EnglishClass101 Intermediate S1 Curriculum

In this Intermediate season, you will learn how to use your English for you next trip to the United States, or any other English speaking country. If you’re traveling or plan to work in America, this season is just right for you! You’ll learn proper English grammar and vocabulary for going to the bank, surviving US customs and immigration, parties and more!

	Title	Topic	Function	Grammar Point	Useful Vocabulary and Phrases	Cultural Insight
#1	No Joking in English at Immigration!	Immigration	How to make suggestions with conditionals	The second conditional	What’s the purpose of your stay? business sightseeing Drop the humor. Stop joking around.	Immigration in the United States
#2	Remember What You Have to Declare in English at Customs	Customs	How to use “might” to express possibility	The modal verb “might”	Do you have anything to declare? I’m going to confiscate…	The quickest way to get through American customs
#3	You Must Talk to the Taxi Driver in English!	Talking to a taxi driver	How to use the modal “must” to express opinion	The modal verb “must.”	…as anything nimble as anything …to pull (such a stunt)	Tips for riding in an American taxi
#4	What’s the First Thing to Ask in English When You Check into a Hotel?	Hotel check-in	How to use conditionals to talk about true or possible situations in the future	The first conditional	it looks like in vain	Choosing your American hotel room
#5	I Should Have Gotten the American Rental Car Insurance	Renting cars	How to use “should have” to express regret	The modal phrase “should have”	I hear you. numbering off	Renting an American car
#6	That English Question Is Best Left Unanswered!	Fast food	How to make questions in place of statements	Rhetorical questions	Skimp out Here’s a ten.	Fast food in America
#7	Going on an All-English Diet	Catching up	How to omit the subject in casual conversations	Subject omission	And look who’s here. to be stuck with	An American diet
#8	You “Have to” Study This English Lesson!	Opening a bank account	How to use “have” to explain a requirement	The modal phrase “have to”	free of charge 24/7	American banks
#9	But You Were Told by Them in English!	Inviting someone to a party	How to make speech less direct with the passive voice	The present passive form	designated driver not interested	Parties in America
#10	Just Tell Him in English that You Want the Usual	Ordering coffee	How to use American money	Units of money	the usual here’s a ten this one’s on me	American coffee
#11	Can You Equate Price with Quality in America?	Shoe sizes	How to use nouns to qualify or describe something	Nouns used as adjectives	That’s not exactly a bargain. He wasn’t exactly happy about it. They weren’t exactly quiet. I wasn’t exactly polite.	American shoe sizes
#12	As I Said in English, If You Weren’t Running Late, We’d Get More Done!	Postponing an appointment	How to use conditional to criticize or express regret	The third conditional	running a little late morning person night owl	Polite excuses for being late
#13	Giving Directions in English	Directions	How to tell somebody the right directions	Giving directions	You can’t miss it. eye-catching	Following and giving directions in America
#14	Sitting Back and Enjoying the American Ride	Haircuts	How to use “do” to emphasize something	The auxiliary verb “to do”	a little off the top I want a little off the back. Sit back and enjoy the ride.	American haircuts
#15	The Art of Making Conversation in English	Small talk	How to use phrasal verbs in a sentence	Phrasal verbs	I’ve been putting it on hold. stiff as a board	Getting to know people in America
#16	How Can the English Words for Time Help You Figure out Where She Is?	Party manners	How to order adjectives in a sentence	Order of adjectives	three o’clock Cowabunga was more than just a turtle to me!	Party crashing in America
#17	Do Doctors in America Have What You Need?	Doctor’s office	How to use negative questions to confirm a hypothesis	Negative questions	Please fill out this form and sign at the bottom. fill out fill in Read the fine print.	American doctors
#18	Are American Doctors’ Offices Just a Pain in the…Neck?	Symptoms of illnesses	How to explain symptoms to a doctor	Vocabulary for symptoms	feeling a bit under the weather” can’t seem to keep anything down it slips right out Say ‘ah!’	Talking to doctors in America
#19	Have You Scheduled an Appointment in English?	Scheduling an appointment	How to use the present perfect tense to ask about something in the past	The present perfect	That won’t work for me. That sums it up.	Scheduling dentist appointments in America
#20	Think of All You Could Do If You Spoke English!	Being sick	How to make polite requests with “could”	The modal verb “could”	to have caught up a wave of nostalgia	American remedies
#21	Speaking English Won’t Keep You from Visiting the Dentist, But It Will Ease Your Pain	Dentists	How to understand and ask something of your dentist	Language for the dentist’s office	Am I correct? strongly urge	Dental appointments in America
#22	Which Aisle is the Canned Soup?	Supermarkets	How properly to use future constructions “will” and “going to”	Two future tense constructions, “going to” and “will”	handle the situation might as well	Shopping for groceries in America
#23	Can You Follow English Directions?	Apartments	How to use the prepositions “on”, “in” and “at”	Prepositions	Don’t mention it. It’s a deal made in heaven.	Renting an apartment or house
#24	Tell Me in English Why This Is So Expensive!	Plumbing problems	How to make sentences with two or more verbs together	Verbs followed by other verbs	not for your ears no wonder	Plumbing and hidden fees
#25	Why Are Your Friends Asking You in English What to Wear This Weekend?	Stress and recreation	How to use alliteration	Alliteration	the ropes figuring out the ropes learning the ropes I need to unwind. polar opposites	Weekend recreation in America