1. English: Level Intro
Beginner
Intro B - 30 hours
8 Units
Topics Speaking Grammar Reading / Writing / Vocabulary Listening / Pronunciation
Unit 1
Quantifiers some and any; count and Reading mealtime conversations/food
Talking about food likes and dislikes, noncount nouns; general noun sentences related customs in different countries:
giving opinions about healthy and e.g. Eggs are good for you; specific noun Writing questions about mealtime habits Sentence stress: Listening for and
Basic foods, meals, desserts; Food unhealthy foods; food needs and haves; sentences e.g. I`m eating an egg; adverbs e.g. How often do you eat meat?: practicing pronunciation of vocabulary
pyramid describing eating habits of frequency and their placement Vocabulary related to topic items
Unit 2
Simple present Wh- questions e.g. What
Talking about sports you watch or pla;. sports do you play? Where do you run? Reading about races/championships: Word stress in can and can`t sentences:
asking about and giving info about Can and can`t; Yes/No and Wh- questions Writing questions about sports: Listening for and practicing pronunciation
Sports; abilities and talents abilities and talents for ability Vocabulary related to topic of vocabulary items
Unit 3
Vocabulary - special event related verb
Months and dates; birthdays, The future with be going to; Yes/No and phrases: Writing about weekend Reduction of going to: Listening to topic
holidays, festivals and special Asking about birthdays; giving dates; Wh- questions with this grammar; future plans/birthday plans: Reading about related conversations about events and
ocassions talking about plans time expressions birthday customs in different countries plans
Unit 4
Intonation of imperative sentences:
Describing health problems and giving Listening for and practicing pronunciation
Parts of the body; health problems advice; talking about common treatments have+noun, feel+adjective; negative and Reading about ways to improve your of vocab items; listening to questions and
and advice; medications and medications positive adjectives; imperatives health: Writing advice for health problems sentences about health
Review. Stop and check.
Unit 5
Stress in compound nouns e.g. rest room,
Prepositions of place e.g. on the corner of, Reading about popular tourist attractions department store; Linking words:
Stores and things you can buy Talking about stores and other places; across from etc.; giving directions with in NY (Google Maps): Writing down Listening to tourist/direction related
there; tourist attractions asking for and giving directions imperatives directions conversations
Unit 6
Asking for and giving info about weekend Reading about people`s past
and vacation/seasonal activities; Simple past statements with regular and vacations/weekends; Verb phrases about Different pronunciations of -ed endings:
Weekends; vacations; chores and comparing your childhood with the irregular verbs; Yes/No questions and seasonal activities e.g. go skiing, play Listening to conversations about people's
fun activities; seasonal activities present short answers basketball: Writing about last weekend. plans for vacations
Unit 7
Reading about a famous person`s life:
Asking for and giving info about Statements and questions with the past of Writing questions about someone`s life Negative contractions e.g. can`t, didn`t,
Biographical information; biographical info, date and place of birth; be i.e. was, were; Wh- questions with did, you are interested in: Memory related wasn`t: Listening to places and dates of
memories; time line of your life describing memories was, were vocab (school years, etc.) birth
Unit 8
Prepositional phrases e.g. at home, on
vacation; subject and object pronouns;
Describing people`s locations; making invitations with Do you want to...? and
phone calls, leaving phone messages; Would you like to.....?; making excuses Reduction of have to and want to:
Location phrases; phone calls, making, accepting and declining with verb+to e.g. I need to clean, I have to Writing messages: Reading about events Listening to phone conversations and
invitations, going out with friends invitations, making excuses do laundry on a webpage: Inviting your friends answering machine messages
Final Review