C1: Precision and Expression

Shape emphasis, qualify arguments and choose grammar to suit meaning and register.

Level: C1
Lessons: 15
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15 lessons

C1 Lesson 13 25 min Not started

Hedging and stance: Making careful, precise claims

Qualify claims with expressions such as appears to, tends to and may well. Match your level of certainty to the evidence and choose language that suits the context and register.

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C1 Lesson 14 25 min Not started

Unreal past: It's time, I'd rather and as if

Use past forms to express present or future preferences and distance from reality. Compare it's time, would rather, wish and as if, and distinguish these uses from past regrets.

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C1 Lesson 15 30 min Not started

C1 review: Precision, emphasis and advanced grammar

Combine advanced tense choices, passives, inversion, participles and hedging in context. Revise sentences to keep time, agency and certainty clear while preserving the intended meaning.

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