English for Adults
English Eleven
A high-advanced course focusing on sophisticated academic and professional communication. Students master complex comparative structures, advanced future forms, and nuanced passive voice constructions while exploring interpersonal relationships, academic preparation, and urban development. The course emphasizes critical analysis of societal issues including cultural preservation and environmental concerns. Writing skills focus on structured academic compositions, detailed reviews, and formal correspondence. Students develop abilities to participate effectively in academic discussions and deliver persuasive presentations.
- 6units
- 6quizzes and exams
Who is this course for?
Adults and older teens in language schools, colleges and university programs who want steady progress through clear levels.
Outcomes
What students will be able to do
By the end of the course, students can:
- checkBuild vocabulary and grammar in meaningful contexts
- checkImprove listening and reading through real topics
- checkSpeak and write with growing accuracy and confidence
- checkApply the language in tasks that match the course focus
Course structure
6 units
- Unit 1Social Creatures: Friends & Peers
- Unit 2Words of Wisdom: Preparing for Academic Life
- Unit 3Bright Lights: Urbanization
- Unit 4The Natural World
- Unit 5Language Matters
- Unit 6Culture: Privilege and Practice
Skills
Skills practised in every unit
Lessons in each unit are grouped by skill, so the four skills, grammar and vocabulary are taught in every unit.
Reading
Articles, stories and real-world texts at the right level.
Listening
Conversations and audio with a range of voices.
Speaking
Pair work, discussions and recorded speaking tasks.
Writing
Guided writing that builds from sentences to full texts.
Grammar
Clear explanations, followed by practice that is marked automatically.
Vocabulary
Words with images and audio, reviewed across units.
Included
What comes with the course
The course is taught on the Smrt platform, with lessons, practice, assessment and classroom tools included.
Ready-to-teach lessons
Readings, conversations, audio and images for the classroom screen.
Automatically marked practice
Exercises in eight types, with scores straight into the gradebook.
Quizzes and exams
Unit quizzes and course assessments, marked in the platform.
Classroom tools
Assignments, gradebook and attendance in Smrt Classroom.
Web and mobile
Students study in any browser or on the Smrt Study app.
Training from Canadian teachers
Qualified Canadian teachers train your staff to teach with Smrt English.
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A Canadian company, with a team in Mexico.
Smrt Idiomas Mexico works with schools and universities from Sonora to Quintana Roo, in Spanish, on your term dates.
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Our Colombian team works with schools and institutes across the country, in Spanish.
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Smrt India works with schools, institutes and universities across the country.
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Our team in Turkey works with language schools and universities, in Turkish.
Talk to us
A Canadian company, based in Vancouver
Our head office is in Vancouver: the curriculum team, teacher training and support all work from here.
