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

subject

11 • Introduction to different methods of Note-making (T2/T3) Discussing note taking (T1) Listening to a lecture and
note taking making notes (T3)
Learning a Using notes to answer Analysing note-taking
Language • Listening to a lecture and practising general questions (T3) techniques (T4)
taking notes
(1 hour) • Learning about how languages are Using creative thinking Using creative thinking to create
created and evolve over time to create a new a new language (T5)
• Using creative thinking skills to create language (T5)
your own language

12 • Identifying vague and accurate language Vague and accurate Features of written Discussing the rules of vague Vague and accurate language
and practicing using them language (T1) language (T2) and accurate language (T1) (T1/T2)
A Missing
Person! • Analysing types of text and the language Language in context Writing short texts Features of written language Language in context (T3)
which they tend to use (T3) using vague and (T2)
(1 hour) • Raising awareness of the need for accurate language (T3)
accurate language in academic writing
and what to avoid

13 • Improving your critical questioning skills Critical questioning (T2) Discussing a group of images Listening for advantages
• Listening to a presentation and (T1) and disadvantages (T3)
Alibi
evaluating the claims made by the Critical questioning (T2/T5)

(1 hour) speaker
• Taking part in a role-play to critically Evaluating claims (T4)
question a company CEO about their
product

14 • Developing and using some common Developing Using social English (T1) Social English (T1)
English expressions and ways of conversations (T3)
Famous answering Discussing study skills (T2)
People: Past
and Present • Developing your intonation and stress Intonation and stress patterns
patterns for different words and phrases (T1/T3)
(1 hour) • Developing Learner Independence

15 • Reflecting on the academic skills you Setting targets for the Reflecting on progress made so
have studied so far future (T2) far (T1)
Halfway
Review • Evaluating your strengths and
weaknesses

(1 hour) • Making an action plan for your areas of
weakness or focus

16 • Predicting the content of a text Prediction skills (T1) Critical thinking (T3) Critical thinking (T3) Listening and deciding if

• Reflecting critically on your own statements are true or

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