Comprehensive English course syllabus

Elementary

Learning area	Learning outcomes
Speaking	Communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar topics and activities. Simply describe family and other people living conditions educational background present job
Listening	Understand phrases and common vocabulary on common areas very basic personal and family information shopping the local area, and employment Understand the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements
Reading	Read very short, simple texts. Find specific, predictable information in advertisements prospectuses menus and timetables Understand short simple personal letters
Writing	Write short, simple notes and messages Write a simple personal letter write thank you notes
Grammar	Demonstrate elementary comprehension and use of Present Simple for habits Articles Pronouns Countable / uncountable nouns Adverbs of frequency and manner Can / could for requests Adjectives and modifiers Past Simple for simple recounts Present Continuous for things happening now Comparative and superlative Present Perfect for life events Imperatives for instructions Should for advice Have to / need to for obligation Be like for descriptions Present Simple for future facts Future Simple for future facts
Vocabulary	Demonstrate elementary comprehension and use of vocabulary to describe: Families Food and meals Clothing and shopping Prices Daily routines Personality, appearance, abilities Work and jobs Transport and travel Machines and inventions Festivals and celebrations Weather and climate
Function	Use elementary constructions to Give opinions Talk about routines and habits Talk about intentions Describe experiences Talk about feelings Make comparisons Invite Make decisions Buy things Talk about possibility and hopes Talk about rules and obligations Give instructions Make offers Give advice and suggestions Apologise

Pre-Intermediate

Learning area	Learning outcomes
Speaking	Demonstrate pre-intermediate spoken comprehension. Deal with most situations when travelling in an area where people speak English Talk about family, hobbies, work, travel and current events Talk about experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions Give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans Tell the story of a book or film and describe your reactions
Listening	Demonstrate pre-intermediate listening comprehension. Understand the main points of clear speech on work, school and leisure Understand the main point on many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or familiar topics, when the speaker speaks slowly and clearly
Reading	Demonstrate pre-intermediate reading comprehension Understand common, basic or job-related language Understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters
Writing	Write at a pre-intermediate level Write simply about familiar topics Write personal letters describing experiences and impressions
Grammar	Demonstrate pre-intermediate comprehension and use of: Present Simple Present Continuous Comparative and superlative Past Simple Past Continuous Present Perfect Going to and will for predictions and future events and spontaneous decisions Adverbs of frequency and manner Reflexive pronouns So / such Have to/ need to for obligation Present Simple Passive When / while / as soon as Must / might for deductions Be able to / good at Although / however First Conditional Used to + verb Relative clauses
Vocabulary	Demonstrate pre-intermediate comprehension and use of vocabulary to describe: Families Restaurants and leisure venues Personality and biographical information Buildings and monuments Weather Clothes and accessories Large numbers Travel and tourism Work and careers Hobbies, sports and interests Education Life changes and events Political systems and change Animals Descriptions of people, health, fitness and illnesses Types of music and concerts Household equipment
Function	Use familiar English functions at a pre-intermediate level Ask personal questions Talk about personal experiences Ask directions Describe personality Make travel arrangements Order in a restaurant Talk about preferences Express preferences Make deductions Make predictions Offer and suggesting Talk about obligation Request

Intermediate

Learning area	Learning outcomes
Speaking	Demonstrate Intermediate speaking proficiency Speak regularly with native speakers Discuss familiar topics in detail Give opinions and explain advantages and disadvantages
Listening	Demonstrate Intermediate listening proficiency Understand long speech and lectures and follow complex arguments if the topic is reasonably familiar Understand most TV news and current affairs programmes Understand the majority of films in common accents
Reading	Read at an intermediate level Read articles and reports about common topics Understand modern novels
Writing	Demonstrate intermediate writing skills Write clearly and in detail about a wide range of subjects Write an essay or report Write letters about events and personal experiences
Grammar	Demonstrate Intermediate comprehension and use of: Used to + infinitive Past Simple and Present Perfect Neither / so do I Modal verbs Reported speech First, second conditional Adverbs of manner and modifiers Relative clauses Adjectives and their connotations Present Perfect Continuous Look + adjective, look like + noun Be able to / can/ manage to Passives Past Perfect Simple Have and have got Be allowed to and be supposed to A / few and a / little Although / in spite of / despite Question tags
Vocabulary	Demonstrate intermediate comprehension and use of vocabulary to describe: Education Appearances Clothes Character Housework Holidays and travel brochures Illness Cooking Weather Furniture and appliances Types of books, films, and TV programmes Crime and punishment Political systems Family relationships Pets and animals Consumer services Hotel facilities
Function	Use intermediate English in common and important functional ways Describe location, people and things State preferences and opinions Talk about obligation Report requests and orders Give advice Make deductions Guess Talk about possibility / probability and certainty Refuse Describe faulty goods

Upper-Intermediate

Learning area	Learning outcomes
Speaking	Demonstrate advanced levels of spoken English Speak fluently without searching for language Communicate effectively in social and professional situations Give ideas and opinions and relate ideas to those of other speakers Talk about of complex subjects and develop arguments
Listening	Demonstrate advanced comprehension of English listening skills Understand long complex speech Understand most TV news and current affairs programmes Understand most television programmes and films
Reading	Demonstrate advanced English reading skills Understand long and complex factual and literary texts, with different styles Understand specialised articles and long technical instructions
Writing	Write using advanced English skills Write long, clear, well-structured text to express your points of view Write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report Write in an appropriate style
Grammar	Demonstrate upper-intermediate comprehension and use of: Habit in the Present and the Past Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple and Past Continuous and Past Perfect Question tags Will, going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous for the future Future Perfect Phrasal verbs Zero, first, second and third conditionals Wish and if only Passive Compounds of some, any, no, every Reported speech Relative clauses Conjunctions: although, despite, in spite of , otherwise, unless Modals: present and perfect Always for frequency / + present continuous
Vocabulary	Demonstrate upper-intermediate comprehension and use of vocabulary to describe: Collocations Work, working conditions Approximations with -ish Transport and exploration Phrasal verbs Crime and punishment Relationships Festivals and celebrations Connotation Homonyms Idiomatic expressions Sport and leisure Euphemisms Adverbs of manner and modifiers Geography and climate Participle adjectives Banks / money Colloquial expressions and slang
Function	Demonstrate familiarity with advanced and specialised English functions Give opinions Summarise Express regret Draw conclusions Make offers Describe cause and effect State purpose Emphasise State contrast Add information Congratulate Commiserate Clarify Guess Order arguments Give examples

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