CEC Buenos Aires

English Levels

Summary

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This Syllabus is prepared to provide our courses with both structure

Introduction

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and dynamism.

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Our courses are continuously improved, and this present Syllabus

Elementary

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is periodically revised with input from both teachers and students.

III

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CEC Argentina ensures Canadian content is added to each level in

order to promote Canadian Culture and its idiosyncrasies

Pre-Intermediate

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II

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Intermediate

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III

IV

Post-Intermediate

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II

Advanced

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II

Elementary I

Comments

Books

Book Spectrum 1B

Units 1 to 4

Lessons 1 to 25

CEC Network Booklet

Elementary 1

Topics

Clothing and personal belongings

Colors                      Weather

Time                         Suggestions

Objections                 Foods

Shopping                   Past activities

Grammar

Demonstrative adjectives: this-that-these-those

Prepositions: in-on-under-behind

Possessive adjectives

Let’s…

There is

The past of be

The Present Continuous

Articles: a-an-the

Subject questions

Placement of adjectives

How much

Some-any

The Past Tense

Information questions in the past tense

To, at and in with the definite article

Functions

Talk about clothing and personal belongings

                  the past

                   what people are doing

                   the weather

                    movies

                    likes and dislikes

                     feelings

                     favorite foods

                     past activities

                     the past

Ask where something is

        what time it is

        about prices

        for something you want

        about the weekend

        about the past

Compliment someone

Look for a lost item

Give directions

Make a suggestion: Let’s…

Object or agree

Find out hours

Shop for food

Make a shopping list

Elementary 1

SKILLS

Writing

Write an opinion about TV/ radio program/ newspaper article

         A movie review

         A note

         A letter to a friend

Listening

Listen to descriptions of clothing & personal belongings

               the intonation of info questions

               a weather report

               suggestions & objections

              times

              an article about foods

                a radio ad

                information about people’s past activities

Reading

Read a short newspaper article

         a page from a tour guide

         a short magazine article