Nivel English Certificate C1

English Certificate - Level C1 - Course 1 provides students with the necessary tools to communicate and use the majority of structures of the English language with ease and fluency at a proficiency level. Students are able to communicate appropriately in terms of sensitivity and awareness of the significance of register so they are able to adapt their language use to a variety of social situations. They are also provided with the tools to produce a variety of types of texts and utterances. This course contains speaking and writing assignments.
Once the course has finished students can understand a wide range of demanding and longer texts and recognise implicit meaning. They can also express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. They can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. They produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts on more complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. Students are able to understand and produce oral and written texts about unfamiliar topics.
Throughout the course students learn different language functions such as: expressing quantity, shopping in a supermarket, giving orders, describing ability, expressing obligation and lack of obligation, future possibility, purpose, giving advice, making promises, suggestions, offerings and asking polite questions. Students also learn how to express their opinions about films and the theatre, talk about animals, describe objects, express real and unreal conditions, explain processes, describe people, scenes, images and places, as well as report direct speech and thoughts.
Vocabulary topics covered in this course include: proportions and figures, quantities, nouns, fruit and vegetables, synonyms and antonyms and useful expressions such as: to know in advance, to be one’s own boss, short-term contract, etc. Students also learn and practice the specific terminology for letter writing and contracts, the film and photography industries, modelling and English idioms. Units include practice in vocabulary differences between British and American English.
Moreover, this course puts special emphasis on business situations. Students learn a wide variety of business vocabulary and expressions so that they can talk about types of companies and about leasing a commercial property. They are able to understand various business contexts such as working to a deadline or dealing with a difficult task at work.
Students practice all the language abilities: writing, speaking, listening and reading through a series of interactive and contextualised exercises. They learn through tasks that include real-life dialogues, word/sentence – picture association and video dubbing exercises. The last lesson of each unit has some test exercises so that students are aware of their progress.

English Certificate - Level C1 - Course 2 provides students with the necessary tools to use all the grammatical structures of the English language and communicate with ease and fluency at a proficiency level. Students have no difficulties in producing and understanding any kind of spoken speech, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at native speed. Students are able to produce and understand any kind of written language with accuracy. This course contains speaking and writing assignments.
Once the course has finished students can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognise implicit meaning. They can also express ideas fluently and spontaneously without searching for expressions. They use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. They can produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts on more complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Throughout the course students learn and revise different language functions such as: expressing real and unreal conditions, explaining processes, describing people and places, forming verbs and other words, reporting direct speech and thoughts, describing scenes and images and expressing position.
Vocabulary topics covered in this course include: good luck charms and superstitions, machines and machinery, homonyms, agriculture, mining and industry, personal appearance and location, diversity, sleep and dreams, advertising, social trends, the environment and natural disasters, diseases, vehicles and driving, tourism, parapsychology and horoscopes, urban places of interest, light and colour, artistic and photographic terms and onomatopoeia. Units include extended practice in the differences between British and American English and topics about English-speaking countries cultural facts.
Moreover, students finish the course equipped to comprehend business topics and produce both spoken and written texts related to these areas. They are able to deal with business situations as well as produce formal letters and to speak in public using English
Students practice all the language skills: writing, speaking, listening and reading through a series of interactive and contextualised exercises. They learn through tasks including real-life dialogues, word/sentence – picture association and video dubbing exercises. The last lesson of each unit has some test exercises so that students are aware of their progress.