English Lower Intermediate B1.1
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English Lower Intermediate B1.1
This course is part of English Intermediate B1 Specialization
Instructors: Ruth Kerr
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Essential grammar and vocabulary to talk and write about diverse topics. Reading and listening skills development. Problem-solving skills for travel.
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There are 6 modules in this course
Welcome. This is the first of our 2 courses in English to take you to a B1 level of competence. English is the most important international language for the workplace and for study. The varied learning activities on this course will enable you to communicate effectively in a variety of situations and on a range of important topics like daily life, travel and food. This course will help you become an independent user of the English language, able to cope with practical situations while abroad, such as finding work, accommodation and creating a social network.
This module teaches you how to introduce yourself in a variety of contexts, giving relevant personal and professional information.
What's included
4 videos7 readings9 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
4 videos•Total 11 minutes
- Welcome to this course!•2 minutes
- Language focus: Nice to meet you•3 minutes
- Time and frequency•2 minutes
- Pronunciation: Consonants•5 minutes
7 readings•Total 51 minutes
- Common European Framework for Languages•1 minute
- Grammar focus - Present tenses•10 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: days of the week•5 minutes
- Introducing yourself•10 minutes
- Instagram profiles•5 minutes
- Speaking skills: what to expect in the Cambridge P.E.T. exam •15 minutes
- Downloadable Dictionary•5 minutes
9 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Let's practice - Use of the present tenses•8 minutes
- Vocabulary - The symbolic meaning of colors•10 minutes
- Let's practice - Adverbs of frequency•7 minutes
- Applying for a Summer School•10 minutes
- Reading skills - Online learning•10 minutes
- Reading skills - Online learning•15 minutes
- Listening skills - The color of my week •15 minutes
- Listening skills - The color of my week •15 minutes
- Nice to meet you!•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 30 minutes
- Let's practice - Introducing yourself•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Share your knowledge!•10 minutes
- Writing skills - How to learn English•10 minutes
In this module you will learn to describe someone who is important to you for some reason, including their personality, relationship to you and why they are important to you.
What's included
4 videos5 readings11 assignments1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Do I look like my mum?•2 minutes
- Personality adjectives - negative •2 minutes
- The verb "Have"•5 minutes
- Pronunciation - individual vowel sounds•5 minutes
5 readings•Total 30 minutes
- Grammar focus: relative pronouns and clauses•5 minutes
- Au Pair: host families•10 minutes
- Candidates for a job •5 minutes
- Speaking skills for international exams•5 minutes
- Downloadable dictionary•5 minutes
11 assignments•Total 93 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Personality adjectives•10 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Describing relationships•5 minutes
- Relative pronouns and clauses •5 minutes
- Let's practice: "have" collocations•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Au Pair, host families•5 minutes
- Au Pair, host families•5 minutes
- Let's practice: describing job candidates•6 minutes
- Describing job candidates•6 minutes
- Listening skills: Omena talks about Felix•10 minutes
- Reading skills: Making new friends when you move•6 minutes
- People and relationships•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Writing skills: Someone important•10 minutes
In this module you will learn to describe how you spend your free time, the different sport and leisure activities you do, and why you like them. You will understand the difference between various types of perfect tenses and how to use them. This module also helps develop your reading and listening skills, focusing on specific information.
What's included
4 videos8 readings10 assignments3 discussion prompts
4 videos•Total 12 minutes
- What shall we do this afternoon?•3 minutes
- The present perfect•4 minutes
- Pronunciation - Fricative consonants•4 minutes
- Watching: interview with a football player•2 minutes
8 readings•Total 46 minutes
- Grammar focus: Adverbs of manner•5 minutes
- Grammar focus: Do, Go, Play•5 minutes
- Grammar focus: Since and for•5 minutes
- What shall we do this afternoon?•6 minutes
- Tandem Learning•2 minutes
- Starting a new hobby•8 minutes
- Speaking skills: P.E.T. exam•10 minutes
- Downloadable Dictionary•5 minutes
10 assignments•Total 88 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: free time activities•5 minutes
- Let's practice: activities and equipment•6 minutes
- Let's practice: The right adverb•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Do, Go, Play•6 minutes
- Let's practice: Present perfect and present perfect continuous•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Organising a trip•5 minutes
- Listening Skills•10 minutes
- Reading skills: match the person to the program•10 minutes
- Interview with a football player: video comprehension•6 minutes
- Free time activities•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Let’s practice: write an email•10 minutes
- Find out which hobby suits you best!•10 minutes
- Writing: Free time•10 minutes
In this module you will have the opportunity to learn vocabulary and expressions associated with different types of holidays and travel. By the end, you should be able to talk to friends about your favorite type of holiday and cope with practical situations while abroad.
What's included
3 videos6 readings10 assignments1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Nostalgia alert: holiday photos•2 minutes
- The Past Simple•3 minutes
- Pronunciation - Consonants (extras) •4 minutes
6 readings•Total 41 minutes
- What type of holiday do you prefer?•5 minutes
- Listening activity - My favorite type of holiday•6 minutes
- Grammar focus: past tenses•10 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: get + participle•5 minutes
- Speaking skills - Giving an opinion and reasoning•10 minutes
- Downloadable Dictionary•5 minutes
10 assignments•Total 87 minutes
- Let's practice: past tense•5 minutes
- Let's practice: get + participle•6 minutes
- Where did you go on holiday last year?•6 minutes
- Problem-solving abroad•5 minutes
- Booking accommodation•6 minutes
- Hiring a car•6 minutes
- Transport announcements•5 minutes
- Listening skills - Describing a place •10 minutes
- Reading skills - What vaccines do you need to travel in Africa?•8 minutes
- Holidays and travel•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Writing skills: What is your favorite summer song? •10 minutes
This module will help you to expand your vocabulary related to food and cooking. You'll learn how to give instructions and how to express quantities relating to recipes, and talk about special dishes from your country or area.
What's included
3 videos6 readings9 assignments3 discussion prompts
3 videos•Total 9 minutes
- Lunch together!•2 minutes
- Expressing quantities•3 minutes
- Pronunciation - Long vowel sounds•4 minutes
6 readings•Total 37 minutes
- Pronunciation focus: fruit and vegetables •2 minutes
- Grammar focus: Expressing quantities•10 minutes
- Grammar focus: Imperative•5 minutes
- Following a recipe•5 minutes
- Speaking: Food & drinks•10 minutes
- Downloadable Dictionary•5 minutes
9 assignments•Total 78 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Food and meals•6 minutes
- Let's practice: Expressing quantities•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Imperative•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Vocabulary for cooking processes•4 minutes
- Cooking instructions•5 minutes
- Become a chef!•10 minutes
- Listening: Let's talk about fast food!•8 minutes
- Reading Skills : Cooking habits today•5 minutes
- Food and cooking •30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Eating healthily•10 minutes
- Restaurant menus•10 minutes
- Writing: My favorite dish •10 minutes
In this module you will learn useful ways to describe a house and where it is located. It will help you to understand how to find good accommodation in a foreign country and how to communicate with possible roommates or landlords.
What's included
3 videos7 readings9 assignments1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 11 minutes
- Are you ready for the viewing?•2 minutes
- Comparative and Superlative adjectives•3 minutes
- Pronunciation - Diphthongs•6 minutes
7 readings•Total 55 minutes
- Grammar focus: Comparatives and Superlatives•10 minutes
- Household Chore List•5 minutes
- Grammar focus: Make or Do•10 minutes
- Ways to Find Apartments for Rent•10 minutes
- When you’ve found a place•5 minutes
- Speaking: The house of your dreams•10 minutes
- Downloadable Dictionary•5 minutes
9 assignments•Total 81 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Types of houses•5 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Describing features of houses•5 minutes
- Vocabulary focus: Describing locations•4 minutes
- Let's practice: Comparative and Superlative•5 minutes
- Let's practice: Make or Do•6 minutes
- Let's practice: Household planner•6 minutes
- Listening skills: Sharing an apartment•10 minutes
- Reading skills: Which house is best? •10 minutes
- Home and living •30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Writing: My dream house•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Mar 4, 2024
It was very good course to level up your english. Thanks for all Team.
Reviewed on Feb 13, 2024
it is a good course, it helps me with my grammar and improve my skills
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