Course Syllabus
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| 17 |
Nicholas Offends Fiona
Describing a past experience
Past progressive | While |
| 18 |
Who is Lafarge?
Warning and prohibiting | Comparing
Superlatives | Possessives nouns |
| 19 |
Fiona Describes Nicholas
Asking for favors | Making polite requests
More polite requests | To borrow, to lend |
| 20 |
Martin Knows a Secret
Talking and asking about past experience
Present perfect | Have you ever...? |
| 21 |
Martin is Gone Also!
Talking about life changes | Talking about a mystery
Used to | Indefinite pronouns: someone, anyone |
| 22 |
A White Lie
Getting more information
Present perfect | Since, for, already, yet |
| 23 |
Nicholas Finds Claire
Talking and asking about past activities
Simple past vs. present perfect vs. present perfect continuous |
| 24 |
The Story of a Disease
Talk about necessity | Talk about prohibition
Using have to, must and supposed to |
| 25 |
Warren Knows Who Nicholas Is
Giving advice | Talking about regrets
Using should | Using should have |
| 26 |
Warren Threatens Nicholas
Talk about probability
Expressing certainty with the present tense |
| 27 |
Warren is Closing the Lab
Speculating, predicting
Expressing certainty with the present progressive and future |
| 28 |
Claire Needs Help From Nicholas
Speculating about the past | Talking about past ability
Expressing certainty with the past | Can, could |
| 29 |
Warren Gets Angry
Nostalgia about the past | Expressing preference
Would | Would rather |
| 30 |
Nicholas Looks for Clues
Getting information | Library talk
Two-word verbs | Modals and modal phrases |
| 31 |
Who Was the Stranger at the Library?
Finding information
Adverbs of manner | Using how? |
| 32 |
Listening to the Blues
Influencing actions | Commenting on actions
Modals review | Use of modals |
This course will take you to a high-intermediate level of the English language. You will study intermediate level vocabulary and grammar, while you actively work to understand more advanced reading passages, fine tune your pronunciation, and write more accurately. Our 16-lesson course takes Nicholas and Claire to New Orleans where their story takes an unexpected turn!
