SYLLABUSPre-Intermediate I

English Levels

Summary

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This Syllabus is prepared to provide our courses with both structure

Introduction

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and dynamism.

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Our courses are continuously improved, and this present Syllabus

Elementary

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is periodically revised with input from both teachers and students.

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CEC Argentina ensures Canadian content is added to each level in

order to promote Canadian Culture and its idiosyncrasies

Pre-Intermediate

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Intermediate

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Post-Intermediate

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Advanced

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Pre Intermediate I

Books

Book Spectrum 2B

Units 1 to 4

Lessons 1 to 23

CEC Network Booklet

Pre Intermediate 1

Topics

Moods and feelings    Opinins 

Plans                           Accidents

Recommendations      Suggestions

Emergencies               Explanations

Offers                          Past activities

 Problems                    Telephone calls

Directions                    Job interviews

School                          Skills and interests

Grammar

Just for the recent past

Clauses with when, as soon as, before and after

Could

Indefinite compounds: something, anything, nothing, etc

Review the simple past tense

The present continuous as future

Had better

The simple pasrt tense yes-no questions

Expressions of past time

Review: The Simple Past Tense of irregular verbs

The Present Perfect: information questions and statements

For and since

Know how to

Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, us them

Direct and indirect objects

Could

The future with will:

-         Information questions

-         Statements

-         Yes-no questions

-         Short answers

Maybe and probably

Preposition  + gerund

Functions

Talk about moods and feelings

                   past activities

                   plkans

                   abilities

                   school

                   skills and interests

Ask for and give opinions

        for and give directions

Suggest a possible activity

Accept or reject a suggestion

Find out what’s wrong

Make a recommendation

Call for help

Report an emergency

Explain what happened

Get to know someone

Keep a conversation going

Give someone  a message

Instruct someone politely

Get the correct change

Wish someone well

Thank someone

Interview for a job