English Course B1

This course consists of 10 different units which will be presented with the following structure:

UNIT 1. – LIFE

Vocabulary: Special days in your life, organise a group activity, make and react to invitations.

Grammar: present simple and past simple.

UNIT 2. – TRAVELLING

Vocabulary: Travel items.

Grammar: Present perfect. How long something has happened. Future: events in the future.

UNIT 3. – MUSIC AND MUSIC EVENTS

Vocabulary: Music, musical and musician, musical instruments, playing musical instruments and listening to music.

Grammar: Grammar: verbs followed by -ing form or to + infinitive. Examples with things you enjoy doing.

UNIT 4. – FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL

Grammar: First Conditional If or When +present simple, will (talk about possible situations in the future) / Second conditional. Talk about imaginary situations in the present and future.

UNIT 5. – SENSES

Vocabulary: Senses. Colour idioms.

Grammar: Infinitive of purpose; so that

UNIT 6. – SELLING

Vocabulary: Things and people in shops

Grammar: Indirect/polite questions

UNIT 7. – TRADITION AND CHANGE

Vocabulary: Tradition and chance

Grammar: Would / used to

UNIT 8. – JOBS

Vocabulary: Jobs

Grammar: Reporteed speech

UNIT 9. – INTERVIEWS PORTUGAL

Vocabulary: Preparing a job interview. Emphasize your qualities.

Grammar: Talk about what you did in the past / what you do now / future expectations)

UNIT 10. – CHANGES PORTUGAL

Vocabulary: differences between cities, countries, people

Grammar: reflexive pronouns and ‘each other’.

Teacher: Jaime Ribeiro