My Programme Intermediate B1+

What I’m Learning Grammar Vocabulary Listening Reading Writing Speaking

Week 1 § Talk about personal achievements § Tense review (simple § Describing Flipping your job A comment § Talk about personal
§ and continuous) accomplishments achievements
Unit 1 Talk about qualities that employers interview
look for § Dynamic and stative § Describing key qualities § Describe your personal
§ A comment on an
§ Make and respond to introductions verbs
article
qualities
§ Write a comment on a blog post § Play an introduction
§ An article on § Agreeing and
game
And we’re off! § Practice a job interview interview skills disagreeing

Time to speak

§ Ask and answer

interview questions

Week 2 § Talk about trends § Real conditionals § Describing trends Talking about A report § Discuss ideas to avoid
Unit 2 § Talk about preparing food § Clauses with after, until, § Talking about preparing healthy food food waste
§ Make, accept, and refuse offers in when food
trends § Explain how to prepare
§ The results of a
a favorite food
social situations
survey about
§ Write the results of a survey eating habits § Make and respond to
The future of § Create a plan to improve a offers of food and drink
§ A conversation § Reporting
food restaurant research results
between friends
Time to speak

§ Present an action plan

to improve a restaurant

Week 3 § Discuss the relative importance of § too and enough § Talking about time and Buyer beware! A product review § Talk about what affects
Unit 3 time and money § Modifying comparisons money quality of life
§ Discuss value and how we measure § Talking about prices and § Talk about the relative
it value
§ Short stories § Product reviews
value of different
about good Expressing
§ Apologize for damaging or losing products
someone’s property
§ and bad online § opinions about
§ Talk about a time when
What’s it shopping product features
worth? § Write a product review
experiences
you had to apologize
§ Discuss ways to respond to a
negative product review Time to speak
 § Present a plan for
repairing a customer
relationship

Week 4 § Speculate about a picture § Modals of speculation § Talking about advertising A news report An email with an § Talk about what might
Unit 4 § Talk about viral stories § Subject and object § Talking about people in event schedule be happening in a
§ Exchange and discuss opinions relative clauses the media picture
§ A news report
§ Write a response to a post about about a local
§ Talk about viral stories
local businesses
§ An email § Give and support
company that describing plans
Going glocal § Design an ad for a product went global opinions about different
for an event subjects
§ Linking words to
show order
Time to speak

§ Talk about what makes a

successful
advertisement

Week 5 § Discuss different types of stories § Past perfect § Describing stories The perfect A true story § Tell the life story of an
Unit 5 § Talk about plans and changes to § was/were going to; § Making and breaking apology interesting person
plans in the past was/were supposed to plans § Tell the story of a last-
§ A story
§ React to problems and minute change of plans
disappointing news
§ Expressions for
§ Act out situations that
§ An article about storytelling
True stories § Write a formal apology corporate
involve bad news
§ Tell a story about a chance meeting apologies
Time to speak

§ Connect events to tell

the story of a chance
meeting

Week 6 § Discuss charities and volunteer § Present and past § Discussing good works Painting safer Online comment § Discuss well-known
Unit 6 work passive § Describing good deeds streets reacting to a charity organizations
§ Discuss acts of kindness in your § Passive with modals podcast § Discuss opinions about
§ community helping others
§ Offer, refuse, and accept help with § Make offers of help to
§ A podcast about a § Comment about strangers
Community § something community art a podcast
action § Write a report about a community project § Using questions
§ project
to make points
Time to speak
§ Design an urban project for your
§ community § Discuss ways to
improve your
community
My Programme Intermediate B1+
What I’m Learning Grammar Vocabulary Listening Reading Writing Speaking

Week 7 § Discuss the importance of § Reported § Describing It’s a #world Emails § Talk about your use of
messaging apps statements communication social media apps
§ Discuss written vs. spoken § Reported § Communicating § Talk about the way you
Unit 7 communication questions online
§ An article about § A short email to a
prefer to communicate
how social media friend or coworker
§ Recount conversations, § Tell and react to stories
news, and stories
is changing § Changing language
language to match register
§ Write an email in a formal Time to speak
and informal register
Can we talk?
§ Create and conduct a
communication survey § Talk about your
attitudes to social
media

Week 8 § Talk about different work § Present unreal § Describing jobs Digital detox A comment § Talk about unusual jobs
lifestyles conditionals § Talking about § Talk about common
§ Talk about wishes and § I wish work/life balance wishes and regrets
Unit 8 § A podcast § Two comments on
regrets
debating the the podcast § Offer advice and
§ Talking through options to discuss options
reach a decision
benefits of a § Referring to
digital detox another person’s
§ Write a comment about a
argument in your Time to speak
podcast writing
Lifestyles § Plan and discuss a digital
detox weekend for your § Talk about how to
class conduct a digital detox

Week 9 § Talk about rules and § Prohibition, § Talking about The story of the A letter of complaint § Talk about rules for
regulations in everyday life permission, places ramp work or school
§ Discuss rules and obligation § Talking about § Talk about unusual
Unit 9 regulations in the past (present) rules laws from the past
§ § A complaint
§ Make generalizations Prohibition,
about a
§ Talk about different
§ Write a letter of complaint permission, § An article customs and cultures
about the business
§ Discuss improvements to § obligation (past)
independent § Communicating
your town attitude Time to speak
Yes, you can! living
movement
§ Discuss ways to make
life easier for groups of
people
Week 10 § Speculate about events in § Past unreal § Talking about I can’t live A comment § Talk about hypothetical
the past conditionals discoveries without it! past events
§ Talk about alternatives and § Modals of past § Talking about § Speculate about the
Unit 10 possibilities
§ A comment on
past events that led to
§ probability mistakes
the podcast
§ Keep your listener § A podcast current situations
engaged § about the § Using words and
§ Tell and react to a story
impact phrases for
§ Write comments in an
similarity and
about something that
online discussion different is hard to believe
What if ... ? inventions contrast
§ Share the story of an
have had on
influential Time to speak
our lives
§ discovery or invention
§ Talk about how an
invention has affected
society

Week 11 § Discuss college life § Gerund and § Talking about Embrace the A response § Describe an event
§ Discuss scientific facts infinitive after college education technological you’ll never forget
§ Discuss alternatives and forget, § Talking about
revolution? Not § Talk about folk
Unit 11 remember, stop science
§ An opinion
remedies
give recommendations
§ Causative verbs me! piece
§
§ Write a comment Transitions
Ask for and give
presenting an help, let, make recommendations for a
§ argument § An opinion product
§ Present a proposal to solve piece about
Contrasts § technological
a problem Time to speak
advances
§
§ Mediate a discussion
and find a compromise

Week 12 § Describe a special photo § Adding § Talking about the Man’s best A summary and § Tell the story behind a
and the story behind it emphasis senses friend? response photograph
§ Discuss childhood § Substitution and § Describing § Discuss childhood
Unit 12 memories referencing memories memories
§ Recall and share past § A student § Retell a personal story
experiences debate about § A summary of
§ Write a summary and § the and response
relationship to arguments Time to speak
response
Looking back § Recall and discuss a
between § Linking
humans and contrasting § Share your experience
national moment
dogs ideas of a national moment