Nash Level B1 (Pre-Intemediate)

What will you learn in this course?

Grammar

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Learn the main grammatical structures and apply them immediately to spoken and written communication: verb tenses (present, past, future), use of the continuous and perfect tenses, the first, second and third conditional, passive and active voice.

Functional English

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 Employ the most commonly used expressions in different social and business contexts: describing places, and experiences, how to talk about predictions and trends, negotiating conditions, giving advice and suggesting solutions, asking for and giving opinions.

Vocabulary

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Incorporate the main vocabulary to express yourself in the most effective way: Weather, art, hobbies, family and friends, food and drink, feelings and emotions, health, medicine, symptoms, technology, vacations, furniture and rooms in the home and office.

Idioms

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It includes idiomatic expressions of the English language, many of which have no translation or equivalent in Spanish; for example, "It's a touch and go", "Without a shadow of a doubt", "In the blink of an eye," and "A bone of contention."

Phrasal Verbs

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Use phrasal verbs in your everyday language. Known as ¨phrasal verbs¨ these units of meaning are made up of a verb and a preposition, or a verb and an adverb. In the course you will see phrasal verbs such as: "Bottle up," "Fall down," "Tie down," "Reach out," among others. 

Pronunciation

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Identify the main challenges Spanish speakers face in their English pronunciation and learn ways to overcome them. You will see topics such as rhythm, word linking, melody, and incorporate strategies for better comprehension.
Meet your instructor

The Language Coach

I am Robert Salomon Brandwayn, Language Coach with over 25 years of experience teaching English to executives. 

I have a degree in International Relations and Music from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, and a Master's degree in Technology and Innovation in Education from the Universidad Camilo Jose Cela in Madrid, Spain.

I founded BSR Idiomas, a company dedicated to corporate language coaching. Our clients over the last 20 years include national and multinational companies such as Citibank, Banco Davivienda, Banco Colpatria, OLX, MSD, Parmalat, Frontera Energy and Grupo Bolivar among others.

My two books are: "10 successful Colombian executives working abroad', a business English book published in 2014 by Editorial CESA and "How to learn a language in the 21st century," an Amazon.com best seller.

 I speak English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, Italian, Polish and Hebrew.
Patrick Jones - Course author