English Dexway Professional - Level C2 - Course 1

A high level of English which let you to manage yourself without any problem with any people of English spoken language and in situations which require a very formal an totally fluent English. It is advised for those one who have a daily contact with the English language, both at work or travelling, or for those ones who simply want to have the personal satisfaction to speak a language perfectly.

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Unit 1

In this unit students learn to use and look for terms and expressions in the dictionary and the specific language that it uses. In addition students learn to participate in a discussion or debate, to connect ideas and clauses with the appropriate discourse markers and to report statements and speeches. Regarding vocabulary, students expand their knowledge on phrasal verbs and idioms, learn the use and meanings of different walking verbs, as well as vocabulary related to travelling, mysticism and various lifestyles. As to grammar, students revise reported speech and extend their knowledge on introductory verbs that can be used in reported speech. Moreover, the unit revises nominal relative clauses with "wh-ever" words, the use of connectors for comparing, contrasting, adding ideas, expressing cause, reason, purpose and result and the comparison with "as" and "like".

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons. In this unit, they specifically reinforce the recognition and pronunciation of different vowel and consonant sounds.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

Dictionary use

Functions: Defining words: how to use a dictionary. - Grammar: Phrasal verbs catch up (on), drop in ( on sb.), fall out, give up, look for, make of, rub out, turn out, etc. - Vocabulary: Abbreviations.

Discusion and debate

Functions: Expressing discussion and debate. - Grammar: Introductory verbs in reported speech: agree/ promise/+infinitive, deny+gerund Types of connectors: comparing and contrasting connectors , adding ideas connectors , cause connectors, reason connectors, purpose connectors and result connectors . - Vocabulary: Discussion and debate.

Peace pilgrim

Functions: Using relatives - Grammar: Meaning and uses of whoever, whichever, whatever, wherever, whenever, however. - Vocabulary: Mysticism.

Women adventurers

Functions: Talking about the past: women adventures. - Grammar: Different uses and meanings of as and like. - Vocabulary: Adventures.

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 2

In this unit students learn to communicate on the phone using phrases and expressions to start and participate in a telephone conversation in both formal and informal situations. Students learn to deal with formal letters and to write a letter to the editor. As to vocabulary, students revise formal and informal expressions to write letters and to take part in a telephone conversation, as well as the terms used to describe units and containers. Regarding grammar, students revise regular and irregular plurals and learn the plural forms of nouns that have Greek and Latin roots, nouns that do not change in form and nouns that are always plural. In addition, students revise conditional sentences and learn to use the inversion in conditional sentences for formal contexts.

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

Telephoning

Functions: Telephoning conversations. - Grammar: Rules to form the plural: irregular plurals, plurals from latin and greek origin, nouns that are always plural. Units and containers: a packet, a jar, a carton, a bar, a slice, etc. Basic telephone conversation: useful expressions: can I speak to...?, would you like me to take a message?, etc. - Vocabulary: Telephoning.

Formal letters and customer service

Functions: How to write formal letters - Grammar: Inversion in formal language . Inversion in conditionals. Formal expressions: I have been obliged to, in addition to, please do not hesitate to..., etc. - Vocabulary: Formal letters.

On vacation at the resort 1 - Typical situation

A practical immersion in the language, where by the student will live through a real life situation, similar to one they would confront in the language in which they are learning. In this lesson the student will be introduced to new vocabulary, then once the exercise has been completed, they will then have an opportunity to do some practice with this same new vocabulary.

On vacation at the resort 2 - Typical situation

A practical immersion in the language, where by the student will live through a real life situation, similar to one they would confront in the language in which they are learning. In this lesson the student will be introduced to new vocabulary, then once the exercise has been completed, they will then have an opportunity to do some practice with this same new vocabulary.

The cash goes on the kids - Dialogue

The student will listen to a series of questions which they can answer freely. In this lesson new vocabulary will be introduced. Once the lesson has finished, the student will then be able to have some practice with this same new vocabulary.

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 3

In this unit students learn to give information about health issues such as symptoms of depression and to understand doctor’s prescriptions. Students also learn to express probability and ability with modal verbs and other phrases. In addition, they learn to compose a letter of application and to interact during a job interview. Regarding vocabulary, on the one hand, the unit focuses on terms related to health issues and medicines, psychology and depressions and expressions to give advice on health; on the other hand, the unit focuses on vocabulary related to jobs and occupations, terms used while composing a formal letter of application and a curriculum vitae. As to grammar, students revise the use of impersonal pronouns and practice word transformation between nouns and adjectives, as well as punctuation marks. The unit also presents indirect questions and the different uses of "just".

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, making sentences, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

Colds & flu

Functions: Expressing health problems: symptoms and prescriptions. - Grammar: Impersonal pronouns: one, one's, you, they. Advice+indications: you really should., etc. - Vocabulary: Health: illnesses( colds and flu), medicines. Giving advices.

Depression

Functions: Describing symptoms of depression - Grammar: Probability and ability - Vocabulary: Psychology and depression

Job Hunting - Candidates

Functions: How to look for a job - Grammar: Punctuation marks: apostrophe, suspension points, hyphen, full stop, etc. - Vocabulary: Jobs and occupations Curriculum vitae: education, work experience, hobbies and interest, references.

Job Hunting - Interviews

Functions: How to do a job interview - Grammar: Just Indirect questions Emphasis - Vocabulary: Letters of application for a job.

Job Hunting - Interviews - Speaking assignment

 

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 4

In this unit students learn to express emotional and physical handicaps and to discuss animal rights. In addition, students practice how to describe and contrast pictures. As to vocabulary, the unit focuses on terms used to talk about natural therapy, extreme adjectives and expressions of common usage such as: "at speed", "be that as it may", "even so" or "in captivity". Regarding vocabulary, students revise and consolidate the use of the definite article, zero article and indefinite article before nouns.

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons. Moreover, students are presented to a set of images that they have to describe and contrast. After that, students need to hypothesise about the situations presented in the images.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

Dolphin therapy

Functions: Expressing physical or emotional handicaps. - Grammar: English common expressions: at speed, be that as it may, even so, in captivity - Vocabulary: Natural therapy.

Animal rights

Functions: Talking about animal rights - Grammar: Articles: a/an; the Extreme adjectives: absolutely, utterly, totally, etc. - Vocabulary: Animals and their background.

Animal rights - Writing assignment

 

Animal wrongs - Reading comprehension

In this lesson students read a review of a film about animal rights. The text is followed by questions in a sequential order that elicit students’ skills on active reading. Readers are asked to peruse the passage for the general meaning, particular details and logical inferences. The suggested activities comprise multiple-choice and matching statements with their corresponding sections.

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 5

In this unit students learn to narrate a story and to talk about the English literature of the nineteenth century. In addition, students learn to prepare and make a public speech using the appropriate language, to use colloquial English and to write an informal email. Regarding vocabulary, on the one hand, the unit presents idioms, expressions and phrases used in colloquial language, as well as terms and expressions used when writing an informal email. On the other hand, students learn formal expressions in speeches, different verbs of movement and terms related to literature. As to grammar, the unit focuses on verbs followed by prepositions of movement, adverb-adjective collocations, the inversion to express emphasis, tag questions and the ellipsis. Moreover, the unit revises and consolidates the use of modal verbs.

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

"Three men in a boat"

Functions: Narrating a story - Grammar: Verbs+ prepositions of movement: to sail from....to; to drift past; to glide through, etc. - Vocabulary: Novels.

The Brontë sisters

Functions: Talking about the English literature of the nineteenth century ( The Brönte Sisters) - Grammar: Adverb+adjective combinations : strikingly original, bitterly disappointed, deceptively simple, highly intriguing, deeply religious, deeply disturbing, etc. Inversion for emphasis: hardly ever/ scarcely ever, no sooner....than, etc. - Vocabulary: Biographies.

Public speaking

Functions: Showing how to prepare a public speaking - Grammar: Revision of modals : able, allowed to, manage to, succeed in, used to, likely, needn't, I daresay, etc. Formal expressions in speeches: I should like to, it gives me great pleasure, etc. - Vocabulary: Vocabulary used in public speaking.

Public speaking - Writing assignment

 

I'll give you a ring!

Functions: Talking about colloquial English - Grammar: Ellipsis (omission of words): back in a moment, etc. Tag questions: imperatives, offers and suggestions. Idioms and colloquial expressions: don't hang about, step on it, watch out!, how should I know?, I'll give you a ring, what a racket!, etc. - Vocabulary: Colloquial English.

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 6

Feng Shui

 

Feng Shui - Speaking assignment

 

The moon's influence

 

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Unit 7

In this unit students learn to discuss different topics such as tourism, English as an international language, education, the family unit, food and the history of Latin America. As to vocabulary, the unit presents a wide range of terms related to the following topics: weights and measures, tourism, plants and animals, studying languages, education, food and the family unit. Moreover, the unit also focuses on the verbs that express different ways of speaking, thinking and seeing. Regarding grammar, students learn how to use prepositional phrases with nouns in different contexts, as well as clauses of purpose and reason. The unit also revises and consolidates the use of prepositions of place, adjectives and nouns followed by a particular preposition, state verbs and the passive voice.

Students perform reading comprehension tasks with a series of interactive exercises, including filling in the gaps, True/False and multiple-choice activities. Listening is practiced through a variety of activities. Students carry out speaking tasks with the help of the voice-recognition system in different exercises, so they practice the pronunciation of the words and structures studied in these lessons.

The unit finishes with a test to review and consolidate all the language skills acquired through the unit.

A guide to the Seychelles

Functions: Talking about tourism - Grammar: Prepositional phrases with nouns: at the distance of, by means of, in addition to, in charge of, in search of, in the hope of Weights and measures - Vocabulary: Weights and measures Tourism.

A guide to the Sheychelles - Writing assignment

 

An international language

Functions: Talking about the English language as an international language - Grammar: Adjectives+ prepositions: involved in, afraid of, anxious about, etc. Differences between speak and talk ( and tell and say)+ ways of speaking: murmur, whisper, mumble, etc. - Vocabulary: English words coming from Australia and New Zealand.

Alternative schools

Functions: Talking about alternative education - Grammar: Nouns+prepositions: a reason for, a disadvantage of, damage to, an attitude to/ towards, contact between, etc. Stative verbs: verbs of senses, mental or emotional verbs, reporting verbs and other verbs such as be, have, seem/appear, belong , etc. - Vocabulary: Education.

Happy families

Functions: Talking about the family unit - Grammar: Prepositions+nouns: by accident, under control, etc. See/ watch/notice/hear/listen/feel+object+infinitive or gerund. Verbs of seeing: see, look, observe, spy, gaze, stare, glance, etc. - Vocabulary: The family.

The food of the gods

Functions: Talking about the history of Latin America - Grammar: Passives - Vocabulary: Food.

Test exercises

In the last lesson of this unit, students find a variety of exercises carefully chosen to consolidate and evaluate the language skills acquired in previous lessons.

Course revision

End-of-module test.

Final test

In this last lesson of the course and as a way to revise, the student will come across a variety of exercises which will help consolidate and evaluate any knowledge which has been acquired throughout the duration of the course.