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English Syllabus Outline

Elementary 1 Module 1 (A1 CEFR)

Unit Functional topic Content and Learning Objectives

1 Greet someone to be: I and you

2 Ask where someone is from to be: he, she and it

3 Say your favourite things Possessive adjectives: my, your, his and her

4 Introduce a friend to be: you (plural), we and they - Possessive adjectives: our, your and their

5 List the contents of your bag a/an - Noun plurals

6 Talk about friends to be: review

7 Order snacks in a café Possessive ’s: singular and plural

8 Understand shop signs Position of adjectives

9 Ask for and give prices this, that, these, those

10 Give and understand opinions / TEST There is/are - Some / a lot of



11 Ask and say where a place is There isn’t/aren’t - Is/Are there …? - Any

12 Buy a train ticket Telling the time

13 Say what you like and don’t like Present Simple: I and you

14 Describe a daily routine Present Simple: he, she and it

15 Ask and answer simple questions about your life Present Simple: you (plural), we and they - Wh- questions

16 Understand basic information about a house and furniture

have got

17 Ask and say how often you do things Adverbs of frequency

18 Make and respond to offers like + -ing - want + infinitive

19 Make suggestions Object pronouns

20 Talk about abilities / TEST can/can’t



21 Say dates in, at, on

22 Make simple statements about people in the past Past Simple of to be: positive

23 Give a brief description of a past experience Past Simple of to be: negatives and questions

24 Ask simple questions about a past experience Questions with how

25 Make simple statements about the past Past Simple: regular verbs, positive

26 Exchange basic information about a story Past Simple: negatives and questions

27 Make simple statements about money habits Past Simple: irregular verbs

28 Talk about your future plans going to: positive

29 Ask and answer about personal plans going to: negatives and questions

30 Give and receive a present / TEST why and because

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1 Describe what you do everyday Present Simple: I / you / we

2 Describe other people’s routines Present Simple: he / she / it / they

3 Talk about everyday objects Noun plurals - This / that / these / those

4 Talk about quantities Countable and uncountable nouns - Much / many / a lot of

5 Talk about your diet and lifestyle A / an, some and any

6 Order food in a restaurant Object pronouns

7 Talk about your home There is / there are

8 Talk about things you have Have got

9 Describe where you live Modifiers (very, quite, really)

10 Talk about the past / TEST Past Simple of to be: all forms - Past Simple of regular verbs: positive



11 Describe a visit to a city Past Simple: irregular verbs

12 Talk about past events in your life Past Simple: questions and negatives

13 Understand and tell a simple story Articles

14 Describe people and understand descriptions Pronoun one / ones

15 Understand and use dates and months Possessive pronouns

16 Describe what people are doing now Present Continuous

17 Talk about what you wear Position of adjectives

18 Talk about the weather Present Simple and Present Continuous

19 Make comparisons between things and people Comparison of adjectives

20 Compare one thing with several others / TEST Superlative adjectives



21 Talk about personal preferences Like / love / hate / prefer

22 Book a train ticket -ing form as a noun

23 Describe personal experiences Present Perfect with been : I / we / you / they

24 Talk about other people’s experiences Present Perfect : he / she / it

25 Understand signs and rules Can / can’t, have to / don’t have to

26 Talk about your education Review of wh- questions

27 Give and understand instructions The imperative

28 Talk about intentions Be going to

29 Explain the reasons for your actions / plans Infinitive of purpose- Revision of Be going to

30 Talk about likes, dislikes and ambitions / TEST Like and would like

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Elementary 3 Module 1 (B1 CEFR)


1 Describe personal events in the past Past Simple

2 Talk about personal achievements and experiences Present Perfect Simple: experience

3 Ask different types of questions Questions

4 Tell a friend about your future plans Be going to : future plans

5 Make arrangements with a friend Present Continuous: future arrangements

6 Define and describe things to explain what you mean Defining relative clauses

7 Compare people Comparative adjectives

8 Talk about challenging events and activities Superlative adjectives

9 Ask questions in everyday situtations Indirect questions

10 Exchange opinions with a friend / TEST Should, have to, can: obligation and permission



11 Talk about friends Present Perfect Simple: for and since

12 Describe yourself when you were younger Used to : past habits

13 Make general predictions about the future Will , may , might : prediction

14 Describe a favourite place Countable and uncountable nouns

15 Give reasons for choices Too , too much/many , (not) enough

16 Talk about possible events and situations in the future First Conditional

17 Describe someone’s personality Gerunds and infinitives

18 Discuss illness and give advice Stop , try , remember : gerunds and infinitives

19 Discuss the use of technology Present Simple Passive

20 Talk about special occasions / TEST Prepositions of time



21 Describe past actions Past Continuous and Past Simple

22 Talk about your abilities Can , could , be able to : ability

23 Respond to simple job interview questions Adverbs of manner

24 Tell a story from the news Past Simple Passive

25 Describe a holiday Present Perfect Simple : just , yet , already

26 Make generalizations about customs Verbs with two objects

27 Recommend a film Past Perfect Simple

28 Talk about people who influenced you Would : past habits

29 Discuss adverts and their influence Articles

30 Talk about decisions and plans for the future / TEST Will and be going to : decisions and plans

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1 Talk about your school days Past simple

2 Compare education now & in the past Used to

3 Discuss embarrassing situations Past continuous

4 Discuss relationship styles Present simple, frequency adverbs & phrases

5 Describe a wedding Present continuous, stative verbs

6 Invent a film dialogue Prepositions of time

7 Talk about tourism Future 1 (future plans)

8 Describe best/worst experiences Future 2 (will)

9 Plan a trip Verb patterns

10 Plan a ‘theme’ restaurant / TEST Modifiers



11 Discuss ‘Slow Food’ Comparatives

12 Talk about food and drinks Superlatives

13 Describe jobs Present perfect simple

14 Talk about your experiences of work Verb collocations

15 Decide what qualities are needed for different jobs Present perfect simple with already & yet

16 Talk about science fiction Predictions 1 (may, might & will)

17 Speculate about the future Predictions 2 (maybe, probably, certainly, etc)

18 Discuss & choose gadgets Present tense in future time clauses (first conditional)

19 Talk about entertainment ing & -ed adjectives

20 Discuss cinema / TEST Passive - Passive with agent



21 Talk about music Superlatives- Present Perfect + superlative

22 Talk about pets & animals Present perfect simple with for & since

23 Discussing stressful jobs Present perfect simple for unfinished time

24 Talk about fitness and health Present perfect simple with been & gone

25 Describe a possessions Infinitive of purpose

26 Discuss clothes & appearance Modals of obligation (present time)

27 Debate shopping Modals of obligation (past time)

28 Discuss famous explorers Prepositions of movement

29 Talk about festivals Relative clauses

30 Discuss global issues / TEST Verbs to express agreement and disagreement

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Intermediate 1 Module 1 (B1+ CEFR)


1 Express interest in what is said Auxiliary verbs (do, be, have)

2 Start a conversation with a stranger Present Simple and Present Continuous

3 Re-tell a simple narrative in your own words Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple

4 Give opinions and agree/disagree Defining relative clauses

5 Describe an object The passive

6 Describe an important event from your life Past Simple and Past Continuous

7 Make a complain Future plans

8 Compare cities Comparatives and superlatives

9 Take notes while listening Future possibility

10 Use intonation to check and confirm information / TEST

Question tags



11 Carry out a survey and present results Modal verbs of obligation and prohibition

12 Ask for and give clarification Zero and First Conditionals with if - When / unless / as soon as

13 Describe your response to a picture Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple

14 Describe a pastime Verb patterns with -ing and infinitive

15 Describe a restaurant Countable and uncountable nouns

16 Describe a memorable photo Past Perfect Simple

17 Get around a new place Uses of like

18 Talk about unexpected events Articles

19 Describe a learning experience Subject and object questions

20 Describe a teacher from your past / TEST Used to and would



21 Carry out an interview Modals of ability, past and present

22 Discuss problems and suggest changes Second Conditional

23 Express and respond to opinions Adverbs

24 Describe the effect of important decisions Third Conditional

25 Ask for clarification Make, let, allow

26 Take notes while listening Reported speech

27 Describe job skills Past obligation/permission

28 Respond to a poem I wish/If only

29 Briefly describe a famous person Review of past tenses

30 Understand cultural differences / TEST Phrasal verbs

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Intermediate 2 (B1+ CEFR)


1 Discussing where you live Modals of obligation, permission & prohibition (present time)

2 Designing a luxury holiday home Make, let & allow

3 Talking about sleeping & dreaming / Describing a recent dinner party

Modals of obligation, permission & prohibition (past time)

4 Inventing a story about a lottery winner Past simple & past continuous

5 Inventing a bad luck story Past perfect simple

6 Identifying & discussing coincidences Time linkers - Both & neither

7 Planning & presenting an advertisement Comparisons 1

8 Carrying out a market research survey Comparisons 2

9 Planning an office party Comparing nouns

10 Making plans with other holiday makers / TEST Future 1 (future plans)



11 Planning a holiday for a family group Future 2 (predictions)

12 Discussing the perfect day out Present tenses in future time clauses

13 Discussing important life events Present perfect continuous 1

14 Discussing different stages of life Present perfect continuous 2

15 Discussing personal dilemmas Present perfect continuous 2

16 Planning the front page for a newspaper Would

17 Discussing three related newspaper articles Unreal conditions (type 2)

18 Talking about crime Unreal conditions (type 3)

19 Discussing shopping and shopping habits Articles & determiners

20 Planning a shopping centre / TEST Quantifiers 1



21 Discussing technology Quantifiers 2

22 Talk about illusions Modals of speculation 1 (present time)

23 Discussing conspiracy theories Modals of speculation 2 (present time)

24 Solving a mystery Modals of speculation (past time)

25 Talking about sports & how to play them Passive

26 Planning & presenting an Olympic bid Verbs with two objects

27 Discussing ways to raise money for charity Causative

28 Ordering important things in life Reported speech & thought

29 A money survey Reported questions

30 Discussing compensation / TEST Tell & ask with infinitive

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Intermediate 3 Module 1 (B2 CEFR)


1 Take part in a conversation and make small talk Overview (1): the present and future

2 Express your opinion and manage a conversation Overview (2): the past

3 Talk about obligations and abilities Obligation and ability

4 Talk in detail about your experiences Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

5 Ask for information and give detailed answers Questions

6 Express opinions about places and make comparisons Modifying comparatives

7 Tell a clear and engaging story Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

8 Talk about inventions and reach an agreement Articles

9 Give a clear, well-prepared talk expressing personal opinions

Adjectives and adverbs

10 Talk about certain and uncertain future plans / TEST Futures (1)



11 Discuss how you spend your time Future Perfect and Future Continuous

12 Discuss attitudes to clothes and the workplace Verb patterns: -ing forms and infinitives

13 Talk about real and imagined risky activities Conditional structures (1)

14 Talk about different sports Advice and permission

15 Describe and choose films Emphasis

16 Describe past habits and changes used to, be used to, get used to, would

17 Describe personal memories Wishes and regrets

18 Give a detailed reaction to a book Preparatory it

19 Describe food and different attitudes to food Quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns

20 Explain a problem and request a solution / TEST Passives



21 Talk about luxuries and necessities have/get something done

22 Describe how you behave in different situations It’s time, I’d rather, I’d better

23 Report and describe what people say to you Reported speech

24 Report the results of a survey Reporting verbs

25 Tell a short anecdote Participle clauses for sequencing

26 Speculate about past and present events Deduction: past and present

27 Take part in a discussion about crime and punishment Relative clauses

28 Discuss your beliefs and opinions Reflexive pronouns

29 Persuade someone to do something Conditional structures (2): with conjunctions

30 Talk about wishes and intentions for the future / TEST Futures (2)

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1 Discussing extreme fashion style Compound adjectives

2 Interviewing each other about dress style Defining & non-defining relative clauses

3 Talking about a makeover Participle clauses

4 Discussing phobias Explaining reasons (so that, in order to, in case, otherwise)

5 Discussing assertiveness Present perfect & past simple

6 Discussing equality Present perfect simple & continuous

7 Describing somebody’s life Narrative tenses

8 Choosing art for a company -ever words

9 Discussing a painting and reading preferences Past perfect continuous

10 Discussing involvement in politics / TEST Real & unreal conditions



11 Discussing Elections I wish & If only

12 Talking about embarrassing situations Should have - -isms

13 Talking about environmental changes Futures review

14 Persuading others to make lifestyle changes Future perfect & future continuous

15 Describing trends Nouns & prepositions

16 Talking about ill health Modals of speculation

17 Discussing creating a healthy environment

Modals (permission, obligation & prohibition)

18 Discussing lifestyle changes Phrasal verbs with objects

19 Talking about role models Adjective order - Adjectives with prepositions

20 Talking about screen villains / TEST Adjectives & modifying adverbs

Intermediate 4 Module 3(B2 CEFR)


21 Discussing annoying situations compound nouns

22 Talking about altruism Reflexive verbs

23 Deciding on a course of action Reporting

24 Describing job responsibilities Reporting verbs & patterns

25 Talking about an itinerary the & geographical names

26 Ranking happiness factors Articles

27 Describing landscape So & such

28 Discussing a film Passives review

29 Reporting a news story Passive reporting structures

30 Talking about personal experiences / TEST Causative

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Advanced 1 Module 1 (C1 CEFR)


1 Discuss your language learning experiences Verbs/adjectives/nouns with prepositions

2 Say how much you know/don’t know about thing Passives: distancing

3 Talk about your achievements Perfect aspect

4 Give advice/make recommendations about places Verb patterns (1)

5 Distinguish between features of formal and informal language

Comparatives (review)

6 Describe a place Introductory it

7 Tell an anecdote Narrative tenses review

8 Describe a person in detail Compound words

9 Tell a humorous story Participle clauses

10 Describe the chances of something happening / TEST

Future probability



11 Talk about plans and arrangements Future forms (review)

12 Take detailed and accurate notes Inversion

13 Talk about professional relationships Emphasis

14 Discuss financial decisions/regrets Conditional sentences

15 Express priorities Sentence adverbials

16 Describe an important building/structure Articles

17 Take detailed notes from fluent connected speech Whatever, whoever, whenever, etc.

18 Write an autobiographical statement Link words of time and contrast

19 Explain procedures Relative clauses

20 Make inferences based on extended prose / TEST Verb patterns (2)



21 Write an advert for an object As … as and describing quantity

22 Stall for time when asked a difficult question Reported speech

23 Discuss lifestyle in detail The continuous form

24 Explain everyday problems Fronting

25 Express a degree of certainty Dependent prepositions

26 Use colloquial expressions to explain your tastes Discourse markers

27 Respond to hypothetical questions Unreal past

28 Discuss how feelings affect you Modals (and verbs with similar meanings)

29 Make guesses about imaginary situations Modal verbs of deduction (present and past)

30 Describe a childhood memory / TEST Uses of would

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1 Discuss ‘enoughness’ Adding emphasis with auxiliary verbs

2 Compare and contrast Fronting

3 Talk about excess Adjective affixes

4 Describe and discuss complaint situations Ways of speaking

5 Rank performance activities Reported speech

6 Talk about emotional reactions Modal verbs 1: must, might, may, could

7 Talk about internationally-known entrepreneurs Relative clauses

8 Make a product pitch Question tags

9 Speculate about the past Hypothetical past situations

10 Rank leisure activities / TEST Nouns from phrasal verbs



11 Discuss health problems Passives 1

12 Discuss international adoptions Passives 2

13 Discuss misbehaviour Ellipsis

14 Discuss good and bad behaviour Ellipsis in conversation

15 Discuss law breaking Participle clauses

16 Describe people’s personality and appearance Noun phrases

17 Discuss quotations about sisterhood Changing word stress

18 Discuss relationships and compatibility Discourse markers

19 Submit and present a plan Modal verbs 2: will, would, shall

20 Describe homes / TEST Descriptive adjectives



21 Rank travel options Inversion

22 Discuss endurance races Contrastive stress

23 Discuss views about success Futures

24 Discuss problematic situations Modal verbs 3: must, need, should

25 Select artworks for buildings Stress patterns & rhyming schemes

26 Describing the thoughts of people Determiners, pronouns & quantifiers

27 Talk about music in different situations Hypothetical present & future situations

28 Discussing science questions Plurals & number

29 Submit and present a project Words with more than one meaning

30 Debate technology in the home / TEST Verb affixes

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Advanced 3 Module 1 (C1+ CEFR)


1 People and places Conditionals

2 Making contact Prepositions and Adverbs

3 Career Paths Wish and If only, It’s time, would rather/sooner

4 Memory techniques Modals: may, might, can, could

5 Dream jobs Relative clauses

6 Communications technology Phrasal verbs

7 The world of work Cause and effect

8 Inventions Modals: must, should, ought to, shall, will, would

9 Further study Participle clauses

10 Social change / TEST Future forms



11 Fashion Direct and reported speech

12 Dreaming Past tenses and the present perfect

13 Leaving home -ing forms

14 Language development The passive - To have/get something done

15 Family life The infinitive

16 The arts Articles and determiners

17 Persuasion Language of persuasion

18 White lies Cleft sentences and other ways of emphasising

19 Food, pictures and science Emphasising

20 Mini sagas / TEST Hypothesising



21 Trips and travels Range of grammatical structures

22 Climate change Linking devices

23 How to complain Phrasal verbs

24 Stories in the news Linking devices

25 Research methods Complex sentences and adverbial clauses

26 Beauty spots Like, alike, as, so, and such

27 Personality traits Emphasising

28 Air transport Adverbials expressing opinions

29 Education Gerunds and infinitives

30 Job interviews / TEST Using a range of structures

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1 Talk about change Perfect tenses

2 CPE exam techniques Use of English: Open cloze - Use of English: Word formation cloze

3 Expectations Aspects of the future - Prepositional phrases - Have no + noun

4 Human and animal behaviour Conditional forms

5 CPE exam techniques Use of English: Gapped sentences - Use of English: Key word transformation

6 Food and ritual Past tenses

7 Advertising / Shopping Countable/Uncountable nouns - Possession Preposition review

8 CPE exam techniques Use of English: Comprehension questions and summary writing task

9 Music Degrees of likelihood

10 Art and sight / TEST Participle clauses



11 CPE exam techniques Reading: Lexical cloze

12 City living Inversion

13 Attitudes Gerunds and infinitives

14 CPE exam techniques Reading: Gapped text

15 Language and culture Past verb forms

16 Relationships Gradable and ungradable adjectives

17 CPE exam techniques Reading: Themed texts

18 Scientific advances Passive structures

19 The environment Direct / Reported speech

20 CPE exam techniques / TEST Reading: Multiple-choice text



21 Sport and health Articles review - Preposition review

22 The world of work Purpose and reason clauses

23 CPE exam techniques Listening: Sentence completion - Listening: Three-way matching

24 Literature and the printed word Concessive clauses

25 Happiness and well-being Comparison

26 CPE exam techniques Listening: Multiple-choice questions

27 Freedom Review of modal verbs

28 Strange places and happenings Word order and adverbs - Adverb or adjective?

29 CPE exam techniques Speaking

30 Humour / TEST Have / Get something done - Grammar review

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