PROGRAM:
Analysis of the salient features of the B1 level of the CEFR
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX:
- interrogative forms
- possessive and Saxon genitive
- Personal pronouns subject
- frequency adverbs
- comparative and superlative degree of adjectives
- relative pronouns
- countable and uncountable nouns
- main prepositions of time and place
- main conjunctions
- main verbs + prepositions (Phrasal Verbs)
- Present Simple / Present Continuous
- Past Simple
- Habits in the past: USED TO
- Present Perfect
- future ("going to", "will" and "Present Continuous")
- conditional: type 0
- conditional: type 1 + time subordinates (when, after, etc. + Present Simple)
- modal verbs (can, could, must, will, would, should)
- have to, don't need to
- conditional: type 2
- progressive past (Past Continuous)
- future expressed with the simple present
- passive form of verbs
- indirect speech
- position and order of adjectives
- verbs with infinity and gerund

LEXICON:
- physical description of people
- relationships (family)
- personality
- the House
- weather
- hobbies, sports and leisure
- means of transport and holidays
- clothing and shops


COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS:
- talk about your habits and hobbies
- talk about the family
- request / give information: date and time
- talk about the weather
- describe people and talk about feelings
- to be / disagree
- understand / write short messages
- understand / write an informal letter
- talk about future programs
- talk about past experiences
- thank and respond to thanks


SPECIFIC MICROLINGUA:
Understanding and discussion of scientific texts (short oral presentation / summary of their content).
Topics and texts will be specifically defined during the course and will focus on the following aspects:
- DNA: discovery, structure and development of related technologies
- Biotechnology: ancient and modern techniques, applications and problematic aspects

- The influence of human activities on ecosystems

Raymond Murphy e Lelio Pallini, Essential grammar in use: grammatica di base della lingua inglese, Cambridge University Press, versione italiana con soluzioni. ISBN 978-1316509029

- Malcolm Mann, Steve Taylore-Knowles, Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary : With Answer Key, MacMillan
- Preliminary English Test 8, Cambridge University Press. Student's book with answers. ISBN 978-1107632233 (optional)
- Dispense e articoli forniti dal docente durante lo svolgimento del corso.


Libro CONSIGLIATO per esercizi aggiuntivi di grammatica della lingua inglese:
- Helen Naylor, Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use. Supplementary Exercises with answers to accompany Essential Grammar in Use Fourth edition, Cambridge University Press (2015).