SENIOR6

Bytheendofthecourse,thestudentshouldbeabletoproduceandunderstandthe
following.
N:B.inadditiontothelanguagelistedinSenior1,2,3,4and5syllabuses

FUNCTIONS
Reportingspeechandattitude.Generalizing
Reportingfacts/opinionsimpersonally.No
change

Expressingmodality:obligation,necessity,
duty,advice,ability,permission,prohibition,
possibility,noobligation

Justifyingopinions

Expressingdissatisfactionandregret
Criticizing&showingannoyance
Advice

Talkingaboutsituationsthatarealwaystrue

Talkingaboutpossiblesituationsinthefuture

Talkingaboutunlikelyorimaginarysituations
inthepresentorfuture

Talkingaboutanimaginarysituationinthepast

Talkingabouttheconsequencesinthepresent
ofanimaginarypastsituation

EXPONENTS

Reportingverbswithorwithoutdirectobjects
Itisbelievedthat./Itiswidelyagreedthat
SheadmittedshehadgivenNormaJeanthe
wrongadvice
Thehairswerethoughttobefromacat.
Hesaidhellbebacknextweek

must/haveto/need/should/oughtto/can/
could/may/might/beableto/neednt
/mustnt/cant/couldnt
Relatedverbs:berequiredto/beobligedto/
besupposedto/manageto/succeedin/be
allowedto/bepermittedto/belikelyto/be
boundto

Itgoeswithoutsayingthat...
AsfarasIcansee...

wish/ifonly+simplepast/pastperfect/
wouldnt+infinitive
should+infinitive/perfectinfinitive
could+perfectinfinitive
hadbetter+infinitive

Zeroconditionals
IfImeetsomeoneinasituationlikethat,Iget
verynervous.

Firstconditionals
Illlendyouthemoney,providedthatyoupayit
backbytheendofthemonth

Secondconditionals
Iwouldntdoitifyoupaidme

Thirdconditionals
IfIdbeenabletoaffordit,Idhavegonewith
them

Mixedconditionals
IfIhadcaughtthatplane,Iwouldbedeadnow

Beingtentative
Makingdeductionsanddrawingconclusionsin
thepast.Expressingdegreesofcertaintyinthe
past

Showingemphasis

If/Ihopeyoudontmindmysayingso...

Modalverbsofdeductioninthepast
Themanmusthavebeenthirsty

Itsthissenseofinfinitythatmakes./Itwas
thatcourageoftheirsthatmade.
WhatIremembermostclearlyis
soandsuchItwassuchatragicendofthe
year
Auxiliariesdo/does:Idoremember/Itdoes
have

Grammar
N.B.inadditiontothelanguagelistedinSenior1,2,3,4and5syllabuses.

Tenses
Reviewofalltenses
Conditionalsentencestypes0,1,2and3,mixedconditionals

Theverbphrase
Gerundsassubjects,afterprepositionsandaftercertainverbs
Infinitivesaftercertainverbs,adjectivesandtoexplainthepurposeofanaction
be/getusedto+ing
usedto+infinitive/would/beusedto/getusedto
verb+infinitive
verb+toinfinitive
verb+ing
verb+toinfinitiveandingformafterremember,forget,stop,try,like
Phrasalverbs
Pastmodalverbswithpassiveandcontinuousforms
Modalandrelatedverbs:boundto,allowedto,supposedto,likelyto,etc.

Reportedspeech
Reviewofbasicstructures
Reportingverbpatterns
Passivereportstructuresitis/wasthoughttobe/havebeenetc

Complexsentences
DefiningandNonDefiningRelativeClauses
Cleftandpseudocleftsentences

Quantifiers:afew,several,alot,etc.

Linkers:although,despite,inspiteof

Compoundnounsandadjectives

Nounswhicharealwaysplural,endingisswithasingularmeaning.Groupnouns(singular
orplural)

Lexicalareas
N.B.inadditiontothelanguagelistedinSenior1,2,3,4and5syllabuses.

MeansofcommunicationtheInternetinternethabits
Jobsandworkresponsibilitiesandroles.
Turningpointsinoneslife/changesinapersonslife.
Strongfeelings
Explorationandtravelling.
Healthyandunhealthyhabits.
Futuretimeexpressions.
Predictions.
Crime,justiceandpunishment
Food,cookingandeatinghabits
Celebrations,birthdays,festivals,ritualsandtraditions.
Superstitions
Ecofriendlyattitudes
Moneyandspending
Stereotypes(gender,age,nationality)
Describingfilmsandotherformsofart.
Culture.
Quantifiersindefinitepronouns
TVshowsandentertainment.

Writingtasks
N.B.Inadditiontolanguageincludedin1st,2nd,3rd,4thand5thyearprofiles
Studentsshouldbeabletowritesuitabletexts(atleast150wordslong)inthefollowing
genres:
Abook/TVshow/bookreview
Adescriptionofaplace
Awebpostingexpressingyourviewsaboutastatement(argumentativeessay)
Emailstomakeenquiriesandarrangements
Anarrativepiece.
Opinionpiecetoanewspaperaboutdomesticorsocialproblems
Anewspaperarticle.
Anarrativepiece.

Theyshouldalsobeabletoappropriatelyuselinkersusedforaddinginformation,
connecting,contrastingideas,showingcauseandeffect,arguingpersuasivelyand
showinganarrativesequenceofevents,amongothers.

Readingskills
N.B.Inadditiontolanguageincludedin1st,2nd,3rd,4thand5thyearprofiles

Studentsshouldbeableto:
Predictthecontentandtypeofatextfromthetitleandfrominferredinformation
Identifythemainidea
Findspecificinformation
Spotsynonyms
Describethetoneofthetext(negative,optimistic,critical,etc.)
Understandimpliedmeaning(readbetweenthelines)
Matchtexttoimageandheadlinesormissingparagraphstotext

Showunderstandingofgistbyunscramblingorproducingoralsummaries
Takenotesbasedonthetext

Listeningskills
N.B.Inadditiontolanguageincludedin1st,2nd,3rd,4thand5thyearprofiles
Studentsshouldbeableto:
Predictthecontentofalisteningpiecefromthetitle,pictureoranticipatory
statements.
Understandthegistofalisteningpiece
Understandspecificinformation
Predictthesequenceoffacts/events
Identifysynonyms
Describethetoneofthetextbyjudgingattitude(negative,optimistic,critical,etc.)
Understandimpliedmeaning
Paraphrasewords/expressionsfromthesourcetextusingtheirownwords
Choosetrue/falsestatements
Matchspeakerandinformationgiven
Choosefromanumberofstatementswhichpointsthespeaker(s)make(s)
Showunderstandingofgistbyunscramblingorproducingoraland/orwritten
summaries
Takenotesbasedonthelisteningpiece

Speakingskills
N.B.Inadditiontolanguageincludedin1st,2nd,3rd,4thand5thyearprofiles
Studentsshouldbeableto:
Speakaboutpictures,reactingtothem,makingcomparisonsandgivingtheiropinion.
Developagiventopic.
Agreeanddisagreewithagivenargument.
Prioritize/rank
Discussatopicingroupsandcometoaconclusion
Workoutproblemsandgiveapossiblesolution.
Makehypotheses.
Establishdifferences
Makeevaluations
Sustainaconversationonagiventopic.
Useconversationalgambitssuchas"actually","tobehonest",etcwhenappropriate.
Useappropriate(formal/neutral/informal)register.
Takelongturns.
Givepresentations,interpretgraphs/charts
Justifyopinionsand/oraccountforchoices
Soundtentative
Usevaguelanguageandfillerswhentheycantrememberordontknowawordor
whentheyneedthinkingtime.