English C2

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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 with ease virtually everything heard or read.
  • summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
  • express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

 

GRAMMAR

  • Revision, extension and deepening of all previous courses
  • Nouns and adjectives. Word order. Coordination and agreement. Collocations. Compound forms.
  • Pronouns. All types. Presence/absence. Word order. 
  • Discourse markers. Linking words and expressions.
  • Verbs and periphrases. All verbal tenses. Detailed differences on the meaning. Collocations. Infinitive, gerund and participle.
  • Subordinate clauses. All types.
  • Different types of texts. Text commentary, Text analysis. Summary.
  • Linguistic registers. Formal, casual, consultative…

VOCABULARY

  • Revision, extension and deepening of all the topics in C1.
  • Tourism and free time. Types of tourism. Understand/produce brochures, leaflets, audio guides, etc.
  • Arts. Cultural heritage. Value and criticise. Express preferences, taste and value.
  • Idioms.
  • Journalism genres and styles
  • Literary language. Figures of speech
  • Science.
  • Health.
  • Internet and technology.
  • Legal language terms.
  • Historical language and terms.
  • Personal relationships.
  • Feelings, values, opinions.
  • Politics.
  • Sayings and collocations

* 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 C2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 08:00 or 18:00 Berlin (16:00 or 02:00 Sydney) and

        – English C2 on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:00 (19:00 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 hire a service 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
08:00 – 08:45 Berlin

16:00-16:45 Sydney

 English C2 English C2
09:00 – 09:45
10:00 – 10:45
11:00 – 11:45  Berlin

19:00-19:45 Sydney

 English C2 English C2
16:00 -16:45
17:00 – 17:45
18:00 – 18:45 Berlin

02:00-02:45 Sydney

 English C2 English C2

PRICES

COURSES and LESSONS:

  • Levels C1 and C2. Proficiency. (From 5th year school):
    • Group lesson (maximum 4 persons): 6,50 €/lesson (10,18 AUD).
    • Semi-private (2 persons): 8 €/lesson (12,53 AUD).
    • Private lesson (only one person): 14 €/lesson (21,92 AUD).

 

TEXT/HOMEWORK CORRECTION:

  • Levels C1 and C2: 0,06 € per word (0,094 AUD/word).