Upper-Intermediate English as a Second Language

Learning a new language requires you to pull together a variety of concepts and topics. By connecting your language skills, you are better able to explain yourself and write about your ideas. This course presents Standard American English grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills at the B2 level that work together to culminate in a complete essay. 

In Unit 1, you will learn how sentences become clearer when tenses agree. You'll practice recognizing tenses to make your writing more coherent. Unit 2 builds your vocabulary by exploring synonyms and antonyms. In Unit 3, you will develop stronger reading skills when you practice making inferences and explaining your thoughts on what you've read. Unit 4 brings all these topics together as you write a short, cohesive essay about an article. By the end of this course, you will be able to describe your opinions about the things you read. This course is designed to help you use your new skills to communicate your ideas in a clear, thoughtful manner.

This course introduces you to number and tense agreement. In English, it is important that the number of a noun, meaning if it is singular or plural, and the timing of verbs in a sentence or paragraph, referred to as the verbs' tense, stays consistent. For example, readers would be confused if a sentence mentioned one dog, but later said "dogs", or if that dog ran while also running. In this unit, you'll learn that by knowing what tense to use and how to apply that tense to all verbs in a sentence or paragraph, you can help the reader follow along easily. This course also introduces the concept of synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing, while antonyms are words that are opposites. When you are able to find synonyms and antonyms, you grow your vocabulary. When you can use the reading strategy of context clues to uncover synonyms and antonyms, you will understand more of what you read. In this unit you will complete an activity where you will use context clues to search for synonyms and antonyms online.

This Course Includes:

• Time: 12 hours

• Free Certificate

• CEFR Level B2

Course link: https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=436