ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES – B1

IELTS Equivalent 5.5 CEFR Level High-Intermediate level (CEFR level : B1) Prerequisites Placement test online ( site) or L2 Benchmarks / Learning objectives (SWBAT) • Produce continuous intelligible writing • Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters • Convey information and ideas on abstract as well as concrete topics • Express and respond to feelings such as surprise, happiness, sadness, interest, indifference Grammar Concepts • Mastery of: Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future Present Progressive, Present Conditional, Present Imperative Passive voice • Frequent transition words • Frequent adverbs • Advice modals (should, must) • Reported speech • Prepositional speech • Word order (verb + object; place and time – adverbs) • Comparatives and equatives • Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns • Greetings (formal) • Idiomatic expressions of self • Superlatives (the worst, the best, the * est, the most) • Comparison (much better, as, as ...than, *er) Topics (to be revised) • Friends and families • Business • Sports • Adventure Matrix EAP Level  High-Intermediate Duration 2 Months Hours 160 Hours