3-Month Basic English Course Syllabus

Week 1: Nouns + Present Simple

Day 1 — Nouns + Present Simple (Affirmative)

• Welcome & Course Intro: First class of the course — introductions and brief overview of the 3-month plan.

• Grammar Topic: Nouns: Common vs. proper nouns, singular vs. plural, using picture examples.

• Tense: Present Simple — Affirmative: Subject + Verb (+s/es for he/she/it).

• Practice: Build sentences using noun picture cards + affirmative Present Simple.

• Speaking Recap & Homework: Students share a sentence about their routine.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences using 5 different nouns.

Day 2 — Countable/Uncountable Nouns + Present Simple (Negative)

• Warm-Up: Review homework sentences.

• Grammar Topic: Countable vs. uncountable nouns.

• Tense: Present Simple — Negative: Subject + do not/does not + base verb.

• Highlight the rule of losing the s with “doesn’t.”

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences into negative ones using countable/uncountable nouns.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences, using at least 2 uncountable nouns.

Day 3 — Proper Nouns/Capitalization + Present Simple (Interrogative)

• Warm-Up: Review negative homework.

• Grammar Topic: Proper nouns and capitalization rules — names, places, days, months.

• Tense: Present Simple — Interrogative: Do/Does + Subject + base verb + ?

• Contrast Do for I/you/we/they and Does for he/she/it.

• Practice: Pair work — ask and answer real questions using prompts.

• Homework: 5 questions using proper nouns as subjects.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Warm-Up: Rapid-fire review of all three sentence types.

• Mixed Practice: Produce affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using different noun types.

• Speaking Activity: Free conversation practice in pairs.

• Wrap-Up: Share highlights and prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 1 Quiz

• Warm-Up: Review common mistakes.

• Week Review: Recap nouns — common, proper, countable/uncountable, capitalization — plus all 3 Present Simple forms.

• Week 1 Quiz: 10 items — identify noun type, convert affirmative → negative, convert affirmative → question.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 2 — Pronouns + Present Continuous.

Week 2: Pronouns + Present Continuous

Day 1 — Personal Pronouns + Present Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Personal pronouns — I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

• Tense: Present Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing.

• Contrast Present Simple — habit vs. Present Continuous — happening now.

• Practice: Build sentences from action pictures using correct pronouns.

• Identify Present Simple vs. Present Continuous in mixed examples.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences describing family members doing something right now.

Day 2 — Object Pronouns + Present Continuous (Negative)

• Warm-Up: Review homework.

• Grammar Topic: Object pronouns — me, you, him, her, it, us, them.

• Contrast subject vs. object pronouns.

• Tense: Present Continuous — Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing.

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences to negative, rewriting with object pronouns.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences using at least 2 object pronouns.

Day 3 — Possessive Pronouns + Present Continuous (Interrogative)

• Warm-Up: Review homework.

• Grammar Topic: Possessive adjectives — my, your, his, her, our, their — vs. possessive pronouns — mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

• Tense: Present Continuous — Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + Subject + verb-ing + ?

• Practice short answers such as “Yes, she is” / “No, she isn’t.”

• Practice: Pair work asking and answering questions using possessive language.

• Homework: 5 questions using possessive pronouns/adjectives.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Warm-Up: Rapid-fire mixing pronoun types + Present Continuous forms.

• Mixed Practice: Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using subject, object, and possessive pronouns.

• Speaking Activity: Free conversation describing what students/family are doing right now.

• Wrap-Up: Share highlights and prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 2 Quiz

• Warm-Up: Review common mistakes.

• Week Review: Recap all pronoun types + all 3 Present Continuous forms.

• Week 2 Quiz: 10 items — identify pronoun type, convert affirmative → negative, convert affirmative → question.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 3 — Subject vs. Object + Present Perfect.

Week 3: Subject vs. Object + Present Perfect

Day 1 — Identifying the Subject + Present Perfect (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Identify the subject — who/what does the action.

• Practice identifying subjects in 8–10 sentences.

• Tense: Present Perfect — Affirmative: Subject + have/has + past participle.

• Introduce common past participles such as eat → eaten, go → gone, see → seen, finish → finished.

• Practice: Identify the subject and build an affirmative Present Perfect sentence.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences, underlining the subject.

Day 2 — Identifying the Object + Present Perfect (Negative)

• Warm-Up: Review homework.

• Grammar Topic: Identify the object — who/what receives the action.

• Practice finding subject + object in 8–10 sentences.

• Tense: Present Perfect — Negative: Subject + have/has + not + past participle.

• Practice: Identify subject/object and convert sentences to negative Present Perfect.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences, labeling subject and object.

Day 3 — Subject vs. Object Practice + Present Perfect (Interrogative)

• Warm-Up: Review homework.

• Grammar Topic: Independent practice — label subject and object in 10 mixed sentences.

• Tense: Present Perfect — Interrogative: Have/Has + Subject + past participle + ?

• Practice short answers.

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering Present Perfect questions.

• Homework: 5 questions, labeling subject and object where present.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Warm-Up: Subject/object identification + Present Perfect prompts.

• Mixed Practice: Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, labeling subject and object.

• Speaking Activity: Free conversation about things done/not done this week.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 3 Quiz

• Week Review: Subject/object identification + all 3 Present Perfect forms.

• Week 3 Quiz: 10 items — label subject/object, convert affirmative → negative, convert affirmative → question.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 4 — Verbs + Present Perfect Continuous.

Week 4: Verbs (Main vs. Helping) + Present Perfect Continuous

Day 1 — Main Verbs + Present Perfect Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Main/action verbs — eat, play, read, write, run.

• Identify the main verb in sentences.

• Tense: Present Perfect Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing.

• Contrast Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous.

• Practice: Build sentences using a main verb + duration.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences, underlining the main verb.

Day 2 — Helping/Auxiliary Verbs + Present Perfect Continuous (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Helping/auxiliary verbs — am/is/are, was/were, have/has/had, do/does/did, will.

• Identify helping vs. main verbs.

• Tense: Present Perfect Continuous — Negative: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb-ing.

• Practice: Label helping/main verbs and convert sentences to negative.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences, labeling helping and main verbs.

Day 3 — Main vs. Helping Verbs Practice + Present Perfect Continuous (Interrogative)

• Grammar Topic: Label main/helping verbs in mixed sentences.

• Tense: Present Perfect Continuous — Interrogative: Have/Has + Subject + been + verb-ing + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering questions about ongoing activities.

• Homework: 5 questions, labeling helping/main verbs.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed Practice: Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, labeling main and helping verbs.

• Speaking Activity: Free conversation about ongoing activities.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 4 Quiz

• Week Review: Main vs. helping verbs + all 3 Present Perfect Continuous forms.

• Compare Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous.

• Week 4 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 5 — Adjectives + Past Simple.

Week 5: Adjectives + Past Simple

Day 1 — Adjectives + Past Simple (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Adjectives describe nouns — size, color, feeling, quality.

• Identify adjective + noun pairs.

• Tense: Past Simple — Affirmative: Subject + verb-ed or irregular past form.

• Practice: Build affirmative Past Simple sentences including an adjective.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences, each including an adjective.

Day 2 — Order of Adjectives + Past Simple (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Order of adjectives — opinion → size → age → color.

• Tense: Past Simple — Negative: Subject + did not/didn’t + base verb.

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences to negative with two-adjective descriptions.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences, each including at least one adjective.

Day 3 — Comparative Adjectives + Past Simple (Interrogative)

• Grammar Topic: Comparative adjectives — -er for short adjectives and “more” for longer adjectives.

• Tense: Past Simple — Interrogative: Did + Subject + base verb + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering Past Simple questions.

• Homework: 5 questions; answer 3 using a comparative adjective.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed adjective/comparative/Past Simple practice.

• Build affirmative, negative, and interrogative Past Simple sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation about last weekend or a recent trip.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 5 Quiz

• Week Review: Basic adjectives, adjective order, comparative adjectives + all 3 Past Simple forms.

• Week 5 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 6 — Adverbs + Past Continuous.

Week 6: Adverbs + Past Continuous

Day 1 — Adverbs of Manner + Past Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Adverbs of manner — describe how an action is done.

• Tense: Past Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + was/were + verb-ing.

• Practice: Build affirmative Past Continuous sentences with adverbs of manner.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences with an adverb of manner.

Day 2 — Adverbs of Time & Place + Past Continuous (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Adverbs of time and place.

• Tense: Past Continuous — Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing.

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences to negative.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences using an adverb of time or place.

Day 3 — Adverbs of Frequency + Past Continuous (Interrogative)

• Grammar Topic: Adverbs of frequency — always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never.

• Tense: Past Continuous — Interrogative: Was/Were + Subject + verb-ing + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking and answering questions.

• Homework: 5 questions; answer 3 using an adverb of frequency.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed affirmative, negative, and interrogative Past Continuous sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation describing what was happening during an event.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 6 Quiz

• Week Review: All adverb types + all 3 Past Continuous forms.

• Week 6 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 7 — Prepositions + Past Perfect.

Week 7: Prepositions + Past Perfect

Day 1 — Prepositions of Place + Past Perfect (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Prepositions of place — in, on, at, under, near, between, behind.

• Tense: Past Perfect — Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle.

• Understand the earlier of two past events.

• Practice: Build Past Perfect sentences using prepositions of place.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences using a preposition of place.

Day 2 — Prepositions of Time + Past Perfect (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Prepositions of time — at, on, in, before, after.

• Tense: Past Perfect — Negative: Subject + had + not + past participle.

• Practice: Build negative Past Perfect sentences.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences using a preposition of time.

Day 3 — Prepositions Mixed Practice + Past Perfect (Interrogative)

• Mixed practice choosing correct prepositions.

• Tense: Past Perfect — Interrogative: Had + Subject + past participle + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering questions about sequenced past events.

• Homework: 5 questions using a preposition of place or time.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed affirmative, negative, and interrogative Past Perfect sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation describing a sequence of two past events.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 7 Quiz

• Week Review: Prepositions of place/time + all 3 Past Perfect forms.

• Compare Past Perfect vs. Past Simple.

• Week 7 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 8 — Articles + Past Perfect Continuous.

Week 8: Articles + Past Perfect Continuous

Day 1 — Articles (A/An/The) + Past Perfect Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Indefinite articles a/an vs. definite article the.

• Tense: Past Perfect Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + had + been + verb-ing.

• Contrast Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous.

• Practice: Build affirmative sentences with duration.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences using correct articles.

Day 2 — Zero Article Rule + Past Perfect Continuous (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: No article for plural general nouns and uncountable nouns used generally.

• Tense: Past Perfect Continuous — Negative: Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing.

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences to negative while checking article usage.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences.

Day 3 — Articles Full Review + Past Perfect Continuous (Interrogative)

• Grammar Topic: Choose a/an/the/no-article in mixed sentences.

• Tense: Past Perfect Continuous — Interrogative: Had + Subject + been + verb-ing + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering questions.

• Homework: 5 questions, checking article usage.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed affirmative, negative, and interrogative Past Perfect Continuous sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation about something ongoing before an event.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 8 Quiz + Past Tense Group Recap

• Week Review: Articles + all 3 Past Perfect Continuous forms.

• Review all 4 past tenses:

  • Past Simple

  • Past Continuous

  • Past Perfect

  • Past Perfect Continuous

• Week 8 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: All 4 past tenses complete. Preview Week 9 — Conjunctions + Future Simple.

Week 9: Conjunctions + Future Simple

Day 1 — Coordinating Conjunctions + Future Simple (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Coordinating conjunctions — and, but, or.

• Tense: Future Simple — Affirmative: Subject + will + base verb.

• Practice: Build affirmative sentences joining two future actions.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences using a coordinating conjunction.

Day 2 — Subordinating Conjunctions + Future Simple (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: because, although, so.

• Tense: Future Simple — Negative: Subject + will not/won’t + base verb.

• Practice: Convert affirmative sentences to negative.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences using a subordinating conjunction.

Day 3 — Conjunctions Full Review + Future Simple (Interrogative)

• Review and, but, or, because, although, so.

• Tense: Future Simple — Interrogative: Will + Subject + base verb + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering questions about future plans.

• Homework: 5 questions using a conjunction.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed Future Simple affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation about plans for next month.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 9 Quiz

• Week Review: Coordinating/subordinating conjunctions + all 3 Future Simple forms.

• Week 9 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 10 — Modal Verbs + Future Continuous.

Week 10: Modal Verbs + Future Continuous

Day 1 — Modal Verbs (Can/Could/May/Might) + Future Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: Can, could, may, might.

• Can — ability/permission.

• Could — past ability/polite request.

• May/Might — possibility.

• Tense: Future Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + will + be + verb-ing.

• Practice: Build affirmative Future Continuous sentences.

• Homework: 5 affirmative Future Continuous sentences + 3 modal sentences.

Day 2 — Modal Verbs (Must/Should/Would) + Future Continuous (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Must, should, would.

• Must — obligation/certainty.

• Should — advice.

• Would — polite offers/hypotheticals.

• Tense: Future Continuous — Negative: Subject + will not/won’t + be + verb-ing.

• Practice: Convert affirmative to negative.

• Homework: 5 negative Future Continuous sentences + 3 modal sentences.

Day 3 — Modal Verbs Full Review + Future Continuous (Interrogative)

• Review can, could, may, might, must, should, would.

• Tense: Future Continuous — Interrogative: Will + Subject + be + verb-ing + ?

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering questions about tomorrow’s schedule.

• Homework: 5 questions + 3 sentences using modal verbs.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed Future Continuous affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation about tomorrow’s schedule using modals.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 10 Quiz

• Week Review: All 7 modal verbs + all 3 Future Continuous forms.

• Week 10 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 11 — WH-Questions + Future Perfect.

Week 11: WH-Questions + Future Perfect

Day 1 — WH-Questions (What/Where/Who/When) + Future Perfect (Affirmative)

• Grammar Topic: What, Where, Who, When.

• Tense: Future Perfect — Affirmative: Subject + will + have + past participle.

• Understand actions completed before a future point.

• Practice: Build Future Perfect sentences from deadline + task prompts and turn them into WH-questions.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences + 3 WH-questions.

Day 2 — WH-Questions (Why/How/Which/Whose) + Future Perfect (Negative)

• Grammar Topic: Why, How, Which, Whose.

• Tense: Future Perfect — Negative: Subject + will not/won’t + have + past participle.

• Practice: Build negative sentences and related WH-questions.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences + 3 WH-questions.

Day 3 — Question Formation Review + Future Perfect (Interrogative)

• Review Yes/No questions vs. WH-questions.

• Tense: Future Perfect — Interrogative: Will + Subject + have + past participle + ?

• Combine Future Perfect with WH-words.

• Practice: Pair work asking/answering Future Perfect questions.

• Homework: 5 Future Perfect questions.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice

• Mixed Future Perfect affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

• Speaking Activity: Conversation about year-end goals.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for review and quiz.

Day 5 — Review + Week 11 Quiz

• Week Review: All WH-question words + question formation + all 3 Future Perfect forms.

• Week 11 Quiz: 10 items.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: Preview Week 12 — Full Grammar Recap + All-12-Tenses Timeline + Future Perfect Continuous.

Week 12: Full Grammar Recap + All-12-Tenses Timeline + Future Perfect Continuous

Day 1 — Recap Nouns/Pronouns/Subject-Object/Verbs + Future Perfect Continuous (Affirmative)

• Grammar Recap: Nouns, pronouns, subject vs. object, main vs. helping verbs.

• Tense: Future Perfect Continuous — Affirmative: Subject + will + have + been + verb-ing.

• The 12th and final tense.

• Practice: Build affirmative sentences from duration + future-point prompts.

• Label subject, verb, and object.

• Homework: 5 affirmative sentences, labeling subject/verb/object.

Day 2 — Recap Adjectives/Adverbs/Prepositions/Articles + Future Perfect Continuous (Negative)

• Grammar Recap: Adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, articles.

• Tense: Future Perfect Continuous — Negative: Subject + will not/won’t + have + been + verb-ing.

• Practice: Convert sentences to negative while checking grammar.

• Homework: 5 negative sentences.

Day 3 — Recap Conjunctions/Modals/WH-Questions + Future Perfect Continuous (Interrogative)

• Grammar Recap: Conjunctions, modal verbs, WH-question words.

• Tense: Future Perfect Continuous — Interrogative: Will + Subject + have + been + verb-ing + ?

• Milestone: Complete the full 12-Tense Timeline:

  • Present

  • Past

  • Future

  • Simple

  • Continuous

  • Perfect

  • Perfect Continuous

• Students give one example sentence for a tense of their choice.

• Homework: Write one sentence for each of the 12 tenses.

Day 4 — Mixed Practice (Full Course)

• Warm-Up: Review 12-tense homework.

• Students read sentences and the class identifies the tense.

• Mixed Practice: Future Perfect Continuous sentences while checking grammar points from the whole course.

• Speaking Activity: Free conversation about long-term plans, naturally mixing tenses and grammar.

• Wrap-Up: Prepare for Week 12 quiz and final revision/exam week.

Day 5 — Review + Week 12 Quiz + All-12-Tenses Milestone

• Warm-Up: Review common mistakes.

• Week Review + Timeline Recap: Recap Future Perfect Continuous + all 12 tenses using the timeline chart.

• Week 12 Quiz: 10 items — convert affirmative → negative, convert affirmative → question, identify tense from a given sentence.

• Review Quiz Answers.

• Wrap-Up: ALL 12 TENSES COMPLETE! Preview Week 13 — final course-wide revision and exam, with no new content.

Week 13: Final Revision & Exam

The syllabus indicates that Week 13 is the final course-wide revision and exam week, with no new content.

• Basic understanding of the English alphabet and simple English words.
• Ability to read and write simple English sentences.
• No advanced English grammar knowledge is required.
• The course is suitable for beginners who want to improve their basic grammar and sentence-building skills.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand basic English grammar and identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, and other key grammar elements.
2. Identify subjects and objects and distinguish between main and helping verbs.
3. Use all 12 English tenses in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.
4. Form correct English sentences using appropriate grammar structures.
5. Ask and answer questions using Yes/No and WH-question structures.
6. Describe people, actions, places, time, and situations using adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and other grammar elements.
7. Express ability, possibility, advice, obligation, and polite requests using modal verbs such as can, could, may, might, must, should, and would.
8. Participate in basic English conversations using the grammar structures learned throughout the course.
9. Compare and distinguish different tenses, including Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous forms.
10. Apply the complete 12-tenses system in speaking and writing through practical sentence-building and conversation activities.