Grammar Box Upper Intermediate

Introduction

Grammar Box Upper Intermediate is an online course, consisting of 5 modules of English, and providing approximately 30 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Upper Intermediate, CEFR B2 level practice in essential grammar structures at this level. The course is ideal for students who need to improve their grammatical accuracy to match other language skills, such as speaking and writing.

Students can also combine this course with our other skills-focused courses:

Vocabulary Booster
Listen Up
Reading Skills
Pronunciation Portal

Unit summary

Module 1

Present perfect continuous
Past perfect simple vs continuous
Past simple vs present perfect
Present continuous for future arrangements
Future perfect

Module 2

Conditionals (zero, first, second)
Conditionals (third, mixed)
Future time clauses
Wish and if only
Modals of deduction and speculation

Module 3

Reported speech
Reporting verbs
Relative clauses (defining and non-defining)
Passive voice (all tenses)
Causative structures

Module 4

Gerunds and infinitives
Articles and determiners
Quantifiers
Adjectives and adverbs
Adverbial clauses

Module 5

Complex sentence structures
Inversion in conditional sentences
Ellipsis and substitution
Collocations with verbs
Advanced prepositions

Follow-up

Students completing the Grammar Box Upper Intermediate course could:

Move on to the next level course: Grammar Box Advanced
Choose skills-specific courses: Vocabulary Booster, Listen Up, Reading Skills, or Pronunciation Portal
Study general English courses like Complete, Advanced Power, or Focus on C1 Advanced