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Tense review - past,present,future
Habits in present / past
Time clauses - past & future
Expressing quantity
Determiners
Mixed modals - all functions
Future forms (perfect and continuous)
Verbs taking gerund/infinitive
Relative clauses & reduced clauses
Present perfect simple/continuous
Reported speech
Conditionals – 0,1,2,3 & mixed
Wishes/regrets
Noun phrases
Dependent prepositions
Adding emphasis
The passive + (needs to be done/causative have)
Comparatives and superlatives
-The…the…
Inversions
Adjective order
Expressions of purpose/reason/result -
so that etc.
Contrast links
Avoiding repetition
As versus Like
Adverbs with two forms (most, mostly)
Adverbials expressing attitude
Reflexive pronouns
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Learner training strategies for vocabulary-
Wordbuilding – prefixes/suffixes
Word formation
Deducing meaning from context
Prefixes/suffixes
Euphemisms
Synonyms/ antonyms
Adverb / verb collocation
Register
Phrasal verbs & idioms
Travel/tourism
Memories/childhood
Technology
Make/do collocation
Education
Ecology
The arts
Work, Business & Money
Crime
Appearance body & clothes
Word pairs (e.g. ‘neat and tidy’) ‘Marriage, ceremonies & festivals
Families
Social issues
Geographical features
Sport & leisure
History
The media
Travel & holidays
Celebrations & festivals
Gadgets & appliances
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Speaking-
Awareness of conversational devices
General conversational ability
Giving information clearly -Picture description
Turn-taking strategies
Reaching a consensus -problem solving discussion
Reporting
Explaining
Summarising
Giving opinions & discussing others'
Listening-
Listening for gist
Listening for specific information
Note-taking
Interpreting intonation
Multiple matching
Filling in tables
Sequencing
Multiple choice
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Writing-
Correction symbols
Paragraphing & punctuation
Different styles/register
Planning for writing-audience & purpose, language, style & layout, main points, word limit
Selecting & summarising information following reading
Formal letters - complaint, application, of confirmation , giving & requesting information, apology
Informal letters
Discourse markers and cohesive devices
Sequencers
Giving an opinion
Presenting an argument
Instructions, directions
Note-taking /Memo
Writing an article
Writing a report / review
Leaflet
A short ad
Notice/Announcement
Reading-
Gapped text - referencing, Sentence/paragraph insertion
Skimming, scanning & reading intensively
Multiple choice techniques
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