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Intermediate English Course 1

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Practice Lab is organized by unit so each game, reading, listening, workshop, and speaking activity stays connected to the course topic it supports.

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Unit 1

The Way We Are

Personality, behavior, stereotypes, descriptions, labels, and cautious language.

9 activities
Grammar Workshop Adjectives vs Manner Adverbs
01

Grammar Workshop: Adjectives vs. Manner Adverbs

Practice describing what people are like and how they behave in different situations.

Open activity
The Stereotype Guessing Game
02

The Stereotype Guessing Game

Use personality adjectives, behavior descriptions, and classroom interaction to guess characters respectfully.

Open activity
Students discussing stereotypes and behavior descriptions respectfully
03

Describing Stereotypes and Behavior

Explain what people are believed to be like, how they usually behave, and why generalizations can be incomplete.

Open activity
Create a superhero or supervillain activity
04

Personality Battle: Create a Superhero or Supervillain

Create an original character, describe personality traits and habits, and compare powers.

Open activity
The Mirror Guardian listening activity
05

Listening: The Mirror Guardian

Listen to a superhero story about stereotypes, first impressions, and looking beyond labels.

Open activity
The Wall of Names reading activity
06

Reading: The Wall of Names

Continue the story with a reading about names, rumors, and the real stories behind quick labels.

Open activity
Guess Who professions classroom game
07

Guess Who Game: Professions Edition

Reuse the roulette-based classroom game with profession portraits, yes/no questions, and vocabulary support.

Open activity
Eyewitness case briefing classroom game
08

Eyewitness Case Briefing

Investigate a burglary scene, interview an eyewitness, describe suspects, and summarize the case cautiously.

Open activity
Adult English learners discussing personality beyond first impressions
09

Pronunciation: Beyond First Impressions

Practice personality descriptions in four guided sections, receive immediate feedback, and complete the full-paragraph challenge.

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Unit 2

Wishes, Hopes, Dreams and Unusual Experiences

Personal goals, support, timelines, recent life events, and detailed conversations.

4 activities
Dream Partner Finder activity
01

Dream Partner Finder

Insert students' wishes, hopes, or dreams and find partners based on similar goals or possible support.

Open activity
Timeline writing activity
02

Timeline Catch-Up Writing

Prepare a written timeline of recent life events before a partner conversation.

Open activity
Catching up listening activity
03

Listening: Catching Up After Years

Listen to a two-voice American English conversation about reconnecting and ordering life events.

Open activity
Adult English learner beginning an independent study-abroad experience
04

Pronunciation: A Dream of Studying Abroad

Practice hopes and a life-changing experience in four guided sections, then complete the full-paragraph challenge.

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Unit 3

Human and Natural Wonders / World Records

Superlatives, famous places, measurement language, opinions, and justifications.

4 activities
The Superlative Wall classroom activity
01

The Superlative Wall

Choose from five image walls, answer superlative questions, compare famous places, and justify opinions.

Open activity
The Most Amazing Wonder Presentation activity
02

The Most Amazing Wonder Presentation

Choose a human or natural wonder, prepare a 2–4 minute oral presentation with superlatives, facts, and a recommendation, then vote as a class.

Open activity
Superlative Grammar Challenge fill-in-the-blank activity
03

Superlative Grammar Challenge

Complete 20 fill-in-the-blank grammar sentences with three serious options, detailed feedback, and no answer-pattern shortcuts.

Open activity
Adult learner observing the Grand Canyon from a safe overlook
04

Pronunciation: An Unforgettable Natural Wonder

Practice superlatives, comparisons and a recommendation in four guided sections, then complete the full-paragraph challenge.

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