Descrizione dei corsi generalisti di livello C1

Grammar

Differentiating among the past tenses

ie: Comparative analysis of perfect tenses;

narrative tenses + used to/would

Perfect and progressive/continuous aspect and participles

Language focus: time phrases

Advanced modals and expressions of obligation and speculation/deduction 

Increasing accuracy in additional grammatical features of English

Intensifying and emphasizing structures (e.g. inversion) and words

Vocabulary

 A variety of advanced level topics

Discourse markers: adverbs, adverbial expressions ; gradable adjectives

“Get” expressions, idioms and collocations

Phrasal verbs

Advanced word building (e.g. suffixes, past participle verbs, adjectives, abstract nouns, etc)

Idioms, colloquial expressions, and collocations

Pronunciation

Further work on intonation, rhythm, tricky sounds, syllable/word stress and connected speech.

Grammar

Reporting passive verbs

Advanced Conditionals including mixed Conditionals, Future Forms compared.

Advanced gerunds and infinitives

Unreal use of Past Tenses.   

Approximation, hedging, and adding emphasis.

Modals. Permission, obligation and necessity.

Relative clauses.

Sentence structure (e.g. verb patterns, noun clauses; cleft sentences; participle clauses)

Vocabulary

A variety of advanced level topics

Discourse markers: adverbs, adverbial expressions and collocations

Prepositional phrases

Prefixes and compound nouns/adjectives

Idioms, colloquial expressions, collocations, and phrasal verbs

Word building: adjectives, nouns and verbs

Pronunciation

Further work on intonation, rhythm, tricky sounds, syllable/word stress and connected speech