Cross-cutting

Intensive English Course (B1). Official CEFR Level

Languages 70 hours

Introduction

English is a language spoken by around 400 million native speakers and a further 500 million people for whom it is a second language. Nowadays, learning this language is fundamental and essential in any professional field. Through this B1 Level English Course, students will acquire the theoretical and practical tools needed to function effectively in this language, whilst also enhancing their employability by communicating fluently in English. The content of the B1 Level English Course is aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference, which ensures greater compatibility with other language teaching systems and facilitates the geographical mobility of those who obtain the qualification.

Objectives

- Understand frequently used phrases and expressions relating to areas of experience that are particularly relevant to them (basic information about themselves and their family, shopping, places of interest, occupations, etc.).

- To communicate when carrying out simple, everyday tasks that require no more than straightforward and direct exchanges of information on familiar or routine matters.

- Describe, in simple terms, aspects of their past and their circumstances, as well as matters relating to their immediate needs.

Table of Contents

MODULE 1. ENGLISH. B1 EXAM PREPARATION
TEACHING UNIT 1. BIRTHDAY PARTY
Planning a birthday party
- Expressing a wish. Would like
- The position of ‘enough’
Family matters
- The difference between the simple present and the present continuous
- Adjectives ending in -ing
I just love music
- Little, a little and much
- Few, a few and many
- The comparative degree of adjectives
TEACHING UNIT 2. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP
Laptop or desktop
- The past participle, used as an adjective
- The uses of ‘all’
Science is amazing
- Possessive pronouns
- The equality comparison
- The expressions ‘as much… as’ and ‘as many… as’
Technology will shape the future
- Also, as well and too
- 'Must' and 'have to'
TEACHING UNIT 3. FLATMATES
A new flatmate
- The expression ‘used to’
- The adverb ‘yet’
- The adverbs ‘ever’ and ‘never’
- The even position
People, people, people
- The superlative form of adjectives
- The imperative mood
- Some and any
- The past continuous
Hobbies
- Can, could and be able to
- Indirect questions
- ‘How much’ and ‘how many’
- The structure isn’t… either
TEACHING UNIT 4. LOCKED OUT OF MY HOUSE
I’ve been locked out of my house
- Always + Present Continuous
- The near future (going to)
- The Simple Conditional
- The difference between the simple future and the near future
Emergency!!
- The Use and Omission of the Article ‘The’
- The simple past 1
- The simple past 2
- The prepositions ‘in’ and ‘at’
- Question tags
Good health
- The ‘to get + adjective’ structure
- Verbs + infinitive clause
- The modal verbs ‘should’ and ‘ought to’
- Compound words
TEACHING UNIT 5. THE WRONG TRAIN
The wrong train
- The expression ‘to look forward to’
- The verb "going to"
I really enjoyed my trip
- The present perfect
- Past tenses
A lovely hotel and restaurant
- ‘Had better’ and ‘would rather’
- 'Must' and 'have to'
TEACHING UNIT 6. THERE’S WATER EVERYWHERE
There’s water everywhere
- The adverbs ‘ever’ and ‘never’
- The adverb ‘yet’
It’s wild!!
- The past continuous
The planet we live on
- Can, could and be able to
- Simple future tense
TEACHING UNIT 7. WATCHING TV
Watching TV
- Time connectors + the present simple
- Should / ought to: probability
TV programmes and famous people
- The passive voice 1
- The passive voice 2
- Must probability
Me and the films
- Relative pronouns and adverbs 1
- Relative pronouns and adverbs 2
- The auxiliary verbs ‘will’ and ‘shall’

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