English Level 2 (B1)

Objectifs pédagogiques

Cette formation regroupe quatre ressources Reflex'English pour consolider le niveau B1 du CECRL. Reflex'English Level 2 permet de tenir une conversation simple sur des sujets liés au travail, à l'école ou aux loisirs, et de s'exprimer à l'oral comme à l'écrit sur ses expériences et ses ambitions. Speak & Revise permet de réviser les points vus dans Level 2 et de travailler sa prononciation grâce à une fonction d'enregistrement et de reconnaissance vocale. Grammar permet de consolider plus de 40 règles de grammaire à travers des exercices interactifs. Vocabulary permet d'enrichir son vocabulaire sur des centaines de termes, organisés par thème.

Compétences linguistiques travaillées

L'essentiel à savoir

Le programme détaillé

• 01 Janice's interview: Part 1 7 points

  Grammar

  • “To be” in the simple present
  • “To have” in the simple present
  • Some prepositions: in, on, at or to?
  • Adverbs of frequency
  • Wh- question words

  Vocabulary

  • Janice's interview
  • Review of beginner level
• 02 Janice's interview: Part 2 8 points

  Grammar

  • Some or any
  • Comparative form
  • Superlative form
  • Possessive adjectives
  • Possessive pronouns
  • Prepositions of space

  Vocabulary

  • Janice's interview
  • Review of beginner level
• 03 What do you do for a living? 7 points

  Grammar

  • Asking and saying one's job
  • Asking questions in the simple present
  • “To be” and affirmative short answers
  • “To be” and negative short answers
  • Simple present

  Vocabulary

  • Jobs
  • Job-related verbs
• 04 Job talk 15 points

  Grammar

  • Simple present: use and construction
  • Simple present questions with wh- question words
  • Closed questions and short answers with « do » or « to be » in the simple present
  • This and that
  • Adjectives: « good » and « bad »
  • Plurals
  • Asking questions with « what »
  • « To know » in the simple present
  • « To do » as a verb

  Vocabulary

  • Job talk
  • In an office
  • Computer equipment
  • Working hours
  • Centres of interest
  • Salary
• 05 Test lessons 1 to 4 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 1 to 4
• 06 What did you do yesterday? 7 points

  Grammar

  • The simple past tense
  • « To do » in the simple past
  • « To be » in the simple past
  • Simple past: regular verbs
  • Simple past: irregular verbs

  Vocabulary

  • Phrases with « to have »
  • « To do » vs. « to make »
• 07 A short story: Slim Johnson robbed a bank 4 points

  Grammar

  • Simple past: some regular verbs
  • Simple past: some irregular verbs
  • Simple past: asking questions

  Vocabulary

  • A short story
• 08 What are you doing, Pete? 10 points

  Grammar

  • Present participles
  • The present continuous
  • The present continuous: use
  • The present continuous: questions with prepositions
  • The present continuous: particular cases
  • Question tags

  Vocabulary

  • Sense verbs
  • Around « to think »
  • Questions with why
  • Around « to feel » and « to get »
• 09 It used to be different back then 9 points

  Grammar

  • Structures with « used to »
  • « Used to » and other tenses
  • Past participles: regular and irregular verbs
  • Present perfect
  • « Such » or « such a »
  • « To be used to », « to be getting used to »

  Vocabulary

  • Around « the sun »
  • Around « agriculture »
  • Comparing things
• 10 Test lessons 6 to 9 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 6 to 9
• 11 How long ago was that? 9 points

  Grammar

  • Since, for and ago
  • Adverbs of place with -where
  • The present perfect simple
  • The past continuous
  • The present perfect continuous
  • That's/it's + adjective/noun + infinitive

  Vocabulary

  • Interjections and onomatopoeia
  • At the doctor's
  • At the chemist's
• 12 What do you enjoy doing? 14 points

  Grammar

  • Expressing likes and dislikes
  • Likes and dislikes followed by verbs + -ing
  • Putting nuances in likes and dislikes
  • To look forward to
  • Either / or, neither / nor, not / either
  • « To look » or « to watch »
  • « So do I », « neither do I », « I do », « I don't »
  • All, every, each

  Vocabulary

  • Spare time
  • Around « spare »
  • In the garden
  • Some hobbies and interests
  • Household chores
  • Fish 'n' chips
• 13 What are you going to do? 10 points

  Grammar

  • Pronouncing the letter « L »
  • Talking about the future
  • The future simple with « will »
  • The near future with « be going to »
  • Ever, never
  • Type 1 conditional: the real future
  • The verb « to explain »
  • Modal verbs

  Vocabulary

  • Cultural activities
  • Legal system
• 14 The time 11 points

  Grammar

  • The present conditional
  • Type 2 conditional
  • Hypotheses with « what if » + future or conditional
  • Still
  • Expressing wishes and regrets
  • Reflexive pronouns
  • Making suggestions

  Vocabulary

  • What would you do?
  • Talking about fear
  • Quantifiers: talking about parts
  • Around « life »
• 15 Test lessons 11 to 14 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 11 to 14
• 16 I need to make a phone call 7 points

  Grammar

  • « To need »: modal and regular verb
  • « Won't + infinitive »: refusal to work
  • Must or have to?

  Vocabulary

  • The telephone
  • Using the phone
  • Town facilities
  • To pay, to pay for
• 17 Dealing with phone conversations 5 points

  Grammar

  • « To work » + prepositions

  Vocabulary

  • Phone phrases
  • Phone conversations
  • Organizational chart and positions
  • Company departments
• 18 British English versus American English 11 points

  Grammar

  • Irregular verbs and regular verbs (GB) vs. (US)
  • Present perfect and simple past (GB) vs. (US)
  • Phrases with « to have » or « to take »
  • Phrases with « to have » or « to have got »
  • Different prepositions
  • « Like » or « as »
  • Writing dates
  • Giving advice with « had better »

  Vocabulary

  • Words ending in a vowel + L
  • Spelling differences
  • Completely different words
• 19 Thanksgiving: an American tradition 8 points

  Grammar

  • The passive voice (past, present, future)
  • Compound adjectives
  • The word « meat »: both countable and uncountable

  Vocabulary

  • General knowledge: the USA
  • Thanksgiving
  • Holiday (GB) / vacation (US)
  • Animals and meat
  • A song about New York
• 20 Test lessons 16 to 19 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 16 to 19
• 21 You didn't tell her, did you? 7 points

  Grammar

  • Question tags
  • Informal contractions

  Vocabulary

  • Around « secrets and suspicions »
  • Around « mistake »
  • Around « back »
  • Around « unemployment »
  • « On earth », « the hell »
• 22 She told me she was coming tonight 9 points

  Grammar

  • Reported speech
  • Present perfect vs. simple past
  • Despite, in spite of, although, even though
  • Both or neither

  Vocabulary

  • TV news
  • Talking about injuries
  • Around « to let »
  • Verbs beginning with « over »
  • Around « sport »
• 23 UFO report 8 points

  Grammar

  • Adjectives ending in -ish
  • « Like » or « as »?
  • Qualifying the size
  • Expressing certainty
  • Reported questions, requests and orders

  Vocabulary

  • Outside news
  • Around « hear »
  • Around « fire brigade »
• 24 Weather and climate in the UK 7 points

  Grammar

  • Talking about weather forecast
  • Double comparative (the more.../the more..., the less.../the less...)
  • Weather idioms

  Vocabulary

  • Weather and climate in the UK
  • Around rain, clouds, cold, winds, temperature
  • The compass rose
  • Geography of the UK
• 25 Test lessons 21 to 24 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 21 to 24
• 26 Describing things 11 points

  Grammar

  • Useful questions, order of adjectives
  • Adverbs: « too » and « enough »
  • Vague expressions
  • Question tags: particular case
  • Contractions of verbs
  • Made of, from, out of, with
  • Utility and functions: passive voice structures
  • Passive voice with « to be made to do (something) »
  • Paraphrasing

  Vocabulary

  • Describing things
  • Materials
• 27 Describing people 11 points

  Grammar

  • Character and behaviour: opposite adjectives
  • Compound adjectives
  • Useful verbs: things you can do with your mouth

  Vocabulary

  • Talking about character and behaviour
  • Talking about age
  • Around the face
  • Talking about physical appearance
  • Talking about height
  • Talking about weight
  • Describing hair
  • Talking about complexion and skin
• 28 What would you have done? 10 points

  Grammar

  • Past conditional
  • Type III conditional: formation, use
  • Type III conditional with modal verbs
  • Type III conditional with « even if »
  • To be able, can / could
  • Expressing regrets in the past
  • Conditional types: review

  Vocabulary

  • At the meeting
  • Around « to miss »
  • Around « to bother »
• 29 Writing emails and letters 8 points

  Grammar

  • Around « to write »

  Vocabulary

  • Around emails
  • Layout of emails
  • Writing and sending an email
  • Around regular mail
  • Layout of a formal letter
  • Opening salutations, complimentary closes
  • The message of the letter
• 30 Test lessons 26 to 29 1 points
  • Review and test of lessons 26 to 29
• 31 Grammar (B1/B2) 20 points
  • The future using present simple and continuous
  • The future using going to, will and present perfect
  • Past continuous vs. simple past
  • Past perfect: formation and use
  • Present perfect continuous: formation and use
  • Future continuous
  • Expressions with 'used to' and 'would'
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
  • Reported speech
  • Wishes in the present
  • Wishes in the past
  • The passive voice
  • Have done, make do
  • Modals
  • Defining relative clauses
  • Non-defining relative clauses
  • Object and subject questions
  • Question tags
  • Adjectives ending in ED or ING
  • Multiple adjectives: word order
• 32 Vocabulary (B1/B2) 20 points
  • Countries and symbols
  • Materials
  • Nature
  • Shops
  • In the city
  • Urban vs. rural life
  • Tourism
  • Computer science
  • Cooking
  • Expressing quantities
  • At the restaurant
  • At the hotel
  • On the phone
  • Feelings and emotions
  • Health and illness
  • Five senses
  • At the doctor's
  • The Arts
  • The Earth
  • Astrology and the Solar System