English Course B2.1

UNIT 1. FASHION Grammar focus Comparison of adjectives and adverbs Not as…as Theme/Lexical focus Fashion/Fashion nouns & verbs Fashion adjectives Functional focus – Shopping for clothes: Can I try it on? etc. Writing task Write an email to a friend recommending a shop where you have bought clothes. Explain why it’s worth visiting. UNIT 2. LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LIVING ABROAD Grammar focus Present tense review Adverbs Theme/Lexical focus – Living abroad/Language learning Functional focus – Apologising Writing task Imagine you have moved to live in another country for a year. Write a letter or email to a friend describing your new life. UNIT 3. EXTREME SPORTS Grammar focus – Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Theme/Lexical focus – Extreme sports Functional focus – Asking for opinions Writing task – Write a letter showing interest in an extreme sport, asking for information. UNIT 4. HERITAGE Grammar focus – Past Tense review including used to and would Theme/Lexical focus – Archaeology/ Historical Functional focus – Making recommendations Writing task – Write a magazine article describing a visit to a site of historical interest. UNIT 5. ADVERTISING Grammar focus – So/such/too/enough Theme/Lexical focus Advertising Advertising nouns and verbs Functional focus – Expressing disbelief Writing task – Write a report comparing two advertising campaigns you have seen UNIT 6. TECH WORLD Grammar focus Conditionals review Unless Theme/Lexical focus – Computers & the Internet/Technology nouns and verbs Functional focus – Giving warnings Writing task Write an essay describing how life would be different if you didn’t have The technology you do have. UNIT 7. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Grammar focus Future tenses Future perfect Theme/Lexical focus – Animals & plants/Describing animals and plants Functional focus – Making suggestions Writing task – Write an article suggesting how we can stop animals from becoming extinct. UNIT 8. RELATIONSHIPS AND FAME Grammar focus – Phrasal verb focus Theme/Lexical focus Prizes and celebrity Culture/Relationships Functional focus – Starting and finishing conversations Writing task ‘Too many people these days want to be famous.’ Do you agree? UNIT 9. INVENTIONS AND CREATIVITY Grammar focus – The passive Theme/Lexical focus – Inventions Functional focus – Expressing ability Writing task ‘What are the three most important inventions ever made?’ Write an article comparing three great inventions. UNIT 10. CHILDHOOD AND RULES Grammar focus – Modals: obligation, necessity, permission Theme/Lexical focus – Childhood/Childhood verbs Functional focus – Asking for and giving permission Writing task ‘Children need rules.’ Write an essay saying whether you agree with this statement.