SSCE05 Inglés C1

Objetivos

Capacitar al alumnado para utilizar el idioma con flexibilidad, eficacia y precisión para participar en todo tipo de situaciones, en los ámbitos personal, público, académico y profesional, que requieran comprender, producir y procesar textos orales y escritos extensos y complejos, en diversas variedades estándar de la lengua, con un repertorio léxico amplio, y que versen sobre temas tanto abstractos como concretos, incluso aquellos con los que el hablante no esté familiarizado.

Este programa formativo proporcionará a los alumnos la formación en lengua inglesa necesaria para que puedan presentarse a las pruebas de acreditación oficial del nivel C1 del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCERL).

Índice

MÓDULO 1

Unidad Didáctica 1. Connections

- Cultural awareness.

- Describing cross-cultural experiences.

- Reporting back on research in meetings.

- Tenses review.

- Introducing yourself to a group.

Unidad Didáctica 2. Careers

- The importance of education.

- Comparing career paths and choices.

- Managing the discussion in meetings.

- Expressing attitudes to the past.

- Getting your point across.

Unidad Didáctica 3. Skills Practice 

- Culture and communication.

- Writing: A covering letter.

- Reading: Avoiding cultural gaffes.

- Talking about cross-cultural experiences.

Unidad Didáctica 4. Britain 

- The Oxford English Dictionary.

- Idiomatic expressions.

- Reading: How accurate are British stereotypes?

Unidad Didáctica 5. Change

- Managing change.

- Discussing working practices.

- Giving a formal presentation.

- Speculating about future changes.

- Showing understanding.

Unidad Didáctica 6. Risk

- An investment banker.

- Talking about different kinds of risk.

- Taking part in a teleconference.

- Referencing using pronouns.

- Establishing rapport and showing interest.

Unidad Didáctica 7. Skills Practice

- Colleagues, clients, and candidates 

- Writing: Writing a CV 

- Reading: Online job interviews 

- Talking about job interviews 

Unidad Didáctica 8. United States 

- New York City British and American English: differences.

- Reading: How the differences between.

- British and American English can lead to misunderstandings.

Unidad Didáctica 9. Teamwork

- Freelance or employed?

- Exploring team relationships.

- Dealing with conflict in negotiations.

- Adding emphasis using fronting, cleft sentences, adverbs, and phrases.

- Responding to feedback.

Unidad Didáctica 10. Progress

- The expansion of a supermarket.

- Discussing factors for success.

- Problem-solving and brainstorming ideas in meetings.

- Using adverbs to qualify attitudes.

- Using vague language.

Unidad Didáctica 11. Skills Practice

- Goals and objectives.

- Writing: Writing proposals.

- Reading: How to achieve success.

- Talking about short-term and long-term goals.

Unidad Didáctica 12. New Zealand 

- The world extreme sports capital.

- New Zealand English.

- Reading: The decline of New Zealand English.

MÓDULO 2

Unidad Didáctica 1. Learning

- Training.

- Talking about training and learning.

- Communication strategies.

- Participle clauses.

- ‘The future in the past’.

- Expressing dissatisfaction.

Unidad Didáctica 2. Performance

- Job satisfaction.

- Discussing employer / employee expectations.

- Giving an impromptu presentation.

- Using questions.

- Dealing with difficult questions.

Unidad Didáctica 3. Skills Practice

- The lives of others.

- Writing: A report.

- Reading: Saving dying languages. Comparing cultural traditions.

Unidad Didáctica 4. Britain 

- George Orwell.

- Orwellian English.

- Reading: An extract from Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Unidad Didáctica 5. Resources

- Corporate social responsibility.

- Talking about resources.

- Discussing options and reaching decisions.

- Using conditionals.

- Dealing with misunderstandings.

Unidad Didáctica 6. Leadership

- The role of leadership.

- Talking about leadership styles.

- Giving a briefing on change.

- Distancing and depersonalizing using the passive.

- Expressing personal view.

Unidad Didáctica 7. Skills Practice 

- Getting personal.

- Writing: A letter of agreement.

- Reading: Is 29 the perfect age? Describing your personality.

Unidad Didáctica 8. Ireland

- The Irish Potato Famine.

- Irish English.

- Reading: The origins of Irish English.

Unidad Didáctica 9. Values

- The collapse of Enron.

- Talking about values.

- Reaching an agreement in negotiations.

- Using inversion for emphasis.

- Raising a difficult point.

Unidad Didáctica 10. Persuasion

- Selling.

- Talking about how we are persuaded and influenced.

- Selling an idea in a presentation.

- Using discourse markers.

- Giving and receiving compliments.

Unidad Didáctica 11. Skills Practice 

- The natural world.

- Writing: A mailshot. 

- Reading: Benidorm and eco-tourism. Talking about travel and climate change.

Unidad Didáctica 12. Australia

- The Great Barrier Reef Australian English.

- Reading: The rise and fall of Australian slang.