English B1: B1.1 - B1.2
Table of contents & communicative competences
B1.1
Lexis
Grammar
Reading
comprehension
Magazine article about
nutrition and survey
about food habits
Listening
comprehension
Phone reservations
Written
expression
Writing in the
online forum with
food preferences,
likes and dislikes;
responding to
opinions
Oral expression &
interaction
Asynchronous speaking:
Reviewing a restaurant you
would recommend; agreeing
and disagreeing with others’
suggestions
CA1
The Food Experience
Vocabulary
related to food
and food habits
Present
simple and
continuous,
verbs of likes
and dislikes,
frequency
adverbs and
adverb word
order
CA2
Friends and Social
Networks
Vocabulary
related to
physical
appearance and
personality
Past simple,
used to, word
order in
questions
Excerpts from Facebook
profiles
Radio program about
friendship
Writing an
individual social
network profile in
the Wiki; asking
others for
information
Asynchronous speaking:
Giving an opinion about
social networks; agreeing
and disagreeing with others’
opinions
CA3
Traveling the Globe
Vocabulary
related to
travel and
tourism
Comparatives
and
superlatives,
word order in
questions
Text from a travel
guidebook (Lonely
Planet)
Phone bookings
Collaborative
writing project in
the Wiki in pairs or
small groups:
Putting together a
travel guide
Optional synchronous
speaking in Skype: Making
hotel reservations
CA4
The Right Job
Vocabulary
related to jobs
and the job
market
Past simple
and past
continuous,
irregular
verbs
Job advertisements
Video about a job
interview
Writing in the
online forum:
Posting a job and
choosing and
applying for a job
Synchronous speaking in
Tandem: A job interview
CA5
Moviegoers
Vocabulary
related to
movies and the
movie industry
Past simple
and irregular
verbs, past
simple vs.
present
perfect
Movie reviews
Interview with Penelope
Cruz
Writing in the
online forum:
Posting a movie
review and giving
reasons; agreeing
and disagreeing
with others
Asynchronous speaking:
Describing and guessing the
actor/actress; giving opinions
CA6
Healthy Living
Vocabulary
related to body,
health and diet
Zero and first
conditional,
modals of
advice, tag
questions
Text about eating and
health
Conversation about
health problems
Writing health tips
individually in the
Wiki
Synchronous speaking in
Tandem: Discussing health
problems and giving advice
Lexis
Grammar
Reading
comprehension
Descriptions of TV
shows and TV guide
Listening
comprehension
Conversation about TV
Written
expression
Writing in the
online forum:
Giving opinions,
agreeing and
disagreeing with
statements about
TV
Oral expression &
interaction
Asynchronous speaking:
Describing a TV show and
comparing and contrasting it
with others
Excerpts from semiformal letters and an
article about money
Video by American
comedian and writer
Meg Favreau
Writing in the
online forum:
Agreeing or
disagreeing with a
statement about
the importance of
money in life,
giving and
supporting
opinions
Asynchronous speaking:
Describing and discussing an
innovative project to get
funding
B1.2
CA1
The World of
Television
Vocabulary
related to
television and
likes and
dislikes
Present
perfect
simple and
continuous,
agreeing and
disagreeing,
connectors
CA2
Money, Money,
Money
Vocabulary
related to
money and
banking
First and
second
conditional,
modals of
advice
CA3
Technology
Vocabulary
related to
technology and
the future
Second
conditional,
countable
and
uncountable
words, future
tense
Article about the future
Lecture on the impact of
technology
Collaborative
writing project in
the Wiki in pairs or
small groups: A
report on a
new/original
technological
invention
Optional synchronous
speaking in Skype: Discussing
the pros and cons of various
appliances and gadgets
CA4
Crime Watch
Vocabulary
related to crime
and news
stories
Modals of
possibility,
probability
and certainty,
reported
speech
Crime news story
Watching news stories
Writing in the
online forum:
Explaining a crime
story in the past;
asking others for
information
Synchronous speaking in
tandem: Solving a crime
using a set of cues
CA5
House-hunting
Vocabulary
related to
housing and
household
items
Modals of
obligation,
permission
and advice
Apartment listings
TV show about house
exchanges
Writing in the
Synchronous speaking in
online forum:
Tandem: Negotiating a house
Posting an
exchange
apartment listing
or a house
exchange;
choosing and
negotiating an
apartment rental or
house exchange
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