Excellence Program - Courses

CEFR Level A1

Excellence Basic

Objective: Basic survival skills and immediate environment description.

This level starts from absolute zero (alphabet, verb to be) and ends by introducing simple past only with "to be" (was/were), which is typical of a solid A1 level completion.

🎯 Grammar Structures

Verb To Be (Present): Am, Is, Are
Wh- Questions & Yes/No questions
Demonstratives: This, That, These, Those
Possessive adjectives
Prepositions of Place
There is / There are
Present Continuous (verbo to be + -ing)
Simple Present (routines, Do/Does)
Adverbs of Frequency
Modals: Can, Should, Would
Future: Going to, Will
Past Simple (To Be): Was / Were

📚 Vocabulary Themes

Personal information: greetings, alphabet, numbers
Nationalities and professions
Objects: school supplies, personal items, furniture, clothes
City and places: house parts, city locations
Time: telling time, days of the week, weather
Action verbs: daily routines, leisure activities, sports
Family: family tree vocabulary
Adjectives: personality and physical description

✨ You Will Be Able To:

Introduce yourself and others
Ask and give personal information
Describe location of objects and places
Talk about what's happening now
Describe habits and routines
Make invitations and suggestions
Talk about abilities
Make future plans and predictions
Make reservations and order food

CEFR Level A2

Excellence 1

Objective: Past narration and social interactions.

Consolidates past narration (Simple and Continuous) and introduces Present Perfect and First Conditional, marking entry into intermediate level (B1).

🎯 Grammar Structures

Simple Past: Regular and irregular verbs
Past Continuous: Was/Were + -ing
When clauses (interrupting actions)
Used to: Past habits
Have to / Has to: Obligations and rules
Countable/Uncountable nouns
Quantifiers: How much vs. How many
Some vs. Any
Comparatives & Superlatives
Present Perfect: Life experiences
Present Perfect Continuous
For vs. Since
First Conditional: If + present, will + verb
Reported Speech with Tell and Ask

📚 Vocabulary Themes

Leisure activities: sports, hobbies, vacations
School and rules: subjects, uniforms, obligations
Shopping: clothes, electronics, prices, sizes
Tourism: types of tourism, travel reservations
Biographies and life experiences
Environment: global warming, natural disasters
Childhood memories: games and old toys

✨ You Will Be Able To:

Narrate stories and anecdotes in the past
Describe what was happening when an event occurred
Express obligations and needs
Go shopping: ask prices, availability, sizes
Compare tourist places, products, or people
Talk about life experiences
Discuss activity duration
Make predictions and warnings
Take and leave phone messages
Describe past habits

CEFR Level B1

Excellence 2

Objective: Opinion expression, hypotheses, and information reporting.

Handles advanced grammatical structures like Past Perfect, Passive Voice, Reported Speech, and Gerunds vs. Infinitives. Vocabulary becomes more abstract.

🎯 Grammar Structures

Past Perfect: Actions before another past action
Infinitives: With "to" and without "to"
Gerunds: As subject and after certain verbs
Third Conditional: Unreal past situations
Second Conditional: Hypothetical situations
Could have: Past possibility
Passive Voice: Present, past, and future
Reported Speech: Statements, commands, imperatives
Would rather: Preferences
Be able to: Capacity in different tenses
Could: Suggestions and past ability
Negative Questions
Tag Questions

📚 Vocabulary Themes

Social problems and economics
Discrimination and women's rights
Personality and psychology
Character, temperament, intelligence
Careers and education
Career choice and vocational profiles
History and discoveries
Inventions and scientists
Decision making and moral dilemmas

✨ You Will Be Able To:

Debate and express opinions on complex topics
Express regret using third conditional
Describe processes and history using passive voice
Report what others said or requested
Talk about preferences and contrast options
Describe personality traits
Confirm information using tag questions
Analyze economic and social issues

CEFR Level B2

Excellence 3

Objective: Complex argumentation, abstract topics, and professional preparation.

Addresses complex grammar like Past Modals, Future Perfect, and Indirect Questions. Prepares students for academic and professional situations.

🎯 Grammar Structures

Relative Clauses: Defining and Non-defining
Adjective Order: Opinion, size, age, shape, color
Review of Present and Past tenses
Advanced Passive Voice: Perfect tenses
Adverbial Clauses of Time: Whenever, while, as soon as
Adverbial Clauses of Condition: Unless, provided that
Advanced Reported Speech with specific reporting verbs
Future Continuous: Will be doing
Future Perfect: Will have done
Past Modals: Should have, must have, might have
Indirect Questions: Could you tell me where...?
Advanced Tag Questions

📚 Vocabulary Themes

Personality and character (advanced adjectives)
Fashion and clothing descriptions
Entertainment and media: Reality shows, TV series
University life and education
Social media: Facebook, posting, trolling
Nutrition and health: Eating disorders
Music and festivals (Vive Latino)
Personal relationships and dating
Professional world: Job interviews, résumés, salaries

✨ You Will Be Able To:

Describe people and objects in detail
Debate current topics: TV influence, social media
Express complex conditions
Report detailed conversations with specific verbs
Make sophisticated predictions about the future
Analyze the past with hypotheses
Be diplomatic in formal contexts
Prepare for job interviews
Discuss abstract and professional topics

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