HEADWAY BEGINNER LEVEL SYLLABUS

MAIN COURSE
UNIT GRAMMAR READING
SPEAKING LISTENING VOCABULARY
am/is/are Introductions, People meet each other How are you?
UNIT 1 Introduction dialogues,
my/your Good morning! and introduce someone What’s this in English?
Hello! Everyday English dialogues
This is… Practicing introduction dialogues. else. Numbers 1-10 and plurals.
A set of cities and
countries: Brazil, Spain…
UNIT 2 He/she/they Where are they from? Countries,
Students ask and answer questions Adjectives: awful, really
Your World His/her Two people are on holiday in Numbers 10-20
about where people are from. good, fantastic, beautiful
Questions New York.
Nouns: centre, hospital,
building, park
Jobs: a nurse, a doctor..
Verb to be is recycled and Personal information:
UNIT 3 extended to include We’re in Las Vegas! An interview with the surname, first name, address,
Roleplay: in a band.
All about you negative and question band Metro 5. married …
forms. Social expressions: I’m
sorry, thanks, please…
Possessive adjectives.
UNIT 4 Possessive ‘s. Paddy McNab and his The alphabet, Who are they? The family: mother, son..
Family and Has/ have family, On the phone, Listen and identify the Describing a friend: very
friends Adjective + noun My best friend. Saying email addresses. people. beautiful, really funny…
Irregular Plurals
Present Simple: Where is Colin? Who is
I/you/we/they he with? The lexical set of
UNIT 5 Role play: At a party.
a/an Colin Brodie from Dundee. At a party: Flavia and sports/food/drinks.
The way I live
Adjective + noun Terry are at a party in Languages and nationalities.
London.

Days of the week.

Present Simple: He/she Talking about daily routines,
Listening a phone The time.
UNIT 6 Question and negatives Asking and answering questions
Lois Maddox conversation between Words that go together:
Every day Adverbs of frequency about daily routines,
Lois and Elliot. watch TV, get up early…
Prepositions of time Lifestyle questionnaire
 Question words Adjectives: lovely, terrible,
Subject pronouns A postcard from San Describing lifestyles, preferences comfortable, friendly…
UNIT 7 Listening the requests
Object pronouns Francisco, and places, Opposite adjectives:
My favourites with Can I……..?
Possessive pronouns A holiday postcard. Roleplay: conversations in town. new/old, big/small
This and that Places: chemist, post office

Talking and asking about rooms Rooms and furniture:

There is /are Vancouver-the best city in My home town,
UNIT 8 and furniture, living room, bedroom …
Prepositions: in, on, under, the world, Steve talks about living in
Where I live Giving directions. In and out of town: beach,
next to What to do and where to go. Vancouver.
mountain, sailing,…

Saying years
Telling a story from pictures, Magalie Dromand, People and jobs
UNIT 9 Was/were born It’s a Jackson Pollock.
Saying the dates in English. Magalie dromand talks Irregular verbs
Times past Past simple: irregular verbs
about her family. Have, do, go: have lunch, do
homework, go shopping

Weekend activities: go to
Did you have a good weekend? the cinema, have a meal…
Past simple: regular and Asking about holidays, Time expressions: on
Angie and Rick are at
UNIT 10 irregular A questionnaire, Monday, last night…
work,
We had a great Questions Dialogues with simple past. My last holiday, Sports and leisure: tennis,
Jack and Millie’s holiday.
time Negatives Roleplay: asking and giving skiing, windsurfing…
Ago directions. Play or go: play tennis, go
skiing…
Seasons: winter, summer…
Verbs: draw, run, drive…
Verb+noun: Listen to the
radio, chat to friends
Can / can’t,
The Internet, Five people talk about Adjective+noun: fast car,
UNIT 11 Adverbs, Talking about what you can do,
What can you do on the what they do on the busy city, dangerous sport
I can do that Adjective + noun Talking about everyday problems,
internet? internet. Opposite adjectives:
Requests and offers
dangerous/ safe, old/modern,
old/young

UNIT 12 I’d like, You are what you eat, Discussion-what is a good diet? Conversation with Adam, Shopping: bread, milk, fruit,
Please and Some /any, People from different parts of Roleplay: Ordering a meal. Birthday wishes, stamps, cheese, ham…
thank you Like and would like the world describe what they What people want on their Food: cereal, salad, pasta,
eat. birthday. fish…
In a restaurant: menu,
starter, desert, soup, salmon

Colours: blue, red, green…

Present continuous, This week is different, What is Nigel wearing? Clothes: jacket, trousers,
UNIT 13 What’s the matter?
Present simple and present Colin, a millionaire, gives Nigel is on holiday, shoes and socks…
Here and now Why don’t you ….?
continuous. money to homeless teenagers What’s the matter. Opposite verbs: buy/sell,
love/hate, open/close…
Seven countries in seven
Future plans, days, Eddie is talking to a
Transport: travel by bus,
UNIT 14 Revision: question words, Life’s big events: three friend about his holiday
A mini autobiography. coach, motorbike, plane…
It’s time to go tenses. people talk about their plans,
Revision
family, education, work and Social expressions
ambitions.

Course Description
In this course it is aimed to develop students’ general English through the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Each unit is organized to enhance students’
basic knowledge of vocabulary and grammar through reading texts. The students will learn how to form simple sentences and use them in real life situations. By the end of
the course, students will be able to produce basic sentences and communicate in simple real-life situations.

Course Objectives
1. To help students read and understand simple texts.
2. To help students understand basic expressions and conversations and use them in real-life situations.
3. To help students write basic sentences leading to a paragraph using the vocabulary and grammar learned in the textbook.