Programa-Contenido

UNIT 1. WONDERS OF THE BRAIN

Grammar focus – Modals: speculation and deduction

Theme/Lexical focus – Wonders of the brain/Verbs of thinking

Functional focus – Reminding someone to do something

Writing task – Write a story about a time when you forgot to do something very important.

UNIT 2. MUSIC TO MY EARS

Grammar focus

Countable and uncountable nouns

Articles

Theme/Lexical focus – Music/ Types of music

Functional focus – Expressing preferences

Writing task

Write a review of either a concert that you have been to recently or a CD that you have bought recently.

UNIT 3. NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

Grammar focus

Reported speech

Linking words

Theme/Lexical focus – The news/The media

Functional focus – Interviews

Writing task – ‘Over fifty percent of what is in the news is unimportant.’ Do you agree?

UNIT 4. CRACKING THE CODE

Grammar focus – Relative pronouns & clauses

Theme/Lexical focus – Codes & Puzzles/Games

Functional focus – Expressing agreement and disagreement

Writing task – What are the pros & cons of playing computer games?

UNIT 5. RIGHT AS RAIN

Grammar focus – Modals: advice and suggestions

Theme/Lexical focus – Healthy living/Being healthy

Functional focus – Giving and responding to advice

Writing task – Describe the pros and cons of being a vegetarian.

UNIT 6. PARTY ON!

Grammar focus – Gerunds & infinitives

Theme/Lexical focus – Celebrations & festival/verbs

Functional focus – Making & responding to invitations and arrangements

Writing task

Write an email to a penfriend in another country describing a local festival where you live.

UNIT 7. HOBBIES OR PASTIMES?

Grammar focus

Mixed conditionals

Third conditional

Theme/Lexical focus – Hobbies

Functional focus – Showing interest

Writing task – Write a letter to a friend persuading them to come on an activity weekend with you.

UNIT 8. THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Grammar focus – Concessive clauses and complex sentences

Theme/Lexical focus – Wild weather/ Natural disasters

Functional focus – Asking for clarification

Writing task – Write a covering letter for a NGO

UNIT 9. ON THE RUN

Grammar focus

Quantifiers as determiners

Causative structures

Linkers

Theme/Lexical focus – Crime/Crimes (nouns & verbs)

Functional focus – Expressing regrets

Writing task – Write a report suggesting ways of reducing levels of crime in your town.

UNIT 10. KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY

Grammar focus – Phrasal verb focus

Theme/Lexical focus – Family and history/Family phrasal verbs

Functional focus – Expressing congratulations

Writing task – Write an article describing the person who has most affected your life.”

Objetivos

Capacitar al alumnado para utilizar el idioma con soltura y eficacia siendo capaz de comprender, expresarse e interactuar, tanto en forma hablada como escrita sobre temas generales, actuales o relacionados con su área de especialización.

Preparar a los alumnos para la obtención de la certificación oficial del nivel B2 conforme al Marco Común Europeo de las Lenguas

Características del Puesto

• Categoría de Puesto: Idiomas
• Horas: 90
• Días de conexión: 45