English Leveling Topics

Leveling English Course Themes 6th Grade 2011

Leveling English Class Themes
6th grade to Junior High School students.
1. Simple Tenses Present, Past and Future: affirmative, negative and interrogative.
The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place once, never or several
times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are
setby a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.
The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It
can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another
action.
Will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the future or
an action in the future that cannotbe influenced.
Going to future expresses a conclusion regarding the immediate future or an action in the
near future that has already been planned or prepared.

2. Compound Tenses: Present and Past Perfect, Present and Past Continuous or Progressive.
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped
recently, but has an influence on the present. It putsemphasis on the result.

I / you / we / they I have spoken.

he / she / it

I have not spoken.

Have I spoken?

He has spoken. He has not spoken. Has he spoken?

The past perfect simple expresses an action taking place before a certain time in the past.

I had spoken. I had not spoken. Had I spoken

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Leveling English Course Themes 6th Grade 2011The present progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action.

The present progressive is used for actions going on in the moment of speaking and for actions
taking place only for a short period of time. It is also used to express development and actions
that are arranged for the near future.
Present progressive is also known as present continuous.
The past progressive putsemphasis on the course of an action in the past.

Positive

I / he / she / it

I was speaking.

Negative

I was not speaking.

Question

Was I speaking?

you / we / they You were speaking. You were not speaking. Were you speaking?

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3. Subject and Object Pronouns.
Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns1st person

Plural

2nd person
3rd person (male)
3rd person (female)
3rd person (nonperson)

you You like to study.
he He eats green cheese.
she She likes ice cream.

John kicked the ball to
me.
you John wants to talk to you.
him Mary doesn't like him.
her John kissed her.

it

it

John smashed it.

1st person

Singular

I

we

us

The politician lied to us.2nd person
3rd person

I kicked the ball

me

It bit John.

We enjoy going to the
movies.
you You are the best students.
they They are not happy.

you I wouldn't lie to you.
them Mary didn't invite them.

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Leveling English Course Themes 6th Grade 2011
4. Adjectives of appearance and personality, comparative and superlative forms.

REGULARIRREGULAR

COMPARATIVE End in –er

Use “more”

SUPERLATIVE

Use “most”

End in –est

WHEN DO I USE
IT?
Compare
between two.
The outstanding
from a group.

EXAMPLES
Mary is taller than Pete
She is more intelligent than
her friend.
The giraffe is the tallest
animal.
Harry Potter is the most
incredible movie.

5. Making Questions, “WH-question words”

Question WordFunction

Example

what...for

asking for information about
something

What is your name?

asking for repetition or confirmation

what

What? I can't hear you.
You did what?

asking for a reason, asking why

What did you do that for?

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Leveling English Course Themes 6th Grade 2011
when

asking about time

When did he leave?

where...