This section revisits key concepts and structures learned in the previous stage. Students will refresh their understanding of basic grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills, ensuring they have a solid foundation before moving forward. The focus is on reinforcing past lessons to build confidence and fluency.
In this section, students will explore the past tense forms of the verb be—was and were. The focus is on understanding how to describe states, conditions, and existence in the past. Students will practice using these forms in affirmative, negative, and question structures to talk about past experiences.
Students will dive into the simple past tense, beginning with irregular verbs in both affirmative and negative forms, and then progressing to forming questions. They will also cover regular verbs and how to form their past tense endings with -ed. This section emphasizes understanding the differences between regular and irregular verbs and using them correctly in various sentence types.
This section introduces the past continuous tense, focusing on describing actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. Students will learn how to use while and when to connect events and actions. The aim is to describe ongoing past actions and how they relate to other past events.
Students will learn how to express responsibilities and obligations using the modal auxiliary have to, both in the present and the past. They will practice forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences to talk about things they are required or were required to do.
This section focuses on using the expression going to for talking about future plans, intentions, and predictions. Students will practice affirmative, negative, and question forms to discuss future events. This section also introduces how to use question words like what, where, and when with going to.
In the final section, students will review the key concepts from the entire stage. This review will help solidify their understanding of past tenses, future plans, and responsibilities. The section concludes with a comprehensive final exam that assesses their mastery of the topics covered in Stage 4.