TEXTBOOK: PIONEER
Elementary / Pre-Intermediate / STREAM 1
30 hrs/wk / ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-2017
(September 26, 2016 – May 18 , 2017)
FALL SEMESTER
(424 hrs allocated)
WEEK / UNITS AND SECTIONS / CORE ITEMS / NOTES
WEEK 1
SEPTEMBER
26-30
2016 / ORIENTATION WEEK / OPENING CEREMONY
ORIENTATION
WEEK 2
OCTOBER
3-7
2016 / BEGINNER BOOKLET
PIONEER ELEMENTARY
American Edition
WEEK3
OCTOBER
10-14
2016 / MODULE 1 & 2 / The verb TO BE Present Simple
These / Those Wh- questions
Plurals Prepositions of time
Possessive adjectives Adverbs of frequency
Possessive case
WEEK 4
OCTOBER
17-21
2016 / MODULE 3 & 4 / Like / love / enjoy / hate / can’t stand + -ing
Want to / would like to
The verb CAN (ability)
Adjectives – Adverbs of manner
Possessive pronouns
Whose…?
There is / there are
Articles: a(n) / the
WEEK 5
OCTOBER
24-28
2016 / MODULE 5 & 6 / Present progressive Past Simple of TO BE
Object personal pronouns There was / There were
Pre. Sim. vs. Pre. Prog. Past Simple of can
Stative verbs
Past Simple / OCTOBER 28
OFFICE QUIZ 1
(HOLIDAY – HALF DAY)
OCTOBER 29
REPUBLIC DAY
WEEK 6
OCTOBER 31- NOVEMBER 4
2016 / MODULE 7 & 8 / Count. / Uncount. Nouns
Some / any / no
How much..? / How many..?
Much / many / a lot of / lots of / a few / a little
Have to (affirmative)
Future going to / As of this week Ss should start their 1st reader.
WEEK 7
NOVEMBER
7-11
2016 / MODULE 9 & 10 / Too / enough
One / ones
Compounds of some, any, no, every
The verb should
Reported Speech (Commands – Requests) / NOVEMBER 10
COMMEMORATION OF ATATÜRK
WEEK 8
NOVEMBER
14-18
2016 / MODULE 11 & 12 / Comparative Forms
Superlative Forms
Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple
Have been – have gone
WEEK 9
NOVEMBER
21-25
2016 / MODULE 12 / REVISION & CATCH UP / SAT 1
NOVEMBER 24
3 TEACHING DAYS
PIONEER PRE-INTERMEDIATE
American Edition
WEEK 10
NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 2
2016 / MODULE 1 & 2 / Pre. Sim. vs. Pre. Prog. Present Perfect Simple
Stative verbs Pre. Perf. S. vs. Past Simp.
Past Simple for, since, yet, already
Prepositions of time
The verb used to
WEEK 11
DECEMBER
5-9
2016 / MODULE 3 & 4 / Some, any, no, much, many, a lot of, lots of , (a) few, (a) little
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
Relative adverb: where
Past progressive
Past Simple vs. Past Progressive
Time clauses: when, while, as, as soon as
WEEK 12
DECEMBER
12-16
2016 / MODULE 5 & 6 / Past Perfect Simple
Can, could, may, will, would
Should, had better
Future will
Time clauses
Be able to
WEEK 13
DECEMBER
19-23
2016 / MODULE 7 & 8 / May, might, could have to, don’t have to,
Conditional Sentences Type 1 must, mustn’t, need to,
If vs. when don’t need to, needn’t
Comparisons Passive Voice (Present
Exclamatory sentences Simple – Past Simple)
Clauses of result / DECEMBER 23
OFFICE QUIZ 2
As of this week Ss should start their 2nd reader.
WEEK 14
DECEMBER
26-30
2016 / MODULE 9 & 10 / So, neither, too, either Too / enough
Reflexive pronouns Infinitives
Present Perfect Progressive -ing form
Pre. Perf. Simp. Vs. Per. Perf. Prog. / JANUARY 1
NEW YEAR’S DAY
WEEK 15
JANUARY
2-6
2017 / MODULE 11 & 12 / Indirect questions
Conditional Sentences Type 2 & Wishes
Negative questions
Tag questions
Reported Speech: Statements, Questions, Commands, Requests
WEEK 16
JANUARY
9-13
2017 / MODULE 12 / REVISION & CATCH UP / SAT 2
JANUARY 12
3 TEACHING DAYS
WEEK 17&18&19
JANUARY
16-20
2017 / SEMESTER BREAK
JANUARY 16- FEBRUARY 6
2017 / MAPRE 2
JANUARY 17 2017
SPRING SEMESTER (408 hrs. allocated)
TEXTBOOK: PIONEER INTERMEDIATE American Edition (B1)
WEEK / UNITS AND SECTIONS / CORE ITEMS / NOTES
WEEK 1
FEBRUARY
6-10
2017 / MODULE 1 & 2 / Pre. Sim. vs. Pre. Prog. Used to
Stative verbs Past Progressive
Question words Past Sim. Vs. Past Pr.
Subj. – Obj. questions
Indirect questions
Past Simple / Transition Signals
WEEK 2
FEBRUARY
13-17
2017 / MODULE 2 & 3 / Pre. Perf. S. vs. Past S.
Pre. Perf. S. – Pre. Perf. Pr.
Adj – Adv. of manner
Comparisons / Writing a Good Paragraph
WEEK 3
FEBRUARY
20-24
2017 / MODULES 3 & 4 / Must / have to / need
should / ought to / may / had better / might /
could / must / can’t
Modal verbs + have + past participle / FEBRUARY 24
OFFICE QUIZ 3
Writing a Good Paragraph
WEEK 4
FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 3
2017 / MODULE 4 & 5 / Relative Pronouns: who / which / that / whose
Relative adverb: where
Relative clauses: defining, non-defining / Opinion Paragraph
WEEK 5
MARCH
6-10
2017 / MODULE 5 & 6 / Future will
Future going to
Future Perfect Simple
Conditional Sentences
Types Zero, 1 and 2 / Opinion Paragraph
WEEK 6
MARCH
13-17
2017 / MODULES 6 & 7 / Past Perf. S. vs. Past Perf. Pr.
Articles / Opinion Paragraph
WEEK 7
MARCH
20-24
2017 / MODULE 7 & 8 / Passive Voice I
Passive Voice II / SAT 3
MARCH 23
3 TEACHING DAYS
Essay Basics
WEEK 8
MARCH
27-31
2017 / MODULE 8 & 9 / Full / Bare Infinitive
-ing form
Prefer, would prefer, would rather / Essay Basics
WEEK 9
APRIL
3-7
2017 / MODULE 9 & 10 / Reported Speech: Statements, Questions, Commands, Requests / Essay Basics
WEEK 10
APRIL
10-14
2017 / MODULE 10 & 11 / Clauses of concession and purpose
All / both / neither / none / either
Both … and… / neither … nor… / either … or… / Opinion Essay
WEEK 11
APRIL
17-21
2017 / MODULE 11 & 12 / Conditional Sentences Type 3
Wishes and Unreal Past / APRIL 21
OFFICE QUIZ 4
APRIL 23
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY
UPPER INTERMEDIATE (B2) BOOKLET
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY PRACTICE B2
WEEK 12
APRIL
24-28
2017 / IN CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Opinion Essay
WEEK 13
MAY
1-5
2017 / MAY 1
LABOR AND SOLIDARITY DAY
4 TEACHING DAYS
Opinion Essay
WEEK 14
MAY
8-12
2017 / Opinion Essay
WEEK 15
MAY
15-19
2017 / SAT 4
MAY 16
1 TEACHING DAY
MAY 19
COMMEMORATION OF ATATÜRK & YOUTH AND SPORTS FESTIVAL
WEEK 16
MAY
22-26
2017 / FINAL
MAY 25
(09.30)
RESIT EXAM JUNE 8, 2017 (09.30)
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