Curso Superior First Certificate in English - Nivel B2 del Marco de Referencia Europeo

El Curso Superior First Certificate in English (Nivel B2 del Marco de Referencia Europeo) se imparte en modalidad online y tiene una duración de 300 horas.

El inglés es una lengua que hablan alrededor de 400 millones de nativos y adicionalmente 500 millones de personas que tienen el inglés como segunda lengua. Hoy en día, el aprendizaje de este idioma es básico y esencial en cualquier ámbito profesional.  

Este curso preparará al alumno para  mantener conversaciones más avanzadas, utilizando un vocabulario variado y mejorando su compresión hasta el punto de ser capaces de distinguir entre los acentos del Inglés hablante de diferentes nacionalidades. De igual modo el alumno podrá realizar el "First Certificate" de Inglés que ofrece la Universidad de Cambridge, el cual está reconocido internacionalmente, tanto en el mundo de los negocios como en el campo educativo.    

Metodología
Entre el material entregado en este curso se adjunta un documento llamado Guía del Alumno dónde aparece un horario de tutorías telefónicas y una dirección de e-mail dónde podrá enviar sus consultas, dudas y ejercicios. También se adjunta en CDROM una guía de ayuda para utilizar el campus online.    

La metodología a seguir es ir avanzando a lo largo del itinerario de aprendizaje online, que cuenta con una serie de temas y ejercicios. Para su evaluación, el alumno/a deberá completar todos los ejercicios propuestos en el curso. La titulación será remitida al alumno/a por correo una vez se haya comprobado que ha completado el itinerario de aprendizaje satisfactoriamente.    

Para qué te prepara
Tras la realización del curso el alumno será capaz de mantener conversaciones de nivel avanzado, utilizando un vocabulario variado y mejorando su compresión hasta el punto de ser capaz de distinguir entre los acentos del inglés hablante de diferentes nacionalidades. Esto le permitirá al alumno hacer frente a situaciones reales en las que necesite un alto nivel de comprensión y conversación, por ejemplo, con las conversaciones telefónicas, entrevistas de trabajo, contactos profesionales, etc.     

Salida laboral
Atención comercial, puestos administrativos (redacción de documentos, atención telefónica, etc.), empresas dentro del ámbito técnico/legal. Distintas categorías profesionales dentro del sector de la hostelería, etc.    

Titulación
Titulación avalada por el Instituto Europeo de Estudios Empresariales

Destinatarios Curso Superior First Certificate in English (Nivel B2 del Marco de Referencia Europeo)

Profesionales, estudiantes y, en general, a cualquier persona interesada en formarse en el aprendizaje del inglés y adquirir el nivel intermedio-alto de forma sencilla y eficaz.

- Aumentar la confianza del alumno y ser capaces de leer un periódico inglés o americano sin dificultad.  
- Ser capaces de seguir una conversación en inglés sin problema.  
- Completar el vocabulario relacionado con el ambiente laboral y empresarial.

Temario Curso Superior First Certificate in English (Nivel B2 del Marco de Referencia Europeo)

PARTE 1. ENGLISH NO LIMITS: LEVEL 2. COURSE I    
MODULO I. DOING MARKET RESEARCH    
TEMA 1. DOING MARKET RESEARCH  To Introduce and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic througt a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Free time. games. Everyday expressions: to have a rest, to get ready.    
TEMA 2. DOING MARKET RESEARCH  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Do, go and play - Talking about frequency: adverbs and expressions - Present simple vs. Present continuous - To be keen on + noun.  Vocabulary: - Free time - Games - Everyday expressions: to catch up on, to give someone a ring, to get together.     
TEMA  3. DOING MARKET RESEARCH  To review and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Do, go and play - Talking about frequency: adverbs and expressions - Present simple vs. Present continuous.   Vocabulary: - Free time - Games.    
TEMA 4. DOING MARKET RESEARCH. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 2. REMEMBERING OLD TIMES    
TEMA 1. REMEMBERING OLD TIMES  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary - Talking about family - Describing living spaces.     
TEMA 2. REMEMBERING OLD TIMES  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Past simple and Past continuous: interrupted actions in the past - While / when - Used to: past habits and tendencies - Comparative forms - There was/were: all forms.   Vocabulary: - Talking about family: in-laws - Common expressions: to look forward to something, for ages, why on earth? - Description of a house.    
TEMA 3. REMEMBERING OLD TIMES  To review and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Past simple and Past continuous: interrupted actions in the past - While / when - Used to, use to, usually: past and present habits and tendencies.  Vocabulary: - Talking about family - Common expressions: to look forward to something, for ages, why on earth? - Talking about living spaces.  
TEMA 4. REMEMBERING OLD TIMES. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 3. MAKING PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS    
TEMA 1. MAKING PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.  Vocabulary: - Holidays - Tourism - Experiences.    
TEMA 2. MAKING PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Talking about holiday plans - Present perfect: already, yet, still, just - Past simple: ago.  Vocabulary: - Holidays - Common expressions: Lucky you! You're telling me!, What I mean to say is?, to have a look at something, by any chance - British and American English - Travel: buying a ticket.    
TEMA 3.  MAKING PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.  Structures and functions: - Talking about holiday plans - Present perfect: already, yet, still, just - Past simple: ago - Present perfect vs. Past simple.   Vocabulary - Holidays - Talking about past experiences.    
TEMA 4. MAKING PLANS FOR HOLIDAYS. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 4. ONE FORTNIGHT UN AUSTRIA    
TEMA 1. ONE FORTNIGHT UN AUSTRIA    To acquire and learn the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: - Holidays - Pastimes - Common expressions: hand made, I'd rather.    
TEMA 2. ONE FORTNIGHT UN AUSTRIA  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary  Structures and functions: - Talking about holiday plans - Will / Shall - Will vs. Going to - Prepositions.   Vocabulary: - Holidays - Pastimes - Common expressions: I'm afraid so / not, on hand, help yourself, to fill in a form, a night on the town - Days of the week - Excursions - Films - Competitions.    
TEMA 3. ONE FORTNIGHT UN AUSTRIA  To expand, revise and consolidate the structures and vocabulary as well as the grammar covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Talking about holiday plans - Will / Shall - Will, Going to, Present continuous - Prepositions - Pronunciation: detecting tone.   Vocabulary: - Holidays - Pastimes - Common expressions: I'm afraid so / not, on hand, help yourself, to fill in a form, a night on the town - Days of the week - Excursions - Films - Competitions.     
TEMA 4. ONE FORTNIGHT UN AUSTRIA. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 5. HOUSEWORK I    
TEMA 1. HOUSEWORK I  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: - Common expressions: do the shopping, lay the table, water the plants, feed the animals, sort out papers - Expressions with make: make a fuss, make a mess, make an effort.    
TEMA 2. HOUSEWORK I  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Changing money: being polite - Must, have to and can't: obligations, duties, prohibition - Needn't: lack of obligation - Asking for and giving permission: can and may - Giving advice / recommendations: do / don't, ought to, should, need.   Vocabulary: - Common expressions: do the shopping, lay the table, water the plants, feed the animals, sort out papers - Collocations with make and do: make a mistake, do the shopping, do homework etc - Common expressions: to make up for, to get someone in, it's no use, take turns, on the other hand.    
TEMA 3.  HOUSEWORK I  To review and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Must, have to and can't: obligations, duties, prohibition - Needn't: lack of obligation - Asking for and giving permission: can and may - Giving advice / recommendations: do / don't, ought to, should, need.   Vocabulary: - Common expressions: do the shopping, lay the table, water the plants, feed the animals, sort out papers - Collocations with make and do: make a mistake, do the shopping, do homework etc - Common expressions: to make up for, to get someone in, it's no use.  
TEMA 4. HOUSEWORK I. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 6. HOUSEWORK II    
TEMA 1.  HOUSEWORK II  To expand, revise and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the level through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - General, contextual review of all structures covered up until now.  Vocabulary: - Housework - Common expressions: do the shopping, lay the table, water the plants, feed the animals, sort out papers - Collocations with make and do: make a mistake, do the shopping, do homework etc - Common expressions: to make up for, to get someone in, it's no use.    
TEMA 2. HOUSEWORK II  To expand, revise and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the level through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - General, contextual review of all structures covered up until now.   Vocabulary: - General review of the topics covered up until now.   
TEMA 3. HOUSEWORK II  To expand, revise and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the level through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - General, contextual review of all structures covered up until now.   Vocabulary: - General review of the topics covered up until now.    

PARTE 2. ENGLISH NO LIMITS: LEVEL 2. COURSE II    
MODULO 1. AMANDA'S PLANS    
TEMA 1. AMANDA'S PLANS   To introduce and learn the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: - Talking about the weather - Everyday expressions: according to, to waste time, I expect, nowadays - Women’s jobs.    
TEMA 2. AMANDA'S PLANS  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Talking about possibility and probability modal verbs: may, might, can, could, would - Modal verbs for deduction and supposition: can't, may/might, must - Hope vs. wait - Quantifiers: plenty of, a few, a lot of, hardly any, enough - Too + adjective / Too + much/many.   Vocabulary: - Talking about the weather - Complaining - Everyday expressions: in practice, a long way to go, or else.    
TEMA 3. AMANDA'S PLANS  To expand, review and consolidate the grammar, structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: - Talking about possibility and probability modal verbs: may, might, can, could, would - Modal verbs for deduction and supposition: can't, may/might, must - Quantifiers: plenty of, a few, a lot of, hardly any, enough - Will for predictions.   Vocabulary: - Talking about the weather - Describing graphics - Everyday expressions: in practice, a long way to go, or else - Women’s jobs.    
TEMA 4.  AMANDA'S PLANS. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.   

MODULO 2. LOOKING FOR A TEMPORARY JOB    
TEMA 1. LOOKING FOR A TEMPORARY JOB  To learn and assimilate the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Talking about work - personal qualities -qualifications. Everyday expressions: don’t panic, tend to, to spoil oneself.   
TEMA 2. LOOKING FOR A TEMPORARY JOB  To learn and practice the grammar as well as structures and vocabulary covered in the lesson through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: First conditional: If vs. Unless. Presentation: second conditional for hypothetical/unlikely situations, First vs. Second conditional, Either / Or / Neither / Nor, Reflexive pronouns.   Vocabulary: Talking about work - personal qualities - qualifications. Useful phrases: I’m ringing about, an animal lover, holiday job, against the rules, and so on etc.    
TEMA 3. LOOKING FOR A TEMPORARY JOB  To review and expand the vocabulary as well as the structures and vocabulary.  Structures and functions: First vs. Second conditional, Applying for a job: interviews.  Vocabulary: Talking about work - personal qualities - qualifications. British and American English: common vocabulary differences.      
TEMA 4.  LOOKING FOR A TEMPORARY JOB. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 3. WORKING WITH ANIMALS    
TEMA 1. WORKING WITH ANIMALS  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Adjectives, talking about cities: bustling, crowded.    
TEMA 2. WORKING WITH ANIMALS  To learn and practice grammar as well as some more structures, functions and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Present perfect continuous. After, while, before + continuous tenses. Contrasts in usage: Present perfect, Present perfect continuous and past simple. Time expressions: since, for, before, after, during, as soon as, while, until, when, as.   Vocabulary: Everyday expressions: let me see, within walking distance, just a minute, by the way, just in case - Directions.    
TEMA 3. WORKING WITH ANIMALS  To review and consolidate grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lesson.   Structures and functions: Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous - Time expressions: before, after, during, as soon as, while, until, when, as - Narrating a series of events - Responding to situations.   Vocabulary: Shops and places of interest.    
TEMA 4. WORKING WITH ANIMALS. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 4. IT'S A BARGAIN!  MAKING A COMPLAINT    
TEMA 1. IT'S A BARGAIN!  MAKING A COMPLAINT  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.   Vocabulary: Useful expressions: bargain, package, to pick up, to complain, to agree with, to be able to afford.    
TEMA 2. IT'S A BARGAIN!  MAKING A COMPLAINT  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises through a series of interactive exercises.  Structures and functions: -ed and -ing adjectives - Presentation: Past perfect and Past perfect continuous - So + adjective and such + adjective + noun.   Vocabulary: Useful phrases: to put things right, to be in somebody’s shoes, it’s not worth it, it won’t show, My goodness!, Indeed etc - Shopping.    
TEMA 3. IT'S A BARGAIN!  MAKING A COMPLAINT  To review and consolidate the structures and vocabulary related to the lesson through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: -ed and -ing adjectives - Past perfect and Past perfect continuous - So + adjective and such + adjective + noun.   Vocabulary: Shopping.     
TEMA 4. IT'S A BARGAIN!  MAKING A COMPLAINT. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 5. MEETING RICK    
TEMA 1. MEETING RICK  To be introduced to and assimilate the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Useful phrases - self-centred, hard, to be kidding, chain, stranger, to get to know etc, to let someone down, chain (of shops), misunderstanding.     
TEMA 2. MEETING RICK  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Talking about character - Adjectives - Reported speech: say and tell - Adverbs.  Vocabulary: Everyday expressions: to bump into someone, to meet someone’s eyes, living it up, to get used to something.     
TEMA 3. MEETING RICK  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Tag questions - Gerunds and infinitives - Adjectives - Reported speech: say and tell - Adverbs.   Vocabulary: Invitations and offers.    
TEMA 4. MEETING RICK.  ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.  

MODULO 6. YOU ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE, MUM!    
TEMA 1. YOU ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE, MUM!  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the past level through a series of interactive revision exercises.    

PARTE 3. ENGLISH NO LIMITS: LEVEL 2. COURSE III    
MODULO I. SEAN WORKS IN THE RADIO    
TEMA 1. SEAN WORKS IN THE RADIO  To learn and internalise the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: sheet, to set up, crafts, fair, ambitious, powerful light, alternative medicine, environment, habitat etc.    
TEMA 2. SEAN WORKS IN THE RADIO  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Reported speech - Indirect questions - Expressing agreement or disagreement: so do I, neither do I, I agree, I don't agree - Relative pronouns and clauses.   Vocabulary: Useful phrases: in my opinion, the general public, it rings a bell, I can’t take it seriously, craft fair -The environment.    
TEMA 3. SEAN WORKS IN THE RADIO  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Expressing agreement or disagreement: so do I, neither do I, I agree, I don't agree - Indirect questions - Relative clauses: defining and non-defining.   Vocabulary: The environment.    
TEMA 4. SEAN WORKS IN THE RADIO. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 2. BAD NEWS    
TEMA 1. BAD NEWS  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Useful words and expressions: in shock, birth rate, country scene, reduced prices, publicity etc.    
TEMA 2. BAD NEWS  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Making deductions about the past: must have, could have, may/might have - Third conditional: impossible, past conditions - Ought to have, should/n’t have: expressing regrets - I wish / If only + past - Connectors: although, however, nevertheless, due to etc.   Vocabulary: Useful phrases: on the whole, point of view, out of work, you never know, you won’t get away with - The news: politics, economy, ecology, weather, sport, crime etc.    
TEMA 3. BAD NEWS  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: To expand the structures and vocabulary covered through a series of interactive exercises such as word/sentence-picture association, listening comprehension with short, realistic dialogues and student-led listening practice with the vocabulary items.  Structures and functions: Making deductions about the past: must have, could have, may/might have - Third conditional: impossible, past conditions - Ought to have, should/n’t have: expressing regrets, I wish / If only + past - Connectors: although, however, nevertheless, due to etc.   Vocabulary: The news: politics, economy, ecology, weather, sport, crime etc.    
TEMA 4. BAD NEWS. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 3. INTERVIEWING A HEADMASTER    
TEMA 1. INTERVIEWING A HEADMASTER  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: School and education: report, mark, project, break - subjects.    
TEMA 2. INTERVIEWING A HEADMASTER  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some additional structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Talking about education - Third conditional - Talking about ability.   Vocabulary: School and education - Useful phrases: too good to be true, my heart’s not in it, think for yourself, make the most of it, pay attention, what’s the point.    
TEMA 3. INTERVIEWING A HEADMASTER  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Talking about education - Third conditional - Talking about ability.   Vocabulary - School and education.    
TEMA 4. INTERVIEWING A HEADMASTER. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 4. I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR!    
TEMA 1. I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR!  To learn and acquire the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive exercises.   Vocabulary: Seeing the doctor - illness - Useful phrases: medical check-up, fizzy drink, specialist, a balanced diet, etc.
TEMA 2. I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR!  To learn and practice through using the grammar as well as some more structures and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Reported questions - as, since, because, due to.   Vocabulary: Seeing the doctor: medical conditions - Useful phrases: off colour, can’t face it, that doesn’t sound like you, at last - Healthy eating.    
TEMA 3.  I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR!  To revise and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Reported questions - Explaining cause: as, since, because, due to.   Vocabulary: Seeing the doctor: medical conditions - Healthy eating.    
TEMA 4. I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR!. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 5. YOU NEED A RETREAT    
TEMA 1. YOU NEED A RETREAT  To learn and internalise the structures and vocabulary related to the topic through a series of interactive.   Vocabulary: Religion - home-made, in retreat, to reflect (on), holy place, train schedule.    
TEMA 2. YOU NEED A RETREAT  To learn and practice the grammar as well as some more structures, functions and vocabulary through a series of interactive exercises. .  Structures and functions: Talking about religion - Expressing purpose: so that + clause, for + noun, in order to + verb, to + verb - Active and passive forms: phrases with two objects - To have something done.  Vocabulary: Religion - Useful phrases: to wind down, coming up, feel free.    
TEMA 3. YOU NEED A RETREAT  To review and consolidate the grammar as well as the structures and vocabulary covered in the lessons through a series of interactive exercises.   Structures and functions: Talking about religion - Expressing purpose: so that + clause, for + noun, in order to + verb, to + verb - Active and passive forms: phrases with two objects - To have something done (have + object + participle).  Vocabulary: American / British English: common differences - Religions.    
TEMA 4. YOU NEED A RETREAT. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES  Additional exercises.    

MODULO 6. MARGARET'S FAMILY IN MOVING    
TEMA 1. MARGARET'S FAMILY IN MOVING  This lesson provides a choice of revision and extension activities.    

PARTE 4. FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH TEST 1 

Duración Curso Superior First Certificate in English (Nivel B2 del Marco de Referencia Europeo)

300 horas.