What you'll learn?

Unit

Speaking

Grammar

Pronunciation / Listening

Writing / Reading

6

Making requests; accepting and refusing requests; complaining; apologizing; giving excuses

Two-part verbs; will for responding to requests; requests with modals and Would you mind.. . ?

Stress in two-part verbs Listening to results of a survey Self-study: Listening to people make requests

Writing a set of guidelines "Neighbor vs- Neighbor': Reading about ways to deal with neighbors

7

Describing technology; giving instructions; giving suggestions

Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes; imperatives and infinitives for giving suggestions

Syllable stress Listening: to a radio program; listening to people give advice Self-study. Listening to people discuss computers

Writing a note giving instructions "A Day in Your Life - In the Year 2020"! Reading about life in the future

8

Describing holidays, festivals, customs, and special events

Relative clauses of time; adverbial clauses of time: when, after, before

Stress and rhythm Listening to a description of Carnaval Self-study: Listening to someone talk about Halloween

Writing a travel guide "Unique Customs": Reading about holidays and unusual customs

9

Talking about change; comparing time periods; describing possibilities

Time contrasts; conditional sentences with if clauses

Intonation in statements with time phrases Listening to people talk about changes Self-study: Listening to people discuss technology

Writing a description of a person "Are You in Love?": Reading about the signs of being in love

10

Describing abilities and skills; talking about job preferences; describing personality traits

Gerunds; short responses; clauses with because

Unreleased and released /t/ and /d/ Listening to people talk about their job preferences Self-study: Listening to a student election debate

Writing a cover letter for a job application "Find the Job That's Right for You!": Reading about how to find the perfect job

Description

This course covers everyday-life topics and language points. Trainees will develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills and extend vocabulary and grammar database as well. A variety of media, audio, video, and supplementary materials from the internet-related topics are employed in order to enhance and ensure the natural flow of language.

Audience :

Intermediate English language users, fresh graduates, employees aspiring for better jobs, multinational companies' candidates and overseas students etc.

Topics :

6-   OK. No problem!

o  Complaints

o  Household chores

o  Requests

o  Excuses

o  Apologies

7-   What's this for?

o  Technology

o  Instructions

8-   Let's celebrate!

o  Holidays

o  Festivals

o  Customs

o  Celebrations

9-   Back to the future

o  Life in the past, present, and future

o  Changes and contrasts

o  Consequences

10- I don't like working on weekends!

o  Abilities and skills

o  Job preferences

o  Personality traits

o  Careers

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

Content knowledge of the General English Level 07

Recommended Course(s) :

Category :

  • English

Training Materials :

Cambridge's Interchange Student's Book; Cambridge's Interchange Workbook; Cambridge's Audio Material; Cambridge's Video Material; YAT Quick Reference.

Labs :

This course includes several audio-video practices to ensure that the trainees will gain the targeted skills.

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