corso online di inglese livello avanzato B2

Talking about frequency
Functions: Describing precise and approximate frequency
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing frequency
Theme: Learning English
Explaining aims and ambitions
Functions: Describing objectives and targets
Describing hopes and ambitions
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing objectives
Words and phrases for describing hopes and ambitions
Phrases with to be able to
Theme: Learning English
Exchanging points of view
Functions: Expressing degrees of agreement and disagreement
Target Language: Phrases for describing extent of agreement and disagreement
Short responses for expressing agreement and disagreement
Theme: English for international communication
Discussing travel experiences
Functions: Making initial reference to previous experiences
Discussing previous experiences in detail
Target Language: Contrasting the Present Perfect and Past Simple
Review of irregular verbs in the Present Perfect and Past Simple
Theme: Common travel experiences
2.2 Comparing experiences
Functions: Describing experiences comparatively
Describing superlative experiences
Target Language: Review and extension of comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives and superlatives with the Present Perfect
Describing exceptional things
Functions: Describing exceptional and beautiful things
Target Language: Review and extension of adjectives for describing extremes
Theme: The Seven Wonders of the World
Describing buildings and built-up areas
Functions: Referring to types of buildings and structures
Target Language: Words for referring to buildings and structures
Words for referring to areas of cities
Theme: Urban planning
3.2 Describing shapes and sizes
Giving detailed descriptions
Functions: Giving multiple-word descriptions
Target Language: Adjective order
Theme: Building design
Talking about daily life
Functions: Referring to routine activities
Target Language: Multi-word verbs for discussing routines
Theme: Commuting culture
4.2 Discussing travel arrangements
Functions: Discussing travel preparations and practicalities
Target Language: Multi-word verbs with an object
Splitting multi-word verbs
Theme: Travel planning
4.3 Discussing leisure pursuits
Talking about cooking utensils and their uses
Functions: Referring to common cooking utensils
Describing common cooking actions
Target Language: Names of common cooking utensils
Verbs to describe the functions of cooking utensils
Theme: “Must have” cooking utensils
5.2 Referring to common ingredients
Talking about functions
Functions: Describing uses and functions
Describing capabilities
Target Language: Passive with modals and with need to / have to
able to / capable of …ing
Words and expressions for describing functions and capabilities
Theme: Cutting-edge kitchen technology
Discussing past and recent concepts
Functions: Describing past concepts and systems
Describing recent or new concepts and systems
Target Language: Review of the Passive with the Past Simple
Passive with the Present Perfect
Theme: Reinventing the wheel
6.3 Predicting future concepts
Functions: Discussing future concepts and systems
Discussing hypothetical concepts and systems
Target Language: Passive with “will” and “going to”
Passive with “could”, “may” and “might”
personalities and attitudes
Functions: Describing personal characteristics
Target Language: Words to describe personal characteristics
Theme: Psychometric tests
7.2 Discussing strengths and weaknesses
Functions: Describing strengths and weaknesses
Describing personal likes and dislikes
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing strengths and weaknesses
Words and phrases for describing personal likes and dislikes
Theme: The entrepreneurial mind
7.3 Talking about recent jobs and tasks
Functions: Discussing recent tasks with regard to results
Discussing recent tasks with regard to actions
Target Language: Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous
Describing general climatic conditions
Functions: Discussing detailed information about the climate
Target Language: Terms for describing the temperature and climate
Theme: Climate zones
8.2 Describing types and extremes of weather
Functions: Referring to types of weather conditions
Referring to extreme weather conditions
Target Language: Terms for describing weather conditions
Theme: Weather in the news.
8.3 Discussing climate-change issues
Discussing predictions and probability
Functions: Describing degrees of likelihood
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing likelihood
Theme: Predictability and uncertainty
9.2 Describing hypothetical scenarios
Functions: Describing scenarios and theories
Target Language: Review of Second Conditional
Second Conditional in the Passive
Theme: Megatsunamis
9.3 Discussing approximate quantities
Functions: Referring to approximate quantities and figures
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing approximations
Theme: Global ripple effects
Unit 10 Customer Experience
Referring to types of retailer
Functions: Referring to categories of retail outlet
Target Language: Review and extension of store vocabulary
Theme: Shopping abroad
10.2 Talking about services
Functions: Referring to services provided by others
Referring to jobs that you do yourself
Target Language: have/get (something) done
Words to describe service actions
Theme: Purchasing FAQs
10.3 Discussing purchases and orders
Functions: Understanding terms and conditions of purchases
Discussing problems with purchases
Target Language: Specific vocabulary in terms and conditions
Words for describing problems with purchases
Talking about travel reservations
Functions: Discussing details and conditions of travel tickets and fares
Target Language: Detailed travel ticket and fare vocabulary
Theme: Online bookings
11.2 Describing sequences
Functions: Referring to the stages in a sequence
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing sequences
Theme: Ticket collection
11.3 Exchanging insights and advice
Functions: Offering advice
Target Language: Phrases and idioms for offering advice
Phrases for responding to advice
Describing developments
Functions: Describing changes and developments
Target Language: Related verb and noun forms
Theme: The concept of the global village
12.2 Referring to future actions and events
Functions: Referring to things that will be happening
Referring to things that will have happened
Target Language: Future Continuous: will be ...ing
Future Perfect Simple: will have (done)
Future time markers: by the time, by that time, by then
Discussing global economic issues
Functions: Referring to key economic issues
Target Language: Related noun, verb, adjective and adverb forms
Theme: Globalization
Referring to past events and periods
Functions: Referring to finished events and periods of time
Referring to unfinished events and periods of time
Target Language: Contrastive review of known past and perfect tenses: Past Simple, Past
Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, used to
Theme: Prehistoric quiz
13.2 Relating past events and periods
Functions: Describing past happenings which preceded others
Target Language: Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Theme: Prehistoric timeline
13.3 Referring to animal species
Functions: Referring to frequently mentioned animals
Referring to families of animals
Target Language: Names of animal species
Names of families of animal species
Theme: Survivors: opposites of endangered species
Describing styles
Functions: Describing styles in terms of modernity
Describing styles in terms of originality
Target Language: Multiword adjectives
Theme: Houses: old versus new
14.2 Describing past approaches
Functions: Describing past methods
Describing past conventions
Target Language: Extension of “used to” (past)
“would” (used to)
Theme: How homes have changed
14.3 Making connections and contrasts
Functions: Making connections between related points
Contrasting conflicting points
Target Language: Words for connecting and contrasting points
Referring to ages and eras
Functions: Referring to people’s ages approximately
Referring to different age groups
Referring to past eras
Target Language: Words and phrases for describing approximate ages
Words and phrases for describing past eras
Theme: Generations X, Y, Z
15.2 Discussing causes and consequences
Functions: Explaining the causes of actions and events
Explaining the consequences of actions and events
Target Language: Words and phrases for referring to causes
Words and phrases for referring to consequences
Theme: Generations and intelligence
15.3 Describing timeframes
Functions: Referring to approximate timeframes
Target Language: Words and expressions for approximate timeframes