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English Advanced C1

Instructors: Federica Team

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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93%

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

50 reviews

Advanced level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

93%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

A broad range of sophisticated language structures to express ideas, opinions and emotions and participate confidently socially and at work
Sophisticated and broad lexis, including colloquial language, to discuss broad-ranging abstract topics around art, music, diet and finance.
Strategies for understanding meaning from context and gaining detailed understanding of longer authentic written and spoken texts

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Assessments

49 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

The course is designed to enable learners at a pre-advanced level of English to take their language to the next level. The course helps learners adapt their language to a variety of contexts and includes the flexible application of irony, idiomatic language and colloquial language well as the ability to understand, adapt to and participate in a wide range of social contexts.

Module details

By the end of this week you will be able to talk about meeting people and the impression you make. You will be able to use a range of language to create positive impressions, and you will also develop strategies for understanding specific meanings in complex academic texts.

What's included

3 videos10 readings10 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videosTotal 10 minutes

Welcome to the course!2 minutes
Meeting the Family4 minutes
Grammar Focus4 minutes

10 readingsTotal 98 minutes

Vocabulary Focus5 minutes
Pronunciation Focus8 minutes
Creating an Avatar15 minutes
Advertising10 minutes
Instagram Impression5 minutes
It's Only Words10 minutes
English-speaking around the World10 minutes
Speaking20 minutes
Watching10 minutes
Dictionary Week 15 minutes

10 assignmentsTotal 98 minutes

End of Week 1- Making a Good Impression10 minutes
Video Language12 minutes
Vocabulary Practice8 minutes
Grammar Practice10 minutes
Expressive Language10 minutes
Extra Language8 minutes
E-mail10 minutes
Projecting the Right Self-image10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening10 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 45 minutes

Critical Reflection on an Advert15 minutes
Writing30 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about art and its role in our lives using expressive language. You will also learn to use ellipsis and adverbs for emphasis to communicate more effectively and naturally in spoken and written English.

What's included

2 videos11 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 10 minutes

Art is the New Influencer5 minutes
Grammar Focus5 minutes

11 readingsTotal 134 minutes

Vocabulary Focus5 minutes
Expressive Language8 minutes
Pronunciation Focus6 minutes
Creating a Self-portrait15 minutes
Necessary or Luxury Purchase?10 minutes
It's Only Words10 minutes
English-speaking around the World5 minutes
Watching10 minutes
Writing50 minutes
Speaking10 minutes
Dictionary Week 25 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 81 minutes

End of Week 2- Art is the New Influencer10 minutes
Video Language12 minutes
Vocabulary Practice8 minutes
Grammar Practice8 minutes
Extra Language Practice8 minutes
Art Exhibition Catalogue10 minutes
Reading10 minutes
Listening15 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 15 minutes

Visiting the Moma (online)15 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about clothes, fast fashion, and related environmental issues with greater fluency. You will also be able to use a range of future tenses to discuss plans, predictions, and assumptions, while expanding your vocabulary through expressions related to money and collocations linked to environmental topics.

What's included

2 videos7 readings9 assignments4 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 7 minutes

Making a Difference4 minutes
Grammar Focus3 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Vocabulary Focus5 minutes
Wash Care Labels on Clothes10 minutes
It's Only Words10 minutes
Englishes around the World10 minutes
Practicing Reading Skills15 minutes
Watching15 minutes
Dictionary Week 35 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 93 minutes

End of Week 3- Making a Difference10 minutes
Video Language12 minutes
Vocabulary Practice10 minutes
Grammar Practice10 minutes
Expressive Language10 minutes
Pronunciation Focus8 minutes
Extra Practice8 minutes
Writing an Email10 minutes
Listening15 minutes

4 discussion promptsTotal 60 minutes

Wardrobe Audit15 minutes
Selling a Garment15 minutes
Creating a Social Media Post15 minutes
Speaking15 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about music and its role in our lives using expressive language suited to everyday conversation. You will also learn to use inversions for emphasis and develop strategies for recognizing and understanding onomatopoeia in spoken and written texts.

What's included

2 videos11 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 8 minutes

It's a Small World4 minutes
Grammar Focus4 minutes

11 readingsTotal 115 minutes

Vocabulary Focus10 minutes
Pronunciation Focus10 minutes
Organizing a Dinner Party10 minutes
Writing a Song10 minutes
Music Quiz10 minutes
Music Reviews10 minutes
It's Only Words10 minutes
Englishes around the World10 minutes
Speaking15 minutes
Watching15 minutes
Dictionary Week 45 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 87 minutes

End of Week 4- It's a Small World10 minutes
Video Language12 minutes
Vocabulary Practice10 minutes
Grammar Practice10 minutes
Expressive Language10 minutes
Practicing Reading Skills10 minutes
Text Cohesion15 minutes
Listening10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 45 minutes

Writing45 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about the dangers of an unhealthy diet and explore food-related issues such as labeling with greater confidence. You will expand your vocabulary through expressions related to journalism, develop your use of distancing techniques in both spoken and written English, and deepen your understanding of verb patterns within word families.

What's included

2 videos12 readings7 assignments2 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 9 minutes

You are What You Eat4 minutes
Grammar Focus4 minutes

12 readingsTotal 106 minutes

Vocabulary Focus10 minutes
Grammar Practice8 minutes
Pronunciation10 minutes
AI Calorie Counting5 minutes
A Madeleine Moment10 minutes
It's Only Words10 minutes
Englishes around the World5 minutes
Organic Food8 minutes
Eating for a Longer Life10 minutes
Speaking15 minutes
Watching10 minutes
Dictionary Week 55 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 66 minutes

End of Week 5- Embracing Change10 minutes
Video Language10 minutes
Vocabulary Practice8 minutes
Expressive Language8 minutes
Extra Language 8 minutes
A trip to the Supermarket10 minutes
Check Your Understanding12 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 55 minutes

Cultural Recipe Book15 minutes
Writing40 minutes

By the end of this week, you will be able to talk about inheritance, investments, and other finance-related topics using appropriate and expressive language. You will also learn to use discourse markers effectively in both spoken and written English and develop your ability to describe people's behavior and tendencies in a more precise and natural way.