International House - Lviv

Levels

Main English for Young Learners Levels

INFANTS
ONE

Children learn to meet and greet people in English, count to ten, learn animals, toys, parts of the body, natural phenomena, etc. They are introduced to English sounds and letters and make simple sentences about themselves and their family.

Textbook                                                             Zig-Zag Island
TWO

Children learn to name family members, colours, clothes, and food and drinks. They learn to talk about their likes and dislikes, make simple sentences, and learn useful phrases from everyday life.

Textbook                                                             Zig-Zag Magic
KIDS
STARTER

Children learn to count to 20, describe age and appearances of people, clothing, clock and the time, and learn animals and parts of the body.

Textbook                                                              Chatterbox 1A
ONE

Children learn the most common English words, can ask about age, name, etc. Children learn to count to 20, learn parts of the body, the most common adjectives, colours, learn to describe appearance, and answer questions about time etc.

Textbook                                                              Chatterbox 1B
TWO

Children learn to describe the place of objects, count to 100, talk about quantities, order products in shops, describe the weather, talk about their likes and dislikes, and talk about their daily routine. At the end of the level, children make sentences not only in present tense but also in past.

Textbook                                                              Chatterbox 2
THREE

Children learn to describe their toys and pets, favourite TV programmes and school subjects, and museums and historical events. Children learn to speak about present, past and future events using different adverbs.

Textbook                                                              Chatterbox 3
JUNIORS
ONE

Children start to make simple sentences about themselves and their family, count to 20, describe their room, weather, their pets etc. Children learn to write short letters to their friends and relatives, greeting cards and recipes. They gradually develop their listening and speaking skills.

Textbook                                                                Welcome 1
  
TWO

Children learn to ask and answer questions about their name, origin, family, weather and pets. They can talk about their likes and dislikes, the weather, clothing, and food. They can compare different objects. Children learn to talk about their daily routine, about their future plans and also describe past events.

Textbook                                                                                Team Up 1A
THREE

Children do more revision and practice of grammar structures of present, past and future tenses. At the end of the level, they can talk about music, television and the personalities of their friends.

Textbook                                                                                Team Up 1B
FOUR

Children learn the Present Perfect Tense. They increase their vocabulary by learning about illnesses and their treatments. They begin to consider future plans. Some differences between British and American English are also introduced at this level.

Textbook                                                Team Up 2
FIVE

Children learn different aspects of Present Perfect in contrast to Past Simple. They learn Passive Voice. They can give some basic information about famous people, heroes and heroines, natural disasters and supernatural phenomena.

 Textbook                                                  Team Up 3A                  
SIX Children learn two types of conditional sentences, modal verbs, and direct and indirect speech. They can talk about family and youth, the environment and the wild world.Textbook                                            Team Up 3B
TEENAGERS
TWO

Students learn simple grammar structures and learn to express themselves using present, past and future tenses. Students start to develop basic speaking, reading and listening skills.

Textbook                                                                Twist 1A
THREE

Students learn more complicated grammar structures enabling them to express more abstract ideas. At the end of the level, students find themselves more confident in making conversation about sport, music, studying, family, cinema and their free time activities.

Textbook                                                                  Twist 1B
FOUR Textbook                                                              English File Pre-Intermediate A
FIVE Textbook                                                              English File Pre-Intermediate B
SIX

Students revise and extend their knowledge of English grammar. They understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple and between Present Simple and Present Continuous. They become more fluent in everyday communicative situations such as meeting people or asking, apologizing or wishing for something. Students learn to write different thematic essays.

Textbook                                                              English File Intermediate A
SEVEN

Students extend their knowledge of English grammar structures. They learn conditional sentences, the Past Perfect, modal verbs, and the Passive Voice. They considerably improve their listening and reading perceptive skills. They become fluent in expressing themselves in different communicative situations. They can give and follow directions, make an invitation, and make a complaint.

Textbook                                                              English File Intermediate B
EIGHTNINE

Student extend their knowledge of English in all aspects, they gain fluency and accuracy in expressing themselves, they develop their reading and comprehensive skills, and they begin to learn to write compositions. They practice writing formal letters such as resumes, reservation notes, and letters of complaint.

Textbook                                                              Cutting Edge Intermediate
TEN

Students revise and consolidate their knowledge of English grammar and increase their vocabulary by learning phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, and synonyms. They learn different types of conditional sentences, modal verbs, and direct and indirect speech. They learn to express themselves in writing and in many communicative situations of their interest.

Textbook                                                              English File Upper-Intermediate