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IMPERIAL ENGLISH UK INTERMEDIATE COURSE (CEFR B1-B2 / IELTS 4.5-5.5)

• Considering ways to improve in
English going forward

INTERMEDIATE Academic English Course Framework

Topic Aims Reading Skills Writing Skills Speaking Skills Listening Skills Grammar Vocabulary
Focus

1 • Giving opinions for and against topics Expressing personal Expressing personal opinions Linking words (T2)
• Giving personal opinions on a statement opinions (T1) (T1)
Introductions
• Identifying and using linking words in a Critical thinking (T3) Critical thinking (T3)
(1 hour) written text
• Discussing other people’s opinions and
providing evidence for your own
argument

2 • Practising prediction and skimming Prediction and Topic sentences (T2) Topic sentences (T2)

techniques to improve reading skimming skills (T1)
Learning to comprehension Writing two paragraphs Discuss the text (T3)
Learn Topic sentences (T2) with topic sentences
• Identifying and using topic sentences to (T4)
(1 hour) help you understand the text better
• Writing a short text using the techniques
looked at in the lesson

3 • Learning to use a correction code Using a correction code Discussing common mistakes

• Finding and correcting mistakes in short (T2) when learning English (T1)
Daily Life
sentences
Error correction (T2)
(1 hour) • Practicing a correction code in a longer
text to improve self-checking

4 • Considering the nature of work in the Reading and answering Extending opinions (T3) Extending opinions (T3) Listening to opinions and Explaining meanings of words and
21st century multiple choice completing gaps (T2) phrases (T1)
Jobs questions (T1)
• Extending your vocabulary for giving Opinions and reasons (T2)
(1 hour) opinions
• Providing reasons for your views and
practising extending your ability to give
opinions

5 • Practising the technique of scanning to Skimming and scanning Discussing superfoods (T2) Finding meaning from context

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