Course Objectives

Understand the essential points when clear and standard language is used and if it is about familiar things at work, school, leisure, etc.
Can cope in most situations encountered while traveling in an area where the target language is spoken.
Can produce a simple and coherent speech on familiar subjects and in his areas of interest.
Can relate an event, experience or dream, describe a hope or goal, and briefly state reasons or explanations for a project or idea.

1.1. Talk about news

1.1.1. Passive form

1.1.2. Talking about the past – past perfect

1.1.3. Past Tenses: simple past, imperfect, past-perfect

1.1.4. Reported speech

1.1.5. The hypothesis

1.1.6. The past participle - agreement

1.2. Talk about an action

1.2.1. The gerund

1.2.2. Demonstrative pronouns

1.2.3. The possessive pronouns

1.3. Explain and argue

1.3.1. Express the cause

1.3.2. Express the consequence

1.3.3. Express purpose

1.3.4. Express opposition

1.3.5. Compound relative pronouns

1.3.6. Double pronouns

1.3.7. Conditional uses

1.3.8. Neutral relative pronouns - allocation

1.3.9. Express the concession

1.3.10. The subjunctive (1): express the obligation, the possibility and the preference