Elementary level

Grammatical Awareness

•Revise and extend work from the previous level;

• Use comparative and superlative adjectives;

• Use of possessive apostrophes;

• Apostrophise singular nouns;

• Understand the significance of word order and its effect on meaning;

• Use connectives, e.g. adverbs, adverbial phrases.

On completion of the Intermediate programme the student should be able to:

STAGE 1

Identify and use a wider variety of vocabulary items

Use opposites of key words

Understand and use prefixes and suffixes

Use reflexive pronouns correctly

Use conditionals correctly

Understand and predict outcomes of longer stories

Be able to use a variety of written modes correctly and appropriately

STAGE 2

Use a wider and more selective vocabulary

Understand and use synonyms

Use past tenses correctly (simple; perfect; progressive, used to)

Use perfect tenses (present)

Use the future tenses correctly (present progressive, going to, will)

Be aware of the difference between written and spoken forms

Begin to recognise and correct mistakes in own written work

STAGE 3

Guessing understanding of new vocabulary from context

Use comparatives and superlatives

Requests using modals

Understanding of imperatives to offer solutions and advice

Use more selective vocabulary appropriate to specific subject area

Use compound sentences correctly

Understand and predict texts (mood and tone)

Develop reading for pleasure as well as for study

Develop a wide range of writing skills, e.g. reports, summaries, notes, descriptions