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Syllabus for Traveler Upper-Intermediate

Week 1Module: 1 aVocabulary: phrasal verbs, Grammar: pres. simple vs. pres. progressive, stative verbs

Week 2Module: 1 bVocabulary: word building, prepositions and places, relationship words, describing feelingsGrammar: comparison, countable and uncountable nouns

Week 3Module: 2 aVocabulary: words easily confusedGrammar: past simple vs. past progressive

Week 4Module: 2 bVocabulary: adjectives ending in -ed and -ing, describing people and places, deriving from verbs or nounnsGrammar: past perfect vs. progressive, used to – was/were going to – would

Week 5Module: 3 aVocabulary: words of occupationsGrammar: pres. perfect simple vs. progressive

Week 6Module: 3 bVocabulary: collocations verbs + nouns, American and British EnglishGrammar: relative clauses, should – ought to – had better

Week 7Module: 4 aVocabulary: verbs + prepositions, nouns deriving from verbs, adjectives ending in -ableGrammar: future tenses, time clauses

Week 8Module: 4 bVocabulary: prefixes and suffixes, phrases with 'in' and 'out of'Grammar: conditional sentences Type 0,1,2, must – have to - need

Week 9Overview

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Week 10Module: 5 aVocabulary: collocations with get, go, have and takeGrammar: infinitives and -ing forms

Week 11Module: 5 bVocabulary: words easily confused, collective nouns, adjectives + prepositionsGrammar: may – might – could, making deductions (must – can't), tag questions

Week 12Module: 6 a, bVocabulary: nouns ending in -ion and -ant, prepositional phrases, nouns + prepositions, compound nounsGrammar: passive voice I., II., clauses of concession

Week 13Module: 7 aVocabulary: words easily confusedGrammar: reported speech

Week 14Module: 7 bVocabulary: expressions with the word 'time', words easily confused, nouns ending in -ness,-ure, -dom and -hoodGrammar: reported questions, commands and requests, clauses of result

Week 15Module: 8 aVocabulary: words easily confused, adjectives + prepositionsGrammar: unreal past

Week 16Module: 8 bVocabulary: expressions with take, idioms with colorsGrammar: conditional type. 3, unreal past II.clausative form

Week 17Overview

Week 18TestVideo teaching or creative lesson

Institute of American English and CultureFNYSZ: 13-1011-04