My Programme: Pre-Intermediate B1-
What I’m Learning Grammar Vocabulary Listening Reading Writing Speaking
Week 1 § Talk about people’s personalities § Information questions § Describing personality We’re family! A message § Talk about questions
Unit 1 § Ask and answer questions about § Indirect questions § Giving personal introducing you ask new people
§ people information
yourself § Ask and answer
§ An email to a
questions about famous
§ Make introductions and get to cousin in a
people
§ know people different
Who we are § Write an email to get to know country
§ Introduce yourself and
§ An email to a ask questions
§ someone relative in § Describe someone’s
§ Ask questions to test a leader’s another country personality
§ personality § Paragraphs
Time to speak
§ Decide what makes a
good leader
Week 2 § Talk about things you’ve had for a § Present perfect with § Describing possessions It’s useless, right? An online § Talk about the “history”
Unit 2 while ever, never, for, and § Tech features advertisement of personal objects
§ Talk about things you own since § Talk about how long
§ § A podcast
§ Switch from one topic to another Present perfect with
§ Saying /t/ at the start of interview with a
you’ve had items
§ Write an ad for something you already and yet § An ad requesting § Talk about personal
words collector something you
So much want interests
want
§ Discuss items to take when § Talk about someone’s
stuff § one and ones reasons for collecting
§ you move
Time to speak
§ Discuss things to take in
a move
Week 3 § Ask and answer questions about § Articles § City features Maybe you can A volunteer § Ask and answer city
your city § Modals for advice § Public transportation help application questions
§ Talk about how to get from one § Talk about routes to
Unit 3 place to another places in
§ A personal
§ Ask for and give directions in a § An ad for § statement for an your city
building volunteer jobs § application
§ Write a personal statement for a Checking § Give directions to places
Smart moves job application § punctuation, at school or work
§ Give a presentation about a secret spelling, and § Talk about a volunteer
spot in your city grammar job
Time to speak
§ Discuss “secret spots” in
your city
Week 4 § Describe opinions and reactions § be going to and will for § Describing opinions and § Business and An email with an § Talk about your plans
Unit 4 § Make plans for a trip predictions reactions pleasure event schedule for the week and
§ Offer and respond to reassurance § will for sudden § Making decisions and Colleagues weekend
§ Write an email describing plans for decisions; present plans § discuss plans for § Make plans for a
an event continuous for future a fun event for § An email weekend trip
Think first § Choose activities for different
plans students § Talk about difficult
describing plans situations
§ groups of people
§ Choose the best group
for an event activity
Time to speak
§ Linking words to
show order
§ § Plan a “microadventure”
Week 5 § Talk about lost and found things § Simple past § Losing and finding things Storytelling A true story § Talk about things you
Unit 5 § Talk about needing and giving help § Past continuous and § Needing and giving help have lost or found
§ Talk about surprising situations simple past § Describe a time you
§ An article about § A story
helped someone
§ Write a short story how to tell a § Expressions for
§ Tell and compare stories good story
§ Talk about surprising
storytelling
personal news
And then ...
§ Say what makes a story
good
Time to speak
§ Share “amazing but
true” stories
Week 6 § Talk about urban problems § Quantifiers § Urban problems § Beating the traffic Online comment § Discuss the impact of
§ Talk about problems and solutions Present and future real § Adverbs of manner § A podcast about reacting to a urban problems
§ Express concern and relief in § conditionals drone deliveries
podcast § Talk about city problems
Unit 6 § different situations and solutions
§ Write a post giving your point of § Talk about worrisome
view situations
§ Decide if a “green” plan will work § Comment about § Evaluate someone’s
a ideas
§ podcast
Impact § Using questions Time to speak
to make points
§ Discuss making cities
“green”
My Programme: Pre-Intermediate B1-
What I’m Learning Grammar Vocabulary Listening Reading Writing Speaking
Week 7 § Discuss your changing tastes in § used to § Music § Animation for Not just for kids A review of an § Talk about how musical tastes
music § Comparisons with (not) TV shows and all ages animated movie have changed
§ Talk about TV shows and movies as ... as movies § Compare favorite movies / TV
Unit 7 § An online
§ Refuse invitations and respond to
article about
shows
refusals § A movie review § Invite someone to an event
animated § Organizing ideas
§ Write a movie review movies and TV and refuse an invitation
§ Talk about changing tastes shows § Talk about humor in animated
movies
Entertain us
Time to speak
§ Discuss changing tastes in
entertainment
Week 8 § Talk about what you’ve been doing § Present perfect § Describing § A time-saving A post about a § Talk about what you’ve been
§ Talk about progress continuous experiences tip podcast doing recently
§ Catch up with people’s news § Present perfect vs. § Describing progress § A podcast § Explain what you’ve been
Unit 8 present perfect interview spending time on
§ Write a post about managing your
time § continuous § about time § A post about time § Talk to a friend you haven’t
§ Decide on better ways to use your management § management seen for a while
§ time
§ Time expressions § Talk about someone’s new
habits
Getting there
Time to speak
§ Prioritize tasks to improve
balance
Week 9 § Talk about college subjects § Modals of necessity § College subjects A job search A résumé § Talk about subjects in school
§ Discuss rules for working and § Modals of prohibition Employment that prepare you for the future
studying at home § and permission § Present rules for working or
Unit 9 § An online job § Experiences and
§ Express confidence and lack of
ad and a activities for a
studying at home
confidence § Discuss plans for doing
résumé for the § résumé
§ Write the main part of a résumé job
challenging activities
§ Decide how to use your skills
Make it work § How to write a § Identify what job an ad is for
résumé
Time to speak
§ Describe skills for an ideal job
Week 10 § Say what things are made of § Simple present passive § Describing materials § Not just Online customer § Describe how materials affect
§ Talk about where things come § Simple past passive § Production and customers – feedback about the environment
§ from § § distribution fans products § Share where things you own
Unit 10 § A podcast were produced
§ Question or approve of someone’s §
§ choices about § Talk about things you want to
§ customers as
§ Feedback about
buy
§ Write feedback about company § products
§ products
fans § Talk about companies you like
§ However and
Why we buy § Design a commercial § although to
§ contrast ideas Time to speak
§ Discuss reasons why people
buy things
Week 11 § Talk about how to succeed § Phrasal verbs § Succeedin Outside the A story about a § Talk about a failure and its
§ Talk about imaginary situations § Present and future § Opportunities and comfort zone challenging new effects
§ Give opinions and ask for § unreal conditionals risks
activity § Discuss what you might risk for
Unit 11 agreement money
§ Write a personal story § Express opinions about topics
§ Talk about a person you admire
§ An online § A story about with
article § pushing yourself § two sides
§ Comparing facts § Talk about pushing yourself
Pushing
§ about benefits
yourself of leaving your Time to speak
comfort zone
§ Discuss what makes people
successful
Week 12 § Talk about accidents § Indefinite pronouns § Describing accidents § Lessons A story about § Talk about a small, amusing
§ Talk about extreme experiences § Reported speech § Describing extremes learned? learning a lesson accident
§ Describe and ask about feelings § An expert § Describe an extreme
Unit 12 presentation experience
§ Write an anecdote about a life
§ An anecdote
§ lesson § about life § Talk about emotions
lessons § about a life lesson associated with
§ Plan a fun learning experience
§ Using different § an experience
§ expressions with § Talk about learning from
similar meanings mistakes
Life’s little Time to speak
lessons
§ Talk about activities to learn
new skill
