General English 20+ for Beginners Sample Timetable

NB. The precise content will be finalised following a detailed needs analysis. For example, greater focus can be given to other topic areas once common priorities have been agreed and realistic objectives set among participants.

WEEK 1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Speaking: getting to know you & Writing feedback Vocabulary: dates & Revision: days of the Weekly review (written):
introducing yourself numbers week/numbers what have we learnt this
(working in pairs) Grammar: like/love/hate + v-ing week?
Listening: filling out forms & Vocabulary revision: hobbies &
09.00 – Alphabet: spell your name and Vocabulary: hobbies & activities telephone conversations activities + verb phrases Tutorials
10.45 surname
Speaking: tell me about your Extra: telling time, and Grammar: going to the future Reading practice
Practical language: classroom hobbies prepositions of time and (e.g. filling out a timetable)
language place Revising the errors from
the weekly review

Break

Grammar: present simple Grammar: asking questions &

Vocabulary: family and friends Speaking: talking about your plans Mini presentation: hobbies,
present simple for tomorrow everyday activities, family and
Vocabulary + listening: verb Grammar: possessive friends
phrases (e.g. reading a newspaper) Social English: meeting people Pronunciation: introduction to the
11.15 – Speaking: talking about your phonemic chart Speaking: talking about your
12.25
Speaking: tell me about your typical Vocabulary: set phrases for meeting family (group presentation) weekend plans
day (groupwork) people

Extra: adverbs of frequency Speaking: roleplay

Writing: introduce yourself Learn the new vocabulary from Reading: family and friends Grammar exercises Longer weekend reading
Homework
today Study for the weekly review Week 1 revision
WEEK 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Speaking practice: what do you Vocabulary revision from Listening practice: jobs Vocabulary: places and Weekly review (written):
do every weekend in your yesterday buildings what have we learnt this
country? (using verb phrases Vocabulary: jobs week?
from last week) Writing: how to write an email Grammar: there is/there are
Speaking: talking about your
09.00 – Reading and speaking: analysing job/a typical day at work Extra: can/can’t Tutorials
10.45
Grammar: Some/any emails (working in pairs) (groupwork or whole class)
Speaking: talking about your Reading practice and
Extra: How much/how many? town using there is/are (and revising the errors from
can/can’t) the weekly review

Break

Vocabulary: food Listening + social English: in a Pronunciation: focus on vowels British culture: interesting places Speaking: talking about your
shop/at a restaurant to visit in London weekend plans
Speaking: talking about food, using Working with the phonemic
11.15 – ‘I like/love/hate///’ Roleplay chart Reading a short text about a place
12.25 and presenting it to your partner
Extended speaking: food in your
country

Grammar exercises Writing an email Learn the new phrases Learn the new vocabulary Longer weekend
reading/writing/listening
Homework Study for the weekly review
Week 2 revision