English Upper Intermediate B2.1

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English Upper Intermediate B2.1

Instructors: Ruth Kerr

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

80 reviews

Intermediate 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

Vocabulary and grammar for effective communication in the workplace
Essential skills to operate effectively in an English-speaking work context

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52 assignments

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There are 6 modules in this course

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.

What's included

3 videos8 readings9 assignments3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 13 minutes

Lovely to meet you 5 minutes
Grammar focus: Overview of present and past tenses 6 minutes
Teacher's hints: How to learn vocabulary 3 minutes

8 readings Total 65 minutes

Introduction to the course 5 minutes
Question forms 10 minutes
What are you like? 5 minutes
Pronunciation focus: how to pronounce "ed" 10 minutes
Say a few words about yourself 10 minutes
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students 10 minutes
Speaking: Fictional characters 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

9 assignments Total 95 minutes

Video comprehension 10 minutes
Let's practice: verbs and expressions for describing what you are like 10 minutes
Write a profile for a dating app 10 minutes
Becoming an air bnb host or similar 10 minutes
Reading: Sunday with.... 10 minutes
Listening: Favorite characters 10 minutes
Watching: The puzzle of personality 10 minutes
Exam skills - open cloze 10 minutes
End of week 1 - First meetings 15 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Say a few words... 10 minutes
Personal profiles 10 minutes
Writing: A person who is important to you 10 minutes

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.

What's included

4 videos7 readings8 assignments2 discussion prompts

4 videos Total 15 minutes

Learning online 5 minutes
Vocabulary focus: Technology 3 minutes
Grammar focus: present perfect 4 minutes
Teacher's hints: How to analyze grammar and vocabulary 2 minutes

7 readings Total 55 minutes

Video language 5 minutes
Pronunciation focus 5 minutes
Describing trends 10 minutes
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students 10 minutes
Speaking: Your favorite technology 10 minutes
Exam skills: Describing photos 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

8 assignments Total 85 minutes

Present perfect and past simple 10 minutes
Online education: some facts and figures 10 minutes
Choosing an online course 10 minutes
Describing a graph 10 minutes
Reading: The transition to online 10 minutes
Listening: The Like button 10 minutes
Watching: Study tips 10 minutes
End of week 2 - Online classrooms 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

New Discussion Prompt 10 minutes
Writing: For and against essay 10 minutes

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.

What's included

3 videos8 readings10 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 14 minutes

Activities in the park 4 minutes
Grammar focus - Conditional forms 6 minutes
Teacher's hints 3 minutes

8 readings Total 75 minutes

Vocabulary focus - health and fitness collocations 10 minutes
Pronunciation practice 10 minutes
The benefits of meditation 10 minutes
Joining a gym 10 minutes
Know your anatomy 10 minutes
On my list: cultural highlights for Federica staff and students 10 minutes
Speaking: Giving advice about health problems 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

10 assignments Total 105 minutes

Video language 10 minutes
Conditional forms 10 minutes
Health and fitness collocations 10 minutes
More practice with vocabulary 10 minutes
Joining a gym continued 10 minutes
Healthy eating 10 minutes
Listening: five-minute habits for healthy living 10 minutes
Reading: How to stay fit for ever 10 minutes
Exam skills: describing data 10 minutes
End of week 3 - Keeping fit 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

What do you think about meditation? 10 minutes
Writing: Offering advice 10 minutes

This module will enable you to to talk about work and the workplace, using modal verbs to talk about possibilities and to make deductions.

What's included

3 videos9 readings9 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 12 minutes

You must have been busy recently 4 minutes
Grammar focus: Modal verbs of possibility and deduction 5 minutes
Teacher's hints 3 minutes

9 readings Total 85 minutes

Modal verbs of deduction continued 10 minutes
Phrasal verbs 10 minutes
Pronunciation focus: Disappearing sounds 10 minutes
Writing a relevant professional profile 10 minutes
What information to include in a personal profile 10 minutes
What information to include in the covering email 10 minutes
On my list: cultural highlights from Federica staff and students 10 minutes
Speaking: Which company would you like to work for? 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

9 assignments Total 95 minutes

Video language 10 minutes
Modal verbs of possibility and deduction 10 minutes
Phrasal verbs 10 minutes
Job adverts 10 minutes
Writing your personal profile 10 minutes
Listening: Interview with a CEO 10 minutes
Reading: More companies move to remote working 10 minutes
Exam skills: Word formation 10 minutes
End of week 4 - The changing workplace 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Write your covering letter 10 minutes
Writing: The office of the future 10 minutes

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.

What's included

3 videos7 readings8 assignments2 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 12 minutes

What are you after? 5 minutes
Grammar focus: Narrative tenses 3 minutes
Teacher's hints: phrasal verbs 4 minutes

7 readings Total 65 minutes

Vocabulary focus: books and films 10 minutes
Pronunciation practice: question forms 10 minutes
Adding detail to a story 10 minutes
Writing a story 10 minutes
On my list: cultural highlights from Federica staff and students 10 minutes
Speaking skills 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

8 assignments Total 85 minutes

Video language 10 minutes
Narrative tenses 10 minutes
Vocabulary around books and films 10 minutes
Reading a story from literature 10 minutes
Do's and don'ts of storytelling 10 minutes
Reading a film review 10 minutes
Listening skills - 10 minutes
End of week 5 - Spoiler alert 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

My version of the story 10 minutes
Writing skills - writing a review 10 minutes

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.

What's included

3 videos7 readings8 assignments3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 16 minutes

Where will we all be in 50 years' time? 5 minutes
Talking about the future 8 minutes
Teacher's hints - Open cloze 3 minutes

7 readings Total 65 minutes

Vocabulary focus 10 minutes
Pronunciation focus 10 minutes
The do's and don'ts of your carbon footprint 10 minutes
Intersectionality 10 minutes
On my list: Cultural highlights from Federica staff and learners 10 minutes
Speaking skills 10 minutes
Downloadable dictionary 5 minutes

8 assignments Total 85 minutes

Video language 10 minutes
Let's practice vocabulary to talk about climate change and activism 10 minutes
Future tenses 10 minutes
More practice with the future 10 minutes
Reading skills 10 minutes
Watching skills 10 minutes
Listening skills 10 minutes
End of week 6 - Be the change you want to see 15 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Your personal carbon footprint 10 minutes
Create an activism poster 10 minutes
Writing skills - your role model 10 minutes

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Ruth Kerr

Università di Napoli Federico II

10 Courses 126,319 learners

Alessio Mirarchi

Università di Napoli Federico II

1 Course 22,820 learners

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