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.

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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

Introduction I

Comments

Books

Book Spectrum 1A

Units 1 to 4

Lessons 1 to 25

CEC Network Booklet

Introduction 1

Topics

Greetings                            Cities and countries

Introductions                      Socializing

Self-identification              Addresses

Telephone calls                  Neighborhood locations

Grammar

Present of BE am-is

Contractions

Questions with are

Short answers with

Alphabet

Formula Could you…?

Present of BE

Yes-no questions and short answers with is

Numbers 0-10

Formula I’d like

Formulaic use of do

Present of BE

Info questions

Statements

Yes-no questions

Short answers

Plural of names

Formulaic use of do

Possessive of names

Prepositions of place

Ordinal numbers from 1^st to 10^th

Possessive of names

Imperative

Adverbs of location

Functions

Introduce yourself

Identify people

Greet  formally and informally

Verify  spelling

Make an informal tel call

Identify someone on the tel

Ask for someone’s phone number

Call Directory Assistance

Thank someone

Ask for change

Apologize

Ask about the location of cities

Ask where people are from

Introduce people

Offer something to drink

Say good bye after meeting someone

Ask for someone’s address

Give locations in

q       A neighborhood

q       An apartment building

Give directions in a neighborhood

Introduction 1

SKILLS

Writing

Write  A short postcard to a friend

           An opinion about the telephone

          A short friendly letter

          Directions for a walking tour

Listening

Listen for spelling

            to the intonation of short statements

            for a phone number

            to the intonation of questions

           for addresses

           to a radio advertisement

           to the intonation of statements and questions

           for directions

           to the pronunciation of possessives of names

Reading

Read a postcard

         information about Canada

         a short newspaper article

         a letter and an envelope

         a paper from a tour guide