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C1 English — Advanced

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General English — C1

General English

Advanced (C1) General English: eight units taking learners to fluent, nuanced, precise communication - emphasis and inversion, advanced conditionals and modality, sophisticated cohesion, and a C1 exit review.

Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: Making an Impression

identity, first impressions and self-presentation
  1. 1.That's What Countsspoken production50 min
  2. 2.It's the Little Thingsspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Never Have I Everspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Making an Impression: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 2: The Way We Live Now

society, change and modern life
  1. 1.It Is Widely Believedspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Putting It Formallyspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Hedging Your Betsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.The Way We Live Now: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 3: What If Things Were Different

choices, chance and alternative realities
  1. 1.Suppose It Were Sospoken production50 min
  2. 2.Had I Knownspoken production50 min
  3. 3.But for a Momentspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.What If Things Were Different: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 4: The Bigger Picture

ideas, argument and critical thinking
  1. 1.Joining the Dotsspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Granted, But...spoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Weighing It Upspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.The Bigger Picture: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 5: A World of Difference

culture, place and global perspectives
  1. 1.Many of Whomspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Cutting It Finespoken production50 min
  3. 3.Setting the Scenespoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.A World of Difference: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 6: Getting Technical

work, expertise and explaining
  1. 1.In All Likelihoodspoken production50 min
  2. 2.You Might As Wellspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Make It Clearspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Getting Technical: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 7: Emotions and Attitudes

feelings, relationships and intensity
  1. 1.By Far the Bestspoken production50 min
  2. 2.I Do Mean Itspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Strength of Feelingspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Emotions and Attitudes: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 8: C1 Review & Communication

consolidating C1 and communicating with nuance
  1. 1.Saying It with Stylespoken production50 min
  2. 2.The Full Rangespoken production50 min
  3. 3.Making It Coherespoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.C1 Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Teaching resources for C1

worksheet

Cleft Sentences: What- & It-Clefts - C1 Worksheet

A classroom-ready C1 worksheet on what-clefts and it-clefts for foregrounding, highlighting and correcting, with a full

worksheet

Fronting & Inversion for Emphasis: C1 Worksheet

A classroom-ready C1 worksheet on fronting negative/limiting adverbials with subject-verb inversion for emphasis and reg

activity

Making an Impression: C1 Pitch Activity

A C1 speaking activity: learners prepare and deliver a short persuasive pitch using clefts and inversion to foreground w

assessment resource

C1 Unit 1 Making an Impression: Progress Check

A short end-of-unit progress check for C1 Unit 1: grammar (what-clefts, it-clefts, fronting and inversion), self-present

article

Making an Impression: C1 Student Study Guide

A self-study guide for C1 learners: foreground key information with what-clefts and it-clefts, add emphasis with frontin

worksheet

Impersonal Report Structures: C1 Worksheet

A classroom-ready C1 worksheet on the passive and impersonal report structures (It is believed that... / X is believed t

worksheet

Nominalisation for Formal Writing: C1 Worksheet

A classroom-ready C1 worksheet on nominalisation - turning verbs and adjectives into nouns for formal register, density

activity

The Way We Live Now: C1 Commentary Activity

A C1 speaking activity: learners give a balanced, impersonal commentary on a social trend using report structures, nomin

assessment resource

C1 Unit 2 The Way We Live Now: Progress Check

A short end-of-unit progress check for C1 Unit 2: grammar (impersonal report structures, nominalisation, hedging), socie

article

The Way We Live Now: C1 Student Study Guide

A self-study guide for C1 learners: report ideas impersonally, write formally with nominalisation, and soften claims wit

worksheet

Advanced Conditionals: C1 Worksheet

A classroom-ready C1 worksheet on advanced conditional forms - were to, supposing, provided/as long as, unless, otherwis

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A World of Difference: C1 Student Study Guide

A self-study guide for C1 learners: add precise detail with advanced relative clauses, write concisely with reduced/non-