level A 1


Time: 6am – 10pm
Days: Monday to Saturday
Class Hour: 920 / 180 / 240 minutes
Mode: Online & Offline
Hours: 40/ 60 / 90 / 120
Cost: Rs. 40K ~120K respectively
Batch Size: upto 50 students

LEVEL A1
GRAMMAR
•  To be
•  To have
•  Present simple
•  Present progressive (for actions in progress now)
•  Past simple
•  Future (present progressive for arrangements, “going to” for intentions and predicting the future based on present evidence, will for decisions taken at that moment)
•  Can (ability/permission) / could (permission or request)
•  Must* / mustn’t*
•  Would like (I’d, you’d etc.)
•  Prepositions of place
•  Prepositions of movement
•  Prepositions of time
•  Have got
•  Definite and indefinite article, zero article
•  Possessive adjectives and pronouns
•  Demonstrative adjectives
•  Personal pronouns (subject)
•  Personal pronouns (object)
•  Plurals (regular, irregular)
•  There is/there are
•  Some/any
•  Countable/uncountable nouns
•  Possessive “s” (Peter’s house)
•  Much/many/a lot of
•  Like / love / enjoy / hate + -ing
•  Frequency adverbs
•  Comparatives and superlatives
•  Imperatives
•  Impersonal use of ‘you’*
•  Basic adverbs (slowly / quickly, etc.) *
•  Good / well*
•  And, but, or
•  Present time expressions: every day, on
•  Mondays, now, at the moment, in this period
•  Past time expressions: ago, in the 80s, last Monday, yesterday, yesterday evening / last night etc.

VOCABULARY
• Alphabet, numbers and colors
• Countries and nationalities
• Jobs
• Days of the week, months and seasons
• Classroom language
• Office vocabulary
• Rooms and furniture
• Parts of the body
• Family members
• Clothes
• Appearance and personality
•  Food and drink
•  Music, sports, hobbies
•  Means of transport
•  Time
•  Weather
•  Holidays and travel
•  Health/illnesses
•  Places
•  Shops
•  Personal routine
•  Everyday objects (identity card, driving license, tissues, matches, etc.)

FUNCTIONS
• Introducing yourself and asking questions about others
• Greeting people / meeting people
• Asking and saying what people do
• Describing people’s appearance and character
• Asking for and giving personal details: age, height, etc.
• Describing a place
• Describing a photo (N.B. essential for the second part of the oral paper)
• Asking for information
• Asking and saying how much things are
• Ordering a meal
• Asking for and telling the time
• Asking and telling the day / date
• Talking about people’s homes
• Talking about likes and dislikes
• Talking about routine activities
• Talking about the weather
• Talking about ability and skills
• Talking about one’s health
• Talking about the future: arrangements
• Asking and saying how often
• Asking for and giving directions
• Asking and saying what is happening
• Asking and saying what people are wearing/doing
• Asking and saying what people usually wear/do
• Asking and saying how you feel
• Describing objects and giving information (shape, size, weight, colour, purpose)
• Talking about the past
• Making comparisons
• Expressing preferences and giving opinions (like / don’t like / I think)
• Asking for permission
• Talking about one’s holidays
• Basic telephone language
• Writing a postcard
• Recognition and interpretation of simple notices and instructions
• Filling in of simple forms, e.g. boarding cards

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
·   Anything else?
·   Give (me) a hand
·   Give (me) a lift
·   Let’s go!
·   What is X like? / What was X like?
·   What’s on (at the cinema/on television)?
·   To be + adjective (cold / hot / thirsty / hungry / right / wrong)
·   To be afraid of
·   To be asleep
·   To be away
·   To be busy
·   To be (at) home
·   To be interested in
·   To have a bath / shower / a break / a rest / a good journey / a holiday, etc.
·   To have a good time / a good holiday, etc.
·   To have flu / a cold / a cough / a temperature / stomach-ache / toothache / a headache / backache / a sore throat
·   How long does it take ….?
·   To be well / ill
·   To have (breakfast / lunch / dinner, a snack, etc.)
·   To be in a hurry
·   To be late / early / on time
·   To be out / in
·   See you on ….
·   Here you are!
·   Hurry up!
·   To get a fine
·   Take part in
·   Spend (time) + ing
·   I think so / I don’t think so
·   I’m afraid (sorry)
·   See you …

PHRASAL VERBS
·   Ask for
·   Call back
·   Get up
·   Get in/out of (car)
·   Get on/off (bus, etc.)
·   Go out with
·   Hold on
·   Pay (somebody) for
·   Wake up
·   Turn on/off
·   Switch on/off
·   Put on /take off (clothes)
·   Take off (plane)
·   Try on (clothes)
·   Look at
·   Look for
·   Look after
·   Wait for
·   Wake up
·   Fill in

General (It is impossible to cover all lexical fields here. This section should be further developed according to students’ needs, ability and interests)
·         Adjectives to describe appearance and personality:
pretty, beautiful / ugly; fair / dark; fat / thin, slim; happy / sad, unhappy; old / young; strong / weak; tall / short; hungry; ill / well; thirsty; hungry; angry; tired, exhausted; shocked; stressed; busy; lazy; poor / rich; kind; famous; stupid, silly / intelligent, clever, smart

·         General adjectives:
cheap / expensive; clean / dirty; easy / difficult; late / early; fast, quick / slow; nice, good, fantastic / bad, terrible, horrible; boring / interesting; useful / useless; heavy / light; old / new / old / young; cold / hot, warm

·         Adjectives to describe weather:
cloudy; sunny; windy; cold / hot; freezing; foggy; rainy, wet; damp; humid; grey, dull; stormy

·         Adjectives to describe towns, villages:
quiet / noisy; industrious; agricultural; busy; crowded; polluted

·         Expressions and words linked to restaurants:
menu; names of food and drink; course; waiter; knife, fork, spoon; bill; I’ll have; I’d like; Would you like ..?; book a table

·         Expressions and words linked to shopping:
to do the shopping; to go shopping; can I help you?; can I try it on?; what size are you?; have you got a larger / smaller size?; suit; fit; just looking; anything else?; changing room; shop window; tight / loose; pay by credit card, debit card, cheque, in cash / I’ll buy, pay etc.

·         Expressions and words linked to giving directions:
Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to …?; the (first) on the right / left; turn right, turn left; go straight on; go past the … ; you can’t miss it; roundabout; traffic lights; as far as; car park; crossroads; junction; level crossing; pedestrian / zebra crossing; flyover; bridge; subway; over there; Is there a (bank) near here?

·         Expressions and words linked to travel:
catch a train / a bus; miss a train / a bus; (the train) is now boarding; platform; ticket office; information desk; gate; book a single / double room / a flight; ferry-boat; arrive at / in

·         Holiday language:
to go on holiday / to be on holiday; to go to the seaside; to go to the mountains; at the seaside; in the mountains; stay in a hotel; beach – sandy, stony, rocky; sea – calm, rough, polluted, clean; crowded / deserted; sun bed; protective cream; sunbathe; tanned; deck chair; towel; (build) sand castles; night life; promenade; hotel, guest house; half board, full board; go for a walk; climbing; surfing; swimming; look for (mushrooms); go sightseeing; rent a flat

·         Talking about health:
have a headache; have toothache; have stomach-ache; have a cold; have a sore throat; have a pain (in the leg / arm); suffer from …

·         Expressions and words linked to telephone conversations:
Hello; Can I speak to …?; Can I take a message?; This is … ; … (John) speaking; hold on; call back later; I’m afraid he’s in a meeting /out

·         Compound nouns: alarm clock;
bus stop; compact disc (CD); police station; swimming pool; telephone number; baby-sitter; driving licence; air conditioning; mineral water; science fiction; junk food; native speaker

·         Describing pictures:
in the foreground / background / the middle; at the bottom / top (of)

·         Set phrases:
·         Yes, please; No, thank you; You’re welcome; Don’t mention it; How are you?; Fine, thanks; How do you do?; Pleased to meet you; Nice to meet you

·         Easily confused words:
to miss / to lose; to borrow / to lend

·         Prepositional phrases and prepositions to be used with nouns, verbs and adjectives:
by car, etc.; in front of; in the end; off the coast; on foot; on the phone; on the beach; on the corner; on the (first) floor; on the left / on the right; on the train; on TV; on the radio; on the Internet; to speak to; married to; in good condition




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