A2
Personal information, daily routines, and simple past narrative.
▶ 01 Self and Routine 8/8 built
- 01Sample current speaking; rebuild "Wh-" question repertoireIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Listen to native speakers describing their routines; notice frequency-adverb placementInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Present simple 3rd person -s; spelling rules; pronunciation of /s/ /z/ /ɪz/First Form Focus
- 04Adverbs of frequency in sentences; word order practiceMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Find someone who" mingle on routines; spoken self-introductionPushed Output
- 06Error log from Lesson 5; focused feedback on 3rd person -s and frequency adverbsForm Refinement
- 07Record a 90-second video introducing oneself; partner peer reviewPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Final 2-minute spoken self-introduction; 80-word "About Me" textUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 02 My City, My Day 8/8 built
- 01Vocabulary baseline on places; sample directions-givingIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Listen to/read short city descriptions; map a walking route from audioInput-Rich Discovery
- 03*There is/are* + prepositions; *can/can't* for abilityFirst Form Focus
- 04Directions vocabulary expansion; controlled practice with mapsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Information-gap task: partners describe different maps and identify same locationsPushed Output
- 06Focused feedback on preposition use and *there is/are* agreementForm Refinement
- 07Voice-note neighbourhood tour (90 sec); partner replies with questionsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Written 100-word description of own neighbourhood; spoken tour of partner's neighbourhood from photosUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 03 Where I'm From 8/8 built
- 01Map of "places that matter to me"; baseline past-tense narrative attemptIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Short authentic personal-history podcasts; chronological markers noticedInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Past simple regular formation + the /t/ /d/ /ɪd/ ruleFirst Form Focus
- 04High-frequency irregular past simple verbs; memory workMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Tell your partner about a place that matters" — 3-minute extended turn eachPushed Output
- 06Past-tense error log; focused work on most common errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 120-word "A Place That Matters to Me" + read partner's and ask 3 questionsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Final spoken narrative (3 min) + written piece; identify use of 5+ irregular pastsUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 04 Last Week 8/8 built
- 01Recall vocab from Units 1–3; sample question-asking abilityIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic short dialogues about weekend activities; notice question patternsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Past simple negative and question formation; auxiliary *did*First Form Focus
- 04False cognates — 1st sweep (the five above)Midpoint Consolidation
- 05"Weekend interview" pair task with mandatory follow-up questionsPushed Output
- 06Common question-formation errors; focused practiceForm Refinement
- 074/3/2 fluency drill on "my last weekend"Performance Rehearsal
- 08Term-1 portfolio review; spoken question-and-answer with new partnerUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 05 People I Know 8/8 built
- 01Describe someone from a photo; baseline adjective useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic personality descriptions in podcasts/articlesInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Adjective order rules; comparative formationFirst Form Focus
- 04Personality vocabulary expansion; collocations (*kind person*, *hard worker*)Midpoint Consolidation
- 05"Describe someone important to you" extended turnPushed Output
- 06Comparative errors; adjective-order errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 140-word description of someone important; partner reads and guessesPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken comparison of two people you know; written portraitUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 06 What I Do 8/8 built
- 01What do you do? — baseline answer length and accuracyIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic workplace descriptions; noticing present continuous useInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Present continuous formation + simple vs continuous contrastFirst Form Focus
- 04Job/project vocabulary; collocation workMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Tell me about your work this week" — extended turn with present continuousPushed Output
- 06Common error: overgeneralised present continuous in stative verb contextsForm Refinement
- 07Write 150-word "What I Do" piece including current projectsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken professional self-introduction; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 07 Plans 8/8 built
- 01Baseline: describe a plan; identify future-form choicesIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Travel-planning conversations from authentic podcastsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03*Going to* vs present continuous for future; when to use whichFirst Form Focus
- 04Travel vocabulary expansion; collocation workMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Pair-plan a weekend trip with realistic constraintsPushed Output
- 06Future-form errors; *will to do* avoidanceForm Refinement
- 07Write a 150-word email proposing a trip to a friendPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken role-play: planning a trip; written emailUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 08 Stories I Love 8/8 built
- 01"Tell me about a film you love" — baseline narrativeIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic film/book recommendations from podcastsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03-ed/-ing adjective rule + past continuous formationFirst Form Focus
- 04Plot-summary vocabulary and structureMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Tell a 3-minute plot of a film you've seen recentlyPushed Output
- 06Bored/boring error pattern; narrative tense errorsForm Refinement
- 07150-word written review of a film/show recently watchedPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken recommendation; written reviewUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 09 Choices 8/8 built
- 01Food and activity preferences baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic preference and recommendation talkInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Verb + gerund patterns; *would like + infinitive*First Form Focus
- 04Preference vocabulary; polite disagreement languageMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Recommend three restaurants/activities in your city" — extended turnPushed Output
- 06Verb pattern errors; modal + bare infinitive errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 160-word "My Top 3" piece (food, places, or activities)Performance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken recommendation conversation; written "Top 3"Unit Task & Reflection
▶ 10 Workplaces 8/8 built
- 01Describe your workplace rules — baseline modal useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic workplace-culture descriptionsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Modal contrast: *must* vs *have to*; *don't have to* vs *mustn't*First Form Focus
- 04Article system (1st treatment): a/an, the, zeroMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"What are the unwritten rules of your workplace?" — extended turnPushed Output
- 06Modal nuance errors; article errors (most frequent)Form Refinement
- 07Write 170-word "Rules of My Workplace" piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken workplace description; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 11 Memories 8/8 built
- 01"Tell me about a memorable moment" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic personal-narrative podcastsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Past simple + past continuous narrative integrationFirst Form Focus
- 04False cognates round 2; story-structure vocabularyMidpoint Consolidation
- 054-minute personal narrativePushed Output
- 06Narrative tense errors; false cognate errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 180-word personal memoir piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken personal narrative; written piece; reflectionUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 12 Looking Forward 8/8 built
- 01"What do you think will happen in 5 years?" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic prediction discussionsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03*Will / might / may* contrast; question formation reviewFirst Form Focus
- 04Future-oriented vocabulary; degree-of-certainty hedgesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Three predictions about my city in 10 years" — extended turnPushed Output
- 06Modal certainty errors; question formation errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 180-word "Three Predictions" piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Level A2 final assessment integrating all term 3 featuresUnit Task & Reflection
B1
Experience, hypothesis, negotiation, and extended narrative.
▶ 13 Who I'm Becoming 8/8 built
- 01"How have you changed in the last five years?" — baseline; sample present perfect useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic life-experience narratives; notice present perfect markersInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Present perfect formation + *for/since* + ever/neverFirst Form Focus
- 04Present perfect vs past simple — the critical contrastMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Three experiences that changed me" extended turnPushed Output
- 06Present perfect vs past simple errors — most common B1 errorForm Refinement
- 07Write 200-word "Who I'm Becoming" reflectionPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken life-experience interview; written reflectionUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 14 What Happened 8/8 built
- 01Tell a recent story baseline; identify tense choicesIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02*The Moth*-style narratives; notice scene-setting structureInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Past continuous vs past simple — background vs eventFirst Form Focus
- 04Narrative connectors and discourse markersMidpoint Consolidation
- 055-minute personal narrative with scene-settingPushed Output
- 06Narrative tense errors; connector misuseForm Refinement
- 07Write 230-word narrative with scene and eventPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken extended narrative; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 15 Travel Stories 8/8 built
- 01Tell a travel story baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Travel-narrative podcasts; notice three-tense managementInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Past perfect intro; *had + past participle*First Form Focus
- 04Latinate word stress family patternsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"The most complicated travel day I've had" extended turnPushed Output
- 06Past perfect vs past simple errors; stress errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 240-word travel narrative with past perfect usePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken complex travel story; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 16 Daily Negotiations 8/8 built
- 01Role-play a service interaction baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic service conversations; politeness markers noticedInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Modal politeness gradient — direct to highly indirectFirst Form Focus
- 04Request and response vocabulary; service-interaction routinesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Service-interaction role-plays — restaurant, hotel, shop, doctorPushed Output
- 06Modal directness errors; politeness errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 220-word complaint email balancing firmness and politenessPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken role-play sequence; written emailUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 17 What If 8/8 built
- 01"What would you do if...?" baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic hypothesis-discussion contentInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Conditionals 0, 1, 2 — formation and meaningFirst Form Focus
- 04Conditional integration into discourseMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Hypothesis discussion: "What if you could change one law?"Pushed Output
- 06Conditional errors; if-clause / main-clause orderingForm Refinement
- 07Write 230-word opinion piece using multiple conditionalsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken hypothesis discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 18 Work Worlds 8/8 built
- 01"What did your boss say?" — baseline reportingIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic reporting in news and conversationInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Reported speech statements; tense backshift rulesFirst Form Focus
- 04Reported questions; reporting verbs (*say, tell, ask, explain*)Midpoint Consolidation
- 05Report a complex workplace conversationPushed Output
- 06Backshift errors; reporting verb choiceForm Refinement
- 07Write 240-word professional report of a meetingPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken meeting report; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 19 Voices and Opinions 8/8 built
- 01"Describe a person who has influenced you" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic opinion pieces; notice relative-clause useInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Defining vs non-defining relative clausesFirst Form Focus
- 04Complex noun phrases with multiple modifiersMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Opinion discussion on a current issue with relative-clause descriptionPushed Output
- 06Relative pronoun errors; comma errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 250-word opinion piece using complex noun phrasesPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken opinion discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 20 Decisions 8/8 built
- 01"A difficult decision I'm facing" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic decision-talk; notice verb patternsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Gerund vs infinitive — the 30 highest-frequency verbs by patternFirst Form Focus
- 04Verbs that take both forms with meaning shifts (*remember, stop, try*)Midpoint Consolidation
- 05Discuss a real or hypothetical decision with pros/consPushed Output
- 06Verb pattern errors — focused correctionForm Refinement
- 07Write 250-word "A Decision I'm Making" piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken decision-analysis; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 21 My Identity, Multiplied 8/8 built
- 01Photo-analysis: speculate about people in imagesIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Detective/mystery podcasts; notice deduction languageInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Modals of deduction (present) — *must / can't / might / could / may*First Form Focus
- 04Modals of past deduction — *must have / can't have / might have / could have*Midpoint Consolidation
- 05Mystery-solving discussionPushed Output
- 06Modal nuance errors; past deduction errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 250-word "Who is this person?" speculation piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken speculation discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 22 The Way Things Work 8/8 built
- 01Process description baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic process descriptions (manufacturing, recipes, procedures)Input-Rich Discovery
- 03Passive formation across tensesFirst Form Focus
- 04When to use passive; agent omission rulesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Describe a complex process you understandPushed Output
- 06Passive errors; over-use of agent phraseForm Refinement
- 07Write 250-word process descriptionPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken process description; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 23 Places That Shape Us 8/8 built
- 01"A place that shaped who I am" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic place-essays; notice article useInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Article system: generic, specific, abstract, geographicalFirst Form Focus
- 04Article-error correction in own writingMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Extended place-description (5–6 min)Pushed Output
- 06Article errors — focused correctionForm Refinement
- 07Write 270-word "Places That Shape Us" reflective piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken place-description; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 24 Looking Back, Looking Forward 8/8 built
- 01"Where will I be in 5 years?" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic reflection-projection contentInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Future continuous and future perfectFirst Form Focus
- 04Integrating perfective aspects across timeMidpoint Consolidation
- 05"Looking back, looking forward" extended turnPushed Output
- 06Future tense errors; perfective aspect errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 280-word reflective-projective piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Level B1 final assessmentUnit Task & Reflection
B2
Argument, nuance, and workplace complexity.
▶ 25 The Self in Context 8/8 built
- 01"If I could go back, I would..." baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Reflective interviews and essaysInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Mixed conditionals — past condition / present consequenceFirst Form Focus
- 04*Wish* + past simple / past perfect; *if only*Midpoint Consolidation
- 05Reflective discussion: "If I had/hadn't..."Pushed Output
- 06Mixed conditional errors; *wish* tense errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 300-word reflective piece using mixed conditionalsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken reflection; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 26 The News I Read 8/8 built
- 01"Summarise a recent news story" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic news reporting; notice reporting verb rangeInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Reporting verb range — *claim, argue, suggest, deny, admit* + structuresFirst Form Focus
- 04Advanced backshift with modalsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05News discussion: present a news item and engage criticallyPushed Output
- 06Reporting verb errors; modal backshift errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 320-word news summary and critiquePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken news engagement; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 27 Mobility and Migration 8/8 built
- 01Discussion: migration in Brazil today — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic essays on mobility and migrationInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Discourse markers — function-by-functionFirst Form Focus
- 04Information packaging — topic-comment alignmentMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Multi-perspective discussion on mobilityPushed Output
- 06Discourse-marker errors; information-packaging errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 330-word essay on mobility/migrationPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken multi-perspective discussion; written essayUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 28 Workplace Realities 8/8 built
- 01"Describe a workplace challenge" — baseline phrasal verb useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic workplace discussions; phrasal verb noticingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Top 50 high-frequency phrasal verbs — meaning and useFirst Form Focus
- 04Separable vs inseparable; particle stress patternsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Workplace-scenario discussion with phrasal verb integrationPushed Output
- 06Phrasal verb errors; stress errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 340-word professional reflection integrating phrasal verbsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken workplace narrative; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 29 Arguments and Counter-Arguments 8/8 built
- 01Mini-debate on a contemporary issue — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic argumentative content; notice cleft constructionsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03It-clefts and wh-clefts — formation and functionFirst Form Focus
- 04When to use clefts; emphasis through structureMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Structured debate with mandatory cleft usePushed Output
- 06Cleft errors; emphasis errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 340-word argumentative essayPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken structured debate; written essayUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 30 Routines, Habits, Patterns 8/8 built
- 01"What services do you use?" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic service-arrangement discussionsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Causatives — *have* vs *get*; tense across constructionsFirst Form Focus
- 04When to use causative; vs passive; vs simple activeMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Describe a complex service arrangement (renovation, project, etc.)Pushed Output
- 06Causative form errors; tense errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 320-word piece on services/delegationPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken description; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 31 Imagining Otherwise 8/8 built
- 01"I wish I had..." baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Reflective/speculative-fiction contentInput-Rich Discovery
- 03*Wish* — past, present, future patternsFirst Form Focus
- 04*If only*; counterfactual integrationMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Alternative-history or counterfactual discussionPushed Output
- 06*Wish* tense errors; counterfactual structure errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 340-word counterfactual piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken counterfactual discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 32 Careers in Flux 8/8 built
- 01"A career decision I made" — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Career-reflection podcastsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Modal perfect range — meaning and useFirst Form Focus
- 04Nuance: regret vs deduction vs criticismMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Career retrospective discussionPushed Output
- 06Modal perfect errors; nuance errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 340-word career retrospectivePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken retrospective; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 33 The Environments We Inhabit 8/8 built
- 01"What are the biggest environmental challenges?" baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic environmental science journalismInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Hedging — modal, lexical, adverbialFirst Form Focus
- 04When to hedge; how much to hedgeMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Environmental policy discussion with claim-hedgingPushed Output
- 06Hedging errors; over-hedging / under-hedgingForm Refinement
- 07Write 360-word piece on a sustainability issuePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken policy discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 34 Identity Under Pressure 8/8 built
- 01Discussion: identity in contemporary Brazil — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic formal essays; notice inversionInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Inversion patterns — limited set (top 5 high-frequency)First Form Focus
- 04Emphasis through inversion vs through cleftsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Formal discussion using inversion structuresPushed Output
- 06Inversion errors; over-use riskForm Refinement
- 07Write 360-word formal piece on identityPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken formal discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 35 Mediated Lives 8/8 built
- 01Discussion of media's role — baseline article useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic media-criticism essaysInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Articles — generic vs specific; abstract nouns; idiomatic useFirst Form Focus
- 04Article-error focused correction in own writingMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Media-criticism discussionPushed Output
- 06Article errors — final sustained treatmentForm Refinement
- 07Write 360-word media-critique piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken media critique; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 36 The Future We Build 8/8 built
- 01"What kind of future do we want to build?" baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Forward-looking essays and discussionsInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Discourse-level grammar consolidationFirst Form Focus
- 04Integration of cleft, inversion, hedging, modal perfectsMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Complex multi-perspective discussionPushed Output
- 06Comprehensive error reviewForm Refinement
- 07Write 400-word essay on future-buildingPerformance Rehearsal
- 08B2 final assessmentUnit Task & Reflection
C1
Register range, idiom, and public argument.
▶ 37 Voice and Register 8/8 built
- 01Same message in three registers — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic content across registersInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Register feature analysis — lexical, grammatical, phonologicalFirst Form Focus
- 04Productive register shiftingMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Adapt the same message for three different audiencesPushed Output
- 06Register inconsistency errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write same content in three registers (combined 450 words)Performance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken register-flex demonstration; written triple-pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 38 Long-Form Stories 8/8 built
- 01Long-form narrative attempt — baseline participle useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic long-form narrative essaysInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Participle clauses — full formation rangeFirst Form Focus
- 04Participle clauses in sequence; reduced relative clausesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Long-form narrative production (8–10 min)Pushed Output
- 06Participle clause errors; sequencing errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 420-word long-form narrativePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken long-form narrative; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 39 Mobility, Power, Place 8/8 built
- 01Critical discussion on tourism/mobility — baselineIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Critical-geography essays and journalismInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Advanced cleft / pseudo-cleft — full rangeFirst Form Focus
- 04Information packaging — fine-grained controlMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Critical-geography discussionPushed Output
- 06Cleft errors; information-packaging errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 420-word critical essayPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken critical discussion; written essayUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 40 Professional Voice 8/8 built
- 01Professional presentation attempt — baseline hedgingIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic professional presentations and writingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Reporting and hedging precisionFirst Form Focus
- 04Calibration: when more hedging, when lessMidpoint Consolidation
- 05High-stakes professional scenario role-playPushed Output
- 06Hedging calibration errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 440-word professional analysisPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken professional presentation; written analysisUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 41 Public Arguments 8/8 built
- 01Public argument attempt — baseline inversion use (likely zero)Introduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic formal-argument writingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Inversion — negative and conditional formsFirst Form Focus
- 04Inversion in extended argumentMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Formal debate or argumentative speech with mandatory inversionPushed Output
- 06Inversion errors; over-formality riskForm Refinement
- 07Write 440-word formal argumentative essayPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken formal argument; written essayUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 42 Texture of Everyday Life 8/8 built
- 01Spontaneous talk on everyday life — baseline idiom useIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic everyday-life writing; idiom noticingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Idiom register — formal, neutral, informalFirst Form Focus
- 04Productive idiom use; collocation extensionMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Everyday-life narrative with idiom integrationPushed Output
- 06Idiom register errors; over-idiomatic riskForm Refinement
- 07Write 430-word everyday-life piece with productive idiom usePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken everyday narrative; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 43 Stories That Travel 8/8 built
- 01Formal writing attempt — baseline nominalisationIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Academic and formal-journalism writingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Nominalisation patterns — verb to noun, adjective to nounFirst Form Focus
- 04Complex noun phrases with pre- and post-modificationMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Formal academic-style discussionPushed Output
- 06Nominalisation errors; over-nominalisation riskForm Refinement
- 07Write 440-word formal-academic piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken formal discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 44 Work and Its Discontents planned
- 01Work-ethics discussion — baseline precisionIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Critical work-and-labour writingInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Near-synonym discrimination — top 50 problematic setsFirst Form Focus
- 04Connotation analysis; register awarenessMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Work-ethics critical discussionPushed Output
- 06Lexical-precision errors; connotation errorsForm Refinement
- 07Write 440-word critical work-and-labour piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken critical discussion; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 45 Identity in a Globalised World planned
- 01Formal essay attempt — baseline subjunctive (likely zero)Introduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic formal essays; notice subjunctiveInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Subjunctive — limited but high-yield setFirst Form Focus
- 04Formal formulaic patterns; transitional phrasesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Formal essay-style discussionPushed Output
- 06Subjunctive errors; formality calibrationForm Refinement
- 07Write 450-word formal essay on globalised identityPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken formal essay; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 46 The Politics of Place planned
- 01Political-geography discussion — baseline paragraph structureIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic political-geography essaysInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Paragraph-level cohesion devicesFirst Form Focus
- 04Essay-level coherence; thesis maintenanceMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Multi-paragraph political-geography discussionPushed Output
- 06Cohesion errors; coherence breakdownsForm Refinement
- 07Write 460-word multi-paragraph essayPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken extended argument; written essayUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 47 Public Discourse and Its Limits planned
- 01Public-discourse critique attemptIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Authentic public-discourse analysisInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Advanced idiomatic expressions for argument and analysisFirst Form Focus
- 04Productive idiom use in extended discourseMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Public-discourse critique discussionPushed Output
- 06Idiom production errors; register calibrationForm Refinement
- 07Write 460-word public-discourse critiquePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Spoken critique; written pieceUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 48 Synthesis planned
- 01Level-capstone diagnostic; review of C1 featuresIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02C1-level integration contentInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Feature integration; productive consolidationFirst Form Focus
- 04Cross-feature integration practiceMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Extended capstone discussionPushed Output
- 06Persistent error patterns from levelForm Refinement
- 07Write 500-word capstone piecePerformance Rehearsal
- 08C1 final assessmentUnit Task & Reflection
How this course is built
The syllabus is fully authored in
docs/pedagogy/programme/data/units.json — every unit's can-do focus, grammar,
lexis and phonology targets, and Brazilian-Portuguese L1-transfer notes. Lesson content
(the texts, activities and answer keys each unit actually teaches from) is authored unit
by unit against that syllabus; units below show as "planned" until theirs exists.
Planning documents:
docs/pedagogy/programme/ — syllabus, appendices, and per-unit pages.