Curso de *Inglés General Nivel Intermedio Alto_Online

TEMARIO:

UNIDAD 1: NAMES

• Text
- News feature
• Vocabulary
- Compound adjectives
- Words and phrases associated with naming
- With naming
- Notice, realise, be aware of…
• Grammar
- Vb pattern: SVCC e.g name so.sth
- Ellipsis
- Substitution
• Tape
- People talking about name mix-ups
• Takeaway
- Introductions (fml and infml)
• Pronunciation
- Sentence stress & rhythm
• Writing
- News report of scientific study

UNIDAD 2: DAY IN LIFE OF PRIVATE EYE

• Text
- Magazine article
• Vocabulary
- Work, money
• Grammar
- Position of adverbs
- Irreg pasttense review
- Sequencers: after etc
• Tape
- People talking about work history
• Takeaway
- Making an appointment by phone
• Pronunciation
- Sound/ spelling - ough
• Writing
- Job application letter

UNIDAD 3: DOLPHIN THERAPY

• Text
- News story
• Vocabulary
- Collocations with make, tell, give etc + story, speech, etc
• Grammar
- Ability – can/be able to/capable of etc.....
- Vb pattern: help so. To do sth
- Non – finite – ing clauses
• Tape
- People talking about things they were helped to do
• Takeaway
- Asking pernission
• Pronunciation
- Can & can't
• Writing
- Human interest news story

UNIDAD 4: RENOVAT – ING
• Text
- Infml letter
• Vocabulary
- Housing; building metaphors;
- Collocations with make, take, do
• Grammar
- Futures
- Caustive have: to have something done
• Tape
- People talking about changes in the home
• Takeaway
- Giving compliments
• Pronunciation
- Word stress in 2 & 3 syllable words
• Writing
- Feature article about personality

UNIDAD 5: DISASTR – OUS TRAVEL
• Text
- News story
• Vocabulary
- Directions lang.;
- Prepositions;
- Travel verbs & nouns
• Grammar
- Past continuous
- Reporting th oughts
- Vb pattern: remember, understand, know
• Tape
- Narrative of a disastrous trip
• Takeaway
- Asking & giving directions
• Pronunciation
- Minimal pair: work/walk
• Writing
- Film review

UNIDAD 6: SPORTS & DOPING
• Text
- News story
• Vocabulary
- Sports;
- Medicine;
- Parts of body
• Grammar
- Cause & result – due to, lead to, result in, etc
- Vb patterns: persuade, force etc
• Tape
- People talking about training for sports
• Takeaway
- Making suggestions
• Pronunciation
- /ai/ vs /ei/
• Writing
- Personal anecdote

UNIDAD 7: DANGER – OUS TEENAGE PURSUITS
• Text
- News article
• Vocabulary
- Pastimes (compound nouns);
- Misbehaviour
• Grammar
- Habitual & annoying behaviour: forever/always doing; will do
- Expressing shock/horror: it`s terrible to think
• Tape
- People talking about their teenage antics
• Takeaway
- Warning
• Pronunciation
- Intonation of warnings
• Writing
- Guide to local shopping

UNIDAD 8: ABORIG – INAL ART

• Text
- Encyclo-pedia entry
• Vocabulary
- Shapes & patterns
• Grammar
- X means/represents/stands for Y
- Pre - & post – modification of noun phrases
• Tape
- Art gallery guide describing paintings
• Takeaway
- Giving opinions
• Pronunciation
- Tone groups
• Writing
- Description and instructions

UNIDAD 9: FLAT SHARING

• Text
- News article
• Vocabulary
- Flatting stay vs live etc Ame vs Bre
• Grammar
- Obligation – have to, (not) allowed/permitted/etc
- Pharasalvbs – get on with so etc
• Tape
- Flat sharers interviewed
• Takeaway
- Renting a room
• Pronunciation
- Intonation of questions
• Writing
- Advice for a problem

UNIDAD 10: ECOLOGY
• Text
- Fact sheet
• Vocabulary
- Environmental problems;
- Compound nouns;
- Words with use as root.
• Grammar
- Imperatives vs – ing forms of verbs
- Vs pattern: it surprises/bothers me to...
- Nominalization (verbs into nouns)
• Tape
- People talking about their "green-ness"
• Takeaway
- Making requests
• Pronunciation
- Pron. of "o" grapheme
• Writing
- Report of sighting