Intermediate English Course Module with Regular English Communication Practice

Week 1. Review of Basic Grammar (Quick Recap)

• Subject-verb agreement
• Sentence structure (simple, compound, complex)
• Common grammar errors in usage
• Articles and determiners

Week 2. Mastering Intermediate Tenses – Practical Application & Fluency

• Present Tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Past Tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Future Tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
• Timeline-based concept practice
• Time expressions with real-life application
• Guided peer correction through structured speaking drills

Week 3. Active and Passive Voice

• Rules for transforming tenses to passive voice
• Voice change in imperative, interrogative, and modal verb sentences
• Practical applications in formal speaking: reports, instructions, and news narration

Week 4. Modal Verbs – Advanced Functional Usage

• Core Modals: Can, Could, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Must, May, Might
• Semi-Modals: Have to, Need to, Ought to, Used to, Be supposed to, Be able to
• Real-life conversational functions:
• Requests & Offers: “Could you please…”, “Shall I…?”
• Advice & Suggestions: “You should consider…”, “You ought to…”
• Obligation & Necessity: “You must report it.”, “She has to attend.”
• Possibility & Probability: “It might rain today.”
• Formal expressions: “One ought to respect the law.”
• Spoken debate prompts: modals for opinions and discussions

Week 5. Gerunds and Infinitives – Natural Application

• Verb + gerund / Verb + infinitive patterns
• Usage after adjectives, prepositions, and specific verbs
• Expression-building activities: life choices, goals, and regrets
• Common errors and how to avoid them

Daily English Speaking Activities

• Situation-based role-plays: office, shopping, doctor’s visit, customer service
• Picture-based narration and descriptive storytelling
• Abstract discussions (e.g., honesty, ambition, fear)
• Peer-to-peer interactive games

Week 5. ‘Used to’ and ‘Would’ – Speaking of Past Habits

• Past habits vs. past states
• Contrastive use with examples
• Guided storytelling: personal experiences and memory recall

Week 6. Conditional Sentences – Hypotheticals in Action

• Types: Zero, First, Second, Third, and Mixed Conditionals
• Application in regrets, advice, dreams, unreal comparisons
• Guided pair tasks and situational responses
• Structured conversations using: “If I were you…”, “Had I known…”

Week 7. Phrasal Verbs – Mastery in Conversation

• Categorization: separable, inseparable, transitive, intransitive
• Common sets: bring up, put off, look after, run into, give up
• Meaning in context: idiomatic vs. literal
• Fluency games and speaking prompts

Week 8. Prepositions – Precision & Depth in Usage

• Time: since, for, during, by, until
• Place: beside, beyond, within, among
• Direction & Movement: into, onto, off, out of
• Cause & Reason: owing to, because of, on account of
• Advanced phrases: in accordance with, in light of, at odds with
• Application in speech: describing photos, events, and comparisons

Week 9. Functional Sentence Practice – Polished Speaking Patterns

• Structures:
• Could be, Should be, Would be
• Have to, Has to, Need to, Am to, Was to, Were to
• Used to, Be supposed to, Be able to
• Contextual applications:
• Expressing intentions, formal plans, expectations, and alternatives
• Practical examples: “He is to represent us at the summit.”

Week 10. Coherent Speaking – Using Connectors Effectively

• Addition: in addition, moreover, as well
• Contrast: though, while, whereas, however
• Cause-effect: hence, as a result, consequently
• Comparisons and conclusions: similarly, in conclusion, on the other hand
• Application in structured conversations and debates

Week 11. Pronunciation, Stress, and Intonation Training

• Word and sentence stress patterns
• Rising/falling intonation for questioning and statements
• Common mispronunciations and accent neutralization
• Speaking drills with rhythm and flow

Week 12. Listening and Real-Time Responses

• Active listening drills with podcasts, dialogues, and role-plays
• Listening for tone, intent, and implied meaning
• Responding naturally using filler phrases, agreement/disagreement cues