| Lesson 1. Saying New English Words in Your First Lesson |
| In this first lesson you step into your English classroom and start building confidence with the sound system of the language. You meet your teacher and classmates, learn useful classroom phrases and begin to connect spelling with pronunciation so that new words feel less scary. Through short dialogues and simple listening activities you notice how vowels and consonants sound in common words like names, countries and classroom objects. You practise the alphabet so you can spell your name, email address and basic information clearly on the phone or at a reception desk. You experiment with word stress in everyday words such as teacher, hotel and coffee, and copy natural intonation in simple questions and greetings. By the end, you can ask your teacher to repeat, check how to say a word and introduce yourself so that other people understand you. |
| Lesson 2. Building Simple Sentences for Everyday Life |
| In this lesson you focus on the building blocks of English sentences so that you can talk about your own life more clearly. Through short texts, simple conversations and guided practice you notice how English normally follows a subject verb object pattern. You work with very common verbs such as live, work, like and have to build positive sentences, negatives and questions about who you are, what you do and what you enjoy. You practise asking and answering basic questions with classmates or course characters, and you see how small changes in word order change the meaning of a sentence. You also pay attention to capital letters, full stops and question marks so your writing looks neat and correct. By the end of the lesson you can write and say a short personal profile made of clear, complete sentences rather than isolated words. |
| Lesson 3. Meeting New People and Being Polite in English |
| This lesson gives you the language you need to start friendly conversations in English and leave a good first impression. You watch or listen to short meetings between people at work, in class and at social events, and notice common greetings, introductions and polite responses. You practise introducing yourself and other people, asking simple questions such as where are you from and what do you do, and reacting naturally when someone answers. You learn how to use polite expressions like please, thank you, excuse me and sorry so that you sound respectful and friendly. You also see how English speakers close small conversations with phrases such as nice to meet you and see you later. By the end, you can confidently start and end short social interactions in English and avoid common politeness mistakes. |
| Lesson 4. Talking About Who You Are in Simple Conversations |
| In this lesson you learn to talk clearly about who you are using one of the most frequent English verbs in real contexts. You read simple profiles and registration forms for a language school, a social media site and a sports club, and notice key patterns such as I am from, she is and they are. You practise giving personal information about age, nationality, job, family and where you live, and you ask other people for the same details. You work with contractions like I'm and I'm not so that your speech sounds more natural and less robotic. You also learn typical words that appear on forms, such as address, postcode and occupation, and practise completing short forms accurately. By the end, you can introduce yourself, ask basic identity questions and fill in simple online profiles or paper forms without stress. |
| Lesson 5. Using Numbers, Dates and Times in Daily Situations |
| Numbers, dates and times are everywhere in real life, and this lesson helps you use them with confidence. You listen to people giving phone numbers, prices, hotel room numbers and ages, and you practise saying both small and large numbers clearly. You learn the names of the days, months and seasons and talk about important dates such as your birthday or a public holiday in your country. You work with clocks and timetables to ask and tell the time, and you use common phrases like at half past three or at seven in the morning. You also see how to arrange simple appointments for lessons, meetings or social events. By the end of the lesson you can understand and give basic time, date and number information in everyday situations such as booking tickets or agreeing when to meet a friend. |
| Lesson 6. Describing Your Daily Routine and Habits |
| This lesson moves you into A2 territory by helping you talk in detail about everyday life. You follow different characters through a typical weekday and weekend, noticing how they describe what they usually do, how often and where. You practise using adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, sometimes and never, together with time expressions like every day and at weekends, to make your routine sound natural and complete. Short listening tasks train you to understand talks about work and study days, while guided speaking practice helps you explain your own schedule. You also write a simple description of a typical day in your life, using clear paragraphs and time order. By the end, you can ask and answer questions about routines and understand similar descriptions from other people. |
| Lesson 7. Talking About Family, Friends and Appearance |
| In this lesson you build the language to talk warmly and accurately about the most important people in your life. You meet different families and friendship groups in short texts and dialogues, and you notice vocabulary for relationships such as cousin, aunt, nephew and flatmate. You practise describing appearance with simple adjectives like tall, short, slim or with long hair, and you add basic personality words such as friendly, shy or hard working. You use possessive words like my, his, her and their to make it clear who you are talking about. You also learn how to say who you live with and how close you feel to different people. By the end, you can write and talk about a family member or friend so that someone else can imagine them clearly. |
| Lesson 8. Finding Places and Giving Directions in Town |
| Moving around a town or city in another country can be stressful, so this lesson gives you the English you need to feel more confident. You look at simple maps, street photos and signs and learn common place names such as bank, post office, chemists, station and high street. You listen to people asking for and giving directions and notice key phrases like go straight on, turn left, opposite and next to. You practise using prepositions of place such as in front of, behind and between to describe exactly where things are. Short role plays help you ask for help politely and respond when someone asks you. By the end of the lesson you can ask for and follow basic directions, describe your neighbourhood and help visitors find important places. |
| Lesson 9. Ordering Food and Talking About Meals Out |
| This practical lesson prepares you for eating out, shopping for food or ordering a drink in an English speaking environment. You explore sample menus and café receipts to learn names of common dishes, drinks and courses such as starter, main course and dessert. Listening tasks show typical conversations between customers and servers, and you notice how people order politely, ask for recommendations and check details such as price or ingredients. You practise talking about likes and dislikes using verbs like like, love, hate and prefer, and you learn useful adjectives for taste and texture. You also rehearse how to deal with small problems, for example when the order is wrong or something is missing. By the end, you can order food and drink confidently and handle simple misunderstandings without feeling rude. |
| Lesson 10. Sharing Hobbies and Current Activities |
| In this lesson you talk about what you enjoy in your free time and what you and other people are doing right now. You read and listen to short social media posts, conversations and diary entries about hobbies, sports and entertainment. You practise explaining what you usually do at weekends and after work, and then contrast that with what is happening at the moment, for instance I am staying with friends this week. Controlled practice helps you see the difference between talking about habits and talking about temporary situations. You also learn how to invite people to do something with you and how to respond politely with yes or no. By the end of the lesson you can join a short chat about free time, explain your current activities and make simple plans with friends. |
| Lesson 11. Telling Stories About Past Events in Your Life |
| This lesson takes you deeper into B1 by teaching you how to tell clear stories about your past. You read and listen to short anecdotes about holidays, school days and surprising events, and you notice how speakers move step by step through a story using time expressions like yesterday, last year or when I was a child. You practise using regular and common irregular past forms to describe what happened, where, who was involved and how you felt. Activities help you order events logically using words such as first, then, after that and finally. You also record or write a short story from your own life, for example a travel experience or a special celebration. By the end, you can share a simple narrative about a past event so that listeners or readers can follow it easily. |
| Lesson 12. Discussing Plans and Arrangements for the Future |
| In this lesson you learn several natural ways to talk about the future in everyday situations. You start by reading and listening to people discussing weekend plans, work arrangements and long term goals. You notice how they use going to for intentions, present continuous for fixed arrangements and will for predictions or quick decisions. Guided practice helps you build questions and answers about plans with friends, family and colleagues. You also discuss your hopes and expectations for the next year or two, and consider which verb forms fit each idea. Short writing tasks ask you to describe your plans for the coming months in a message or short paragraph. By the end, you can choose an appropriate future form to talk about travel, social events, study and work with growing confidence. |
| Lesson 13. Handling Everyday Requests and Advice Politely |
| This checkpoint lesson strengthens your control of polite language for everyday problems and also recycles key topics from earlier units. Through dialogues set in a doctors surgery, an office, a classroom and a home, you see how people ask for permission, make requests, give advice and talk about rules and responsibilities. You practise using can, could and may for asking and giving permission, and should and ought to for simple advice about health, work or study. You also work with must and have to for strong obligations such as deadlines or safety rules. Role plays encourage you to combine greetings, small talk, requests and polite refusals in one smooth conversation. By the end, you can handle common situations where you need to ask for help or give guidance without sounding rude or too direct. |
| Lesson 14. Describing Life Experiences in Conversation |
| This lesson helps you talk about your life experiences, from travel and study to work and personal achievements. You read and listen to people comparing what they have and have not done in life, and you notice how they use expressions like have you ever, I have never and I have just. You then contrast these general experiences with specific past events using clear time markers. Speaking activities invite you to interview classmates or course characters about places they have visited, jobs they have done or important milestones in their lives. You also practise using already, yet and just in short conversations and messages. By the end, you can talk naturally about what you have done so far, ask others about their experiences and link these to particular times in the past. |
| Lesson 15. Comparing People, Places and Quantities Clearly |
| In this lesson you learn to compare people, places and things more precisely and to talk about quantities in everyday contexts. You start by looking at adverts, reviews and simple charts that compare products, cities or lifestyles. You notice how speakers and writers use longer and shorter adjectives with words like more, less and the most. You practise comparing two or more options, for example different flats, holiday destinations or phones, and giving reasons for your preferences. You also work with basic quantifiers such as much, many, a lot of, few and enough, and you see these used in simple descriptions of data and trends. A final writing task asks you to compare two options that matter to you and recommend one. By the end, you can explain similarities and differences and describe amounts clearly. |
| Lesson 16. Discussing Possibilities and Imaginary Situations |
| This lesson develops your ability to talk about real and imaginary possibilities, which is essential for problem solving and decision making. You listen to people discussing everyday situations such as travel plans, health choices and money problems, and you notice how they use if clauses to describe results and consequences. You practise talking about general facts, real future possibilities and unreal or imaginary situations, for example what you would do if you won a large amount of money. You also meet language for thinking about different choices in work and study. Small group tasks or guided online activities encourage you to discuss what might happen in various scenarios and to give advice based on conditions. By the end, you can explore options, express risks and suggest solutions using natural, flowing sentences. |
| Lesson 17. Reporting News and Explaining What Others Said |
| In this lesson you move towards more formal and professional English by learning how to describe processes and report what people say. You read short news items, emails and notices where the focus is on actions and results rather than on who did them, and you practise turning simple active sentences into forms that highlight the event. You also work with common reporting verbs and patterns that allow you to explain what someone said without quoting their exact words. Listening tasks show workplace situations where colleagues report decisions or share updates from meetings. You then practise writing short summaries of news stories or conversations for another person. By the end, you can describe processes and events in a neutral, formal style and clearly explain what other people have said. |
| Lesson 18. Connecting Ideas in Longer Speech and Writing |
| This lesson focuses on making your speaking and writing longer, clearer and more logical. You start by reading or listening to short texts that are easy to follow because ideas are well connected. You identify linking words and phrases that show addition, contrast, cause, effect and examples. Guided exercises help you combine shorter sentences into longer ones with words like because, although, while, in spite of and therefore. You also learn useful signposting expressions such as first of all, on the other hand and in conclusion for presentations or structured answers. You practise organising a short talk or paragraph with a clear beginning, middle and end. By the end, you can link ideas smoothly so that your stories, explanations and opinions are easier for other people to understand. |
| Lesson 19. Solving Real-Life Problems in English-Speaking Places |
| This highly practical lesson brings together many skills from the course and places you in typical real life situations in an English speaking environment. Through extended role plays and scenario based tasks you practise booking flights and hotel rooms, checking in, asking for information at a tourist office and solving problems at a bank. You also rehearse how to explain symptoms to a doctor or receptionist and how to complain politely when a service is not what you expected. The lesson highlights how to choose an appropriate level of formality and how to ask for clarification when communication breaks down. By the end, you can manage a full interaction in several everyday situations, from the first greeting to agreeing on a solution or next step. |
| Lesson 20. Using Phrasal Verbs and Idioms in Real Conversations |
| In this lesson you explore the lively, informal English that many native and fluent speakers use every day. You meet a range of very common phrasal verbs and idioms in short dialogues, social media posts and emails. Instead of memorising long lists, you see how expressions like look after, run out of or call off work naturally in context. You practise guessing meaning from context and matching more formal phrases with everyday equivalents so that your speech sounds more natural but still appropriate. You also notice which expressions are mainly informal and when it is better to avoid them. By the end, you can recognise many frequent phrasal verbs and idioms, use a good number of them accurately and feel more comfortable when you hear them in real conversations. |
| Lesson 21. Expressing Opinions and Taking Part in Debates |
| This lesson trains you to express opinions clearly and to participate in discussions without sounding rude or too blunt. You listen to short debates, meetings and informal conversations where people agree, disagree and build on each others ideas. You notice useful phrases for giving opinions, softening strong views and responding to other speakers. Guided practice helps you use hedging language such as I tend to think and it seems to me when you want to be diplomatic. You also learn how to support your opinions with reasons, examples and possible results. Finally, you take part in a structured discussion or mini debate on a topic that matters to you. By the end, you can state your views, respond to others and keep a conversation going in a respectful way. |
| Lesson 22. Writing Emails, Forms and Short Reports |
| This lesson focuses on the practical writing tasks that many adult learners need in real life. You look at model emails, online forms, short reports and complaint letters and notice how layout, tone and structure change with each type. You learn standard openings and closings for informal and formal messages and practise choosing the right level of politeness for friends, colleagues or institutions. You also work on writing short summaries and simple reports that present information in a clear, organised way with basic headings and paragraphs. A guided task takes you through planning, drafting and improving a real world message such as a complaint or request for information. By the end, you can complete common forms, write understandable emails and produce short, functional texts for work or study. |
| Lesson 23. Refining Advanced Grammar in Real Communication |
| In this advanced lesson you refine your control of complex language so that your English becomes more precise and flexible. You revisit key structures from earlier levels in the context of authentic sounding texts such as opinion articles, interview extracts and short lectures. You practise using a wide range of verb patterns with reporting verbs and verbs followed by ing forms or infinitives. You also explore more sophisticated ways of expressing attitude and possibility, for example might have done, should have done and could not have been. Special focus is given to emphasis structures that highlight the most important part of a sentence. Throughout the lesson you edit short pieces of writing and improve short spoken monologues. By the end, you can notice and correct many of your own mistakes and choose structures that express exactly what you mean. |
| Lesson 24. Adapting Your English to Different Styles and Contexts |
| This lesson helps you sound appropriate and natural in very different situations, from chatting with friends to writing to a university. You compare pairs of texts that talk about the same topic but use different levels of formality, and you notice changes in vocabulary, grammar and phrase length. You learn sets of informal, neutral, formal and academic expressions and practise matching them to typical contexts such as messages, work emails, reports and presentations. You also work with connotation, seeing how similar words such as slim and skinny or job and occupation can feel more positive or negative. Listening and speaking tasks give you practice shifting register in real time, for example when your manager joins an informal conversation. By the end, you can choose language that fits the audience and situation, and you can explain why one option sounds better than another. |
| Lesson 25. Producing Advanced Essays and Formal Reports |
| The final lesson is a capstone project that brings together your reading, writing, vocabulary and argumentation skills at C1 level. You analyse models of well structured essays and reports, paying attention to introductions, thesis statements, paragraph organisation and conclusion techniques. You plan a longer piece of writing on a topic that interests you, perhaps related to your studies, work or society in general. Step by step you draft, review and edit your text, using advanced cohesive devices and formal phrases from earlier lessons. You also reflect on how to respond to feedback and how to continue improving your writing after the course. By the end, you produce a polished essay or report of several hundred words that shows clear organisation, a consistent formal tone and a strong personal voice. |
