C1: Precision and Expression
Shape emphasis, qualify arguments and choose grammar to suit meaning and register.
- Level
- C1
- Lessons
- 15
- Ready
- 15
Lessons
15 lessons
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C1 Lesson 1 25 min Not startedTense and aspect: Choosing the meaning you intend
Use simple, continuous and perfect forms to present events from different viewpoints. Explore temporary situations and verbs whose meaning changes between state and action uses.
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C1 Lesson 2 25 min Not startedAdvanced passives: Reporting beliefs and expectations
Report beliefs and expectations with it is said that and is said to structures. Practise passive infinitives and -ing forms, including perfect forms that show earlier events.
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C1 Lesson 3 25 min Not startedDegrees of certainty: Must be, may have and likely to
Express how certain you are using modals, perfect and continuous forms, and expressions such as likely and bound to. Match the strength of your statement to the available evidence.
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C1 Lesson 4 25 min Not startedNegative inversion: Never, rarely and not until
Add emphasis with inversion after negative and restrictive expressions. Practise auxiliary placement with never, not until and only, including sentences about events in quick succession.
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C1 Lesson 5 25 min Not startedConditional inversion: Had I, were I and should you
Express conditions without if using had, were and should at the start of a clause. Practise formal alternatives while keeping the original time reference and meaning.
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C1 Lesson 6 25 min Not startedCleft sentences: It was…that and what…is
Highlight the information that matters using it-clefts and what-clefts. Practise restructuring sentences to focus on a person, action or idea without changing the message.
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C1 Lesson 7 25 min Not startedFronting and emphatic do: Putting your point first
Move an object or complement to the front for contrast, and use emphatic do to strengthen a statement. Learn when fronting keeps normal word order and when inversion is needed.
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C1 Lesson 8 25 min Not startedParticiple clauses: Clear subjects and time relationships
Use present, past and perfect participles to connect actions concisely. Check shared subjects, active or passive meaning and time order to avoid misleading or dangling clauses.
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C1 Lesson 9 25 min Not startedEllipsis and substitution: Avoiding repetition
Leave out understood words or replace repeated ideas with auxiliaries, do so, so and not. Practise keeping the reference clear while making connected speech and writing more natural.
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C1 Lesson 10 25 min Not startedComplex noun phrases: Finding the head noun
Build and interpret noun phrases with several modifiers, possessives and complements. Identify the head noun to choose the right verb agreement and keep descriptions clear.
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C1 Lesson 11 25 min Not startedNominalisation: Noun phrases in formal writing
Turn actions and qualities into noun phrases for a more formal style. Practise preserving who did what, and recognise when a direct verb makes a sentence clearer.
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C1 Lesson 12 25 min Not startedConcession: Much as, however and no matter
Express unexpected contrasts with although, despite, much as, however and no matter. Practise the different clause and phrase patterns and preserve the logical relationship between ideas.
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