Here you will learn the grammar and vocabulary that will allow you to talk in English about travel, personality, your home, express wishes and many other things.There are many links here to original material for you to explore. Remember, you don't need to understand eveything - just do what you can.
This level corresponds with CEF level B1.3
The following books and courses are recommended for this level. Just click to find out more:
face2face Upper Intermediate
New English File Upper intermediate
New Headway: Upper-Intermediate
3 tips: Be patient. you don't need to learn or understand everything at once. Take one step at a time. Practice, practice, practice! The more you use the language, the easier it becomes. Take notes. Make your own examples with what you learn. That makes it easier to learn and understand.
Ready? Just click on the first link and away we go.
Listen to and read a report on learning English in Spain. In what ways does the report relate to your own learning? Tell us here
verbs in English
education vocabulary
uses of auxiliaries
contractions
verb patterns
watch a video on exam techniques. Which techniques did you use at school? Which do you think will help in future exams? Tell us here
sentence stress (1)
sentence stress (2)
question tags
keep a conversation going and show interest
watch a video on single sex classes. What arguments are given for and against segregation? What do you think? Tell us here
adverbs of frequency
past habits and states (1)
past habits and states (2)
past habits and states (3)
vocabulary for feelings and opinions (1)
vocabulary for feelings and opinions (2)
be used to v. use to (1)
be used to v. use to (2)
be used to v. use to (3)
suffixes
read an article on time management. Choose 1 or 2 that are interesting to you, then tell us here about what you've learned and how you feel it may help you.
agreeing and disagreeing
consonant - vowel linking
vocabulary of crime
second conditional (1)
second conditional (2)
vocabulary of crime and punishment (1)
vocabulary of crime and punishment (2)
third conditional (1)
third conditional (2)
third conditional (3)
verbs and prepositions
listen to a recording about identity theft. Tell us here about how identities are stolen, and what you should do to avoid theft.
requests and offers
pronunciation of weak forms
watch a video about restorative justice. Share your thoughts here - what applications for this system can you think of?
narrative verb forms
past perfect continuous (1)
past perfect continuous (2)
past perfect continuous (3)
listen to a programme about reading. Tell us what you learned.
relative clauses (1)
relative clauses (2)
relative clauses (3)
connectors
read about some April Fools jokes. Tell us about your favourite joke here
expressions of exaggeration
responding to bad news
responding to good news
animals vocabulary
ways of comparing
visit the website of The Eden Project. Imagine you are planning a visit, and tell us which parts of the Project you will be seeing here.
future tenses (1)
future tenses (2)
pronoun reference (1)
pronoun reference (2)
homophones
read about perfume. Choose one of the sections, then tell us what you have learned here.
expressing opinions
expressing disagreement
read about saving water. Tell us which approaches you could take here.
phrasal verbs with take
verbs + ing (1)
verbs + ing (2)
compound adjectives of character
modals for the future (1)
modals for the future (2)
watch a documentary video on secret codes in World War 2. Tell us which parts you found most interesting here
polite phrases
polite interruptions
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