LESSON PROGRAMME PRE-INTERMEDIATE A2 OPEN ALL LANGUAGES

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1 2016 LESSON PROGRAMME PRE-INTERMEDIATE A2 OPEN ALL LANGUAGES

2 PRE-INTERMEDIATE A2 PRESENT, PAST & FUTURE... 4 REVISE FIRST LESSONS LESSON 6 A1/A2 => QUESTIONS & NEGATIVES... 4 LESSON 7 A1/A2=> IRREGULAR VERBS... 4 LESSON 8 A1/A2=> FUTURE... 4 LESSON 9 A2/B1=> PRESENT & PAST REVIEW... 4 ARTICLES, NOUNS, PRONOUNS & DETERMINERS... 4 LESSON 11 A1/A2=> ARTICLES & NOUNS... 4 LESSON 12 A1/A2=> COUNT & UNCOUNT NOUNS... 4 LESSON 13- A2/B1=> ARTICLES & NOUNS... 5 LESSON 14 A2/B1=> PRONOUNS... 5 PREPOSITIONS... 5 LESSON 16 A1/A2 => COMMON PREPOSITIONS... 5 LESSON 17 - A1/A2=> MORE PREPOSITIONS... 5 PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST... 5 LESSON 18 A2/B1=> PRESENT PERFECT... 5 CONJUCTIONS AND PREPOSTIONS... 5 LESSON 22 A1/A2=> CONJUNCTIONS... 5 ING & THE INFINITIVE... 5 LESSON 25 A1/A2=> -ING & THE INFINITIVE PART MODALS... 6 LESSON 32 - A1/A2=> MODALS LESSON 33 A2/B1=> MODALS CONDITIONALS... 6 LESSON 36- A2/B1=> 0 & 1 ST CONDITIONALS... 6 PASSIVE & REPORTED SPEECH... 6 LESSON 41 - A2/B2=> SIMPLE PASSIVE... 6 ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, INTENSIFIERS... 6 LESSON 43 - A1/A2=> ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES... 6 LESSON 44 - A1/A2=> COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES... 6 LESSON 45 A2/B1=> ADVERBS... 6 LESSON 46 A2/B1=> ADJECTIVES & INTENSIFIERS... 6 LESSON 47- A2/B1 COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES PHRASAL VERBS... 7 LESSON 50 A2/B1=>... 7 CONVERSATION LESSONS A1-A DESCRIBING PEOPLE TIMES & DATES... 8 FRIENDS & FAMILY... 8 WORK & JOBS... 8 NATIONALITIES & COUNTRIES... 8 HOBBIES, FREETIME & FAMILY LIFE... 8

3 FOOD & DRINK... 8 SHOPPING... 8 DIRECTIONS... 8 TRANSPORT... 9 HOLIDAYS & FESTIVITIES... 9 CONVERSATION A2/B1 =>... 9 DESCRIBING PEOPLE & OBJECTS... 9 VOCATION & EDUCATION... 9 DESCRIBING ROOMS & OBJECTS... 9 TRAVEL & SERVICES... 9 DESCRIBING PLACES... 9 DESCRIBING PAST EXPERIENCES & EVENTS... 9 LIFESTYLE BREAKING NEWS... 10

4 LESSON PROGRAMME GRAMMAR LESSONS PRESENT, PAST & FUTURE REVISE FIRST LESSONS Present Simple 5. Present Continuous 6. Past Simple 7. Future: Going to + infinitive LESSON 6 A1/A2 => QUESTIONS & NEGATIVES - Questions and negatives - Yes no questions - WH Questions - Indirect questions - Negatives LESSON A1/A2=> IRREGULAR VERBS - Forms: Present simple, Past Simple, past participle LESSON 8 A1/A2=> FUTURE - Will / shall - Future time: Will and going to - Present Continuous for future arrangements: I m seeing her at 11:00 tonight - SPEAKING: Talking about future plans and arrangements and ; what will the weather be like tomorrow? LESSON 9 A2/B1=> PRESENT & PAST REVIEW - Review of Simple past and present continuous - WH questions and negatives in the past - Past Continuous (all forms) - Used to ARTICLES, NOUNS, PRONOUNS & DETERMINERS LESSON 11 A1/A2=> ARTICLES & NOUNS - a/an/the: use of the - Which & what? - Possessives: Possessive adjectives/pronouns and the s / s forms. LESSON 12 A1/A2=> COUNT & UNCOUNT NOUNS - How much/many - There /is(n t)/ are(n t) - a/an/some/any. - Some / a few / a lot of / lots of

5 - Common Countable and uncountable noun LESSON 13- A2/B1=> ARTICLES & NOUNS - common problems with count/uncount nouns - Zero article with countable and uncountable nouns: She has blond hair; I love pizza; I ve got bad news; who wants coffee? - A few and few, A little and little - Graded Quantifiers: Many/Much - More Most - Quantifiers with Countable & Uncountable nouns LESSON 14 A2/B1=> PRONOUNS - Subject and object pronouns - Subject pronouns - There/it/they - Direct and indirect pronouns - her friends/to my friends - Reflexive pronouns - myself/themselves LESSON 16 A1/A2 => COMMON PREPOSITIONS PREPOSITIONS - Common Prepositions: at, to &from - Prepositions of time: including in/on/at - Prepositions of place - Adverbials of place Location: in/at/on including under, behind etc. - Speaking: Describing rooms, house etc LESSON 17 - A1/A2=> MORE PREPOSITIONS - Adverbials of place extended: direction, distance - Prepositional phrases: place, time and movement - Adjective + preposition LESSON 18 A2/B1=> PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST - Present perfect 1: He has lost his wallet; have you got your results; Have you ever?; She hasn t been to Scotland. - Present perfect vs past simple: I have done / I did - For and since; When? and How long? - SPEAKING: Storytelling & describing past activities - (have you ever?) LESSON 22 A1/A2=> CONJUNCTIONS - and but or nor so then yet - Because LESSON 25 A1/A2=> -ING & THE INFINITIVE PART 1 CONJUCTIONS AND PREPOSTIONS ING & THE INFINITIVE - Gerunds: Walking is the best exercise; he goes jogging every morning - Verb + -ing/infinitive: like / want would like

6 - To + infinitive - express purpose: I go jogging to get fit; I went to the post office to buy stamps - Verb + to + infinitive: She wants to go home now; I forgot to lock the door - Speaking: likes and dislikes - Speaking: likes and dislikes LESSON 32 - A1/A2=> MODALS 1 MODALS - Can, could and (be) able to - Can/could/would you? (requests, offers, permissions and invitations) - Speaking: Making requests, Restaurants, reservations etc. LESSON 33 A2/B1=> MODALS 2 - Must and can t; Have to; should - May and might - Possibly, probably, perhaps - Speaking: Making requests / suggestions, giving advice etc. LESSON 36- A2/B1=> 0 & 1 ST CONDITIONALS CONDITIONALS - 0 & 1 st conditionals: If I stay in the sun, I get a headache; If I fail my exams, my father will be angry. - SPEAKING: What happens if you? LESSON 41 - A2/B2=> SIMPLE PASSIVE - Introduction to passive: (is done /was done) LESSON 43 - A1/A2=> ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES PASSIVE & REPORTED SPEECH ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, INTENSIFIERS - Review of basic adverbs of frequency: always, sometimes, never. - Common adjectives: she is wearing a red skirt / That s a beautiful house. - Demonstrative adjectives: This, that / those, these. - Describing things: It s green and it s made of plastic: It s small, round and made of rubber. LESSON 44 - A1/A2=> COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES - Comparative, superlative adjectives: Taller, better/biggest, oldest. - Very basic intensifiers: Very / really. LESSON 45 A2/B1=> ADVERBS - Adverbs of Frequency: Have you ever /he often/usually/always/ hardly ever carries a bag. - Simple adverbs of place, manner, time: everywhere, quickly, tomorrow etc. - Spelling, word order - Order of adverbs LESSON 46 A2/B1=> ADJECTIVES & INTENSIFIERS - Adjectives ending in ed & -ing: really boring / really amusing /really exciting /already excited.

7 - Basic intensifiers: Quite / so / a bit, - Too, so, such, enough - Use of as and like LESSON 47- A2/B1 COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES 2 - Comparative Use of than: This book is more interesting than / My sister is much older than... - Superlatives. - Use of definite article and preposition phrases: The fastest mammal in the world/ the quicker we finish, the sooner we can go home. LESSON 50 A2/B1=> - Phrasal verbs 1 Introduction - Common phrasal verbs: - Phrasal verbs Extended: PHRASAL VERBS

8 DESCRIBING PEOPLE 1 CONVERSATION LESSONS A1-A2 - Revision: To have - Describing people & things TIMES & DATES - Expressing numbers, decimals etc - Giving telephone numbers - Telling the time - Talking about dates FRIENDS & FAMILY - SPEAKING: Talking about friends and family - Revision on describing people - VOCABULARY: adjectives describing relationships, family members, relatives etc. - In my family there are my mother, my father, my two sisters and me / I. My sister is 10 years old. I have three cousins and nephew. WORK & JOBS - SPEAKING: talking about what you do and where you work. - VOCABULARY: I m a student / unemployed / retired. My father is a carpenter, my mother is a housewife. I m looking for a job etc. NATIONALITIES & COUNTRIES - SPEAKING: Pedro is Spanish but he works in France; She comes from China but her husband is English; - VOCABULARY: Paris is the Capital of France HOBBIES, FREETIME & FAMILY LIFE - SPEAKING: Talking about what you like doing - Likes and dislikes: ing vs to infinitive - VOCABULARY: activities and hobbies with ing form. FOOD & DRINK - SPEAKING: I like fresh fruit for breakfast; Vegetables are good for you; What kind of coffee do you want?; I have a cup of tea every morning; I don t like fish - READING: British food and drink habits - GRAMMAR: to have lunch, dinner etc. - VOCABULARY: fruit, vegetables, meat, drinks etc. SHOPPING - SPEAKING: How much does this cost; I prefer blue jeans; what time do you close? Do you accept credit cards? - READING: going shopping - VOCABULARY: clothing & accessories - VOCABULARY: clothing, payment methods, numbers & prices etc. DIRECTIONS

9 - SPEAKING: The hotel is on the left; Go to the end of the street and turn right; where is the supermarket? It s straight ahead. - READING: places in the city. - LISTENING: - VOCABULARY: directions. TRANSPORT - SPEAKING: Does this bus go to the town centre? Where is the train station? My friends get the bus to work but I take the train; I usually fly to France, but sometimes I drive. - VOCABULARY: Ways of travelling; means of transport, travel services. HOLIDAYS & FESTIVITIES - SPEAKING/READING/LISTENING/VOCABULAR: Christmas, New Year, and other festivities from around the world. DESCRIBING PEOPLE & OBJECTS CONVERSATION A2/B1 => - SPEAKING: Describing people: manner and appearance: mood, height, hair/eye colour etc. Marco has blue eyes; Ekaterina is tall and slim; Mary has long blonde hair. - Describing things: It s green and it s made of plastic: It s small, round and made of rubber. - GRAMMAR: Adjective word order - VOCABULARY: Adjectives, colours etc VOCATION & EDUCATION - SPEAKING: talking about what you do and where you work; describing your day to day responsibilities etc. Your education, subject / field of study / work / research etc. - VOCABULARY: I m an accountant and I m responsible for.etc.; I m studying towards a PHD the topic of my thesis is.; I m doing a Master s of Science etc. DESCRIBING ROOMS & OBJECTS - SPEAKING: How to describe rooms. - VOCABULARY: rooms, furniture, household articles etc. This is a living room; in the living room there is a couch and a table. On the table there are plates and a vase. TRAVEL & SERVICES - SPEAKING: A return ticket to Brighton, please; you need to check in at least two hours before departure; the gate number will be announced on the monitor in the departure lounge. - READING: Travel and holidays. DESCRIBING PLACES - SPEAKING: Describe your home town or other town / city / Country etc. - VOCABULARY: Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland; it has lots of old buildings. It is famous for its castle and its architecture. - Cairo is the capital city of Egypt. It is on the banks of the River Nile. It has a population of more than 10 million people. Cairo has a rich history. DESCRIBING PAST EXPE RIENCES & EVENTS - SPEAKING: describing / what you did last weekend / a memorable day / a previous holiday etc. - VOCABULARY: Last year I went to Spain for a walking holiday. Sometimes I stayed in local mountain hostels and sometimes I slept in my tent. - Last year we went to Thailand for our holidays. We visited many interesting places. I went scuba-diving while my boyfriend went on an elephant ride. Does this bus go to the town centre?

10 LIFESTYLE - SPEAKING SKILLS: Discussing and expressing opinions on various lifestyle topics. I.e. family, friends, relationships, shopping, internet, technology, horoscopes etc.; Describing feelings & emotions. - LISTENING & READING: various depending on topic VOCABULARY: various depending on topic. BREAKING NEWS - SPEAKING: Discussing various News articles and current affairs etc. - LISTENING & READING: Gap-filler and reading exercises designed to improve listening and reading skills. - VOCABULARY: various