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OD4 Intermediate


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Academic Coordination
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Al culminar este nivel, el participante será capaz de comprender los puntos principales de textos claros y en lengua estándar si tratan sobre cuestiones que le son conocidas, ya sea en situaciones de trabajo, de estudio o de ocio. Sabrá desenvolverse en la mayor parte de las situaciones que pueden surgir durante un viaje por zonas donde se utiliza la lengua. Podrá redactar textos medios con cierto grado de complejidad (como cartas, e-mails, e invitaciones).

Upon completion of this level, you will be capable of understanding the main points of clear texts in Standard language if they deal with familiar matters, whether in work, study or leisure situations. You will be prepared to deal with most of the situations that may arise during a trip in areas where the language is used. You will be able to write average texts with a certain degree of complexity (such as letters, e-mails, and invitations).

We will introduce the following topics:

  • Order of adjectives before nouns.
  • Order of adjectives after verbs.
  • Order of adjectives: Opinion vs. Fact.
  • Adverbs of manner.
  • Adverbs of place (somewhere, home, near, nearby, etc.)
  • Differentiate the usage of adverbs and adjectives.
  • Quantifiers (much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty).
  • Expressions of quantity and containers.
  • Use of and difference between both, either and neither.
  • Use of all, all of, most, most of, some, some of, etc.
  • Use of all, every and whole.
  • Use of each, each one, every, every one, among others.
  • Present Perfect Continuous: Use and formation of affirmative and negative sentences.
  • Present Perfect Continuous: Formation of questions and use with since, for and how long.
  • Review have to, must and don’t have to and introduce need to for necessity.
  • Reported speech with modal verbs.
  • Reported speech with orders and requests.
  • Reported speech with questions.
  • Comparisons using modifiers.
  • First and zero conditionals.
  • The second conditional.
  • Passive voice to introduce new information.
  • Passive voice to describe a process.
  • Passive vs active voice.
  • TOEFL Reading: Introduction to the Reading Section
  • TOEFL Reading: Detail Questions and Negative Facts Questions
  • TOEFL Reading: Reference Questions and Vocabulary Questions.
  • TOEFL Reading: Function Questions and Sentence Summary Questions
  • TOEFL Reading: Inference Questions and Passage Summary Questions
  • TOEFL Reading: Text Insertion Questions and Table Completion Questions

Here is the level outline:

1. Intermediate Week 1

Feb 1

Order of adjectives before nouns Order of adjectives after verbs. Order of adjectives: Opinion vs. Fact TOEFL Reading: Introduction to the Reading Section

2. Intermediate Week 2

Feb 1

Adverbs of manner. Adverbs of place (somewhere, home, near, nearby, etc.) Differentiate the usage of adverbs and adjectives. TOEFL Reading: Detail Questions and Negative Facts Questions

3. Intermediate Week 3

Feb 1

Quantifiers (much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty). Expressions of quantity and containers. Use of and difference between both, either and neither. TOEFL Reading: Reference Questions and Vocabulary Questions.

4. Intermediate Week 4

Feb 1

Use of all, all of, most, most of, some, some of, etc. Use of all, every and whole Use of each, each one, every, every one, among others.

5. Intermediate Week 5

Feb 1

Present Perfect Continuous: Use and formation of affirmative and negative sentences. Present Perfect Continuous: Formation of questions and use with since, for and how long. Review have to, must and don’t have to and introduce need to for necessity. TOEFL Reading: Function Questions and Sentence Summary Questions

6. Intermediate Week 6

Feb 1

Reported speech with modal verbs. Reported speech with orders and requests. Reported speech with questions. TOEFL Reading: Inference Questions and Passage Summary Questions

7. Intermediate Week 7

Feb 1

Comparisons using modifiers First and zero conditionals The second conditional TOEFL Reading: Text Insertion Questions and Table Completion Questions

8. Intermediate Week 8

Feb 1

Passive voice to introduce new information. Passive voice to describe a process. Passive vs active voice.

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