segunda-feira, 21 de janeiro de 2008

Upper-Intermediate - Contents

· Personal Information: Talking and writing about memories, wishes and regrets.
· Predicting and Planning: Achievements and ambitions.
· Cultural and Linguistic differences: Lifestyles, Multiculturalism and Plurilinguism.
· Education: Diachronic and social perspectives.
· Countries and Places: Geographical Features, People and Type of Entertainment in different countries.
· Events and Festivals: Holidays, Cultural Events and Leisure Activities.
· Music and Books: Introduction to English and American Literature.
· Technology and Communication: Internet and Artificial Intelligence.
· Politics and Law: Legal Systems and Social Problems.
· Money: Quantity Expressions.
. Medical Matters: Formal and Informal Information.

Upper-Intermediate - Grammar


o Present perfect simple and continuous
o Participle ing (clauses)
o Remember + noun/-ing
o Used to and Would + infinitive
o Be/get used to + noun/-ing
o Modal verbs
o Clause of purpose
o Conditionals: if/when
o Conditionals: unless, even if, as long as, provided (that), or/otherwise
o Passive Voice
o Relative and participle clauses
o Third conditional
o Phrasal verbs
o Question tags
o Future Continuous and Future Perfect

. Reported speech