English B2

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CONTENTS

Here you will find a general overview of what you are going to learn.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • understand the main ideas of complex texts (oral and written) on both concrete and abstract topics.
  • interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
  • produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

 

GRAMMAR

Nouns, pronouns and noun groups. Revision and extension from B1.

Adjectives and determiners. Revision and extension from B1 (e.g. omission, uncountable singular words, invariable…)

Adverbs. Revision and extension from B1 (e.g. probability, all/every, neither/nor…)

Verbs and verbal tenses

Future continuous

Future perfect/Future perfect continuous

Mixed conditionals

Modals – can’t have, needn’t have. Deduction and speculation

Will and going to, for prediction

I Wish, I’d rather…

Would expressing habits in the past

Narrative tenses

Passives

Past perfect/Past perfect continuous

Phrasal verbs, extended

Prepositions. Time, place, state, etc. (extension)

Coordinate and subordinate clauses. All types

Relative clauses, reported speech, adverbial clauses…

Texts types.  Extension. Text commentary, text analysis and summary (introduction).

VOCABULARY

  • Describing people in detail (including yourself)
  • House and environment in detail (furniture, household chores, parts of the city…)
  • Free time and leisure: Describing activities in detail.
  • Travel. Means of transportation: Countries, different ways of travelling, necessary things for moving…
  • Human and social relationships described in detail: going out with, getting on well/bad, acquaintance, owner, argue, cohabitation…
  • Health and physical care: Parts of the body, doctor’s appointment, describing diseases
  • Education: objects, environment and actions (e.g. stapler, emergency exit, sign up…)
  • Shopping. General and specific environments (shop/mall…), prices, sizes, actions (offer, reduce…) objects (label, purse…)
  • Food and drink. Tools (frying pan, tablecloth…), actions (boil, chop…), ingredients.
  • Goods and services. exchange money, open up a bank account, public services…
  • The weather, environment and nature.
  • Science and technology. Computing, image, social networks…

 

*Not all the topics are listed here (that would be endless), but it will give you an approximate Idea of the level. But in case you need more information about official contents/exams, you can find them here: Link to COE levels, Link to COE exams.

SCHEDULE

You can choose between:

  • English B2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 07:00 or 17:00 Berlin (15:00 or 01:00 Sydney), and
  • English B2 on  on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 Berlin (18:00 Sydney).

Write us an email to: translatemate.eu@gmail.com and tell us which course fits you more. We will give you all the information about availability and about how to join a course. More info about how to sign up or book a class here.

 

(Please be aware of the change to daylight saving time (DST) on the 7th October in Australia)

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
06:00 – 06:45
07:00 – 07:45 Berlin

15:00-15:45 Sydney

 English B2 English B2
08:00 – 08:45
09:00 – 09:45
10:00 – 10:45 Berlin

18:00-18:45 Sydney

 English B2 English B2
11:00 – 11:45
16:00 -16:45
17:00 – 17:45 Berlin

01:00-01:45 Sydney

 English B2 English B2
18:00 – 18:45

PRICES

COURSES and LESSONS

Level B2. Intermediate. (4th year school):

  • Group lesson (maximum 4 persons): 6 €/lesson (9,39 AUD).
  • Semi-private (2 persons): 7 €/lesson (10,96 AUD).
  • Private lesson (only one person): 12 €/lesson (18,79AUD).

TEXT/HOMEWORK CORRECTION:

  • Level B2: 0,03 per word (0,047 AUD/word).