This course will help you take your English to the next level, to study abroad, to work in an international organization, or simply to hone your language competencies and intercultural skills in today's global world. The course is based around the lives of a bilingual family and covers interesting, contemporary topics. You will find a variety of input to help you build your knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. There are interactive exercises to help you develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in a variety of contexts, and a wide range of practical and creative tasks to support your learning and encourage communication.
This module looks at introducing yourself and others in a variety of contexts, including written profiles, and includes a revision of the relevant language for getting to know people, and describing them and their social and professional interests.
Das ist alles enthalten
3 Videos8 Lektüren9 Aufgaben3 Diskussionsthemen
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 13 Minuten
Lovely to meet you•5 Minuten
Grammar focus: Overview of present and past tenses •6 Minuten
Teacher's hints: How to learn vocabulary•3 Minuten
8 Lektüren•Insgesamt 65 Minuten
Introduction to the course •5 Minuten
Question forms •10 Minuten
What are you like? •5 Minuten
Pronunciation focus: how to pronounce "ed" •10 Minuten
Say a few words about yourself•10 Minuten
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students •10 Minuten
Speaking: Fictional characters •10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary•5 Minuten
9 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 95 Minuten
End of week 1 - First meetings •15 Minuten
Video comprehension •10 Minuten
Let's practice: verbs and expressions for describing what you are like•10 Minuten
Write a profile for a dating app•10 Minuten
Becoming an air bnb host or similar •10 Minuten
Reading: Sunday with....•10 Minuten
Listening: Favorite characters •10 Minuten
Watching: The puzzle of personality •10 Minuten
Exam skills - open cloze•10 Minuten
3 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 30 Minuten
Say a few words...•10 Minuten
Personal profiles •10 Minuten
Writing: A person who is important to you •10 Minuten
Traditional and online education
Modul 2•3 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
This week you will learn to talk about your experiences and achievements, especially regarding your studies, using a variety of time expressions and tenses. You will also look at how to describe education data and trends.
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4 Videos7 Lektüren8 Aufgaben2 Diskussionsthemen
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4 Videos•Insgesamt 15 Minuten
Learning online•5 Minuten
Vocabulary focus: Technology •3 Minuten
Grammar focus: present perfect•4 Minuten
Teacher's hints: How to analyze grammar and vocabulary•2 Minuten
7 Lektüren•Insgesamt 55 Minuten
Video language •5 Minuten
Pronunciation focus•5 Minuten
Describing trends •10 Minuten
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students •10 Minuten
Speaking: Your favorite technology •10 Minuten
Exam skills: Describing photos •10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary•5 Minuten
8 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 85 Minuten
End of week 2 - Online classrooms•15 Minuten
Present perfect and past simple•10 Minuten
Online education: some facts and figures•10 Minuten
Choosing an online course•10 Minuten
Describing a graph•10 Minuten
Reading: The transition to online •10 Minuten
Listening: The Like button •10 Minuten
Watching: Study tips•10 Minuten
2 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
New Discussion Prompt•10 Minuten
Writing: For and against essay •10 Minuten
Keeping fit
Modul 3•4 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
By the end of this module you should be able to understand and give advice and opinions about health and well-being, including diet and exercise.
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3 Videos8 Lektüren10 Aufgaben2 Diskussionsthemen
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 14 Minuten
Activities in the park•4 Minuten
Grammar focus - Conditional forms •6 Minuten
Teacher's hints•3 Minuten
8 Lektüren•Insgesamt 75 Minuten
Vocabulary focus - health and fitness collocations•10 Minuten
Pronunciation practice •10 Minuten
The benefits of meditation•10 Minuten
Joining a gym•10 Minuten
Know your anatomy•10 Minuten
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students •10 Minuten
Speaking: Giving advice about health problems•10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary •5 Minuten
10 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 105 Minuten
End of week 3 - Keeping fit •15 Minuten
Video language •10 Minuten
Conditional forms •10 Minuten
Health and fitness collocations •10 Minuten
More practice with vocabulary•10 Minuten
Joining a gym continued •10 Minuten
Healthy eating•10 Minuten
Listening: five-minute habits for healthy living•10 Minuten
Reading: How to stay fit for ever •10 Minuten
Exam skills: describing data •10 Minuten
2 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
What do you think about meditation? •10 Minuten
Writing: Offering advice •10 Minuten
The changing workplace
Modul 4•4 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
This module will enable you to to talk about work and the workplace, using modal verbs to talk about possibilities and to make deductions.
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3 Videos9 Lektüren9 Aufgaben2 Diskussionsthemen
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 12 Minuten
You must have been busy recently •4 Minuten
Grammar focus: Modal verbs of possibility and deduction •5 Minuten
Writing a relevant professional profile •10 Minuten
What information to include in a personal profile •10 Minuten
What information to include in the covering email •10 Minuten
On my list: cultural highlights from Federica staff and students •10 Minuten
Speaking: Which company would you like to work for? •10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary •5 Minuten
9 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 95 Minuten
End of week 4 - The changing workplace •15 Minuten
Video language •10 Minuten
Modal verbs of possibility and deduction •10 Minuten
Phrasal verbs•10 Minuten
Job adverts•10 Minuten
Writing your personal profile •10 Minuten
Listening: Interview with a CEO •10 Minuten
Reading: More companies move to remote working•10 Minuten
Exam skills: Word formation •10 Minuten
2 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
Write your covering letter •10 Minuten
Writing: The office of the future•10 Minuten
Spoiler alert
Modul 5•3 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
In this module, you will practice using narrative tenses to tell stories. You will also learn some useful language to talk about books, films and other types of stories like news items.
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3 Videos7 Lektüren8 Aufgaben2 Diskussionsthemen
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 12 Minuten
What are you after?•5 Minuten
Grammar focus: Narrative tenses•3 Minuten
Teacher's hints: phrasal verbs •4 Minuten
7 Lektüren•Insgesamt 65 Minuten
Vocabulary focus: books and films•10 Minuten
Pronunciation practice: question forms •10 Minuten
Adding detail to a story•10 Minuten
Writing a story•10 Minuten
On my list: cultural highlights from Federica staff and students •10 Minuten
Speaking skills•10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary •5 Minuten
8 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 85 Minuten
End of week 5 - Spoiler alert•15 Minuten
Video language•10 Minuten
Narrative tenses•10 Minuten
Vocabulary around books and films•10 Minuten
Reading a story from literature •10 Minuten
Do's and don'ts of storytelling •10 Minuten
Reading a film review•10 Minuten
Listening skills - •10 Minuten
2 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 20 Minuten
My version of the story •10 Minuten
Writing skills - writing a review•10 Minuten
Be the change you want to see in the world
Modul 6•3 Stunden abzuschließen
Moduldetails
This week revises some forms of the future tense and introduces new future tenses while presenting useful language to talk about activism, intersectionality, inclusion and climate change.
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3 Videos7 Lektüren8 Aufgaben3 Diskussionsthemen
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3 Videos•Insgesamt 16 Minuten
Where will we all be in 50 years' time? •5 Minuten
Talking about the future•8 Minuten
Teacher's hints - Open cloze •3 Minuten
7 Lektüren•Insgesamt 65 Minuten
Vocabulary focus •10 Minuten
Pronunciation focus •10 Minuten
The do's and don'ts of your carbon footprint•10 Minuten
Intersectionality•10 Minuten
On my list: Cultural highlights from Federica staff and learners •10 Minuten
Speaking skills•10 Minuten
Downloadable dictionary •5 Minuten
8 Aufgaben•Insgesamt 85 Minuten
End of week 6 - Be the change you want to see•15 Minuten
Video language •10 Minuten
Let's practice vocabulary to talk about climate change and activism •10 Minuten
Future tenses •10 Minuten
More practice with the future •10 Minuten
Reading skills •10 Minuten
Watching skills •10 Minuten
Listening skills •10 Minuten
3 Diskussionsthemen•Insgesamt 30 Minuten
Your personal carbon footprint•10 Minuten
Create an activism poster•10 Minuten
Writing skills - your role model•10 Minuten
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