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B1 · Intermediate

By the end you can: Use perfect tenses, the passive and reported speech, and link ideas.

50 lessons · about 31 hours · 10 weeks at an hour a day (the last week is review and the Level Check) · lessons are being written

Lessons are in English with short Persian tips on the tricky points.

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# B1 · Intermediate ## Words ### Word classes - Word formation 1: suffixes ### Nouns - Uncountable traps & a piece of - Compound nouns & measurements: a ten-minute walk ### Determiners - Articles 2: places, institutions, the rich - each, every, either, neither, both, all, whole, none - Numbers & quantities: hundreds of, two-thirds, 50% ### Pronouns - Generic you, one, they; each other ### Modifiers - so & such; too & enough + to - Comparatives 2: much better, more and more, the … the - Where adverbs go - Adjective order (first steps) ### Prepositions - Dependent prepositions 1 ## Verbs ### Tenses - Present perfect or past simple? - for, since, ago, during; by or until? - Present perfect continuous - Past perfect - State verbs & action verbs - All the futures compared - Future continuous & future time clauses - used to, be used to, get used to ### Modals - Deduction now: must, might, can't - had better, ought to, be supposed to - need, be allowed to, managed to - Polite requests: Would you mind…? ### Voice - Passive 1: present & past simple - Passive 2: perfect, future & modals ### Verb patterns - Phrasal & prepositional verbs - The many uses of get - make, do, have, take, give + noun - -ing or to? Verbs that change meaning - want sb to; make, let, help sb do - -ing as a subject and after prepositions ## Sentences ### Structure - Subject & object questions - Question tags - Indirect questions - it or there? - Subject–verb agreement 1 ### Clauses - Defining & non-defining relative clauses - Purpose, reason & result - Contrast: although, however, despite - Time & place clauses: as soon as, until, wherever ### Conditionals - Second conditional - unless, as long as, in case - wish + past; wish or hope? ### Reported speech - Reported statements: say or tell? - Reported questions - Reported commands & requests ## Text ### Linking - Paired conjunctions: both … and, either … or - Linking words for writing ### Style - Commas & direct speech

All B1 lessons, in order

1Subject & object questionsStructureCoreSoonComing soon
2Question tagsStructureCoreSoonComing soon
3Indirect questionsStructureCoreSoonComing soon
4it or there?StructureCoreSoonComing soon
5Subject–verb agreement 1StructureCoreSoonComing soon
6Present perfect or past simple?TensesCoreSoonComing soon
7for, since, ago, during; by or until?TensesMiniSoonComing soon
8Present perfect continuousTensesCoreSoonComing soon
9Past perfectTensesCoreSoonComing soon
10State verbs & action verbsTensesCoreSoonComing soon
11All the futures comparedTensesCoreSoonComing soon
12Future continuous & future time clausesTensesMiniSoonComing soon
13used to, be used to, get used toTensesCoreSoonComing soon
14Phrasal & prepositional verbsVerb patternsCoreSoonComing soon
15The many uses of getVerb patternsMiniSoonComing soon
16make, do, have, take, give + nounVerb patternsCoreSoonComing soon
17Deduction now: must, might, can'tModalsCoreSoonComing soon
18had better, ought to, be supposed toModalsMiniSoonComing soon
19need, be allowed to, managed toModalsCoreSoonComing soon
20Polite requests: Would you mind…?ModalsMiniSoonComing soon
21Passive 1: present & past simpleVoiceCoreSoonComing soon
22Passive 2: perfect, future & modalsVoiceCoreSoonComing soon
23Second conditionalConditionalsCoreSoonComing soon
24unless, as long as, in caseConditionalsCoreSoonComing soon
25wish + past; wish or hope?ConditionalsCoreSoonComing soon
26Reported statements: say or tell?Reported speechCoreSoonComing soon
27Reported questionsReported speechCoreSoonComing soon
28Reported commands & requestsReported speechMiniSoonComing soon
29Defining & non-defining relative clausesClausesCoreSoonComing soon
30Purpose, reason & resultClausesCoreSoonComing soon
31Contrast: although, however, despiteClausesCoreSoonComing soon
32Time & place clauses: as soon as, until, whereverClausesMiniSoonComing soon
33-ing or to? Verbs that change meaningVerb patternsCoreSoonComing soon
34want sb to; make, let, help sb doVerb patternsCoreSoonComing soon
35-ing as a subject and after prepositionsVerb patternsMiniSoonComing soon
36Dependent prepositions 1PrepositionsCoreSoonComing soon
37Articles 2: places, institutions, the richDeterminersCoreSoonComing soon
38Uncountable traps & a piece ofNounsCoreSoonComing soon
39Compound nouns & measurements: a ten-minute walkNounsMiniSoonComing soon
40each, every, either, neither, both, all, whole, noneDeterminersCoreSoonComing soon
41Paired conjunctions: both … and, either … orLinkingMiniSoonComing soon
42Numbers & quantities: hundreds of, two-thirds, 50%DeterminersMiniSoonComing soon
43Generic you, one, they; each otherPronounsMiniSoonComing soon
44so & such; too & enough + toModifiersMiniSoonComing soon
45Comparatives 2: much better, more and more, the … theModifiersCoreSoonComing soon
46Where adverbs goModifiersCoreSoonComing soon
47Adjective order (first steps)ModifiersMiniSoonComing soon
48Linking words for writingLinkingCoreSoonComing soon
49Word formation 1: suffixesWord classesCoreSoonComing soon
50Commas & direct speechStyleMiniSoonComing soon

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Words · 12

36Dependent prepositions 1
37Articles 2: places, institutions, the rich
38Uncountable traps & a piece of
39Compound nouns & measurements: a ten-minute walk
40each, every, either, neither, both, all, whole, none
42Numbers & quantities: hundreds of, two-thirds, 50%
43Generic you, one, they; each other
44so & such; too & enough + to
45Comparatives 2: much better, more and more, the … the
46Where adverbs go
47Adjective order (first steps)
49Word formation 1: suffixes

Verbs · 20

6Present perfect or past simple?
7for, since, ago, during; by or until?
8Present perfect continuous
9Past perfect
10State verbs & action verbs
11All the futures compared
12Future continuous & future time clauses
13used to, be used to, get used to
14Phrasal & prepositional verbs
15The many uses of get
16make, do, have, take, give + noun
17Deduction now: must, might, can't
18had better, ought to, be supposed to
19need, be allowed to, managed to
20Polite requests: Would you mind…?
21Passive 1: present & past simple
22Passive 2: perfect, future & modals
33-ing or to? Verbs that change meaning
34want sb to; make, let, help sb do
35-ing as a subject and after prepositions

Sentences · 15

1Subject & object questions
2Question tags
3Indirect questions
4it or there?
5Subject–verb agreement 1
23Second conditional
24unless, as long as, in case
25wish + past; wish or hope?
26Reported statements: say or tell?
27Reported questions
28Reported commands & requests
29Defining & non-defining relative clauses
30Purpose, reason & result
31Contrast: although, however, despite
32Time & place clauses: as soon as, until, wherever

Text · 3

41Paired conjunctions: both … and, either … or
48Linking words for writing
50Commas & direct speech

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