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Scheme of Work - Intermediate

	Topic:	Grammar:	Vocabulary:	Themes:
1.	Let’s start a project	Language Test present continuous vs. present simple modal verbs: will / shall word order in sentence structure articles and nouns	International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) word stress sentence stress clothes	project work: ·          devise a magazine / newspaper ·          write a short story collection ·          charity work / fundraising ·          organise a talent / variety night ·          consumer surveys ·          build an English language learning website ·          make a short film focus on study skills
2.	Sport and leisure	past continuous modal verbs: can / could / able to using the infinitive (after modal verbs) simple, compound and complex sentences	homophones word collocation sport and leisure using adverbs writing for different purposes: letter, email, diary, report, assignment, etc.	project work
3.	Health and lifestyle	present perfect present perfect vs. past simple modal verbs: must / mustn’t auxiliary verbs in question forms question tags	rhyming words health and different lifestyles going to a hospital asking for and giving advice	project work
4.	Finding a job	modal verbs: may / might quantity words – much, many, few, a lot etc. adverbials of time, manner, degree, frequency, etc. when and if first conditional zero conditional	formal and informal letter writing understanding discourse markers, e.g. well, right, er, OK, now, etc. develop a group role play careers advice	project work
5.	Thinking it over	present perfect continuous modal verbs: should / would / could passive voice second conditional prepositions of place	hypothetical ideas global and local issues change vs. staying the same the environment / pollution	project work project work – review
6.	Accent on English	past perfect reported speech defining relative clauses – e.g. that, where, who, whose, etc. third conditional prepositions of time	writing a newspaper report understanding informal English – vocabulary, pronunciation, accent and errors made by native speakers of English; including short cuts and grammatical ellipsis, e.g. “Saw Chris today.” = “I saw Chris today.”	project work
7.	Different people	making comparisons – comparatives and superlatives future – will, going to, will be –ing, will have done adverbials of possibility – e.g. perhaps, possibly, definitely, maybe	personality – differences between people arguments and problems booking a holiday animals	project work
8.	Let’s get together	past simple – revision phrasal verbs articles – a, an and the subject revision	using phrasal verbs famous inventions / famous firsts famous people writing my autobiography going on a date / getting married personal relationships problem pages – agony aunt / uncle	project work
9.	Enjoying the classics	subject revision	subject revision classic books in the English language language used in English literature	project work – presentations
10.		Language Test

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Advanced:

For advanced programmes, teachers should focus on academic work.