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A high level of English which let you to manage yourself without any problem with any people of English spoken language and in situations which require a very formal an totally fluent English. It is advised for those one who have a daily contact with the English language, both at work or travelling, or for those ones who simply want to have the personal satisfaction to speak a language perfectly.

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Nivel de inglés muy alto que le permitirá desenvolverse sin ningún problema con cualquier persona de habla inglesa y en situaciones que requieran un inglés más formal y totalmente fluido. Recomendado para aquellos que tengan un contacto habitual con el inglés, bien por trabajo bien por viajes, o que simplemente quieran tener la satisfacción personal de hablar un idioma perfectamente.


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English for adults. (LEVEL V)

A high level of English which let you to manage yourself without any problem with any people of English spoken language and in situations which require a very formal an totally fluent English. It is advised for those one who have a daily contact with the English language, both at work or travelling, or for those ones who simply want to have the personal satisfaction to speak a language perfectly.[TRANSLATED] Nivel de inglés muy alto que le permitirá desenvolverse sin ningún problema con cualquier persona de habla inglesa y en situaciones que requieran un inglés más formal y totalmente fluido. Recomendado para aquellos que tengan un contacto habitual con el inglés, bien por trabajo bien por viajes, o que simplemente quieran tener la satisfacción personal de hablar un idioma perfectamente.



1. Dictionary use

-Functions: Defining words: how to use a dictionary.

-Grammar: Phrasal verbs catch up (on), drop in ( on sb.), fall out, give up, look for, make of, rub out, turnout, etc.

-Vocabulary: Abbreviations






2. Discusion and debate

-Functions: Expressing discussion and debate.

-Grammar: Introductory verbs in reported speech: agree/ promise/+infinitive, deny+gerundTypes of connectors: comparing and contrasting connectors , adding ideas connectors , cause connectors, reason connectors, purpose connectors and result connectors .

-Vocabulary: Discussion and debate






3. Peace pilgrim

-Functions: Using relatives

-Grammar: Meaning and uses of whoever, whichever, whatever, wherever, whenever, however.

-Vocabulary: Mysticism






4. Women adventures

-Functions: Talking about the past: women adventures.

-Grammar: Different uses and meanings of as and like.

-Vocabulary: Adventures






5. Telephoning

-Functions: Telephoning conversations.

-Grammar: Rules to form the plural: irregular plurals, plurals from latin and greek origin, nouns that are always plural.
Units and containers: a packet, a jar, a carton, a bar, a slice, etc.
Basic telephone conversation: useful expressions: can I speak to...?, would you like me to take a message?, etc.

-Vocabulary: Telephoning






6. Formal letters

-Functions: How to write formal letters

-Grammar: Inversion in formal language . Inversion in conditionals. Formal expressions: I have been obliged to, in addition to, please do not hesitate to..., etc.

-Vocabulary: Formal letters






7. Colds & flu

-Functions: Expressing health problems: symptoms and prescriptions.

-Grammar: Impersonal pronouns: one, one’s, you, they.Advice+indications: you really should., etc.

-Vocabulary: Health: illnesses( colds and flu), medicines.Giving advices








8. Depression

-Functions: Describing symptoms of depression

-Grammar: Probability and ability

-Vocabulary: Psychology and depression



9. Job Hunting 1

-Functions: How to look for a job

-Grammar: Punctuation marks: apostrophe, suspension points, hyphen, full stop, etc.

-Vocabulary: Jobs and occupationsCurriculum vitae: education, work experience, hobbies and interest, references



10. Job Hunting 2

-Functions: How to do a job interview

-Grammar: Just Indirect questions
Emphasis

-Vocabulary: Letters of application for a job



11. Dolphin therapy

-Functions: Expressing physical or emotional handicaps.

-Grammar: English common expresssions: at speed, be that as it may, even so, in captivity

-Vocabulary: Natural therapy



12. Animal rights

-Functions: Talking about animal rights

-Grammar: Articles: a/an; theExtreme adjectives: absolutely,utterly, totally, etc.

-Vocabulary: Animals and their background



13. Three men in a boat

-Functions: Narrating a story

-Grammar: Verbs+ prepositions of movement: to sail from....to; to drift past; to glide through, etc.

-Vocabulary: Novels



14. The Brontë sisters

-Functions: Talking about the English literature of the nineteenth century (The Brönte Sisters)

-Grammar: Adverb+adjective combinations : strinkingly original, bitterly disappointed, deceptively simple,highly intriguing, deeply religious, deeply disturbing, etc.
Inversion for emphasis: hardly ever/ scarcely ever, no sooner....than, etc.

-Vocabulary: Biographies



15. Public speaking

-Functions: Showing how to prepare a public speaking

-Grammar: Revision of modals : able, allowed to, manage to, suceed in, used to, likely, needn’t, Idaresay, etc.
Formal expressions in speeches: I should like to, it gives me great pleasure, etc.

-Vocabulary: Vocabulary used in public speakings



16. Colloquial english

-Functions: Talking about colloquial English

-Grammar: Elipsis( omission of words): back in a moment, etc.Tag questions: imperatives, offers and suggestions.
Idioms and colloquial expressions: don’t hang about, step on it, watch out!, how should I know?, I’ll give you a ring, what a racket!, etc.

-Vocabulary: Colloquial English



17. Feng Shui

-Functions: Talking about oriental phylosopy: feng shui

-Grammar: Prepositions of place: at, in, on, under, below, by, opposite, etc.Common expressions: in the corner, in the middle,inwards, etc.
Clauses of purpose: in order to, so as to, to+infinitive, etc.

Clauses of reason: as, for , since, because, in case, etc.

-Vocabulary: Parts of the houseFurniture

Shapes



18. The moon´s influence

-Functions: Talking about the moon and its influence on the Earth

-Grammar: Uses of itPepositions of time: at,in,on+by, from...to/till, since, uring,etc.

-Vocabulary: Natural phenomena



19. A guide to the Sheychelles

-Functions: Talking about tourism

-Grammar: Prepositional phrases with nouns:at the distance of, by means of, in addition to, incharge of, in search of, in the hope of
Weights and measures

-Vocabulary: Weights and measuresTourism



20. An international language

-Functions: Talking about the English language as an international language

-Grammar: Adjectives+ prepositions: involved in, afraid of, anxious about, etc.Differences between speak and talk ( and tell and say)+ ways of speaking: murmur, whisper,mumble, etc.

-Vocabulary: English words coming from Australia and New Zealand.



21. Alternative schools

-Functions: Talking about alternative education

-Grammar: Nouns+prepositions: a reason for, a disadvantage of, damage to, an attitude to/towards, contact between,etc.
Stative verbs:verbs of senses, mental or emotional verbs, reporting verbs and other verbs such as be, have, seem/appear, belong , etc.

-Vocabulary: Education



22. Happy families

-Functions: Talking about the family unit

-Grammar: Prepositions+nouns: by accident, undercontrol,etc.See/ watch/notice/hear/listen/feel+object+infinitive or gerund.
Verbs of seeing: see, look, observe, spy, gaze, stare, glance, etc.

-Vocabulary: The family



23. The food of the gods

-Functions: Talking about the history of Latin America

-Grammar: Passives

-Vocabulary: Food



24. Instructions

-Functions: Giving instructions

-Grammar: Passives with “get”(more colloquial).Compound nouns: noun+noun, noun+gerund and gerund+noun.

Passive constructions: it is to be done, etc.

-Vocabulary: MeditationHandicrafts
Electrical appliances



25. The first Americans

-Functions: Talking about the history of America

-Grammar: Verbs+prepositions/ adverbs: blame for, refer to, warn of, etc.

-Vocabulary: American Indians



26. Diversity... is the spice of life

-Functions: Talking about diversity

-Grammar: Ways of comparing: irregular adjectives (farther, elder, hard, fast, etc); more and more orbigger and bigger; qualifiers (even more, far less, etc. ); by far the most, at least, as.... as.
Abstract nouns used as countables: it’s a pity/ shame that; it’s a wonder, an interest in, etc.

-Vocabulary: RacesCustoms



27. What´s on the box?

-Functions: Talking about TV

-Grammar: Synonyms

-Vocabulary: The television: documentaries, soap operas, quiz programmes, comedies.



28. Tarzan of the apes

-Functions: Talking about popular culture: Tarzan of the Apes

-Grammar: Adverbs+adverb phrases/ sentence adverb .Adverbs of manner, place and time.

Position of the adverbs

-Vocabulary: FilmsBooks



29. Travelling in space

-Functions: Talking about life in the future

-Grammar: Expressions with have: have a meal, an operation, etc.

-Vocabulary: The space



30. Natural disasters

-Functions: Talking about natural disasters

-Grammar: Types of conditionals: first conditionalPrepositions+gerund : For putting out fire, on seeing an accident, by helping others, in using the lift.

-Vocabulary: Natural disasters



31. Sleep and dreams

-Functions: Talking about dreams

-Grammar: Uses of the relative pronoun: that, who, which, whose, where, when and what.

-Vocabulary: Dreams



32. You´re as old as you feel

-Functions: Expressing health problems due to the old age

-Grammar: Expressions: you’re as old as you feel, leaves a lot to be desired, etc.Replacing relative clauses with gerund and infinitive.
Masculine+femenine words

-Vocabulary: Parts of the human bodyIllnesses



33. Advertising 1

-Functions: Expressing different ways of advertising I

-Grammar: Adjectives+infinitives: it was nice/rude of you to do thatForeign words in common use:French, Spanish, German , Italian, Chinese and Indian words into the

English language.

-Vocabulary: Advertising I



34. Advertising 2

-Functions: Expressing different ways of advertising II

-Grammar: Units and containers: packet, box, cartons, bottle, jar, jug, etc.

-Vocabulary: Advertising IIOrganic food
The Royal Navy
Magazine subscription



35. Learning to write

-Functions: The history of writing

-Grammar: Subordinate clauses

-Vocabulary: Archeological discoveries



36. Stories form over the world

-Functions: Talking about the American literature

-Grammar: Common expressions: and they lived happily ever after, once upon a time, etc.Narrative tense: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, used to+would, was/were about to/ going to.

-Vocabulary: Tales



37. Great minds

-Functions: Talking about famous people and their discoveries

-Grammar: Reported speech:unchanged verbs and time expressions in reported speech.

-Vocabulary: Inventions



38. Twentieth century breakthrougs

-Functions: Talking about the beginning of the twentieth century

-Grammar: English common expressions: comes first, there’s a lot to be said for..., etc.Uses of some/any/no/none.

-Vocabulary: The televisionHousework
Electrical appliances: the vacuum cleaner



39. Choosing your pet

-Functions: Talking about animals

-Grammar: Complaints and irritationVerbs followed by an infinitive with to. Try, mean, hope, etc.
Euphemisms and understatement: she’s poorly, under the weather, etc.

-Vocabulary: Animals



40. Magical and mythical beast

-Functions: Talking about legends

-Grammar: Useful English expressions: as you wish/ please yourself, long in the tooth, etc.�

-Vocabulary: LegendsMythical Beasts



41. Here is the news...

-Functions: Expressing how to write news

-Grammar: Noun+full infinitive: the ability to discover, one’s decision to discover, etc.Verb+that+should ( formal language): they advised that we should visit, etc.

-Vocabulary: Newspapers



42. Social trends

-Functions: Talking about society

-Grammar: Uses of let and may.Infinitive expressions: to be about to, to make up one’s mind to, to set out to, etc.

-Vocabulary: Social background



43. In the beginning...

-Functions: Talking about the beginning of the earth

-Grammar: Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive

-Vocabulary: BiologyThe space



44. The end of the World

-Functions: Talking about the end of the world

-Grammar: English common expressions: all things considered, in vain, not to mention, on the

verge of, under threat and we can be safe in assuming.
Noun+clause+that
It is a shame/ miracle, etc.
Verb+possessive+gerund
I dread/ don’t mind his paying, etc.

-Vocabulary: Religion



45. Travel broadens the mind

-Functions: Talking about travelling abroad

-Grammar: Changes from a noun into a verb

-Vocabulary: TravelsHealth
School leavers
Novels

National parks



46. Quiz

-Functions: Talking about TV programmes

-Grammar: Review lesson

-Vocabulary: Quiz shows

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