The course content remains functional and focused entirely on improving learner independence in al areas, especialy in real-life situations such as work and leisure, house and home, films and habitual actions etc. In terms of grammatical structures there wi l be continued revision and extension of the structures in al tenses with emphasis on parts of the language such as more phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions and the differences between British and American vocabulary. As with the other levels on the course, there is frequent pronunciation practice and the learner has exposure to long and short sounds, correct regular past tense endings, vowel sounds, elision as wel as general vocabulary and sentence level practice. At this point the learner can maintain a conversation with a native speaker on a wider range of subject areas. The variety of exercises not only caters for different learner styles but also guarantees thorough coverage of the topics covered. AI role-plays offer free practice with the topics covered  - giving learners the opportunity to participate in spontaneous speaking activities, replicating realistic exchanges.

Unit 1: 

Plans for a Year Out

Aims: Introduce and practice vocabulary and grammar related to year-out plans through interactive exercises: picture association, realistic dialogues, and listening practice.

Vocabulary: Weather, expressions: "according to", "to waste time", "I expect", "nowadays", and a focus on women’s jobs.

A Long Way to Equality

Aims: Practice modal verbs for possibility, probability, deduction, and supposition via interactive tasks (image-audio matching, word choice, sentence repetition).

Vocabulary: Differences between "think", "expect", "hope", "wait"; equality-related terms.

A Radio Panel Game

Aims: Practice quantifiers with exercises like picture/audio matching and sentence selection.

Vocabulary: Usage of "too", "enough", and panel game terms.

We Have to Send the Invitations

Aims: Expand and consolidate grammar and vocabulary through interactive exercises.

Structures: Modals for possibility/probability/deduction (may, might, can, could, would, must, can't), quantifiers (plenty of, a few, a lot of, hardly any, enough), future predictions (will).

Vocabulary: Weather, graphs, expressions like "in practice", "a long way to go", "or else".

Activities: Pronunciation, true/false, gap-fill, dubbing, and synonym selection.

Weather Conditions - Additional Vocabulary

Aims: Expand weather vocabulary with contextual practice.

Role-play: Have You Got Enough Time?

Aims: Practice quantifiers in context through role-play.

Test Exercises

Aims: Consolidate and assess skills learned in Unit 1.

Unit 2: 

Looking for a Temporary Job

Aims: Practice vocabulary and grammar through listening, picture association, and sentence construction.

Vocabulary: Work, personal traits, qualifications, expressions like "don’t panic", "tend to", "to spoil oneself".

Spoil Yourself!

Structures: First and second conditional, use of "if"/"unless", either/or/neither/nor, reflexive pronouns.

Vocabulary: Work-related terms and useful phrases.

Activities: Pronunciation, image-based sentence completion, gap-fill, comprehension.

If I Were You…

Structures: First vs second conditional, job applications/interviews.

Vocabulary: British vs American terms, personal qualities.

Activities: Elision focus, synonym matching, error correction, film dubbing.

Role-play: Guess the Word

Aims: Practice vocabulary via guessing clues (activities, house, food).

Test Exercises

Aims: Review of Unit 2 content.

Unit 3: 

Working with Animals

Aims: Acquire topic vocabulary and grammar with dialogues, matching, and listening tasks.

Vocabulary: Adjectives, urban life, common expressions (rush hour, dress up, give up smoking).

A Solitary Child

Structures: Present perfect vs continuous, temporal conjunctions.

Vocabulary: Everyday expressions, directions.

Activities: Sentence/image matching, gap-fill, sentence construction.

I Have Not Seen Him for Ages

Structures: Narrating events, verb tenses.

Vocabulary: Shops, places of interest.

Activities: '-sh' pronunciation, error correction, picture ordering.

Reading: Building a Bear Sanctuary

Skills: Active reading, inference.

Activities: MCQs, true/false, matching statements.

Role-play: How Long?

Aims: Practice forming questions in various tenses.

Test Exercises

Aims: Consolidation of Unit 3.

Unit 4: 

It’s a Bargain!

Aims: Learn to make complaints through structured exercises.

Vocabulary: Complaints, emotions (amused, annoyed), shopping terms.

A Very Good Read

Structures: -ed/-ing adjectives, past perfect, so/such.

Vocabulary: Idiomatic phrases, shopping.

Activities: Gap-fill, MCQs, listening.

An Amazing Concert

Structures: Review of -ed/-ing adjectives, past perfect, so/such.

Activities: Pronunciation of ‘ch/dz’, gap-filling, sentence ordering.

Role-play: It’s Not Working (1)

Aims: Practice complaint language.

Test Exercises

Aims: Consolidation of Unit 4.

Unit 5: 

Hey, That’s Swell!

Vocabulary: Descriptions (self-centred, chain of shops), emotions, misunderstandings.

He Was No Stranger to Me

Grammar: Reported speech (say/tell).

Vocabulary: Describing people.

Have You Heard About Her Son?

Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives.

Vocabulary: Adverbs of manner.

Why Don’t You Show Me Around?

Structures: Tag questions, reported speech, adjectives, adverbs.

Vocabulary: Invitations, offers.

Activities: Intonation, gap-fill, film dubbing.

The Press - Additional Vocabulary

Aims: Expand media-related vocabulary.

Role-play: Personal Qualities

Aims: Practice describing others.

Test Exercises

Aims: Review and assessment of Unit 5.

Unit 6: 

You Are Only Young Once, Mum!

Activities: Listening, pronunciation, dubbing.

Welcome to University

Activities: Gap-fill, correction, comprehension.

I’m Afraid I Have to Complain

Activities: Listening, spelling, definitions.

Reading: Barbados

Skills: Active reading, inference.

Activities: MCQs, matching, true/false.

Dictation: Barbados

Aims: Practice spelling, grammar, punctuation, proofreading.

Role-play: It’s Not Working (2)

Aims: Practice language around tech problems.

Test Exercises

Aims: Assessment of Unit 6.

Unit 7: 

Optician’s - Typical Situation

Aims: Simulate real-life situation, introduce and practice vocabulary.

Work and Play - Dialogue

Aims: Introduce and practice vocabulary through free responses.

Reading: Injuries and Fractures

Content: Two texts about injuries and recovery.

Activities: MCQs, definitions, paragraph matching.

Role-play: Going to the Doctor - Patient

Aims: Simulate a doctor’s visit.

Test Exercises

Aims: Evaluate knowledge from Unit 7.

Final Test: Course Revision

Aims: Evaluate and consolidate knowledge acquired throughout the course with a variety of tasks.


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