ESL — Syllabus

• Greetings and introductions
• Be verb (am)

apple, ant, boy, ball, cat, car, one, two, three, four, five

Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee

• Asking and answering about age
• Expressing gratitude

six, seven, eight, nine, ten, dog, elephant, fish, girl

Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj

• Question - What color is it?
• Singular nouns with 'It'

blue, green, red, yellow, black, white, pink, purple

Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo

• Demonstratives - this / that
• Question - What is this?

book, pen, pencil, eraser, ruler, desk, chair

Pp to Zz

• Be verb (am/is/are) positive and negative
• Yes/No questions with Be verb

happy, sad, angry, hungry, thirsty, tired

Short Vowels a, e (-ad, -at, -en, -et)

• Question - Who is she / he? (family members)
• Possessive adjectives (my, your)

grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, brother, sister, tall, short

Short Vowels i, o (-ig, -it, -ot, -ox)

• Question - How many...?
• Non-action Verb - have/has (body parts)

arm, leg, hand, head, knee, body, eye

Short Vowel u (-ub, -ug, -un, -ut)

• Questions with This/That for animals
• Non-action Verb - like

cat, dog, bird, rabbit, pig, monkey, elephant, tiger

L-blends (cl, gl, pl)

• Question - What do / does...do? (jobs)
• Yes/No questions for occupations

student, teacher, doctor, nurse, cook, police officer, driver

R-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, tr)

• Telling Time (hours & minutes)
• Question - What time do you...?

wake up, have breakfast, go to school, have lunch, do my homework, go to bed

S-blends (st, sp, sk, sw)

• Question - How's the weather?
• Question - What's your favorite season?

sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy, spring, summer, fall, winter

Long Vowel a (a_e, ai, ay)

• Present Continuous (am/is/are + V-ing)
• Question - What is / are... doing?

reading, writing, sleeping, eating, drinking, running, swimming

Long Vowel e (e_e, ee, ea)

• Question - Where are you going?
• Prepositions of Place (in, on, under, next to)

bank, bookstore, hospital, library, museum, park, post office, supermarket

Long Vowel i (i_e, ie, igh, y)

• Question - How do / does...go to...?
• Adverbs of Frequency (always, usually, never)

by bike, by bus, by car, by MRT, by taxi, by train, on foot, always, never

Long Vowel o (o_e, oa, ow)

• Question - Do you want...? (food)
• Quantifiers (some, any, a lot of)

pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, juice, milk, vegetables, ice cream

Long Vowel u (u_e, ue, ui)

• Simple Past Tense - was, were
• Question - Where was/were...?

at home, at school, at the mall, at the zoo, yesterday, last night, two days ago

R-controlled Vowels (ar, or)

• Simple Past Tense - Regular Verbs
• Simple Past Tense - Irregular Verbs

cleaned my room, walked the dog, visited a friend, ate snacks, saw a movie, went shopping

R-controlled Vowels (er, ir, ur)

• I have / She has... (sickness)
• Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs 2 (cut, hurt)

cold, cough, fever, headache, stomachache, toothache, runny nose, sore throat

Diphthongs (ou, ow)

• Question - What's your favorite subject?
• Future Tense - be going to

art, Chinese, English, math, music, PE, science, social studies

Diphthongs (oi, oy)

• Modal Verbs - should/must/have to
• Subordinating Conjunctions - before, after

go fishing, go sailing, fly a kite, wear a uniform, study hard, wash hands

Vowel Digraphs (au, aw)

• Comparative Adjectives (-er / more)
• Superlative Adjectives (-est / most)

fast, large, funny, young, tidy, heavy, friendly, dangerous, expensive, cheap

Consonant Digraphs (ch, sh)

• Adverbs + as... as
• Comparative Adverbs + more... than

well, badly, loudly, quietly, quickly, slowly, politely, rudely, beautifully, gracefully

Consonant Digraphs (th, ph, wh)

• Past Continuous
• Subordinating Conjunctions - when / while

mop the floor, sweep the floor, prepare the meal, set the table, clear the table, take a bath

Vowel Digraphs (short oo, long oo)

• Sense Verbs + adjectives (look, smell, taste, sound, feel)
• Sense verbs + like + noun

pretty, ugly, fresh, terrible, delicious, sweet, spicy, bitter, smooth, rough

Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb)

• Present Perfect Tense - Action Verbs
• Present Perfect Tense - Be Verbs

New York, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Egypt, Statue of Liberty, The Eiffel Tower, study abroad

Suffixes (tion, sion)

• Relative Pronouns - who / which / that
• Participial Adjectives (exciting/excited)

designer, pilot, YouTuber, reporter, engineer, exciting, excited, boring, bored

Suffixes (ture, sure)

• Passive Voice
• used to + V / be used to + Ving

sushi, curry, pasta, taco, chopsticks, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Vietnam

Unpredictable Vowel Teams (ey, ue, eigh, augh)

• If Clause - First Conditional (If + Present, Will + V)
• If Clause - Second Conditional (If + Past, Would + V)
• wish + could

superpower, catch the flu, get sick, pass a test, fail a test, visit the moon, read one's mind

Consonant Blends (thr, shr, str, scr)