one, any, some; prepositions of place for describing where stores/buildings are; How much...? How many...? Countable and uncountable nouns

Adjectives to describe places and neighborhoods; topic and grammar related reading: Writing about where you live/describing your home: Comparing two neighborhoods

Listening / Pronunciation

Listening for personal info questions and conversation

Unstressed words- prepositions of time: Listening for and practicing pronunciation of vocabulary items

Linked sounds; linking final consonants to the vowels that follow them: Listening to topic/grammar related conversation

Intonation of Yes/No and Wh- questions: Listening to invitations; identifying musical styles

Blending with does e.g. What does she...?: Listening to people talk about their family

Sentence stress-adverbs of frequency are stressed: Listening for verb phrases, activities, listening to conversations about free-time activities and daily routines

Reduced forms of Did you...? What did you...?: Listening to topic/grammar related conversations and adjectives describing events

Reduced form of there is; linking words in there are: Rhythm, stress and intonation of target language: Listening to topic related conversations