Keep Your Eye On The Prize

Pathway 4 · B1 · Speakout Level 4

The expression “keep your eye on the prize” means to stay focused on your goal despite distractions or difficulties.

This pathway is designed for adults who already communicate at an intermediate level and who want to become more confident, independent and fluent users of English in real-world situations.

At this stage, students move beyond basic communication and begin to:

• express opinions more naturally
• interact more spontaneously
• participate in longer conversations
• manage a wider variety of professional, social and travel situations.

How the course works

Each pathway combines a weekly Core Session (1.5h) with an optional Speaking Hub · Conversation Workshop (1h).

Weekly Core Session (1.5h)

Focused on:

• grammar
• vocabulary
• listening
• reading
• pronunciation
• communication strategies.

Students develop the language systems needed to communicate more accurately and confidently in English.

Optional Speaking Hub · Conversation Workshop (1h)

Interactive communication sessions focused on:

• fluency
• speaking confidence
• discussions
• roleplays
• problem-solving
• real-world communication.

These sessions allow students to activate and practise the language studied during the Core Session in a more dynamic and communicative environment.

Who is this course for?

This pathway is ideal for:

• adults who have completed an A2+ course
• students who already communicate at an intermediate level
• learners who want to improve fluency and confidence
• people preparing to progress towards upper-intermediate English (B1+ / B2).

What will students learn?

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• communicate more confidently in familiar and less familiar situations
• express opinions and preferences with greater fluency
• understand the main points of clear spoken and written English
• manage practical situations such as making arrangements, solving problems and discussing plans
• write more connected and organised texts
• participate more actively in conversations and discussions.

Topics and Communication Areas

Throughout the course, students work on themes such as:

• travel and experiences
• work and studies
• social life and relationships
• health and lifestyle
• future plans and ambitions
• everyday problem-solving
• opinions, preferences and decision-making.

Grammar and Vocabulary

Students continue developing key intermediate structures, including:

• past, present and future forms
• Present Perfect and narrative tenses
• modal verbs
• conditionals
• relative clauses
• connectors and linking language
• comparative structures
• phrasal verbs and everyday expressions.

Vocabulary development focuses on:

• communication in real-world situations
• expressing opinions and feelings
• travel and daily life
• work and education
• descriptive and functional language.

Skills Development

Speaking

Discussions, roleplays, collaborative tasks and communicative problem-solving activities.

Listening

Conversations, interviews, announcements and authentic-style recordings.

Reading

Articles, stories, emails and practical everyday texts.

Writing

Emails, connected paragraphs, short reports and opinion texts.

Flexible Learning Support

We understand that adult schedules can sometimes be unpredictable. When needed, the programme may also include:

• occasional recovery sessions
• guided support and reinforcement
• catch-up materials and resources.

Our aim is to help students maintain continuity and confidence throughout the course while encouraging regular participation and consistent progress.

Discounts

Friends & Family

10% discount per new student + additional cumulative 5% discounts during one term.

Unemployed Students

25% discount with DARDE documentation.

University Students

20% discount during the academic year.

Retired Students

20% discount during the academic year.