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Young Learners

Stage 1
below A1
100 headwords
Verb tenses and patterns
  • Positive, negative, question and short answer forms including contractions
  • Positive imperative forms
  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous
    • can/can't for ability, requests and permission 
    • have got for possession
  • Let's
  • There is/are

Sentence types
  • Simple one-clause sentences
  • Two clauses joined with and, but or or
  • Direct speech + noun/pronoun + say/ask

Stage 2
A1 Starters
200 headwords
Verb tenses and patterns
  • Positive, negative, question and short answer forms including contractions
  • Positive imperative forms
  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous
    • can/can't for ability, requests and permission 
    • have got for possession
  • Let's
  • There is/are
  • Two clauses joined with because

Sentence types
  • Simple one-clause sentences
  • Two clauses joined with and, but or or
  • Direct speech + noun/pronoun + say/ask

    Stage 3
    A1.1 Movers
    300 headwords 
    Verb tenses and patterns
    • Past Simple or regular and common irregular verbs
    • verb + infinitive
    • Verb + ing
    • Infinitive of purpose
      • want/ask someone to do things
      • must/mustn't for obligation and prohibition
      • have (got) to/had to
      • shall fro offers
      • could (past form of can)
      • would and wouldn't like
      • going to for future reference
      • will for future reference

    Stage 4
    A2 Flyers
    400 headwords  
    Verb tenses and patterns
    • Negative question forms
    • Negative imperative forms
    • Present Simple passive with common verbs (g made, called, born)
    • Past Continuous
    • Present Perfect Simple recent past with just, indefinite past with ever etc
    Model Verbs
    • will for offers
    • may/might for possibility
    • shall for suggestions
    • could for ability, polite requests
    • should for advice
     
































































    Teenagers

    Stage 1
    Elementary
    A1 Movers
    600 headwords
    Verb tenses and patterns
    • Positive, negative, question and short answer forms including contractions
    • Positive imperative forms
    • Present Simple
    • Present Continuous, also for future reference 
      • going to
      • will
    • Past Simple of regular and very common irregular verbs
    • Verb + infinitive
    • Verb + ing
    • Infinitive of purpose
      • want/ask someone to do something
      • must/mustn't for obligation and prohibition
      • have (got) to/ had to
      • can/can't fro ability, requests and permission
      • shall fro offers
      • could (past form of can)
      • would and wouldn't like
      • lets

    Types of clauses
    • Co-ordination with but, and, or, then
    • Subordination with because, when

    Stage 2
    Pre-Intermediate
    A2 Flyers/KET
    800 headwords
    Verb tenses
    • Past Simple of irregular verbs
    • Present Perfect Simple: recent past with just, indefinite past with yet, already, never, ever, unfinished past with for and since
    • Past Continuous
    • Past Continuous vs Past Simple 

    Verb forms and patterns
    • Negative question forms
    • Negative imperatives
    • Short questions
    • Infinitives after adjectives
    • Gerunds after prepositions
    • Gerunds as subjects and objects
    • Passive forms: Present Simple and Past Simple with very common verbs (e.g. made, called, born)

    Modal verbs
    • could: ability, polite requests
    • would: polite requests
    • will: offers, promises etc
    • shall: suggestions
    • should: advice
    • may (present and future reference): possibility
    • need: necessity
    • needn't: lack of necessity

    Types of clauses
    • Main clause
    • Co-ordinate clause
    • Subordinate clause following sure, certain, kno, think, believe, hope, say, tell, if, where, when, because
    • Subordinate clause with if (zero and first conditionals)
    • Defining relative clauses

    Stage 3
    Intermediate
    B1 PET
    1000 headwords
    Verb tenses
    • Present Perfect Simple: the first/ second etc. time that...
    • Present Perfect Simple: negative duration (haven't ... fro ages)
    • Past Perfect Simple: narrative, reported speech 

    Verb forms and patterns
    • so/neither/nor + auxiliaries in short answers
    • Question tags
    • Verb + object + full infinitive (e.g. I want you to go)
    • Verb + object + infinitive give/take/send/bring/show + direct/indirect object
    • Causative have/get
    • Common phrasal verbs/verbs with prepositions
    • Second conditional
    • Simple reported speech: statements, questions and commands with say, ask, tell

    Modal verbs
    • could: possibility
    • might (present and future reference): possibility
    • ought to: obligation
    • don't have to/haven't got to: lack of obligation
    • used to + infinitive (past habits)

    Types of clauses
    • Defining relative with zero pronoun
    • Time clauses introduced by when, while, until, before, after, as soon as
    • Clauses of purpose






























































































    Adult and Young Adult

    Stage 1
    A1 Elementary
    600 headwords
    Verb forms and tenses
    • Positive, negative, question and short answer forms including contractions
    • Positive and negative imperative forms
    • Present Simple
      • have got
      • there is/are
      • will for offers, requests and future meaning
    • Past Simple of regular and very common irregular verbs
      • can'can't for ability, requests and permission
      • could (past form of can)
      • have to for obligation
      • would and wouldn't like
    • Common phrasal verbs with transparent meanings
      • -ing forms after go

    Sentence types
    • Two clauses joined with so, before, after, when
    • Direct speech + subject/verb inversion
    • Reported speech with present tense reporting verb
      • know, think, hope etc + that clause
    Stage 2
    Pre-Intermediate
    A2 KET
    800 headwords
    Verb tenses
    • Present Continuous
    • Past Simple of regular and irregular verbs
    • Past Continuous
    • Past Continuous vs Past Simple
    • Future reference: Present Continuous, going to, will, shall, Present Simple
    • Present Perfect Simple: recent past with just, indefinite past with yet, already, ever, never, unfinished past with for and since
    • Present Perfect vs Past Simple

    Modal verbs
    • could: ability, requests and suggestions
    • will: promises, predictions
    • would for desires, preferences
    • shall: suggestions, offers, plans
    • should (present and future reference): advice
    • may (present and future reference): possibility
    • must: personal obligation
    • mustn't: prohibition
    • have (got) to: external obligation
    • need (to)/needn't: necessity

    Verb forms and patterns
    • Passive forms: Present Simple and Past Simple
    • Short questions (Can you?) and Short answers (No, he doesn't)
    • Infinitives (with and without to) after verbs and adjectives
    • Gerunds after prepositions and verbs
    • Gerunds as subjects and objects
      • be able to
      • infinitive of purpose
    • Questions tags
    • Common phrasal verbs with nontransparent meanings
      • so/neither/nor + auxiliaries in short answers

    Sentence types
    • Main clause
    • Sentences with more than two main clauses
    • Sentences with one main and one subordinate clause
    • Subordination (in the Present Simple or Present Continuous) after verbs such as: be sure, know, think, believe, hope, say, tell
    • Subordination after: because, when, where
    • Co-ordination: but, and, or, and then
    • Zero and first conditionals
    • Defining relatives clauses
    • Clauses with wh words
    • Clauses ending in so, not
    • Reported speech with to + infinitive
    • Participle clauses
    • Adjectives/nouns + that clause

    Stage 3
    Intermediate
    B1 PET
    1000 headwords 
    Verb tenses
    • Present Perfect Simple: the first/ second etc: time that...
    • Present Perfect Simple: negative duration (haven't ... fro ages)
    • Past Perfect Simple: in reported speech and narrative

    Modal verbs
    • can't: logical necessity
    • could: ability (was able to/managed to,) possibility
    • may/can/could: permission
    • might (present and future reference): possibility, permission
    • must: logical necessity and obligation
    • don't have to / haven't got to / didn't have to: lack of obligation
    • had to: obligation
    • would rather: preference
    • should: (present and future reference): moral obligation
    • ought to: (present and future reference): moral obligation
    • used to/would: past habits and states

    Verb forms and patterns
    • Causative: have/get + object + past participle
      • make/let + infinitive
    • past forms with going to and will
    • Verb + object + full infinitive (e.g. I want you to help)
    • Verb + object + infinitive give/take/send/bring/show + direct/indirect object 
      • be used to + ing
    • Simple reported speech: statements, questions and commands with say, ask, tell
    • Phrasal verbs/verbs with prepositions
      • had better
      • for advice or desirability

    Sentence types
    • Complex sentences where the relations between clauses are uncomplicated
    • Non-defining relative clauses
    • Time clauses introduced by when, while, until, before, after, as soon as
    • Clauses of purpose: so that, (in order) to (infinitive of purpose)
    • First conditional with unless
    • Second conditional
    • Second conditional with wish
    • Clauses of result: so, so...that, such... that
    • Clauses of concession: although, though

    Stage 4
    Upper-Intermediate
    B2 FCE
    1800 headwords 
     Verb tenses
    • Present Perfect Continuous
    • Past Perfect Simple: negative duration (hadn't ... for ages)
    • Past Perfect Continuous
    • Future Continuous
    • Future Perfect

    Verb forms and patterns
    • Passive forms with all tenses
    • Passive forms with modal verbs
    • Phrasal verbs with non-transparent meanings
    • Reported speech introduced by precise reporting verbs (e.g. suggest, promise, apologies, threaten, insist, complain)
    • It's time + past tense

    Modal verbs
    • would for willingness/refusal
    • modal perfects (must have, could have etc)

    Sentence types
    • Embedded relative clauses
    • Third conditional
      • wish, if only
    • Mixed conditional sentences
    • Emphatic structures
    • with what
    • Clauses of concession: even though, in spite of, despite
    • Complex sentences with more than one subordinate clause
    • Inversion after hardly, no sooner, not only
      • -ing/wh- clause as subject

    Stage 5
    Advanced
    C1 CAE
    2500 headwords 
    Verb tenses
    • Verb tenses
    • Future perfect continuous

    Sentence types
    • Inversion in third conditional sentences without if
    • Inversion after other initial negative adverbs (at no time, little etc)
    • Inversion of subject and verb adverbial expressions of place
    • Complex clauses with no restrictions on number of subordinate clauses

    Stage 6
    Proficiency
    C2 CPE
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