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:
Presentation of scientific texts.
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

1. R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Learners of English, Cambridge.

2. M. Mann, S. T. Knowles, Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary : With Answer Key, MacMillan.

3. N. Kenny, A. Kelly, Ready for Pet coursebook with key, MacMillan.