English B1

Program

Grammar points

• Verb tense review.
• Formation of the Present Perfect to talk about live experiences.
• Use of the Future Simple to make decisions.
• Use of the Future Simple to make predictions.
• Changing sentences from the Active to Passive voice.
• Using the Imperative to give instructions and advice.
• The use of modal verbs for obligations or needs.
• Adverbs of time.
• Formation and use of adverbs.
• Irregular adjectives when forming comparatives and superlatives.
• The use of “too” and “enough”.
• The conditional: “if” and “when”.

Speaking

• Knowing how to give a job description.
• Being able to talk about work and academic background.
• Talking about routines and habits.
• Being able to talk about future intentions.
• Making simple requests over the phone.

Listening Comprehension Skills

• Understanding explanations of daily events.
• Understanding conversations in social settings.
• Understanding explanations given by others, e.g. after a vacation.
• Understanding telephone conversations.
• Understanding instructions on how to get somewhere or how to do a job.

Reading Comprehension

• Capturing the main ideas of texts dealing with everyday life (newspapers, social media, etc.), as well as all types of written documents regarding non-specialized content.
• Obtaining specific information from a written document.
• Following instructions in a brochure: how to make a reservation.
• Following the main idea presented in short summaries related to a meeting or similar.

Writing

• Responding to short written reports and indicating an opinion.
• Making a simple report about daily work.
• Taking a phone message.
• Writing simple instructions.
• Writing a response to questions about professional matters.