Intermediate English Conversation

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The details of the gramatical progression is outlined below:

Intermediate 1

1. Word forms Int 1– satisfied, satisfying, satisfy, satisfactory

2. Conjunctions Int 1 – therefore, even though, as,

3. The difference between past simple and present perfect

4. Modal verbs Int 1 – must, have to, should, might, may

5. Figures of speech Int 1 – Idioms

6. 1st conditional

7. Quantifiers – Revisited + Prefixes - some, any, no, (negative constructions)

8. Review Int 1 – word forms, conjunctions, modal verbs, tell, 1st conditional

Intermediate 2

1. So, neither, nor, either

2. Questions tags Int 2

3. Modal verbs Int 2 – would, could (requests and offers) – some/any revisted

4. Order of adjectives Int 2

5. Prepositions with verbs

6. Verb + to do / verb + doing + frequency adjectives revisited

7. Present perfect negative sentences (Vocab: things you’ve never done, but would like to try)

8. Review Int 2 – so, neither, nor, either, to do / doing, prepositions with verbs, order of adjectives

Intermediate 3

1. Phrasal verbs (sepreable)

2. Prepositions with adjectives

3. Quantifiers Int 3 – revisited

4. Past Habitual actions – used to & would

5. Formal & informal English Int 3 -

6. 2nd Conditional

7. Imperative sentences Int 3 – giving direction/order of activities (first, then, finally)

8. Review Int 3 - prepositions with adjectives, quantifiers, formal & informal English

Intermediate 4

1. Formal & informal English Int 4 – Indirect questions

2. 3rd conditional

3. Prefixes

4. Figures of Speech Int 5 – similes & metaphors

5. Comparative & Superlative Int 4

6. Tense Review 1 – present tenses

7. Conditional Review – 0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd

8. Review Int 4 – formal & informal English, past passive, comparatives & superlatives

Intermediate 5

1. Entertaining Guests – quantfiers, would/could, imperatives revisited (vocab: food & drink)

2. Past Continuous

3. Present simple, future simple, past tense or can?

4. Figures of Speech Int 5 - Idioms

5. Formal & Informal English Int 5 -

6. Talking about the future Int 5 – will & going to

7. Passive sentences Int 5

8. Review Int 5 -

Intermediate 6

1. Talking about the Environment – past, present, changes, the future of the planet

2. Direct & reported speech Int 6

3. Say more in less words! Int 6 – Conjunctions, contrations, imperatives, multiple adjectives

4. Indirect questions Int 6

5. Modal verbs – must, have to, should, might, may (Vocab: giving advice)

6. Past perfect

7. Figures of Speech Int 6 – Idioms8. Review Int 6

Intermediate 7

1. Passive sentences Int 7

2. Reflexive pronouns

3. Describing Feelings – (vocab: feelings) use of: feel, my body, reflexive pronouns

4. Figures of Speech - Proverbs5. Possesive pronouns, possesive adjectives, whose, ‘s

6. Masquerade – when words function as different forms

7. Say tell exclaim demand

8. Revew Int 7

Intermediate 8

1. Eye witness – describing a crime scene, what happened (vocab: legal lingo) + past tenses

2. Past Conditional

3. Direct & reported Speech Int 8

4. Prespositions & indirect objects – she gave him the apple / she gave it to him

5. Figures of Speech 8 – Idioms

6. Causative construction Int 8 – to have something done

7. Tense Review Int 8 – past tenses

8. Review Int 8