Course B1.1

Chapter 1:A unit about London
Lesson 1

• American English vs. British English – Vocabulary
• Reading: ‘See you in London’ – Reading
• Review of tenses (1): Present Simple vs. Continuous/Stative verbs – Grammar

Lesson 2

• British English Vocabulary on the streets – Vocabulary
• Talking about tourist attractions of London –Speaking

Lesson 3

• Review of tenses (2): Past Simple vs. Past Continuous, Used to– Grammar
• An email to a friend about a daytrip in London – Writing

Chapter 2:Studying abroad
Lesson 1

• Reading: 10 Benefits to study abroad – Reading
• Vocabulary expansion: Derivatives –Vocabulary

Lesson 2

• Review of tenses (1): Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple – Grammar
• Life abroad and new experiences: Gap filling – Listening
• Describing experiences and cultures –Speaking

Lesson 3

• Review of tenses (2): Future Simple (will), ‘be going to’ and Present Continuous (with future meaning) –Grammar
• A short article: The best place to live in the world – Writing

Chapter 3:Advertisements
Lesson 1

• Advertising as a marketing communication – Vocabulary
• Reading: ‘The best advertising campaigns of all time’ – Reading
• Types of advertising and media language – Vocabulary

Lesson 2

• Present perfect continuous – Grammar
• Create your own advertisement and present it/persuade the consumers–Speaking

Lesson 3

• Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous – Grammar
• Ads with subliminal messages: True/False – Listening

Chapter 4:Social Networking sites
Lesson 1

• Talking about the most popular social media sites nowadays – Speaking
• Derivatives (1) – Vocabulary
• Advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites – Speaking

Lesson 2

• Relative Clauses (1) – Grammar
• Derivatives (2) – Vocabulary

Lesson 3

• Social Networks: Their effect on teens –Writing
• Relative Clauses (2)–Grammar

Chapter 5:Today a reader, tomorrow a leader
Lesson 1

• Talking about the importance of reading – Speaking
• Vocabulary Expansion: Literature – Vocabulary
• Reading: The story behind Winnie-the-Pooh – Reading

Lesson 2

• Past perfect simple – Grammar
• Derivatives –Vocabulary

Lesson 3

• Past perfect simple vs. past perfect continuous – Grammar
• Write a review about a book you have read – Writing

Chapter 6:Crime
Lesson 1

• Crime – Vocabulary
• Story: The perfect crime – Reading
• Phrasal verbs – Vocabulary

Lesson 2

• Future Tenses (1): Future simple, Future cont., Future Perfect – Grammar
• Talking about crime in general – Speaking

Lesson 3

• Future Tenses (2): ‘be going to’, Present Continuous –Grammar
• Bullying: Multiple Choice – Listening

Chapter 7:Review B1.1
Lesson 1

• Tenses Review – Grammar

Lesson 2

• Vocabulary Review –Vocabulary
• Conversation about the topics of the module – Speaking

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