A1 CEFR
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she owns. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A1/1
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book A1. Units 7-12. ISBN 978-3-12-540751-0
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Speaking about oneself and others, objects, food and drink, family, places, work and routine
Planned Grammar Topics:
Verb “be”, present simple, plural nouns, adverbs of frequency, present simple: questions, there is / there are, present simple: negative and questions
A1/2
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book A1. Units 7-12. ISBN 978-3-12-540751-0
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Shopping and fashion, past events, holidays, travel, abilities and life events, making future plans
Planned Grammar Topics:
this / that / these / those, possessive‘s, adverbs, past simple: be and positive, past simple: negative and questions, present continuous (positive, negative, questions), object pronouns, can for ability, be going to (positive, negative, questions)
A2 CEFR
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine situations requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
A2/1
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book A2. Units 1-4. ISBN 978-3-12-540757-2
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
People, Introducing yourself, Work and Study, Daily Life, Technology, Food and Cooking.
Planned Grammar Topics:
Be: positive and negative, be: questions and short answers, present simple: positive and negative, present simple: questions and short answers, adverbs of frequency, have got, countable and uncountable food nouns, quantifiers (much, many, a lot)
A2/2
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book A2. Units 5-8. ISBN 978-3-12-540757-2
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Places in a city, Furniture, Family, Transport, Sport and Exercise.
Planned Grammar Topics:
There is / there are, possessive pronouns and possessive‘s, past simple “ be”, past simple: positive, past simple: negative and questions, likes and dislikes
A2/3
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book A2. Units 9-12. ISBN 978-3-12-540757-2
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Clothes and Shopping, Communication, High numbers, TV and Music, Travel and Geography.
Planned Grammar Topics:
Present continuous, present simple vs. present continuous, comparative adjectives, superlative adjectives, present perfect, present perfect vs. past simple, be going to, should / shouldn’t.
B1 CEFR
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, leisure etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B1/1
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B1. Units 1-4. ISBN 978-3-12-540763-3
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Tourism and Travel, Money and Shopping, Clothes and Appearances, Making social arrangements.
Planned Grammar Topics:
Question forms, present simple and present continuous, past simple and past continuous, present perfect with „yet“ and „already“, present continuous and be going to, will / won’t / would / shall
B1/2
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B1. Units 5-8. ISBN 978-3-12-540763-3
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Work and Jobs, Health problems and Treatments, Art and Music, Literature, Sports and Leisure.
Planned Grammar Topics:
modals of obligation and permission, will and might for predictions, imperative, comparatives and superlatives, used to, passive voice, present perfect with “for” and “since”
B1/3
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B1. Units 9-12. ISBN 978-3-12-540763-3
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Education, Telephone calls, Complaints, Animals
Planned Grammar Topics:
verb pattern, quantifiers “too” and “not enough”, articles, reported speech, defining relative clauses, first conditional, second conditional, reported speech
B2 CEFR
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with mother-tongue speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a point of view on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
B2/1
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B2. Units 1-3. ISBN 978-3-12-540775-6
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Describing a character, Trying and Succeeding, Animals and the environment, Ability and Achievement, Sports
Planned Grammar Topics:
Review of tenses, questions, narrative tenses, future time clauses and conditions, multi-word verbs, present perfect and present perfect continuous.
B2/2
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B2. Units 4-6. ISBN 978-3-12-540775-6
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Cause and Result, Talking about difficulty, Describing photos, Travel and Tourism, Describing changes.
Planned Grammar Topics:
Used to and would, obligation and permission, future probability, future perfect and continuous, infinitives and –ing forms, passive voice
B2/3
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book B2. Units 7-10. ISBN 978-3-12-540775-6
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
City living, Film and TV, Moral dilemmas, Money and Finance, Crime, Discoveries and New Inventions, Health, Possibilities.
Planned Grammar Topics:
Too / enough; so / such, causative have/ get, first and second conditional, third conditional, should have and past participle, relative clauses, reported speech and reporting verbs, past modals of deduction, wishes and regrets
C1 CEFR
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
C1/1
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book C1. Units 1-3. ISBN 978-3-12-540781-7
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Language Learning, Sensory Experiences, Plans and Intentions, Travel and Adventure
Planned Grammar:
Adverbs and adverbial phrases, the perfect aspect, comparison, intentions and arrangements, inversion, future in the past, narrative tenses
C1/2
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book C1. Units 4-6. ISBN 978-3-12-540781-7
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Consciousness, Memories and Remembering, Crime and Justice, Employment, Emotions.
Planned Grammar:
Noun phrases, structures with have and get, relative clauses, obligation, necessity and permission, simple and continuous verbs, participle clauses
C1/3
Textbook: Empower Second Edition Student’s Book C1. Units 7-10. ISBN 978-3-12-540781-7
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics:
Inventions and Technology, Sleep, Ageing and Health, City Life.
Planned Grammar:
Speculation and deduction, cleft sentences, gerunds and infinitives, conditionals, reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, ellipsis and substitution, regret and criticism structures, passive reporting verbs
C2 CEFR
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and explanations in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.
C2/1
Textbook:
No specific textbook is required.The learning materials will be discussed in class.
Speaking Topics:
Depending on students‘ interests, various topics will be discussed at a highest proficiency level.
Planned Grammar Topics:
A comprehensive review of various grammatical topics will be discussed based on students‘ interests.
C2/2
Textbook:
No specific textbook is required.The learning materials will be discussed in class.
Speaking Topics:
Depending on students‘ interests, various topics will be discussed at a highest proficiency level.
Planned Grammar Topics:
A comprehensive review of various grammatical topics will be discussed based on students‘ interests.
C2/3
Textbook:
No specific textbook is required. The learning materials will be discussed in class.
Speaking Topics:
Depending on students‘ interests, various topics will be discussed at a highest proficiency level.
Planned Grammar Topics:
A comprehensive review of various grammatical topics will be discussed based on students‘ interests.
