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ESL CURRICULUM

Beginning Level

At this level the students will learn the basic concepts of Grammar, Writing and Reading. At the same time the students will work on their pronunciation. The students will learn:

  1. The Verb To Be

    a) Introduction

    b) + Location

    c) Short Answers

    d) Yes/No questions

  2. Present Continuous Tense


  3. Prepositions

    a) of Location

    b) Using There is, There are

    c) Using This, That, These, Those

  4. Nouns

    a) Vocabulary

    b) Singular/Plural

    c) Possessive Pronouns

    d) Demonstrative Pronouns

    e) Object Pronouns

  5. Adjectives

    a) Possessive Adjectives

    b) Other Adjectives

  6. Adverbs

    a) Adverbs of Frequency

    b) Other adverbs

  7. Simple Present Tense

    a) Yes/No Questions

    b) Negatives

    c) Short Answers

    d) -s vs. non-s Endings

    e) Have/Has

    f) Can/Have To

  8. Future

    a) Going to

    b) Time Expressions

    C) Want to

  9. Past Tense

    a) Regular Verbs

    b) Irregular Verbs

    c) Yes/No Questions

    d) Short Answers

    e) Time Expressions

  10. Count Non-count Nouns


  11. Partitives


  12. Future Tense

    a) Will

    b) Time Expressions

    c) Might

  13. Comparatives

    a) Should

    b) Possessive Pronouns

  14. Superlatives


  15. Directions


  16. Adverbs

    a) Comparative of Adverbs

    b) Agent Nouns

    c) If-Clauses

  17. Past Continuous Tense

    a) Reflexive Pronouns

    b) While-Clauses

  18. Future Continuous Tense

    a) Time Expressions

High Beginning Level

The students will increase their knowledge with the textbooks for this program. At this level, the students will learn the basics to enter the Intermediate level of English.

  1. Review the following:

    a) Simple Present Tense

    b) Present Continuous Tense

    c) Simple Past Tense

    d) Past Continuous Tense

    e) Future Tense

  2. Present Perfect Tense


  3. Present Perfect Continuous Tense


  4. Gerunds

    a) Use of Gerunds

    b) Infinitives

  5. Past Perfect Tense


  6. Past Perfect Continuous Tense


  7. Two-word Verbs

    a) Separable

    b) Inseparable

  8. Connectors

    a) Use of And... ...Too

    b) Use of And... ...Either

    c) Use of So, But, and Neither

  9. Passive Voice
  10. Perfect Modals

    a) Should Have

    b) Must Have

    c) Might Have

    d) May Have

    e) Could Have

  11. Conditional:

    a) Use of Present Real (If... ...will)

    b) Use of Present Unreal (If... ...would)

    c) Hope Clauses

    d) Wish Clauses

  12. Reported Speech
  13. Tag Questions

Click the following link for a list of required books for this level.


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