Adult English Program – ALC Tangier
Adult English Program

English Courses – CEFR Levels

Our adult program follows the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), guiding students from their very first steps in English all the way to advanced fluency.

📚 Textbook: American English File
Each level: 30 classroom hours
🎓 Levels: A1 → A2 → B1 → B2 → C1
A1.1
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File Starter, Files 1–6
CEFR: A1 Now Enrolling
At A1, students take their first steps in English — learning to introduce themselves, exchange basic personal information, and manage very simple everyday interactions.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand main personal information
  • Understand carefully spoken personal introductions
  • Follow basic factual statements and instructions
SpeakingIntroduce oneself and others
  • Use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions
  • Ask and answer simple personal questions

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

NumbersDays of the WeekNationalitiesFamilyJobs

Grammar

Verb 'be' (Present Tense)Subject PronounsPresent Simple
A1.2
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File Starter, Files 7–12
CEFR: A1
At A1.2, students continue building foundational skills, progressing to past events, preferences, and basic descriptions of places and activities.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningRecognize key information about everyday events
  • Understand basic information delivered slowly and clearly
SpeakingExpress likes, dislikes, and simple descriptions
  • Give dates, describe daily tasks, and handle simple transactions
A1.3
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 1, Files 1–4
CEFR: A1
At A1.3, students consolidate basic structural patterns, enabling them to navigate routine exchanges, ask for clarification, and express everyday needs with relative ease.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningRecognize phrases and content words related to basic information
  • Extract key factual information from short announcements
  • Understand slow social exchanges and basic fixed expressions
SpeakingExpress immediate needs using basic fixed expressions
  • Express possession and frequency of everyday activities
  • Make suggestions, ask for repetition, and describe familiar topics
ReadingUnderstand short, simple texts on familiar topics
WritingWrite simple sentences using basic connectors

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Descriptive AdjectivesFeelingsEveryday ActivitiesJobsFamilyDaily Routines

Grammar

Possessive AdjectivesSimple PresentQuestion Word OrderPrepositions of Time & PlaceFrequency Adverbs
A2.1
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 1, Files 5–8
CEFR: A2
At A2, students handle familiar everyday communication, describing their lives, routines, and immediate environment using common phrases and expressions.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningRecognize phrases and content words related to familiar topics
  • Get the gist of short, simple stories if told slowly
  • Understand key information in everyday dialogues
SpeakingGive short descriptions and talk about everyday things
  • Ask for and give directions, make invitations
  • Talk about habits, routines, travel, and simple purchases

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Instruments & MusiciansWeather & SeasonsGo/Have/Get CollocationsHomes & Furniture

Grammar

Can & Can'tPresent ContinuousSimple PastThere is/are & There was/were
A2.2
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 1, Files 9–12
CEFR: A2
At A2.2, students expand their ability to talk about past experiences, future plans, and make clear comparative assessments of everyday things.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow simple narratives about everyday activities
SpeakingMake plans, predictions, and direct comparisons
  • Discuss future plans and predictions
  • Order meals and describe life events and experiences

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Food & ContainersPublic TransportPlaces & BuildingsLife Event Verbs

Grammar

Countable & UncountableQuantifiersComparatives & SuperlativesPresent Perfect vs Simple Past
A2.3
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 2, Files 1–3
CEFR: A2
At A2.3, students consolidate elementary skills, dealing with complex past narratives, future arrangements, and defining relative clauses.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningIdentify details in phone calls and audio recordings
SpeakingMake complaints, tell stories, and respond to offers

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Appearance & PersonalityVacation ActivitiesVerb + Preposition Collocations

Grammar

Simple Past & ContinuousTime SequencersDefining Relative Clauses
B1.1
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 2, Files 4–6
CEFR: B1
At B1.1, students enter the intermediate phase, expanding their ability to handle real-world transactions, describe urban environments, express intentions, and discuss habits using more precise structures.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand key details in conversations about shopping, travel, and routines
SpeakingCompare places, discuss future intentions, and make spontaneous offers

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Housework Shopping Participle Adjectives (-ed / -ing) Cities & Buildings Opposite Verbs Phrasal Verbs with Back Modifiers

Grammar

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past Indefinite Pronouns Comparatives & Superlatives Quantifiers (Too & Enough) Uses of Will & Won't Mixed Tense Review
B1.2
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 2, Files 7–9
CEFR: B1
At B1.2, students develop fluency in giving advice, discussing obligations, expressing hypothetical situations, and giving detailed personal biographies.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow discussions regarding health, obligation, and conditional scenarios
SpeakingGive medical/lifestyle advice, talk about rules, and state hypothetical choices

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Stative Verbs Adjective + Preposition Collocations Illnesses & Symptoms Collocations with Get Confusing Verbs Animals Biography Verb Phrases

Grammar

Gerunds & Infinitives Modals of Obligation & Advice (Must, Should, Have to) First & Second Conditionals Adverbs of Manner Present Perfect with For & Since
B1.3
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 2, Files 10–12
CEFR: B1
B1.3 focuses on reporting spoken statements, understanding processes with passive voice, discussing past habits, and navigating complex directions and movement.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand reported information, movement instructions, and historical facts
SpeakingReport conversations, express agreement/disagreement, and describe processes

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Directions Expressing Movement & Sports Phrasal Verbs Word Formation (Suffixes) Say vs. Tell

Grammar

Passive Voice (Present & Past) Used to (Past Habits) Modals of Possibility (Might / May) Agreement (So / Neither) Past Perfect Reported Speech Subject Questions
B1.4
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 3, Files 1–3
CEFR: B1+
In B1.4, students transition into higher-level intermediate topics, exploring financial vocabulary, personality traits, food/cooking, and complex transport systems.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow native-speed interviews about financial habits and life experiences
SpeakingReact spontaneously to news, discuss personality traits, and describe long-term goals

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Food & Cooking Personality Adjectives Money & Finance Expressions for Reacting Strong Adjectives Transportation Preposition Collocations

Grammar

Simple Present & Continuous Future Forms (Will, Going to, Present Continuous) Present Perfect & Simple Past Present Perfect Continuous Comparatives & Superlatives Articles (A/An, The, Zero Article)
B1.5
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 3, Files 4–6
CEFR: B1+
B1.5 refines spoken fluidity around personal relationships, sports, cinema, and physical descriptions while establishing strong control over modals of deduction and past habits.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningExtract detailed opinions from film reviews and stories about relationships
SpeakingMake logical deductions, talk about past habits, and summarize movie plots

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Phone Language Participle Adjectives Sports Terminology Relationships Cinema & Movies The Body

Grammar

Obligation & Prohibition (Must, Have to, Should) Ability & Possibility (Can, Could, Be able to) Past Tenses Review Past & Present Habits (Used to / Usually) Passive Voice (All Tenses) Modals of Deduction (Might, Must, Can't)
B1.6
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 3, Files 7–8
CEFR: B1+
At B1.6, students conclude the B1 intermediate tier by mastering complex conditional structures, reported statements, professional environment terminology, and educational systems.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand discussions on work-life balance, education, and housing choices
SpeakingNegotiate, make suggestions, report conversations, and discuss future scenarios

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Education Systems Houses & Living Spaces Work & Occupations Word Formation (Verb to Noun) Shopping & Customer Service

Grammar

First Conditional & Future Time Clauses Second Conditional Making Suggestions Gerunds & Infinitives Advanced Reported Speech (Statements & Questions)
B2.1
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 3, Files 9–10
CEFR: B2
B2.1 initiates upper-intermediate mastery. Students learn to structure complex arguments, utilize advanced relative clauses, express past regrets, and discuss abstract topics like crime and technology.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow complex arguments and news stories regarding social issues and technology
SpeakingDebate pros and cons, ask polite indirect questions, and discuss hypothetical past events

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Word Formation Electronics & Tech Compound Nouns Crime & Justice Discourse Markers (Advantages/Disadvantages)

Grammar

Defining & Non-Defining Relative Clauses Tag Questions Third Conditional Quantifiers Review Indirect Questions
B2.2
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 4, Files 1–2
CEFR: B2
At B2.2, focus sharpens on advanced question structures, subtle nuance in continuous verb aspects, medical emergencies, compound adjectives, and stylistic word order.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand fast-paced interviews and medical/fashion discussions
SpeakingConduct detailed interviews, handle health emergency dialogues, and elaborate on personal style

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Compound Adjectives Illnesses, Injuries & Treatment Clothes, Fashion & Style

Grammar

Question Formation (Indirect, Negative, Tags) Auxiliary Verbs (Emphasis & Echo Questions) Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous Adjectives as Nouns & Adjective Order
B2.3
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 4, Files 3–4
CEFR: B2
B2.3 introduces sophisticated narrative structures, complex adverbial positioning, discourse connectors for formal presentations, and environmental issues.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow long narratives, weather forecasts, and environmental lectures
SpeakingTell complex stories, give organized talks using discourse markers, and project future trends

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Air Travel & Aviation Environment, Weather & Climate Collocations with Take Discourse Markers & Linking Expressions

Grammar

Narrative Tenses (Past Perfect Continuous, etc.) Adverbs & Adverbial Position Future Perfect & Continuous Advanced Adjectives
B2.4
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 4, Files 5–6
CEFR: B2
B2.4 solidifies upper-intermediate mastery by focusing on emotional self-expression, sleep patterns, musical analysis, unreal conditionals, and past regrets.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningUnderstand nuances in emotional anecdotes, podcasts, and interviews about sleep and music
SpeakingExpress deep regret, describe complex emotional states, and analyze habits and past routines

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Feelings & Emotional States Sleep, Dreams & Routines Music & Sound

Grammar

Unreal Conditionals (Mixed Conditionals) Past Regrets (Wish / If only / Should have) Variations of Used to (Be used to / Get used to) Advanced Gerunds & Infinitives
B2.5
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 4, Files 7–8
CEFR: B2
At B2.5, students communicate with fluency and spontaneity on a wide range of concrete and abstract topics, expressing themselves clearly and in detail even on complex issues.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningIdentify main reasons for/against arguments and extract key points from complex broadcasts
  • Identify the main reasons for and against an argument in a discussion delivered in clear standard speech
  • Understand the main points of complex and abstract presentations
  • Extract the main points from broadcasts with opinions, arguments and discussion
  • Understand recordings in standard language likely to be encountered in social & professional life, identifying viewpoints, attitudes, and informational content
SpeakingDevelop complex arguments, suggest solutions, and express opinions on contemporary issues
  • Describe objects in detail, including their characteristics and special features
  • Express an inference or assumption about a person's mood or emotional state
  • Describe the degree of necessity of various actions
  • Suggest solutions to problems and explain why they would work
  • Present ideas in a group and pose questions that invite reactions
  • Consider two different sides of an issue, giving arguments for/against, and propose a solution or compromise
  • Identify areas of common ground by asking questions and inviting each side to highlight possible solutions
  • Justify the reasons for a particular decision or course of action
  • Develop an argument giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view
  • Explain a problem and demand what action should be taken in an appropriate way
  • Express opinions about news stories using a wide range of everyday language
  • Build on people's ideas and link them into coherent lines of thinking
  • Contribute to a conversation fluently and naturally, provided the topic is not too abstract
  • Present factual information in an objective way in extended spoken discourse
  • Express opinions in discussions on contemporary social issues and current affairs
  • Ask for explanation or clarification to ensure understanding of complex, abstract ideas
ReadingGet the gist of specialized articles and infer content from headlines
  • Understand advice given in a linguistically complex text
  • Make inferences or predictions about the content of articles from headings and headlines
  • Identify conclusions in a text that presents arguments in a clearly signalled way
  • Get the gist of specialized articles and technical texts, which are linguistically complex
WritingWrite structured texts, deal with online disagreements, and end arguments with clear conclusions
  • Write detailed descriptions of real or imaginary people and places
  • Write a structured text clearly signalling main points and supporting details
  • Present additional ideas using a range of linking words and phrases
  • Recognize misunderstandings and disagreements that arise in online interaction and deal with them
  • End a discursive argument with a clear conclusion and opinion

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Confusing Verbs The Body Crime & Punishment The Media

Grammar

Past Modals Sense Verbs Passive Voice Reporting Verbs
B2.6
Adult English Program 30 classroom hours American English File 4, Files 9–10
CEFR: B2
At B2.6, students achieve complete upper-intermediate fluency, mastering extended discourse, logical presentations, persuasive speeches, and academic/business linguistic structures.

🎯 Communicative Outcomes

ListeningFollow extended speech and complex academic/professional presentations
  • Recognize the speaker's point of view in a structured presentation
  • Follow extended speech expressing unstructured ideas and thoughts
  • Understand the main points of complex academic or professional presentations
  • Identify key information in linguistically complex conversations and reports at natural speed
  • Recognize repetition of ideas through substitution or paraphrasing in complex arguments
SpeakingPresent smoothly flowing arguments, navigate turn-taking, and ask complex follow-up questions
  • Give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of familiar subjects
  • Take part in routine, formal discussions conducted in clear standard speech in which factual information is exchanged
  • Respond to clearly expressed questions on a presentation they have given
  • Introduce new information during a formal discussion or presentation
  • Formulate questions and feedback to encourage people to expand on their thinking and justify or clarify their opinions
  • Describe places in detail using linguistically complex language
  • Present a smoothly flowing and logically structured argument, highlighting significant points
  • Initiate, maintain, and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking
  • Paraphrase an idea using a range of linguistic devices
  • Talk about personal experiences in detail using linguistically complex language
  • Ask and answer complex questions in questionnaires designed to elicit opinions
  • Ask follow-up questions to check that they have understood what someone intended to say, and get clarification of ambiguous points
ReadingIdentify key information in complex texts using contextual clues and inferences
  • Identify key information in a linguistically complex text
  • Use contextual clues to achieve comprehension
  • Make inferences or predictions about content from headings, headlines, and images
WritingWrite structured analytical reports, subheadings, and persuasive speeches
  • Write relevant subheadings to structure longer more complex texts
  • Write a structured report analyzing advantages and disadvantages of a situation and recommending action
  • Develop a persuasive speech on subjects in their field of interest by giving concrete examples and repeating the main points

💬 Language for Communication

Vocabulary

Business Prefixes & Suffixes Science Word Pairs

Grammar

Clauses of Contrast & Purpose Uncountable & Plural Nouns Quantifiers Articles
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