English: Level Intro
Beginner
Intro B - 30 hours
8 Units

Topics                                Speaking

Unit 1

                                      Talking about food likes and dislikes,
                                      giving opinions about healthy and
Basic foods, meals, desserts; Food    unhealthy foods; food needs and haves;
pyramid                               describing eating habits

Unit 2


                                      Talking about sports you watch or pla;.
                                      asking about and giving info about
Sports; abilities and talents         abilities and talents

Unit 3

Months and dates; birthdays,
holidays, festivals and special       Asking about birthdays; giving dates;
ocassions                             talking about plans

Unit 4

                                      Describing health problems and giving
Parts of the body; health problems    advice; talking about common treatments
and advice; medications               and medications
Review. Stop and check.
Unit 5


Stores and things you can buy         Talking about stores and other places;
there; tourist attractions            asking for and giving directions

Unit 6
                                      Asking for and giving info about weekend
                                      and vacation/seasonal activities;
Weekends; vacations; chores and       comparing your childhood with the
fun activities; seasonal activities   present

Unit 7

                                      Asking for and giving info about
Biographical information;             biographical info, date and place of birth;
memories; time line of your life      describing memories
Unit 8


                                      Describing people`s locations; making
                                      phone calls, leaving phone messages;
Location phrases; phone calls,        making, accepting and declining
invitations, going out with friends   invitations, making excuses
Final Review
Grammar                                        Reading / Writing / Vocabulary



Quantifiers some and any; count and            Reading mealtime conversations/food
noncount nouns; general noun sentences         related customs in different countries:
e.g. Eggs are good for you; specific noun      Writing questions about mealtime habits
sentences e.g. I`m eating an egg; adverbs      e.g. How often do you eat meat?:
of frequency and their placement               Vocabulary related to topic




Simple present Wh- questions e.g. What
sports do you play? Where do you run?          Reading about races/championships:
Can and can`t; Yes/No and Wh- questions        Writing questions about sports:
for ability                                    Vocabulary related to topic



                                               Vocabulary - special event related verb
The future with be going to; Yes/No and        phrases: Writing about weekend
Wh- questions with this grammar; future        plans/birthday plans: Reading about
time expressions                               birthday customs in different countries




have+noun, feel+adjective; negative and        Reading about ways to improve your
positive adjectives; imperatives               health: Writing advice for health problems




Prepositions of place e.g. on the corner of,   Reading about popular tourist attractions
across from etc.; giving directions with       in NY (Google Maps): Writing down
imperatives                                    directions



                                               Reading about people`s past
Simple past statements with regular and        vacations/weekends; Verb phrases about
irregular verbs; Yes/No questions and          seasonal activities e.g. go skiing, play
short answers                                  basketball: Writing about last weekend.



                                               Reading about a famous person`s life:
Statements and questions with the past of      Writing questions about someone`s life
be i.e. was, were; Wh- questions with did,     you are interested in: Memory related
was, were                                      vocab (school years, etc.)
Prepositional phrases e.g. at home, on
vacation; subject and object pronouns;
invitations with Do you want to...? and
Would you like to.....?; making excuses
with verb+to e.g. I need to clean, I have to   Writing messages: Reading about events
do laundry                                     on a webpage: Inviting your friends
Listening / Pronunciation




Sentence stress: Listening for and
practicing pronunciation of vocabulary
items




Word stress in can and can`t sentences:
Listening for and practicing pronunciation
of vocabulary items




Reduction of going to: Listening to topic
related conversations about events and
plans



Intonation of imperative sentences:
Listening for and practicing pronunciation
of vocab items; listening to questions and
sentences about health



Stress in compound nouns e.g. rest room,
department store; Linking words:
Listening to tourist/direction related
conversations




Different pronunciations of -ed endings:
Listening to conversations about people's
plans for vacations




Negative contractions e.g. can`t, didn`t,
wasn`t: Listening to places and dates of
birth
Reduction of have to and want to:
Listening to phone conversations and
answering machine messages

English Syllabus Intro B

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