Grammar Focus 1

Pre-School Primary University

• Build the foundations of English through systematic grammar and vocabulary input

• Develop your comprehension and composition through structured guidance and practice

• Widen your general knowledge through discussion of topical issues

• Track your progress with regular assessment tasks

Secondary

Grammar Focus 1

Descriptive EssayQuestionnaire

Factual RecountFormal Letter

Informal EmailAnnouncement

NarrativeJob Application

HomeSports

SchoolHobbies

WorkPersonality

AnimalsFashion

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Themes

Text Types

Languageyou willstudy:

Throughout this course you will develop your Academic Skills by studying:

Term

Grammar• Present simple

• Prepositions

• Object pronouns

• Question forms

• Adverbs of frequency

• Articles

Vocabulary:• School subjects

• Routines

• Hobbies

• Places in a city

Grammar• There is / are

• Present continuous

• Can / can’t

• Modal verbs

Vocabulary:• Household objects

• Household jobs

• Adjectives

• Body parts

• Sports

Grammar• Past simple

• Comparative adjectives

• Superlative adjectives

Vocabulary:• Jobs

• Entertainment

• Expressions of time

• Feelings

• Social problems

Grammar• Be going to

• Will / won’t

• Present perfect

• Already / yet

Vocabulary:• Animals

• Weather

• Clothes

• Shops

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• True / false comprehension questions

• Multiple matching

• Using contextual clues

• Prediction

• Reading for gist and detail

• Note completion

• Multiple choice questions

• Informal phrases

• Punctuation

• Techniques for getting attention

• Self-correction techniques

• Task relevance

• Using context to guess the meaning of words

• Penmanship

Comprehension Composition

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