General English B1

About this course

Become an independent user of English. Aligned with CEFR level B1, this course strengthens all four skills and introduces the grammar that lets you explain, narrate and give opinions, through around 42 to 48 hours of classroom practice.

You will describe experiences and ambitions, follow the main points of clear conversations and talks, read straightforward articles and write connected emails and short reports. Vocabulary work on collocations and phrasal verbs helps you sound more natural, and you finish with an Alalamia certificate.

What you'll learn

• Deal with most situations likely to arise when travelling, studying or working in English
• Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar topics
• Read straightforward factual texts and identify key information and opinions
• Write connected texts on familiar topics, such as emails, short reports and stories
• Describe experiences, events, hopes and ambitions and give brief reasons for opinions
• Use the present perfect, past continuous, first and second conditionals and the passive with growing confidence
• Expand vocabulary through word families, collocations and phrasal verbs
• Use strategies to keep a conversation going and repair misunderstandings

Curriculum

Who it's for

Learners at A2 level who want to handle work, study and travel in English with growing independence.

Before you start

• Completion of General English A2 or an equivalent level of English.

Part of these Alalamia diplomas

• Alalamia General English Programme (A1 to C2)