The document outlines the contents and structure of an intermediate English course divided into 4 units. Each unit focuses on different language functions and covers speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar and connectors. Unit 1 focuses on daily routines and activities. Unit 2 is about ordering food and discussing preferences. Unit 3 addresses future plans and ambitions. Unit 4 gives descriptions of past events and experiences. The document provides an overview of the topics, skills and language covered in each unit to help students understand the course.

1. UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
Intermediate I CONTENTS
UNIT 1: EVERYBODY IS DOING THEIR CHORES
FUNCTIONS:
Asking and giving personal information related to dairy routines and on- going actions.
 Speaking: asking and giving personal information about the student’s
daily routine and spare time activities
Talking about daily routine
Talking about leisure time activities
 Listening: understanding the meaning of oral texts and identifying the
given vocabulary.
Listening for likes and dislikes
Listening for gist
Listening for details
Listening and making predictions
Listening conversations about household chores
 Reading: understanding important information in short texts.
Reading for specific information and gist
 Writing: writing about aspects of the everyday life in simple phrases and
sentences.
writing a short informal letter about myself by using simple sentences
 Vocabulary: Household chores and leisure time activities
Sports
Weather
Means of Transportation
 Connectors: Connectors to express sequence (first, then, next, after, later)
 Grammar: Present Tense/ Present Progressive/ Adverbs of Frequency/Use of
Prepositions or ing form to talk about means of transportation
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2. UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
Intermediate I CONTENTS
UNIT 2: ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?
FUNCTION:
Talking about the student’s favorite food using quantifiers
 Speaking: talking about the student’s favorite food in a restaurant
Ordering something to eat or drink
Handling quantities and cost
 Listening: understanding when someone speaks very slowly and carefully
about what somebody likes to eat or to drink
Listening for details and gist
Listening for likes and opinions
 Reading: reading to identify important information in short texts.
Reading for gist
 Writing: writing informal letters
writing a short informal letter about myself by using simple sentences
 Vocabulary: Food, Fruits and vegetables
Typical foods
Table traditions
 Connectors: Connectors of sequence (review unit 1)
 Grammar: Quantifiers
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
There is / There are
How Much How Many
UNIT 3: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW?
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3. UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
Intermediate I CONTENTS
FUNCTION:
Talking about future plans, ambitions and predictions
 Speaking: asking people about future plans and predictions
Asking people about future plans
Talking about personal ambitions
 Listening: understanding when someone talks about future plans
carefully and slowly to me
Listening for details and gist
Listening for opinions
 Reading: reading to identify important information in short texts
Reading for specific information and gist
 Writing: writing informal letters
writing a short informal letter about myself by using simple sentences
 Vocabulary: Special occasions/ Holidays
Science and technology
 Connectors: Sequence and contrast words (then, next, later, after, and, so, but, however,
in addition)
 Grammar: Future Tense (Will - Be Going To)
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4. UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
Intermediate I CONTENTS
UNIT 4: FLASHBACKS
FUNCTION:
Giving short, basic description of past events
 Speaking: describing past activities and personal experiences
Talk about past activities and personal experiences
 Listening: understanding the essential information in short recorded
passages dealing with past events and leisure activities
Listening for details and gist
Listening for specific information
 Reading: reading to identify important information in short texts
Reading for specific information
 Writing: writing an informal letters
writing a short informal letter about myself by using simple sentences
 Vocabulary: Countries
Leisure activities (review)
Regular and Irregular Verbs
 Connectors: Connectors to express sequence and Contrast (then, next, later, after and;
but, although, however, in spite of, despite)
 Grammar: Simple Past Tense / Past of To Be / Regular and Irregular Verbs
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