New Headway Intermediate 1

• 26 hrs exercises

Active participation in classes along with passing a written exam will show that a student is able to: - use a specific and general vocabulary (job/career, business, character traits, graph description, food, leisure time) - apply grammar rules to common situations (present tenses, past tenses, the present perfect tense, the future tense, making questions, making comparatives and superlatives) - communicate fluently and effectively in different contexts with certain error tolerance (job/career, travelling, business, sports, hobbies, social situations) and express his/her opinion, agreement, disagreement - read technical and general articles when using basic reading techniques (skimming, scanning, selection of relevant information, accurate comprehension) - understand English instructions and classes taught in English, and take notes; understand natural spoken English in a certain context - write a formal letter or an informal e-mail, fill in an application form, describe a person and a place

The English class is focused mainly on: - acquisition of new vocabulary - developing grammar knowledge. - developing the language skills (reading, speaking, listening and writing) - introducing and revising common phrases of spoken English - work with semi-technical texts

• Headway Pre-Intermediate 2 (BAN2)

The student signed up for the class is expected to be able to: - use a basic general vocabulary (job/work, leisure time, food, the environment, graphs, everyday use objects) - apply grammar rules to common situations (making questions, the present tense, the past tense, the future tense, the present perfect tense, modal verbs, conditionals, passive voice) - speak clearly in a given context with error tolerance - read and understand easier general and technical texts - understand classes taught in English and easier spoken English in given contexts - write formal and informal texts with certain error tolerance

1.Tense review: Pres. Simple and Continuous, action and state verbs. Vocab: personal information, learning vocabulary. 2.Reading: National branding. Functions: introductions and greetings, welcoming a visitor. 3.Past Simple and Pres. Perfect Simple review, used to + infinitive, subject and object questions. Vocab: work file, dictionary skills. 4.Reading: company and job profile. Functions: answering the phone, making and changing appointments. Pronunciation: /s/, /z/. Saying dates. 5.Comparative and superlative adjectives, relative clauses. Vocab: adjectives, personal attitudes and qualities. Techn. text: From dumb pipes to smart sensors 6.Reading: Past, present and future languages. Functions: giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, participating in a meeting or discussion. Pronunciation: sounding polite 7.Present and past trends: Pres. Continuous and Past Simple, adjectives and adverbs. Vocab: food file, word groups. 8.Reading: ethical consumerism. Functions: advice and suggestions. Pronunciation: /š/, /č/ Techn. text: Data with a human touch 9.Passives: Pres. Simple, Pres. Continuous, Past Simple, Pres. Perfect Simple, Will future. Vocab: leisure and fitness activities, word combinations 10.Reading: Fit to work. Functions: leaving recorded messages, using mobile phones. Pronunciation: stressing important information 11.Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Vocab: gerunds file, personal management 12.Reading: Gap year for adults. Functions: requests and offers, exchanging information. Pronunciation: contrastive stress. Techn. text: Electronic paper (mock exam) 13.Semester test

1. Pres. Simple and Continuous, action and state verbs. Vocab: personal information, learning vocabulary.
2. National branding. Functions: introductions and greetings, welcoming a visitor.
3. Past Simple and Pres. Perfect Simple review, used to + infinitive, subject and object questions. Vocab: work file, dictionary skills.
4. Reading: company and job profile. Functions: answering the phone, making and changing appointments. Pronunciation: "s", "z". Saying dates.
5. Comparative and superlative adjectives, relative clauses. Vocab: adjectives, personal attitudes and qualities. Techn. text: From dumb pipes to smart sensors.
6. Reading: Past, present and future languages. Functions: giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, participating in a meeting or discussion. Pronunciation: sounding polite.
7. Present and past trends: Pres. Continuous and Past Simple, adjectives and adverbs. Vocab: food file, word groups.
8. Reading: ethical consumerism. Functions: advice and suggestions. Pronunciation: "sh (š)", "ch (č)" Techn. text: Data with a human touch.
9. Passives: Pres. Simple, Pres. Continuous, Past Simple, Pres. Perfect Simple, Will future. Vocab: leisure and fitness activities, word combinations.
10. Reading: Fit to work. Functions: leaving recorded messages, using mobile phones. Pronunciation: stressing important information.
11. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Vocab: gerunds file, personal management.
12. Reading: Gap year for adults. Functions: requests and offers, exchanging information. Pronunciation: contrastive stress. Techn. text: Electronic paper (mock exam).
13. Semester test.

Semester test (grammar and vocabulary) - 40 points Final exam (listening 30 points, reading 30 points) - 60 points

"Stop and Check" tests.