Level B2 - Upper Intermediate

Weeks Unit / Topics Mathematical Components Assessment

1-3 Unit 1 Informally describing your -----

Question formation / Auxiliary verbs / research
Comparatives / Compound adjectives /
Modifiers / Intonation & Sentence rhythm

4-6 Unit 2 Formally describing your Quiz 1 &

Present perfect simple & continuous / research Oral Presentation 1
Adjectives as nouns / Adjective order /
/ʃ/, /dʒ/, /tʃ/, /k/, word stress & vowel
sounds

7-9 Unit 3 Reading a paper & Writing an Writing Assignment 1

Narrative tenses (past) / Past perfect abstract in academic jargon (draft)
simple & continuous / Adverbs &
adverbial phrases / Regular & irregular
past forms, word stress, vowel sounds &
intonation

10-12 Unit 4 Making a presentation I Quiz 2 &

Future perfect simple & future Oral Presentation 2
continuous / Zero & first conditionals /
Time clauses / Expressions with ​take​ /
Vowel sounds, sentence stress and
rhythm

13-15 Unit 5 Listening to a lecture and End-of-term

Unreal conditionals / Wish / -ed & -ing taking notes comprehensive exam
adjectives / Word stress & sentence & Writing Assignment
rhythm and intonation 1 Revised

Break -------- -------- --------

16-18 Unit 6 Reporting/ Summarizing ------

Gerunds & infinitives / Used to, be used information from a paper
to & get used to / Borrowed words /
Sentence stress & linking

19-21 Unit 7 Making a presentation II Quiz 3 &

Past modals / Would rather / Verbs of Oral Presentation 3
the senses / Verbs often confused /
Weak ​have​ & silent letters

22-24 Unit 8 Reading & Translating a paper Writing Assignment 2

Passive voice / Causative form / (draft)
Reporting verbs / Sounds of the letter ​u
& word stress

25-27 Unit 9 Making a presentation III Quiz 4 &

Clauses of contrast & purpose / Oral Presentation 4
Question words + ever / Uncountable &
 plural nouns / Affixes / Stress on nouns
and verbs & stress with affixes

28-30 Unit 10 Reading & Translating a paper End-of-term

Quantifiers / Articles / Collocation / comprehensive exam
Stress in word families & sentence & Writing Assignment
stress 2 Revised

Duration:​ 30 weeks = two 15-week modules (B2.1 & B2.2)

Instructor:​ Erick Tristão

Meetings: ​TBC - 2 sessions of 1 hour and 30 min per week

Final assessment:​ Attendance, Proficiency Exam & Letter Grade (Certificate of Accomplishment)

Materials:

● Textbook for reference: American English File 4 - Second Edition

● Mathematical components (* = not mentioned in the schedule above):
a. Practice and personalization exercises in class *
b. Practice and personalization homework assignments *
c. Additional written and recorded texts & videos *
d. Writing Assignments 1 & 2
e. Presentation skills
f. Oral Presentations 1-4
● Google Classroom