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Syllabus For Level Pre Ielts A (GVNN-GVVN)
Syllabus For Level Pre Ielts A (GVNN-GVVN)
Syllabus For Level Pre Ielts A (GVNN-GVVN)
I. Course objectives
This level aims to help students communicate effectively in semi-academic contexts though they are still influenced by the
mother tongue. After finishing the level, students will be able to:
∙ understand semi-authentic texts of various kinds, their gist, details and structures.
∙ write essays of about 200 words on different topics.
∙ comprehend conversations and longer monologues, extracts from radio programs, news and verbally respond in almost all
situations.
∙ use English confidently in both common and academic contexts through frequent practice in class.
∙ self-study, effectively apply academic study skills such as listening and note-taking, paraphrasing and summarizing and
giving presentations.
The learner-centered approach is followed throughout the level.
II. Required resources
● Main textbooks: Time Zones 3, National Geographic Learning
Oxford Word Skills Basic, Oxford University Press
Mindset for IELTS Foundation, Cambridge University Press
Complete IELTS band 4-5, Cambridge University Press
● Supplementary materials: Face2Face Elementary, Cambridge University Press
Bridge to IELTS, National Geographic Learning
*** N. B.: Any other relevant materials selected by the teachers are welcomed.
IV. Assessment
Progress Test and Final test
V. Syllabus in detail: 90 minutes/ session
Week Session Topics Contents Resources Teachers
Unit 1: I’d like to be a pilot - Grammar: want & would like (p.6)
1
- Vocabulary: Jobs/ Job qualities-
1 Pronunciation: Weak forms of
that
Unit 1: I’d like to be a pilot - Reading: Extreme jobs TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
2 (cont.)
- Writing: emails (p.6)
4 Unit 2: Which one is - Grammar: + Using the one who TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
Bruno? (p.18)
+ Adjectives
- Vocabulary: Personality
Adjectives and Compound
Adjectives
- Pronunciation: Syllable stress
Unit 2: Which one is - Reading: Unsung heroes TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
5 Bruno? (cont.) (p.18)
- Writing: Blog post
Unit 2: Which one is - Video watching: The Tables TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
3
Bruno? (cont.) (p.18)
- Review
6
WORD SKILLS
- Vocabulary: Words and phrases
Unit 14: I can talk about (p36-37)
character about people’s characters
4 Unit 3: We have to reduce - Grammar: Language for rules TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
trash! (p.30)
- Vocabulary: + Plastic pollution
+ Prefix: re-
7
+ Suffix: -able
- Pronunciation: Reduction of
have to & has to
8 Unit 3: We have to reduce - Reading: 6 things you can do TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
trash! (cont.)
about plastic (p.30)
Unit 3: We have to reduce - Video watching: Fixing the TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
trash! (cont.) plastic problem (p.30)
9 - Review
Unit 4: How do sloths - Grammar: Adjectives & TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
move? Adverbs (p.42)
5
- Vocabulary: + Animals
+ Animal
10 characteristics
+ Phrasal verbs
with come
- Pronunciation: Unstressed
schwa syllables
6 11 Unit 4: How do sloths - Reading: Can animals be nice? TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
move? (cont.) (p.42)
- Writing: Online ad
12 -Review
7 Unit 5: I’m meeting friends - Grammar: Simple present & TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
later Present progressive (p.54)
- Vocabulary: + Common
activities
13
+ Suffixes: -ed & -
ing
- Pronunciation: Stress in
compound noun
14 Unit 5: I’m meeting friends - Reading: Sit with us TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
later (cont.) (p.54)
- Writing: Email
Unit 5: I’m meeting friends - Video watching: The boiling TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
later (cont.) river (p.54)
Unit 36: I can describe
15 - Review WORD SKILLS
relationships
(p38-39)
- Words and phrases about
relationships and friends
Unit 6: What will Earth be -Grammar: + Will & Wont TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
like in the future? (p.66)
8
+ more, less & fewer
16 + The environment
+ Suffix: -y
- Pronunciation: Reduction of
Will
9 17 Unit 6: What will Earth be - Reading: On thin ice TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
like in the future? (cont.) (p.66)
- Writing: Short paragraph
Unit 6: What will Earth be - Video watching: Renewable TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
like in the future? (cont.) energy (p.66)
18 - Review
Unit 36: I can talk about
the weather - Words and phrases about WORD SKILLS
weather (p56-57)
Unit 7: When did it -Grammar: + When & How long TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
happen? (p.78)
+ Prepositions of time
Unit 7: When did it - Reading: An ancient murder TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
20 happen? (cont.) (p.78)
- Writing: Online forum post
11 21 Unit 7: When did it - Video watching: Sailing solo TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
happen? (cont.) (p.78)
-Review
-Vocabulary about days & dates WORD SKILLS
Unit 8: Have you ever tried - Grammar: Present perfect TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
go-karting? (p.90)
- Vocabulary: + Interesting
activities
22
+ Collocations
- Pronunciation: Reduction of
been
Unit 8: Have you ever tried - Reading: Bucket lists TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
23 go-karting? (cont.) (p.90)
- Writing: Short biography
25 + Computer-related
terms
13
- Pronunciation: Reduction of
used to
Unit 9: Phones used to be - Reading: The things we used to TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
much bigger (cont.) do (p.102)
26
14 Unit 9: Phones used to be - Video watching: Creating the TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
much bigger (cont.) Internet (p.102)
27 - Review
28 Unit 10: They’ve made an -Grammar: + Present perfect TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
amazing discovery! (p.114)
+ Using for & since
-Pronunciation: + Different areas
of research
+ Suffix: -logist
Unit 10: They’ve made an - Reading: Turned to stone TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
29 amazing discovery! (cont.) (p.114)
- Writing: News story
Unit 10: They’ve made an - Video watching: Lines in the TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
amazing discovery! (cont.) sand (p.114)
15
16 31 Unit 11: Buy one, get one - Grammar: First conditional TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
free! (p.126)
- Vocabulary: + Consumer goods
+ Business words
Unit 11: Buy one, get one TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
free! (cont.) - Reading: Cause marketing
32 (p.126)
- Writing: Marketing campaign
Unit 11: Buy one, get one - Video watching: Gravity stone TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
free! (cont.) (p.126)
- Review
33
WORD SKILLS
- Vocabulary about money in
Unit 20: I can talk about (p54-55)
money shops and in adverts
Unit 12: Which planet is -Grammar: + Future progressive TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
the biggest? (p.138)
17
+ Tense review
-Vocabulary: + Space
34
+ Suffix: -like
+ linking sounds
18 35 Unit 12: Which planet is - Reading: Exoplanets TIME ZONES 3 Vietnamese teacher
the biggest? (cont.) (p.138)
- Writing: Paragraph
Unit 12: Which planet is -Video watching: The red planet WORD SKILLS Vietnamese teacher
the biggest? (cont.) (p.174-175)
- Review
36
- Common adjectives: Emphasis
Unit 71: Common
adjectives & Degree
Unit 1: Daily life - Vocabulary: daily activities Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
37 - Grammar: present simple & (p.10-13)
adverbs of frequency
19 Unit 1: Daily life (cont.) - Read for details Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
20 Unit 1: Daily life (cont.) - Listening for details Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
Unit 2: House & Home -Vocabulary: rooms in a house Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
41 and items in a room (p.20-22)
- Listening for details
21
Unit 2: House & Home - Reading: Note taking Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
42 (cont.) - Grammar: Simple present (p.23-25)
positive, negative & questions
Unit 2: House & Home - Speaking: Choosing Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
43 (cont.) accommodation (p.26-30)
- Writing an email
44 Mindset Foundation
Vietnamese teacher
- Review Skill Modules Unit 2
23 Unit 3: Hobbies, leisure - Vocabulary: Leisure activities Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
45 and entertainment - Listening: Multiple choice (p.34-35)
questions
46 Unit 3: Hobbies, leisure - Grammar: Present simple & Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
and entertainment (cont.)
Present continuous (p.36-39)
26 51 Unit 4: Travel and holidays - Grammar: Past simple & Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) Present simple (p.52-54)
- Writing: Emails
- Speaking: Experiences
- Listening: Matching
27
Unit 5: Food (cont.) - Vocabulary: Cooking methods Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
(p.60-63)
54 - Listening: Sentence completion
- Grammar: a/an/some
28 Unit 5: Food (cont.) - Speaking: Eating habits Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
(p.63-65)
55 - Sentence completion 1
Unit 6: Transport and - Vocabulary: Places and Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
places in town Travel/Transport (p.70-72)
57
- Reading: Multiple choice
questions
29
Unit 6: Transport and Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
- Listening: Gap-fill
places in town (cont.) (p.72-75)
58 - Grammar: Comparatives and
Superlatives
Unit 6: Transport and -Speaking: Talking about Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
places in town (cont.) transport and towns (p.76-77)
59 -Writing: A longer piece of
continuous writing
31 61 Unit 7: Jobs, work and - Vocabulary: Skills and Abilities Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
study - Listening: Note completion (p.80-81)
Unit 7: Jobs, work and -Grammar: Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
study (cont.) can/can’t/could/couldn’t (p.82-83)
62
-Speaking: Describing skills and
abilities
Unit 7: Jobs, work and - Reading: True/False/Not Given Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
63 study (cont.) - Writing: An email for a summer (p.84-87)
job
32
Unit 7: Jobs, work and Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
- Writing: An email for a summer
study (cont.) job (cont.) (p.87-91)
64
- Grammar & Vocabulary
66 Unit 8: Health and - Grammar 1: Should & Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
medicine (cont.) Shouldn’t/ Should not (p.96-98)
- Speaking: Describing a picture
Unit 8: Health and - Grammar 2: have to & don’t Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
medicine (cont.) have to (p.99-101)
67 - Writing: An email to a friend
giving advice
- Listening: Discussing a
35
language project
72 Mindset Foundation
- Review Skill Modules Unit
10
Unit 10: Science and - Vocabulary: Technology Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
73
technology - Reading: Sentence completion (p.114-116)
Unit 10: Science and - Writing: Describing a graph Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
technology (cont.) (p.119-120)
75 - Listening 2 & Grammar
Unit 10: Science and - Grammar & Vocabulary Mindset Foundation Vietnamese teacher
76
technology (cont.) - Review (p.121-123)
Unit 1: Great places to be - Reading 1: Table completion Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
Unit 1: Great places to be - Grammar: Present simple & Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
79 (cont.) Present continuous band 4-5 (p.14-16)
- Writing: Task 1
40
Unit 2: People’s lives - Reading 1: Flow-chart Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
completion & Short-answer band 4-5 (p.17-20)
80 questions
82 Unit 2: People’s lives - Reading 2: True/False/Not given Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) - Vocabulary: Working out the band 4-5 (p.22-25)
meaning of words
- Writing: Task 2
Unit 3: Getting from A to B - Reading 1: Labelling a diagram Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
42 - Speaking: Part 2
Unit 3: Getting from A to B - Pronunciation: Word stress 1 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
Unit 4: It was all new once - Vocabulary: What type of word Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
43 is it? band 4-5 (p.37-39)
86 - Reading 1: Multiple choice
44 87 Unit 4: It was all new once - Speaking: Part 2 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) - Pronunciation: Chunking 1 band 4-5 (p.39-42)
Unit 5: Animal world - Reading: Sentence completion Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
46 Unit 6: Being human - Reading 1: Yes/No/Not given Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
- Speaking: Part 3
Unit 6: Being human - Pronunciation: Intonation 1 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) - Listening: Matching, Pick from band 4-5 (p.62-63)
93
a list
Unit 7: Literacy skills - Listening: Form completion, Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
95 Multiple choice band 4-5 (p.68-69)
- Vocabulary: Raise or Rise
48 Unit 7: Literacy skills -Reading: Matching information, Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) Table completion band 4-5 (p.70-73)
96
-Speaking: Parts 2 & 3
98 Unit 8: Tourist attractions -Reading: Summary completion, Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
Matching features band 4-5 (p.77-81)
-Vocabulary: tourism or tourist?
-Listening: Sentence completion,
Table completion
Unit 8: Tourist attractions - Speaking: Parts 1 &2 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
99
(cont.) - Pronunciation: Chunking 2 band 4-5 (p.82-83)
50
Unit 8: Tourist attractions - Writing: Task 2 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
100 (cont.) - Grammar: Relative pronounce band 4-5 (p.83-85)
who, which, that, where
Unit 9: Every drop counts -Listening: Matching, Flow-chart Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
completion band 4-5 (p.88-91)
101 - Reading: Matching headings,
Sentence completion, Pick from a
list
51 Unit 9: Every drop counts - Spelling: Some common Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) mistakes band 4-5 (p.92-94)
- Vocabulary: effect, benefit,
102 advantage and disadvantage
- Pronunciation: Intonation 2
52 103 Unit 9: Every drop counts - Writing: Task 1 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
(cont.) - Grammar: The passive band 4-5 (p.94-96)
Unit 10: Building design -Reading: Multiple choice, Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
Matching sentence endings, band 4-5 (p.97-101)
104 Yes/No/Not given
Unit 10: Building design - Vocabulary: Word choice Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
Unit 10: Building design - Writing: Task 2 Complete IELTS Vietnamese teacher
106
(cont.) - Grammar: Modal verbs band 4-5 (p.104-105)
107 Speaking practice 1 Parts 1 & 2: Your typical day Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
54
108 Speaking practice 2 Part 2: Your dream house Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
111 Speaking practice 5 Parts 1 & 2: Animals Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
56
112 Speaking practice 6 Part 1 & 2: Skills & abilities Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
57 113 Speaking practice 7 Part 1 & 2: Tourist attractions Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
114 Speaking practice 8 Part 1 & 2: Hobbies & leisure Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
activities
115 Speaking practice 9 Part 1, 2 & 3: Holidays Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
58
116 Speaking practice 10 Part 1 & 2: Food Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
117 Speaking practice 11 Part 1 & 2: Transport & Travel Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
59
118 Speaking practice 12 Part 1, 2 & 3: Work & study Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
119 Speaking practice 13 Part 1: Likes & dislikes Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
60
120 Speaking practice 14 Part 1 & 2: Family and friends Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
121 Speaking practice 15 Part 1 & 2: Clothes & fashion Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
61
122 Speaking practice 16 Part 1: Computers Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
123 Speaking practice 17 Part 1: Going out Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
62
124 Speaking practice 18 Part 1 & 2: Weather Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
131 Speaking practice 25 Part 1 & 2: Music Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
66
132 Speaking practice 26 Part 2: Gift Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
133 Speaking practice 27 Part 1 & 2: News Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
67
134 Speaking practice 28 Part 2: Kindness Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
139 Speaking practice 33 Part 1 & 2: Photograph Designed by teachers Foreign teacher
70
140 Speaking practice 34 Part 1 & 2: Water Designed by teachers Foreign teacher