English Language – Preparatory Grade 1

Course highlights

• Talk and write about daily technology habits using the present simple with adverbs of frequency; read a blog about a digital day; write an email about a daily routine; follow simple online-safety rules
• Describe learning styles and study plans using the present continuous and can / can't for ability; listen to learning challenges and give advice on study methods
• Read and write short biographies of role models using the past simple (regular and irregular); talk about the qualities of a good leader
• Discuss choices and consequences using the first conditional and should / shouldn't for advice; read short stories about decisions and write a short blog post about a problem
• Talk and write about future plans and careers using be going to; read about professions and listen to interviews about jobs
• Discuss rights, duties and local / global problems using must / mustn't and a review of the term's tenses; write a short social-media post about global citizenship
• Read and talk about Egyptian heritage; give advice and express necessity with must / mustn't / have to / don't have to / should / shouldn't; write an advice blog
• Describe family roles, routines and traditions using possessive adjectives and pronouns; role-play chores; write a descriptive paragraph
• Read and write instructions with sequence connectors; use make vs do and possessive forms ('s / s'); describe a process
• Talk about volunteering, promises and plans with the future simple (will / won't); read charity stories; write a diary entry and an action plan
• Describe nature and weather and compare with comparatives and superlatives; listen to forecasts; write a descriptive paragraph
• Talk about responsibility, manners and goals using quantifiers (a, some, any, many, much) with countable and uncountable nouns; write a rules poster

Course content

• 14units
• 72sessions
• 13quizzes

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