Course content
Introductory skills
- Building up your vocabulary
- Developing your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
- Pronunciation
- Using grammar
Module 1: Holiday and Travel
- What do you do in summer?
- Holiday preferences
- What did you do last summer?
- Booking a room
- Dealing with problems
Module 2: School
- My school, my subjects and my teachers
- School rules and pressures
- School trips, events and exchanges
- School activities and achievements
Module 3: Family and friends
- Relationships with family and friends
- Describing people
- Making arrangements
- Social networks and reading preferences
Module 4: Interests and Influences
- What you usually do
- Hobbies and interests
- TV – films and types of entertainment
- Role models
Module 5: Local area
- Places in town and directions
- Life in the town and rural life
- Shopping and money matters
- Features of a region
Module 6: Customs
- Customs and festivals
- Typical foods and ordering in a restaurant
- Mealtimes and daily routines
- Illnesses and injuries
Module 7: Future aspirations, study and work
- Work, volunteering, careers
- The world of work
- Applying for a job
- Future plans
Module 8: The environment
- Environmental issues
- Weather and climate
- Healthy eating and healthy lifestyles