General English Course

These are the typical areas that you will learn at each level. You will have a course book for your
class and your teacher will also use other materials suitable to your needs and interests.

General English Level 1: Common European Framework A1 (Beginner) Learning Objectives & Typical Syllabus
Objectives Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area (adapted from descriptors from
Common European Framework Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
and European Language Portfolio Syllabus
level A1)
Speaking You will be able to:
interaction Ask and answer simple Present Simple Numbers (cardinal / Greeting and
and questions on very familiar Pronouns ordinal) and money Introducing
production topics. Articles Countries, Buying and asking
objectives Use simple phrases and Prepositions of nationalities and prices
sentences to describe where place and time languages Asking about
you live and people you know. Conjunctions / Times personal information
Listening You will be able to: linkers: and / but / Days, dates, Describing people
objectives Understand familiar words and because / or months, years and and objects
very basic phrases about Irregular plurals seasons Telling the time
yourself, your family and Possessive Shops and places Talking about routines
immediate surroundings when Adjectives Interests, sports and Talking about
people speak slowly and clearly Too/ very activities frequency and time
and repeats. Can (ability / Jobs duration
Reading You will be able to: possibility) Rooms and furniture Talking about likes
objectives Understand familiar names, Short form answers Colours and dislikes
words and very simple Going to (future Size and weight Giving opinions
sentences, for example on plans) Body parts and Talking about past
notices and posters or in will (offers) appearance experiences
catalogues. Adverbs of Food, meals, Inviting/ refusing/
Writing You will be able to: Frequency cooking accepting/ thanking
objectives Write a short, simple postcard, Imperatives Weather Requesting/ offering
for example holiday postcards. Past Simple Transport Asking permission
Fill in forms with personal Present Health Giving instructions
details, for example entering Continuous Feelings and Making suggestions
your name, nationality and Comparatives emotions Talking about future
address on a hotel registration Superlatives Street directions arrangements
form. Irregular Adverbs Clothes Applying for a job

General English Level 2: Common European Framework A1+ (Elementary) Learning Objectives & Typical Syllabus
Objectives (adapted from Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area descriptors from Common
European Framework and Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
European Language Portfolio level Syllabus
A1+)
Speaking You will be able to: Present Simple Families Giving / justifying
interaction Communicate in simple and Articles Food and meals opinions
and routine tasks on familiar topics Pronouns Clothing and Talking about
production and activities. Countable / shopping routines and
objectives Simply describe your family and uncountable nouns Prices habits
other people, living conditions, Adverbs of frequency Daily routines Talking about
your educational background and manner Personality intentions
and your present or most recent Too/ not enough Appearance Describing
job. Can / could for Present and experiences
Listening You will be able to: requests childhood Talking about
objectives Understand phrases and Adjectives and abilities feelings
common vocabulary on modifiers Basic suffixes Making
common areas e.g. very basic Past Simple Work and jobs comparisons
personal and family information, Present Continuous Transport Inviting
shopping, the local area, and for temporary Travel Making
employment. decisions
situations and things Machines and
Understand the main point in happening now and inventions Describing and
short, clear, simple messages buying things
future arrangements Festivals and
and announcements. Comparative and celebrations Talking about
Reading You will be able to: superlative Hotel situations possibility
objectives Read very short, simple texts. Present Perfect and Weather and Expressing
Find specific, predictable participles climate hopes
information in advertisements, Imperatives Talking about
prospectuses, menus and Should for advice rules and
timetables. Have to / need to for obligations
Understand short simple obligation Giving
personal letters. Be like for instructions
Writing You will be able to: descriptions Making offers
objectives Write short, simple notes and Present Simple for Advising and
messages. future facts suggesting
Write a simple personal letter, Future Simple for Apologising
for example thanking someone. future facts Congratulating
General English Level 3: Common European Framework A2 (Pre-Intermediate) Learning Objectives / Typical Syllabus
Objectives (adapted from Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area descriptors from Common
European Framework and Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
European Language Portfolio level Syllabus
A2)
Speaking You will be able to: Present Simple Families Asking
interaction Deal with most situations when Present Continuous Restaurants and personal
and you travel in an area where Comparative and leisure venues questions
production people speak English. superlative Personality Talking about
objectives Talk about family, hobbies, Past Simple Biographical personal
work, travel and current events. Past Simple information experiences
Talk about experiences and Continuous Buildings and Asking
events, dreams, hopes and Present Perfect monuments directions
ambitions. Going to and will for Weather Describing
Give reasons and explanations predictions and Clothes and personality
for opinions and plans. future events and accessories Making travel
Tell the story of a book or film spontaneous Large numbers arrangements
and describe your reactions. decisions Travel and tourism Ordering in a
Listening You will be able to: Adverbs of Work and careers restaurant
objectives Understand the main points of frequency and Hobbies, sports and Talking about
clear speech on work, school manner interests preferences
and leisure. Reflexive pronouns Education Expressing
Understand the main point on So/ such Life changes and preferences
many radio or TV programmes Have to/ need to for events Making
on current affairs or familiar obligation Political systems deductions
topics, when the speaker Present Simple and change Making
speaks slowly and clearly. Passive Animals predictions
When / while Descriptions of Offering and
Reading You will be able to:
objectives Understand common, basic or Must / might for people, health, suggesting
deductions fitness and Talking about
job-related language.
Understand the description of As soon as illnesses obligation
Be able to / good at Types of music and Requesting
events, feelings and wishes in
personal letters. Although / however concerts
Writing You will be able to: First Conditional Household
objectives Write simply about familiar Used to + verb equipment
topics. Relative clauses
Write personal letters describing
experiences and impressions.

General English Level 4: Common European Framework B1 (Intermediate) Learning Objectives / Typical Syllabus
Objectives (adapted from Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area descriptors from Common
European Framework and Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
European Language Portfolio level Syllabus
B1)
Speaking You will be able to: Used to + infinitive Education Describing
interaction Speak regularly with native Past Simple and Appearances location,
and speakers. Present Perfect Clothes people and
production Discuss familiar topics in detail. Neither / so do I Character things
objectives Give your opinions and explain Modal verbs Make and do Stating
advantages and disadvantages. Reported speech Housework preferences
Listening You will be able to: First, second Holidays and and opinions
objectives Understand long speech and conditional travel brochures Talking about
lectures and follow complex Adverbs of manner Illness obligation
arguments if the topic is and modifiers Cooking Reporting
reasonably familiar. Relative clauses Weather requests and
Understand most TV news and Adjectives and their Furniture and orders
current affairs programmes. connotations appliances Advising
Understand the majority of films Present Perfect Types of books, Making
in common accents. Continuous films, and TV deductions
Reading You will be able to: Look + adjective, look programmes Guessing
objectives Read articles and reports about like + noun Crime and Talking about
common topics Be able to/ can/ punishment possibility /
Understand modern novels. manage to Political systems probability and
Writing You will be able to: Passives Family certainty
objectives Write clearly and in detail about Past Perfect Simple relationships Refusing
a wide range of subjects. Have and have got Pets and Describing
Write an essay or report. Be allowed to and be animals faulty goods
Write letters about events and supposed to Consumer
personal experiences. A / few and a / little services
Although / in spite of / Hotel facilities
despite Affixes
Question tags Participles
General English Level 5: Common European Framework B2 (Upper-Intermediate) Learning Objectives & Typical Syllabus
Objectives (adapted from Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area descriptors from Common
European Framework and Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
European Language Portfolio level Syllabus
B2)
Speaking You will be able to: Habit in the Present Affixes Giving opinions
interaction Speak fluently without and the Past Collocations Summarising
and searching for language. Present Perfect Work, working Expressing
production Communicate effectively in Simple and Present conditions regret
objectives social and professional Perfect Continuous Approximations Drawing
situations. Past Simple and Past with -ish conclusions
Give ideas and opinions and Continuous and Past Transport and Making offers
relate your ideas to those of Perfect exploration Describing
other speakers. Question tags Phrasal verbs cause and
Talk about of complex subjects Will. going to, Present Crime and effect
and develop arguments. Simple, Present punishment Stating
Listening You will be able to: Continuous for the Relationships purpose
objectives Understand long complex future Festivals and Emphasising
speech. Future Perfect celebrations Stating
Understand most television Phrasal verbs Connotation contrast
programmes and films. Zero, first, second and Homonyms Adding
Reading You will be able to: third conditionals Idiomatic information
objectives Understand long and complex Wish and if only expressions Congratulating
factual and literary texts, with Passive Sport and leisure Commiserating
different styles. Compounds of some, Euphemisms Clarifying
Understand specialised articles any, no, every. Adverbs of Guessing
and long technical instructions. Reported speech manner and Order
Writing You will be able to: Relative clauses modifiers arguments
objectives Write long, clear, well-structured Conjunctions: Geography and Giving
text to express your points of although, despite, in climate examples
view. spite of , otherwise, Participle
Write about complex subjects in unless adjectives
a letter, an essay or a report. Modals: present and Banks / money
Write in an appropriate style. perfect Colloquial
Always for frequency expressions and
/+ present continuous slang

General English Level 6: Common European Framework C1 (Advanced) Learning Objectives & Typical Syllabus
Objectives (adapted from Grammar Vocabulary Functional
Area descriptors from Common
European Framework and Syllabus and Topical Syllabus
European Language Portfolio level Syllabus
C1/C2)
Speaking You will be able to: Uses of Astrology and Contradicting
interaction Take part fluently and continuous tenses religions Instructing
and effortlessly in any conversation Uses of would Nostalgia Describing
production and have a good familiarity with Articles Coincidences and Advising
objectives idiomatic expressions and Past Perfect experiences Expressing
colloquialisms. Order of adverbs Learning and opinions
Present a clear, smoothly- Order of educational systems formally and
flowing description or argument adjectives Eccentricity and informally
in a style appropriate to the Participles individuality Checking and
context and with an effective Modal verbs Creativity clarifying
logical structure. Ellipsis and elision Age and cultural information
Listening You will be able to: Question tags differences Paraphrasing
objectives Understand any kind of spoken Future Continuous Gender Expanding and
language, live or broadcast, at Relative clauses Current affairs exemplifying
fast native speed, when you
Mixed conditionals Diet and health Persuading
have some time to get familiar and convincing
Passive Types of
with the accent. Speculating
Inversions and communication
Reading You will be able to: Moral and personal Expressing
negative
objectives Read with ease abstract, adverbials dilemmas annoyance
structurally or linguistically
Reported speech Road and home Expressing
complex texts such as manuals, safety and risk regrets
specialised articles and literary Environmental issues Comparing and
works. Childrens contrasting
Writing You will be able to: development Describing
objectives Write clear, smoothly-flowing Advertising people and
text in an appropriate style. Architecture things and
Write complex letters, reports or situations
articles which present a case
with an effective logical
structure.
Write summaries and reviews of
professional or literary works.