Courses for children 13–15 years old
Our secondary courses bring age-appropriate and interesting content and topics designed to encourage students’ participation and confident use of English.
These courses focus on practicing learned skills in speaking, whilst also improving receptive (reading and listening) skills, using a communicative approach to learning English.
Find out more about Meridian Courses schedule, syllabus and academic calendar below.
Schedule
Courses start every Monday. You have to book a course at least 2 weeks before your preferred course starting date. Each course booking is calculated as a fixed number of sessions. At the booking stage you will see your official course start and finish dates that take any public holidays or school closures in to account.
Below we present sample class times. Time changes happen according to UK Daylight saving system. We’ll notify you in advance if it affects your child’s class time. (Class time change will only happen in some countries).
2 times a week UTC +3
What will your child learn at thE levelS?
• Can understand and use familiar
everyday expressions and very basic
phrases.
• Can introduce him/herself and
others and can ask and answer
questions about personal details
such as where he/she lives, people
he/she knows and things he/she has.
• Can interact in a simple way
provided the other person talks
slowly and clearly and is prepared
to help.
• Can understand sentences and
frequently used expressions related
to areas of most immediate
relevance (e.g. very basic personal
and family information, shopping,
local geography, employment).
• Can communicate in simple and
routine tasks requiring a simple and
direct exchange of information on
familiar and routine matters.
• Can describe in simple terms
aspects of his/her background,
immediate environment and
matters in areas of immediate need.
• Can understand the main points of
clear standard input on familiar
matters regularly encountered in
work, school, leisure, etc.
• Can deal with most situations likely
to arise whilst travelling in an area
where the language is spoken. Can
produce simple connected text on
topics which are familiar or of
personal interest.
• Can describe experiences and
events, dreams, hopes & ambitions
and briefly give reasons and
explanations for opinions and plans.
• Can understand the main points of
clear standard input on familiar
matters regularly encountered in
work, school, leisure, etc.
• Can deal with most situations likely
to arise whilst travelling in an area
where the language is spoken. Can
produce simple connected text on
topics which are familiar or of
personal interest.
• Can describe experiences and
events, dreams, hopes & ambitions
and briefly give reasons and
explanations for opinions and plans.
Secondary Content Course 13–15 year-olds
Units 1 - 2
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Course Title
A1.1
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Me!
|
• Feelings and Family |
• ‘be’ singular and plural |
• Rhythm
|
|
Units 3 - 4
|
Course Title
A1.2
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• My day, your day |
• ‘My routine’ and |
• Present simple |
• / tʃ/ |
|
Units 5 - 6
|
Course Title
A1.3
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• In town |
• Places in a town and |
• ‘there is/there are’ |
• /θ/ |
Units 1 - 2
|
Course Title
A1.4
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• My life |
• Things you can do and |
• ‘can/can’t’ |
• /æ/ |
|
Units 3 - 4
|
Course Title
A2.1
duration
12 weeks18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Animals everywhere |
• Features of animals |
• Comparatives |
• /ə/ |
|
Units 5 - 6
|
Course Title
A2.2
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Travelling |
• Holidays and activities |
• Past simple + and – |
• /d/ |
Units 1 - 2
|
Course Title
A2.3
duration
12 weeks18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Me and my life
|
• Describing people, |
• Adverbs of frequency |
• /s/ |
|
Units 3 - 4
|
Course Title
A2.4
duration
12 weeks18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Food and health |
• Food and drink nouns |
• Countable and |
• /ɑː/ |
|
Units 5- 6
|
Course Title
A2+.1
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• City and country |
• City places and |
• Comparative and |
• Sounding polite |
Units 1 - 2
|
Course Title
A2+.2
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Family histories |
• Life stages and verbs of |
• Past simple ‘used to’
|
• Syllables |
|
Units 3 - 4
|
Course Title
A2+.3
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Me, myself and I |
• Parts of the body, |
• ‘can/could/will be able to’ |
• /ɒ/ |
|
Units 5 - 6
|
Course Title
A2+.4
duration
12 weeks18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Space: the final frontier |
• Space, large numbers, |
• Comparatives |
• /ð/ |
Units 1 - 2
|
Course Title
B1.1
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Social circles |
• Relationship adjectives |
• Comparatives |
• /ð/ |
|
Units 3 - 4
|
Course TitleB1.2duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Respect |
• Practical science nouns |
• Modals: advice, |
• Sentence stress |
|
Unit 5
|
Course Title
B1.3
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Surviving the test of time |
• Verbs and dependent |
• The passive |
• Word stress |
|
Unit 6
|
Course Title
B1.4
duration
12 weeks
18–30 h |
Core Themes | Core Vocabulary | Core Grammar | Core Pronunciation |
|
• Our world |
• Digital media
|
• Reported speech |
• /ʌ/ |
