English Course A1
This course consists of 10 different units which will be presented with the following structure:
UNIT 1. - GREETING AND MEETING PEOPLE/INTRODUCING OURSELVES 6
• Grammar:
- Am/is/are (long and short forms)
- I/you; My/your
- What’s your name?
- I’m…/My name is…/This is…
- How are you?
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Everyday things (singular and plural nouns)
- Numbers 1-10
- Formal/informal introductions
UNIT 2. - COUNTRIES/NATIONALITIES 9
• Grammar:
- TO BE (positives and negatives, long and short forms)
- Personal pronouns
- Where are you from?
- We aren’t British. We’re American.
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Countries and nationalities
- Numbers 11-100
- What’s your phone number?
- How old are you?
UNIT 3. - PROFESSIONS/PERSONAL INFORMATION 12
• Grammar:
- TO BE (positives, negatives, questions and short answers)
- Is she a doctor? – Yes, she is/No, she isn’t.
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Jobs
- Personal information (age, address, job, married)
- Social expressions: (hello, good morning/afternoon/evening, good night, goodbye)
UNIT 4. - FAMILY TREE 15
• Grammar:
- Possessive adjectives
- Possessive ‘s
- Demonstratives: this/that/these/those
- Have/has
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Family relations
- Describing a person
- Body parts
- Colors and common adjectives (long, short, tall, big, small…)
UNIT 5. - PLACE AND SPACE 22
• Grammar:
- There is/are….
- Prepositions of place (in, on, under, next to…)
- Imperatives (Turn left/right; Go straight ahead…)
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Rooms and furniture in a house
- Places in town
- Giving directions
UNIT 6. -- HOBBIES AND PREFERENCES 29
• Grammar:
- Present Simple
- Like/dislike + noun/ing
- Would like
- Common uncountable nouns
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Food/drinks/sports/hobbies
- In a restaurant (ordering and paying, how much/how many…, I’d like…)
UNIT 7. - DAILY ROUTINES 38
• Grammar:
- Present Simple (positive, negative, question form)
- Adverbs of frequency (sometimes, usually, often, always, never)
- What time is it?
- Prepositions of time (in, at, on)
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Daily activities (live, study, start/finish work, get up, have a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, lunch, dinner, watch TV, listen to music, read a book, go to bed….)
- Days of the week
- In the morning/afternoon/evening; at the weekend
- Seasons (common adjectives: It’s usually cold/warm/hot in …)
UNIT 8. - ABILITIES 51
• Grammar:
- Can/can’t
- Verbs and adverbs (run fast…)
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Expressing abilities
- Requests and offers (Can I help you/Can you help me, please).
- On the phone (Can I speak to…., please/Can I take a message?)
- I can use email and the internet (computer, email, internet, social networks)
UNIT 9. - WHAT ARE THEY WEARING? 57
• Grammar:
- Present Continuous
- Adverbs (now, at present, at the moment)
- Present Continuous or Present Simple
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Clothes and colors
- What is she wearing?
- Describing clothes
- Going shopping, prices, how much…
- The weather (What’s the weather like? It’s raining/snowing… + common adjectives: sunny, cloudy, windy, foggy…)
UNIT 10. - MAKING PLANS (TRAVELLING) 65
• Grammar:
- Present Continuous for future plans (+going to?)
- Adverbs: tomorrow, next week….
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Means of transport
- Travelling
- Going sightseeing
- Making suggestions: Shall we…./Let’s….
UNIT 11. - BIRTHDAYS 73
• Grammar:
- Past simple (was/were, positive, negative, questions)
- When were you born?
- Prepositions of time (in 1995; in May; on 15th September)
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Years, months, dates
UNIT 12. - AT A MUSEUM 84
• Grammar:
- Past Simple (regular/irregular verbs, positive, negative, questions)
- Adverbs: yesterday, last week/month/year, ago…
- Revision of tenses (past, present, future)
• Vocabulary and everyday English:
- Describing things
- Shapes and sizes
- Talking about past events (at a museum/cinema/theatre/party…)
English Course A2
This course consists of 10 different units which will be presented with the following structure:
UNIT 1. – THE WORLD
Vocabulary: places in a town
Grammar: there is / there are (prepositions of place). Description of what’s in a place.
UNIT 2. – DAILY ROUTINE
Vocabulary: daily activities
Grammar: present simple / prepositions of time (talk about when you do things): at – on - in
UNIT 3. - DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Vocabulary: face and head, age, expressions
UNIT 4. – WHAT’S GOING ON
Grammar: present continuous; what’s happening now and future arrangements.
UNIT 5. – HEALTH.
Vocabulary – food and drink
Grammar – a lot, some, any, much, many, how much, how many. Countables and uncountables nouns.
UNIT 6. – SPORTS
Vocabulary – sports and games
Grammar – can/can’t for ability; adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner
UNIT 7. – TIMELINE
Vocabulary: Times of life
Grammar: The Past Tense Simple – To be.
Adverbs of time used with the Past Tense Simple:
UNIT 8. – THE WEATHER
Vocabulary: The weather
Grammar: The Future Tense Simple.
Adverbs of time used with the Future Tense Simple:
UNIT 9. – MEETING NEW PEOPLE PORTUGAL
Vocabulary: formal ways of greeting people. What to say when you meet new people.
Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives.
UNIT 10. – SPECIAL DAYS PORTUGAL
Vocabulary: celebrations and important days in life
Grammar: give wishes and congratulate other people
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English Course B1
This course consists of 10 different units which will be presented with the following structure:
UNIT 1. – LIFE
Vocabulary: Special days in your life, organise a group activity, make and react to invitations.
Grammar: present simple and past simple.
UNIT 2. – TRAVELLING
Vocabulary: Travel items.
Grammar: Present perfect. How long something has happened. Future: events in the future.
UNIT 3. – MUSIC AND MUSIC EVENTS
Vocabulary: Music, musical and musician, musical instruments, playing musical instruments and listening to music.
Grammar: Grammar: verbs followed by -ing form or to + infinitive. Examples with things you enjoy doing.
UNIT 4. – FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL
Grammar: First Conditional If or When +present simple, will (talk about possible situations in the future) / Second conditional. Talk about imaginary situations in the present and future.
UNIT 5. – SENSES
Vocabulary: Senses. Colour idioms.
Grammar: Infinitive of purpose; so that
UNIT 6. – SELLING
Vocabulary: Things and people in shops
Grammar: Indirect/polite questions
UNIT 7. – TRADITION AND CHANGE
Vocabulary: Tradition and chance
Grammar: Would / used to
UNIT 8. – JOBS
Vocabulary: Jobs
Grammar: Reporteed speech
UNIT 9. – INTERVIEWS PORTUGAL
Vocabulary: Preparing a job interview. Emphasize your qualities.
Grammar: Talk about what you did in the past / what you do now / future expectations)
UNIT 10. – CHANGES PORTUGAL
Vocabulary: differences between cities, countries, people
Grammar: reflexive pronouns and ‘each other’.