SPOKEN ENGLISH COURSE CURRICULUM

Syllabus for A1

·         Grammar: Adjectives (common & demonstrative), Comparatives & Superlatives, Adverbs of Frequency, Going to, How much/how many and very, Common uncountable nouns, I’d like, Imperatives (+/-), Basic intensifiers, Modals (can/can’t/couldn’t), Past simple of ‘to be’, Past simple, Possessive adjectives, Possessive s, Common prepositions, Prepositions of place, Prepositions of time, Including in/on/at, Present continuous, Present simple, Pronouns: simple, personal, Questions, There is/are, To be, including questions + negatives, Verb + ing: like/hate/love

·         Writing: A message to say you’re late, A noticeboard message, Text message invitation, A thank you email, An application form, An email to book a hotel, An email to confirm an appointment, An email to congratulate a colleague, Emails about studying in the UK, Instructions for a colleague, Online course introductions, Social media posts

·         Spoken: Mandatory activities (impromptu speeches, pair discussions, group debates, presentations, group & peer activities)

Syllabus for A2

·         Grammar: Adjectives – comparative, -use of than and the definite article, Adjectives- Superlative (use of definite article), Adverbial phrases of time, place and frequency – including word order, Adverbs of frequency, Articles-with countable and uncountable nouns, Countable & uncountables: much/many, Future time (will and going to), Gerunds, Going to, Imperatives, Modals-can/could, Modals-have to/should, Past continuous, Past simple, Phrasal verbs-common, Possessives-use of ‘s, s’, Prepositions of time: on/in/at, Present continuous, Present continuous for future, Present perfect, Questions, Verb+ing/infinitive: like/want-would like Wh-questions in past, Zero and 1^st conditional

·         Writing: A personal profile, An accommodation form, An email about a business event, An email cover letter, An email explaining a problem, An email to ask a colleague to do something, An expression of interest, An online discussion forum, Instructions for a colleague, Messaging to cancel a plan, Messaging to make plans, My last holiday

·         Spoken: Mandatory activities (impromptu speeches, pair discussions, group debates, presentations, group & peer activities)

Syllabus for B1

·         Grammar: Adverbs, a Broader range of intensifiers such as too, enough, Comparatives & Superlatives, Complex question tags, Conditionals, 2^nd & 3^rd, Connecting word expressing cause and effect, contrast, etc., Future continuous, Modals-might-may, will-probably, Modals-should have/might have/etc., Modals-must/have to, Past continuous, Past perfect, Past simple, Past tense responses, Phrasal verbs-extended, Present perfect continuous, Present perfect/past simple, Reported speech (range of tenses), Simple passive, Wh-questions in the past, will and going to, for prediction

·         Writing: A class forum, A professional profile, A report on a student meeting, A restaurant review, A thank-you message, An email giving holiday advice, An email to explain an accommodation problem, An email to invite someone to a job interview, Describing a bar chart, Describing charts, New year’s resolutions, Reflective writing

·         Spoken: Mandatory activities (impromptu speeches, pair discussions, group debates, presentations, group & peer activities)

Syllabus for B2

·         Grammar: Adjectives and adverbs, Future continuous, Future perfect, Future perfect continuous, Mixed conditionals, Modals-can’t have, needn’t have, Modals of deduction and speculation, Narrative tenses, Passives, Past perfect, Past perfect continuous, Phrasal verbs extended, Relative clauses, Reported speech, Will and going to, for prediction, Wish, Would expressing habits, in the past

·         Writing: A covering email, A letter, A CV, A letter of complaint, A report on working abroad, A summary of a line graph, An advert, An email to request time off, An email to your professor, An informal email to a friend, An opinion essay, Comparing two charts, Giving instructions by email

·         Spoken: Mandatory activities (impromptu speeches, pair discussions, group debates, presentations, group & peer activities)

Syllabus for C1

·         Grammar: Futures (revision), Inversion with negative adverbials, Mixed conditionals in past, present, & future, Modals in the past, Narrative tenses for experience, incl. passive, Passive forms, all Phrasal verbs, especially splitting, Wish/if only regrets

·         Writing: A music review, A proper for a digital newspaper, A report on a research study, A response to a complaint, An email explaining an incident, An email request, An email to a friend, An essay about women in science, An opinion essay, Conference bios, Describing a table, The changing workplace

·         Spoken: Mandatory activities (impromptu speeches, pair discussions, group debates, presentations, group & peer activities)