B1: Independent Living
B1: Independent Living – English for independent daily life in the US. Full immersion, no Spanish. For students who completed A2.
UNIT 1 - Career Advancement
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UNIT 1 - ObjectiveCareer advancement: ask for a raise, describe achievements, and handle performance reviews. -
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L1 - Career VocabularyLearn 15 key terms for raises, promotions, achievements, feedback, and bonuses. -
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common workplace errors involving raises, achievements, duration, growth, and performance.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases for discussing compensation, promotions, performance, and contributions.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Present PerfectUse the present perfect to describe experience, duration, achievements, and recent results.
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Quiz. Career AdvancementComplete with the correct word. -
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Asking for a raiseListen to a realistic conversation about performance, contributions, and asking for a raise.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of achievement, performance, compensation, responsibility, and contribution.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself describing your track record, goals, request for a raise, and commitment.
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UNIT 1 ChecklistCheck that you can discuss achievements, ask for a raise, and handle a performance review.
UNIT 2 - Healthcare Management
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UNIT 2 - ObjectiveManage healthcare in the U.S.: insurance, specialists, prescriptions, symptoms, and follow-up care.
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L1 - Healthcare VocabularyLearn 15 key healthcare terms, including deductible, copay, premium, referral, and coverage.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors when talking about doctors, specialists, appointments, and medication.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases about specialists, referrals, networks, claims, side effects, and follow-up care.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Past Simple (regular and irregular)Use the simple past with regular and irregular verbs to describe completed events and medical care.
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Quiz. Healthcare ManagementComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - At the pharmacyListen to a realistic pharmacy conversation about prescriptions, dosage, side effects, and cost.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of deductible, prescription, specialist, referral, and coverage.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself asking about specialists, referrals, coverage, side effects, and follow-up care.
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UNIT 2 ChecklistCheck that you can discuss insurance, prescriptions, specialists, side effects, and follow-up care.
UNIT 3 - Personal Finance and Banking
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UNIT 3 - ObjectiveManage personal finances: bank accounts, credit, loans, payments, transfers, and budgeting.
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L1 - Finance VocabularyLearn 15 key finance terms, including checking account, savings, credit score, loan, and budget.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors when talking about savings, loans, credit cards, payments, and bank accounts.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases about accounts, interest rates, transfers, balances, loans, and payments.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Future (will / going to)Use will and be going to for decisions, predictions, plans, and intentions.
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Quiz. Personal FinanceComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Opening a bank accountListen to a realistic conversation about opening a checking account and understanding account terms.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of interest, credit score, overdraft, statement, and transfer.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself asking about accounts, interest rates, balances, loans, and payment due dates.
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UNIT 3 ChecklistCheck that you can manage accounts, credit, loans, transfers, payments, and a basic budget.
UNIT 4 - Civic Life and Community
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UNIT 4 - ObjectiveTake part in civic life: local government, community meetings, volunteering, and voting eligibility.
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L1 - Civic VocabularyLearn 15 key civic terms, including citizen, resident, election, city council, volunteer, and zoning.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors involving voter registration, candidates, citizenship, city hall, and community participation.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases about elections, polling places, city council meetings, services, and volunteering.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - First ConditionalUse the first conditional to describe real and possible future situations and their results.
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Quiz. Civic LifeComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - At a community meetingListen to a realistic community meeting about a neighborhood park project and volunteering.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of citizen, election, candidate, community, and volunteer.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself asking about elections, community involvement, volunteering, and city hall.
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UNIT 4 ChecklistCheck that you can discuss elections, community meetings, volunteering, and the difference between a citizen and a resident.
UNIT 5 - Housing Maintenance
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UNIT 5 - ObjectiveHandle housing maintenance: report repairs, contact a landlord, and discuss lease responsibilities.
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L1 - Housing Maintenance VocabularyLearn 15 key housing terms, including maintenance, leak, plumber, landlord, lease, and eviction.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors when reporting leaks, giving notice, and talking to a landlord.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases for reporting problems, requesting repairs, renewing a lease, and giving notice.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Passive Voice (present)Use the present passive to focus on actions and results in maintenance situations.
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Quiz. Housing MaintenanceComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Reporting a problemListen to a realistic conversation about reporting a leak and arranging a repair.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of maintenance, repair, plumber, eviction, and appliance.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself reporting a problem, requesting a repair, renewing a lease, and giving notice.
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UNIT 5 ChecklistCheck that you can report maintenance problems, request repairs, and discuss lease renewal and notice.
UNIT 6 - Social Relationships
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UNIT 6 - ObjectiveManage social relationships: express opinions, set boundaries, resolve conflicts, and apologize.
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L1 - Social VocabularyLearn 15 key social terms, including opinion, compromise, trust, boundaries, respect, and support.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors when agreeing, disagreeing, apologizing, and discussing arguments.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases for expressing opinions, disagreeing respectfully, apologizing, and compromising.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Second ConditionalUse the second conditional for hypothetical situations, advice, and imagined results.
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Quiz. Social RelationshipsComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Resolving a conflictListen to a realistic conversation about hurt feelings, an apology, and resolving a conflict.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of compromise, apologize, disagreement, relationship, and communication.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself expressing an opinion, disagreeing respectfully, apologizing, and suggesting a compromise.
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UNIT 6 ChecklistCheck that you can express opinions, resolve conflicts, apologize, and use the second conditional.
UNIT 7 - Travel and Transportation
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UNIT 7 - ObjectivePlan travel in the U.S.: flights, rental cars, airports, delays, and long-distance transportation.
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L1 - Travel VocabularyLearn 15 key travel terms, including flight, boarding pass, gate, rental car, reservation, and delay.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors involving flights, boarding, missed flights, and airport gates.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases for booking flights, checking bags, handling delays, and renting a car.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Modal Verbs (past: could have, should have)Use should have and could have to discuss past regrets, alternatives, and missed possibilities.
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Quiz. Travel and TransportationComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - At the airportListen to a realistic airport conversation about terminals, gates, shuttles, delays, and boarding passes.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of boarding pass, terminal, reservation, cancellation, and departure.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself discussing a flight, gate, delay, reservation, and rental car.
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UNIT 7 ChecklistCheck that you can book a flight, navigate an airport, handle delays, and rent a car.
UNIT 8 - Taxes and Legal Documents
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UNIT 8 - ObjectiveDiscuss U.S. taxes and official documents: tax returns, W-2s, deadlines, applications, and official forms.
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L1 - Tax and Legal VocabularyLearn 15 key terms for taxes and official documents, including tax return, W-2, refund, visa, and green card.
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L2 - Common MistakesCorrect common errors when discussing tax returns, refunds, applications, expiration dates, and forms.
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L3 - 10 Useful PhrasesPractice 10 useful phrases about tax returns, deadlines, refunds, passports, visas, and document renewal.
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L4 - Minimal Grammar - Reported SpeechUse reported speech to report statements and yes-or-no questions with appropriate tense changes.
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Quiz. Taxes and Legal DocumentsComplete with the correct word.
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L5 - Real Dialogue - Getting tax helpListen to a realistic conversation about getting help with a tax return, filing status, documents, and a refund.
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L6 - Pronunciation NotesPractice the pronunciation of refund, deduction, passport, citizenship, and extension.
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L7 - AssignmentRecord yourself asking about tax filing, deadlines, passports, visas, and required documents.
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UNIT 8 ChecklistCheck that you can discuss tax documents, ask for filing help, handle applications, and use reported speech.
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Información básica
English for independent living: housing maintenance, career advancement, taxes, travel, healthcare, civic life, personal finance, social relationships. Full immersion.
Requisitos del curso
Completion of A2: Settling In or equivalent A2-level English proficiency.
Público objetivo
Spanish speakers who can communicate in basic English and are now living independently in the US.
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Estudiantes
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Profesor
Hablo Inglés
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Detalles del curso
Clases
72
Concursos
8
Nivel
Intermedio