Level 6 (C1 – Advanced)

Introduction

This level is designed for learners who have a strong command of English and aim to refine their language skills to near-native proficiency. You will focus on mastering complex communication, understanding subtle nuances, and producing sophisticated language in both personal and professional contexts.

At this stage, emphasis is placed on:

• Advanced grammar and stylistic precision, including complex sentence structures and nuanced language use.
• Critical reading and listening, with authentic texts such as academic articles, professional reports, literature, and media content.
• Fluent and persuasive speaking, including debates, presentations, negotiations, and professional interactions.
• Advanced writing skills, enabling you to produce clear, well-structured, and stylistically appropriate texts.
• Cultural and pragmatic awareness, adapting language for different audiences, registers, and contexts.

• Objectives

  1. Speaking:
  • Communicate fluently and spontaneously in both social and professional contexts.
  • Participate effectively in debates, negotiations, and high-level discussions.
  • Present ideas, arguments, and analyses clearly, persuasively, and coherently.
  • Use advanced idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, and nuanced vocabulary naturally.
  • Adjust tone, style, and register appropriately for formal, informal, and specialized contexts.
  2. Listening:
  • Understand a wide range of spoken English, including lectures, interviews, discussions, and media broadcasts.
  • Interpret implied meaning, nuance, and tone in complex conversations.
  • Follow and analyze arguments, reasoning, and detailed explanations.
  • Comprehend authentic audio materials across academic, professional, and cultural domains.
  • Summarize, infer, and critically evaluate spoken content accurately.
  3. Reading:
  • Read and understand complex, authentic texts, including academic articles, reports, literature, and professional documents.
  • Identify main ideas, supporting details, and underlying assumptions.
  • Analyze tone, style, and rhetorical techniques in various types of texts.
  • Develop critical reading skills to evaluate, synthesize, and respond to information.
  • Expand advanced vocabulary and recognize idiomatic, figurative, and culturally specific expressions.
  4. Writing:
  • Produce clear, well-structured, and stylistically sophisticated texts for academic, professional, and social purposes.
  • Use advanced grammar and cohesive devices accurately to organize ideas.
  • Write persuasive essays, reports, proposals, and formal correspondence.
  • Express complex ideas, opinions, and arguments with clarity and precision.
  • Revise and edit writing to achieve high standards of accuracy, coherence, and style.
  5. Grammar:
  • Use a full range of complex grammatical structures with accuracy and flexibility.
  • Apply advanced tenses, conditionals, modals, passive forms, and inversion confidently.
  • Employ precise sentence connectors and cohesive devices to enhance clarity and flow.
  • Recognize and correct subtle errors in advanced language use.
  • Demonstrate control of grammatical nuances to convey subtle differences in meaning and emphasis.
  6. Vocabulary:
  • Expand and apply a wide range of advanced vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations.
  • Use domain-specific, professional, and academic vocabulary effectively.
  • Understand and interpret figurative language, irony, and cultural references.
  • Employ precise vocabulary to convey nuance, tone, and emphasis.
  • Develop strategies to learn, retain, and actively use advanced vocabulary.

  • By the end of this level, learners will be able to:

    • Communicate fluently, accurately, and persuasively in a wide range of challenging contexts.
    • Understand and interpret complex spoken and written materials, including implicit meanings and tone.
    • Express ideas, arguments, and opinions with precision and sophistication.
    • Produce high-quality written texts tailored to academic, professional, and social purposes.
    • Prepare confidently for advanced English exams (C1 level) and professional communication requirements.