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Class levels
Classes in the Intensive English Program
are divided into 6 main levels:
To determine your appropriate level for
our Boston English courses, you will take a placement test during
Orientation Day. The placement test consists of a writing section,
a listening section, and a short speaking section.
Below is a summary of the main topics covered in each of the
six levels in our Boston English classes:
Beginner *
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Simple vocabulary: self, house, job,
family, etc.
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Present tense of verbs "to be"
and "to have"
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Respond to basic greetings
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Give and receive directions to any
location
*Before you register, please contact us
to determine if your level of English is sufficient for the
Beginners course. Boston Academy of English does not normally
offer group instruction to "true beginners"
Pre Intermediate
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Verb tenses: simple present, present
progressive, past
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Prepositions of time and place
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Describe events in the past
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Practice correct word order in questions
Intermediate
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Past simple regular/irregular verbs
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Verb tenses: future simple , past progressive,
present perfect
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Use present and past tenses in conversation
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Give 3-minute presentation in class
Upper Intermediate
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Verb tenses: past perfect, all perfect
progressives
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Gerunds/infinitives
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Comparatives and superlatives
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Participate in discussions of current
events
Advanced I
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Phrasal verbs; passive Voice
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Complex sentence structures
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Interview a native speaker of English
on a variety of topics
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Give a 5-minute presentation to the
class
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Summarize and discuss full-length movies
Advanced II
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Research paper
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Reported speech
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Conditional sentences
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Perform a communication project such
as interviews, mock TV show, presentation, etc.
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