This is Step 1 of the Intermediate Level. Students will enhance their social conversation skills and be able to hold a conversation in a more expansive fashion. They will be able to talk about their backgrounds and talk at some length about the events of their life including their achievements and goals. They will be able to discuss recent news stories and current events. Learners will be able to describe procedures, frequencies and problems and discuss forecasts and scenarios. In the context of Nature they will be able to discuss the natural environment. They will be able to make extensive comparisons by way of discussing advantages and disadvantages. They will be introduced to a wider range of vocabulary.
After E2S1, students will be able to:
-Talk about general and long term present situations
-Talk about short term present situations ( Present perfect)
-Discuss usual and specific situations
-Discuss biographical situations
-Discuss past experiences in detail
-Talk about goals they have and have not achieved.
-Discuss recent events.
-Sum up recent events
-Understand and discuss news topics
-Refer to memories.
-Discuss uses and purposes.
-Explain reasons
-Understand and talk about common technical jargon.
-Use appropriate language in everyday mails.
-Discuss travel procedures.
-Describe plans and make future arrangements.
-Refer to future with different degrees of certainty.
-Describe climatic conditions.
-Make weather forecasts.
-Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of things.
-Make detailed comparisons.
-Talk about transactions, purchases and refunds.
-Talk about leisure activities and interests.
-Talk about preferences.
-Make recommendations.
-Discuss hypothetical situations.
-Explain rules
-Discuss food and recipes
-Refer to materials.
-Refer to common minor injuries.
