| 1. Grammar |
1.1. Articles: definite and indefinite: uses and omissions.
1.2. Nouns: countable and uncountable, collective nouns: singular and plural.
1.3. Adjectives and adverbs: uses, formation and position.
1.4. Prepositions: place, time, and collocations.
1.5. Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, advice, permission; speculation and deduction in present and past.
1.6. The passive voice, gerunds and infinitives.
1.7. Clauses of reason, purpose, contrast, and result.
1.8. Punctuation marks.
1.9. Spelling: Homophones.
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| 2. Vocabulary Topics |
2.1. Appearance and personality.
2.2. Transport, travel and accommodation.
2.3. Cities and houses.
2.4. Food and meals.
2.5. School and university subjects.
2.6. Inventions and operating technology.
2.7. Sports.
2.8. Art, theatre and music.
2.9. Nations, state and politics.
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| 3. Writing |
3.1. Generating ideas by using critical thinking, evaluating, and revising.
3.2. Evaluating ideas in relation to purpose, topic, and audience.
3.3. Considering the knowledge, attitudes and tastes of the intended reader.
3.4. Determining the amount of information shared with the reader, the kind of information that has to be made explicit and the need of directness.
3.5. Conforming to cohesion, and conventions of style and format.
3.6. Organizing and structuring ideas, content and purposes into a coherent whole.
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| 4. Reading |
4.1. Comprehension of a fiction book and texts from the assigned Student's book.
4.2. Understanding of written English at word, phrase (phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions), sentence, paragraph, and the whole text.
4.3. Interpreting textual register, and writer/audience relationship concerning ideas, opinions, suggestions, and attitudes.
4.4. Cohesion and coherence.
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