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




                                improve descriptions                                                             plan (T6)
                             • Inventing and writing a short story


           18                • Comparing personal choices with    Reading about           Writing an article about  Comparing answers to a   Listening for opinion   Nominalisation (T4)   Adjectives to describe   Comparatives and
                                classmates                        personality traits (T3)   how personality      questionnaire (T1)       and specific information                       peoples’ nature (T2)    superlatives (T4/5)
           Personal                                                                       influences choice (T6)                          (T5)                   Comparatives and
           Preferences       • Reading and answering questions                                                   Discussing food                                 superlatives (T4/5)     Personal preferences
                                about how personality can be                                                     preferences (T2)                                                        (T5)

           (2 hr)               predicted by diet
                             • Reviewing and developing                                                          Expressing opinion using
                                comparative and superlative                                                      comparatives and
                                adjectives                                                                       superlatives (T5)
                             • Using adjectives to describe
                                character traits
                             • Writing for a magazine


           19                • Reading about successful vloggers  Reading for detail (T5)   Reconstructing a text   Discussing blogging and   Listening for gist (T2)   Present perfect   Social media (T2)      Present perfect

                                and how it can earn you money                             from notes / listening   sharing cultural                              continuous (T3)                                 continuous (T3/4)
           Social Media                                                                   text (T2)              knowledge (T1)           Note-taking (T2)
                             • Focusing on the present perfect                                                                                                   for and since (T3)
           (2 hr)               continuous tense and its use                              Planning a presentation  Playing a speaking board
                             • Playing a speaking board game                              (T6)                   game (T4)
                             • Creating and advertising a blog to a
                                large company                                                                    Presenting ideas for a
                                                                                                                 blog (T6)

           20                • Reading about world-famous         Reading for gist (T2)   Creating a quiz using   Asking and answering    Taking part in a quiz   Active vs. passive (T3/4)  Brainstorming       Forming the passive
                                brands and how they began                                 the passive voice (T5)   questions (T5)         (T4)                                           vocabulary using given   (T4/5)
           Business and                                                                                                                                                                  letters (T1)
           Advertising       • Focusing on the passive voice and                                                                          Listening for question
                                comparing it to the active                                                                                formation (T4)                                 Finding words in a text

           (2 hr)            • Listening to and participating in a                                                                                                                       from definitions (T2)
                                quiz show

                             • Writing a quiz for classmates

           21                • Developing conversational skills in  Reading for gist and   Writing questions for   Discussing relationships   Listening for specific   Present perfect simple   Giving extended   Politeness (T2/3)

                                everyday situations               detail (T4)             given answers (T1)     (T1)                     information (T1)       vs. present perfect     answers (T2/3)
           Everyday          • Focusing on the use of intonation                                                                                                 continuous (T4)
           English                                                                        Completing questions   Giving polite responses
                                to show interest                                          with short answers (T3)  (T3)
           (2 hr)            • Extending conversations
                             • Reviewing the present perfect                                                     Role-play to give
                                simple compared to present                                                       different extended
                                perfect continuous tenses                                                        responses (T5)
                             • Taking part in short conversations
                                with classmates









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