English Prep · Beginner
Grammar and Vocabulary Foundations
EPY101 — Core — Semester 1
EPY101 — Core — Semester 1
Builds the core grammar and high-frequency vocabulary needed to move from CEFR A1–A2 towards B1: the main tenses, questions and negatives, articles and nouns, comparatives and prepositions, and the everyday and study words used most often.
To give learners accurate control of basic English structures and a working vocabulary for everyday life and study.
| Week | Topic & Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 | Induction and placement Diagnostic test and personal learning goals. Workshop: Getting to know your class. |
| 3 | Present tenses Describe routines, habits and current activities accurately. Workshop: Describing your week. |
| 6 | Past events Narrate past experiences using the past simple and present perfect. Pair work: Telling a life story. |
| 9 | Plans and predictions Choose suitable future forms for plans, arrangements and predictions. Task: Planning a study trip. |
| 12 | Describing and comparing Compare people, places and products using comparatives and superlatives. Project: Comparing two cities. |
| Final exam week | End-of-module assessment Written grammar and vocabulary task. Portfolio review with your tutor. |
Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.