English Advanced C1
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What you'll learn
A broad range of sophisticated language structures to express ideas, opinions and emotions and participate confidently socially and at work
Sophisticated and broad lexis, including colloquial language, to discuss broad-ranging abstract topics around art, music, diet and finance.
Strategies for understanding meaning from context and gaining detailed understanding of longer authentic written and spoken texts
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There are 6 modules in this course
The course is designed to enable learners at a pre-advanced level of English to take their language to the next level. The course helps learners adapt their language to a variety of contexts and includes the flexible application of irony, idiomatic language and colloquial language well as the ability to understand, adapt to and participate in a wide range of social contexts.
By the end of this week you will be able to talk about meeting people and the impression you make. You will be able to use a range of language to create positive impressions, and you will also develop strategies for understanding specific meanings in complex academic texts.
What's included
3 videos10 readings10 assignments2 discussion prompts
3 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Welcome to the course!•2 minutes
- Meeting the Family•4 minutes
- Grammar Focus•4 minutes
10 readings•Total 98 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•5 minutes
- Pronunciation Focus•8 minutes
- Creating an Avatar•15 minutes
- Advertising•10 minutes
- Instagram Impression•5 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- English-speaking around the World•10 minutes
- Speaking•20 minutes
- Watching•10 minutes
- Dictionary Week 1•5 minutes
10 assignments•Total 98 minutes
- End of Week 1- Making a Good Impression•10 minutes
- Video Language•12 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•8 minutes
- Grammar Practice•10 minutes
- Expressive Language•10 minutes
- Extra Language•8 minutes
- E-mail•10 minutes
- Projecting the Right Self-image•10 minutes
- Reading•10 minutes
- Listening•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 45 minutes
- Critical Reflection on an Advert•15 minutes
- Writing•30 minutes
By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about art and its role in our lives using expressive language. You will also learn to use ellipsis and adverbs for emphasis to communicate more effectively and naturally in spoken and written English.
What's included
2 videos11 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Art is the New Influencer•5 minutes
- Grammar Focus•5 minutes
11 readings•Total 134 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•5 minutes
- Expressive Language•8 minutes
- Pronunciation Focus•6 minutes
- Creating a Self-portrait•15 minutes
- Necessary or Luxury Purchase?•10 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- English-speaking around the World•5 minutes
- Watching•10 minutes
- Writing•50 minutes
- Speaking•10 minutes
- Dictionary Week 2•5 minutes
8 assignments•Total 81 minutes
- End of Week 2- Art is the New Influencer•10 minutes
- Video Language•12 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•8 minutes
- Grammar Practice•8 minutes
- Extra Language Practice•8 minutes
- Art Exhibition Catalogue•10 minutes
- Reading•10 minutes
- Listening•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
- Visiting the Moma (online)•15 minutes
By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about clothes, fast fashion, and related environmental issues with greater fluency. You will also be able to use a range of future tenses to discuss plans, predictions, and assumptions, while expanding your vocabulary through expressions related to money and collocations linked to environmental topics.
What's included
2 videos7 readings9 assignments4 discussion prompts
2 videos•Total 7 minutes
- Making a Difference•4 minutes
- Grammar Focus•3 minutes
7 readings•Total 70 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•5 minutes
- Wash Care Labels on Clothes•10 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- Englishes around the World•10 minutes
- Practicing Reading Skills•15 minutes
- Watching•15 minutes
- Dictionary Week 3•5 minutes
9 assignments•Total 93 minutes
- End of Week 3- Making a Difference•10 minutes
- Video Language•12 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•10 minutes
- Grammar Practice•10 minutes
- Expressive Language•10 minutes
- Pronunciation Focus•8 minutes
- Extra Practice•8 minutes
- Writing an Email•10 minutes
- Listening•15 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 60 minutes
- Wardrobe Audit•15 minutes
- Selling a Garment•15 minutes
- Creating a Social Media Post•15 minutes
- Speaking•15 minutes
By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about music and its role in our lives using expressive language suited to everyday conversation. You will also learn to use inversions for emphasis and develop strategies for recognizing and understanding onomatopoeia in spoken and written texts.
What's included
2 videos11 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 8 minutes
- It's a Small World•4 minutes
- Grammar Focus•4 minutes
11 readings•Total 115 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•10 minutes
- Pronunciation Focus•10 minutes
- Organizing a Dinner Party•10 minutes
- Writing a Song•10 minutes
- Music Quiz•10 minutes
- Music Reviews•10 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- Englishes around the World•10 minutes
- Speaking•15 minutes
- Watching•15 minutes
- Dictionary Week 4•5 minutes
8 assignments•Total 87 minutes
- End of Week 4- It's a Small World•10 minutes
- Video Language•12 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•10 minutes
- Grammar Practice•10 minutes
- Expressive Language•10 minutes
- Practicing Reading Skills•10 minutes
- Text Cohesion•15 minutes
- Listening•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 45 minutes
- Writing•45 minutes
By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about the dangers of an unhealthy diet and explore food-related issues such as labeling with greater confidence. You will expand your vocabulary through expressions related to journalism, develop your use of distancing techniques in both spoken and written English, and deepen your understanding of verb patterns within word families.
What's included
2 videos12 readings7 assignments2 discussion prompts
2 videos•Total 9 minutes
- You are What You Eat•4 minutes
- Grammar Focus•4 minutes
12 readings•Total 106 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•10 minutes
- Grammar Practice•8 minutes
- Pronunciation•10 minutes
- AI Calorie Counting•5 minutes
- A Madeleine Moment•10 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- Englishes around the World•5 minutes
- Organic Food•8 minutes
- Eating for a Longer Life•10 minutes
- Speaking•15 minutes
- Watching•10 minutes
- Dictionary Week 5•5 minutes
7 assignments•Total 66 minutes
- End of Week 5- Embracing Change•10 minutes
- Video Language•10 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•8 minutes
- Expressive Language•8 minutes
- Extra Language •8 minutes
- A trip to the Supermarket•10 minutes
- Check Your Understanding•12 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 55 minutes
- Cultural Recipe Book•15 minutes
- Writing•40 minutes
By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about inheritance, investments, and other finance-related topics using appropriate and expressive language. You will also learn to use discourse markers effectively in both spoken and written English and develop your ability to describe people's behavior and tendencies in a more precise and natural way.
What's included
2 videos10 readings7 assignments2 discussion prompts
2 videos•Total 9 minutes
- A nice conundrum•5 minutes
- Grammar Focus•4 minutes
10 readings•Total 110 minutes
- Vocabulary Focus•10 minutes
- Expressive Language•10 minutes
- Pronunciation Focus•10 minutes
- Saving money•10 minutes
- It's Only Words•10 minutes
- Englishes around the World•10 minutes
- Reading•30 minutes
- Speaking•10 minutes
- Watching•5 minutes
- Dictionary Week 6•5 minutes
7 assignments•Total 68 minutes
- End of Week 6- A Nice Conundrum•10 minutes
- Video Language•10 minutes
- Vocabulary Practice•10 minutes
- Grammar Practice•10 minutes
- Extra Language•8 minutes
- Email•10 minutes
- Listening•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 25 minutes
- Scams and How to Avoid Them•10 minutes
- Writing•15 minutes
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