Pre-Intermediate online English lessons

Week 1 (March 1 to March 5)

Topic: Appearance and Character

Language / Grammar:

Compare the present simple & continuous

Use Adverbial phrases of time, place & frequency

Ask Subject & object questions

Understand the different uses of ‘like’

Use the comparative & superlative – review

Understand the concept of Paragraphing

Understand the technique of skimming & scanning

Understand Homophones

Week 2 (March 8 to March 12)

Topic: Famous Firsts & Survival

Language / Grammar:

Use the Past simple – review

Use the Past continuous

Ask Questions in the past

Use Articles (a,an,the)

Use Time phrases

Use Prepositions of time

Use Study skills – noticing & recording prepositions

Implement common dictionary skills

Listen for gist

Week 3 (March 15 to March 19)

Topic: Countries and Culture

Language / Grammar:

Use Imperatives – review

Use Countable uncountable nouns – review

Use Descriptive language

Use Modifiers – quite, so, very, too, enough

Use Should & ought to

Give advice

Make suggestions

Pronounce plurals

Week 4 (March 22 to March 26)

Topic: Communities & Relationships

Language / Grammar:

Use Modals of speculation (might, must)

Use the 2nd conditional

Use Say & tell

Use Me neither, me too, so do I

Give opinions

Agree & disagree

Guess meaning from context

Use Study skills – noticing & recording collocations

Week 5 (March 29 to April 2)

Topic: Study & Work

Language / Grammar:

Use the Present perfect with for & since

Use ‘Used to’ for past habits

Talk about Likes & dislikes review (-ing structures)

Use Gerunds

Use Common phrasal verbs

Express obligation

Use Silent letters

Listen for specific information

Week 6 (April 5 to April 9)

Topic: Money & Ambition

Language / Grammar:

Use Will & going to – review

Use the Present continuous for future

Use the Zero conditional & 1st conditional

Use the Possessive ‘s’ – review

Make predictions

Make requests

Write an informal email

Use Study skills – assessing your own writing

Use Adjectives & adverbs