Intermédiaire supérieur 2

In Unit 1, you will learn to:

In Unit 3, you will learn to:

• talk about environmental issues
• use linking words to discuss cause and effect
• talk about activities and abstract ideas using gerunds
• use common adjectives / verbs and prepositions that go together
• describe personality characteristics using new adjectives
• use suffixes to make nouns and adjectives
• explain why you do things using infinitives of purpose
• use common adjectives and nouns with infinitives
• use verb patterns with 'to' and '-ing'
• emphasize what you say using 'absolutely', 'completely', 'so' and 'really'
• describe things using extreme adjectives
• use zero, first, second and third conditionals
• avoid saying the source of information using the passive + an infinitive
• use common phrasal verbs and phrases with the word 'get'
• use common slang
• say you're unhappy about a present or past situation using 'I wish' and 'if only'
• express annoyance or complain using 'wish + would'
• apologize and accept apologies
• use the words 'apologize', 'sorry' and 'forgive'

In Unit 2, you will learn to:

• use common slang and phrasal verbs
• talk about activities, results, and the duration of actions using the present perfect simple and continuous
• express needs, reasons and results
• use 'do' and 'make'
• make comparisons using 'as' and 'the'
• emphasize what you say with 'so' and 'such'
• talk about quantities and amounts
• use 'enough' and 'too' correctly
• express obligation and necessity
• agree and disagree politely
• contrast ideas with linking words
• talk about the future using all the future tenses and 'about to'
• listen to telephone conversations and take messages
• use polite telephone language and intonation
• use suffixes to change verbs and adjectives into nouns
• pronounce weak forms

In Unit 4, you will learn to:

• add information using linking words
• use pronouns correctly
• use common phrases with the word 'time'
• talk about imaginary results in the present using mixed conditionals
• report statements and questions using reported speech
• summarize what someone has said using reporting verbs
• use prefixes to change the meaning of words
• describe abilities in the past, present and future using 'can', 'could', and 'able to'
• talk about successes using 'succeed' and 'manage'
• ask for, give, accept and reject advice
• use polite intonation to accept and reject advice
• use common phrases with the word 'take'
• describe how people look
• describe what you feel, hear, taste and smell
• make guesses about the present and past using modals of speculation
• use some new phrasal verbs
• talk about world affairs
• ask for and give your opinion
• use 'a', 'an', 'the' and zero article
• pronounce 'the' correctly