GEP 9A

MAJOR TOPICS

Grammar

• 1A: Question Formation (pg. 132)
• 1B: Auxiliary Verbs and Comparatives (pg. 133)
• 2B: Present Perfect & Present Perfect-Progressive (pg. 134)
• 2C: Using adjectives as nouns & Adjective Order (pg. 135)
• 3A: Grammatical Aspects in the Past Tense (pg. 136)
• 3B: The Position of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases (pg. 137)
• 4A: Future Tense: Perfect + Progressive (pg. 138)
• 4B: Zero and First Conditionals; Future Time Clauses (pg. 139)

Vocabulary

• 1A: -
• 1B: -
• 2A: Illnesses and Injuries (pg. 152)
• 2B: Clothes and Fashion (pg. 153)
• 3A: Air Travel (pg. 154)
• 3B: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases (pg. 154)
• 4A: The Weather (pg. 156)
• 4B: Feelings (pg. 157)

About the Course

GEP 9A at ACE is a 45 hours course that covers Units 1 - 3 in the English File Upper-Intermediate (4th edition) textbook.

Students in this course should be at the B2 level of the CEFR scale of language proficiency, which is equal to about 5.5 to 6.5 in the IELTS scale.

Pre-Course Requirements

In the class we will try to use as few boring words about grammar and the English language as possible, so that you can learn English by actually using the language.

However, there are words that I require all my students to understand. They are the parts of speech, subject-verb-object, and some other vocabulary about English.

Testing Information - T2 2026

Testing Dates:

Tuesday/Thursday Classes: June 9 & June 16

Monday/Wednesday/Friday Classes: June 8 & June 12

Saturday Classes: June 6 & June 13

Writing Task: Past-tense Story

Reading: 20%

Listening: 20%

Writing: 20%

Grammar: 15%

Vocabulary: 10%

Speaking: 15%

Note: There is no speaking exam. The score will be given based upon class attendance, participation, and performance.