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Everyday English for life, travel and people.

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Unit 1
Theme

Who am I?

Who am I, really?

1A
Nice to meet youOpen →
present simple & continuous
1B
Life storiesOpen →
past simple & continuous
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Colloquial English 1Open →
Talking about first impressions
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Unit 2
Theme

Everyday life

The rhythm of a day

2A
Habits & routinesOpen →
present perfect + for / since
2B
Small talkOpen →
adverbs of frequency
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Revise & Check 1 & 2Open →
Present/past · perfect for/since
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Unit 3
Theme

Places

Cities, towns and places

3A
HometownOpen →
comparatives & superlatives
3B
Getting aroundOpen →
articles: a / an / the / zero
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Colloquial English 2 & 3Open →
Talking about where you live
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Unit 4
Theme

Food & health

You are what you eat

4A
Eating wellOpen →
quantifiers: some / any / much / many
4B
Body & mindOpen →
should / must / have to
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Revise & Check 3 & 4Open →
Comparatives · articles · modals
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Unit 5
Theme

Work & study

Study, learn, work

5A
JobsOpen →
present perfect vs past simple
5B
LearningOpen →
used to / would
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Colloquial English 4 & 5Open →
Talking about work & study
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Unit 6
Theme

Free time

How we spend free time

6A
What do you actually enjoy?Open →
gerunds & infinitives
6B
Doing it wellOpen →
adverbs of manner
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Revise & Check 5 & 6Open →
Perfect vs past · used to · gerunds
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Unit 7
Theme

Relationships

People who matter

7A
The people we chooseOpen →
defining relative clauses
7B
Family tiesOpen →
non-defining relative clauses
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Colloquial English 6 & 7Open →
Talking about family & friends
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Unit 8
Theme

Media & tech

Screens, stories, signals

8A
If we tap once more…Open →
1st conditional
8B
She said what?Open →
reported speech
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Revise & Check 7 & 8Open →
Relatives · 1st cond. · reported
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Unit 9
Theme

Money & shopping

Spend, save, splurge

9A
If I had the money…Open →
2nd conditional
9B
Made in PortugalOpen →
passive: present & past
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Colloquial English 8 & 9Open →
Talking about money & shopping
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Unit 10
Theme

Looking ahead

Dreams and plans ahead

10A
Might, may, willOpen →
future forms: will / going to / present continuous
10B
I wish I could…Open →
wish + past simple · might / may
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Revise & Check 9 & 10Open →
2nd cond. · passive · future · wish
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Reading Library

Graded Readers · B1

Short story books in intermediate English with glossary and comprehension questions.

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English for Your Life

Situational Kits · Intermediate (B1)

Real situations — airport, work, health, money, housing — with richer B1/B2 dialogues, register notes, typical mistakes and a practical task.

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temas mais completos, com sub-tópicos — prosseguimos com b2 no mesmo nível.

📄 Printable materials · General B1

Download the course in PDF

Full course book and every unit as a PDF — ready to print and bring to class.

Course book · complete
APEX-B1-General-BOOK.pdf
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Individual units
Unit 1A⬇Unit 1B⬇Unit 2A⬇Unit 2B⬇Unit 3A⬇Unit 3B⬇Unit 4A⬇Unit 4B⬇Unit 5A⬇Unit 5B⬇Unit 6A⬇Unit 6B⬇Unit 7A⬇Unit 7B⬇Unit 8A⬇Unit 8B⬇Unit 9A⬇Unit 9B⬇Unit 10A⬇Unit 10B⬇

Dedication

“To my dear students and friends, Sergio Rodrigues Jr and Gabriela Muller, for being my greatest encouragers on this journey.”

Love you to the moon and back. 🌙💜

Apex English

10 themed units · 5 Colloquial English · 5 Revise & Check · Apex English · General B1