Advanced Vocabulary and Grammar Skills Boost

Introduction

• Focus on boosting advanced vocabulary and grammar skills.
• Aim to speak confidently in everyday situations.
• Content covers various scenarios: morning routine, ordering food, flirting, and breaking up.

Resources

• Two special free ebooks available for download:
  • Ebook 1: Information from the lesson, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes.
  • Ebook 2: Contains grammar and vocabulary needed to master B1-C1 levels.
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• Most popular course: Beautiful British English C1 program—over 5,000 students enrolled.

Daily Routine at C1 Level

• Example of a C1 level daily routine:
  • Upon waking: Meditation for calm.
  • Workout session: 30-minute invigorating workout.
  • Skincare: Nourishing regimen for a glowing complexion.
• Grammar Structures:
  • Non-finite clauses: Incomplete sentences that add context.
  • Comparative Structure: "It isn't so much challenging as it is invigorating."
  • Compound Adjectives: Examples like "well-established" and "30-minute".

Morning Routine Example

• Sentence Structures:
  • Negative inversion: "No sooner have I got dressed than I am wolfing down..."
  • Signposting language: Words like "meanwhile" and "thus" help organize writing.

Continuing Routine

• Office Routine:
  • Post-modified superlative adjective example: "meticulously completing my tasks..."
  • Cleft sentences: Emphasizing specific parts of the sentence.

Closing Routine

• Reflecting on achievements and striving for self-improvement.
• Sentence structures include:
  • Subordinate and participle clauses.
  • Cleft sentences for emphasis.

Food and Drink Vocabulary

• Basic Phrases: Discussing food and drink at an advanced level.
• Phrasal Verbs: e.g., "tuck in," "polish off," "gulp down."
• Adjectives and Nouns:
  • "Aromatic"—having a pleasant smell.
  • "Mouthwatering"—looks appealing.
  • "Flavorsome"—delicious and full of flavor.

Ordering Coffee at Advanced Level

• Progressive Levels of Coffee Ordering:
  • Level 1: "Black coffee please."
  • Level 2: "Can I have a black coffee please?"
  • Level 3: "May I please have a black coffee with a splash of milk?"
  • Level 4: More complex phrases using polite requests.
  • Level 7: Extremely polite and complex coffee order with advanced vocabulary.

Flirting Vocabulary

• Basic Flirting Example: "I’d love to take you out for dinner sometime."
• Advanced Examples: Use of slang and colloquial language:
  • Words like "mate," "trollied," "gobsmacked."
  • Expressions such as "fancy a bite to eat?"

Breaking Up Vocabulary

• Common clichés and their real meanings:
  • "It’s not you, it’s me"—it’s probably you.
  • "I need space"—they need space away from you.
• Advanced Breakup Examples:
  • Level 1: Basic and brutal breakup phrases.
  • Level 4: Complex vocabulary and structures emphasizing the importance of individual happiness.

Conclusion

• Recap of vocabulary and grammar learned from daily routines to complex relationship discussions.
• Reminder of free ebooks and C1 program for further learning.