beginner elementary scheme of work

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Schools
Scheme of Work – Beginner & Elementary Classes
Week:
1.

Topic:
Introductions

Grammar:
verb to be – positive, negative & question
forms

Vocabulary:
greetings and introductions

Social English Themes:
writing a postcard

personal information

focus on study skills

alphabet – upper and lower cases

reading and listening to English every
day – newspapers, magazines, internet,
tv, radio, etc

possessive pronouns: my, your
polite function words: yes please, no thanks

alphabetical order
articles
numbers 1-30
this / that these / those
everyday objects
classroom words (meta-language) &
objects
2.

My friends and
my family

2nd week
review

present simple tense

family and friends

introducing people

question forms, e.g. can I have...?

describing people

meeting people you don’t know

yes / no questions

jobs

using a calendar

wh- questions

daily routines

looking for a job

me, you, him, her – object pronouns

days, months and seasons

punctuation marks

simple common verbs
using a dictionary
trip to a local museum

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3.

Out and about

telling the time: it's ...

countries, nationalities & languages

asking “What’s the time?”

there is / there are

numbers 31-200

taking your driving test

I would like...

phone numbers

buying a bus / train ticket

can, can't

ask about travel plans

booking a flight online

prepositions of time

transport

informal conversations

giving and asking for directions

going on holiday
booking a hotel
telling the time
time phrases

4.

Let’s stay in

parts of a sentence

home and garden

reading a utility bill

word order in sentence building

different types of accommodation

writing a cheque / other payment
methods

possessive pronouns: his, her, its, our, their

furniture

would you like...?

ordinal numbers 1st-10th

looking for a place to live

simple conjunctions

home shopping – using the internet and
catalogues

possessions

writing a short email

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5.

Get active

mid-course
review / test

like + (verb)-ing / neg. / question form

hobbies, sports and activities

deciding how to spend the weekend

(not) very / quite + adjectives

activity gerunds: cooking, cycling, etc

at the swimming pool / gym

adverbs of frequency

adjectives & opposites

frequency words: once, twice, every... etc.
individual
tutorials
6.

Hit the shops!

evening trip to a concert or exhibition
have you got? / I have got / She hasn’t got...
etc.

going shopping

returning items to a shop

places in a town

at the cinema

everyday signs and notices

in a café / restaurant

some / any
prepositions of place
food and drink
how many? / how much?
money
do / does...? Questions with auxiliary verbs
buying food
singular / plural nouns
trip to a nearby town / place of
interest

countable / uncountable nouns
7.

I feel terrible!

past simple – was, were

health

registering with a doctor

there was / were

parts of the body

registering with the job centre / council
tax office

past simple – be, go, do, have

more common verbs
attending appointments and interviews

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past simple – regular / irregular

feelings and emotions
at the doctor’s / dentist’s / hospital
completing simple forms

8.

Special
occasions

different cultures celebrate in different
ways!

present continuous

the weather

present simple or continuous?

making plans for a celebration

comparative adjectives + than

order in a restaurant

adverbs: slowly, quickly, etc.

more adjectives

future plans with "going to"

accepting / declining invitations

revision of previous topics – recapping and
consolidation

comparative and superlative adjectives

planning a party
at the party
finding out what the weather will be like
comparing various options
develop vocabulary building skills
dates with ordinal numbers
clothes

colours
9.

Future plans

future plans with "will"

hopes and fears for the future

future learning options

future plans with "want to"

short and long term goals

keeping a diary

intensifiers – too... / really... / completely...
etc.

maybe / I think so / I hope so

planning education goals

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revision of previous topics – recapping and
consolidation
end of course party – organised by
the students
10.

Revision week

practice papers
practice listening tests
individual tutorials
revision of previous topics – recapping and consolidation
mock exam/s
exam/s

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