What you'll learn?

Unit

Speaking

Grammar

Pronunciation / Listening

Writing / Reading

1

Describing personalities; expressing likes and dislikes; agreeing and disagreeing; complaining

Relative pronouns as subjects and objects; clauses with it + adverbial clauses with when

Linked sounds Listening for opinions; listening for descriptions of people Self-study: Listening for likes and dislikes about people

Writing a description of a best friend "You Have to Have Friends": Reading about making and keeping friends

2

Talking about unusual careers; describing jobs; discussing the pros and cons of jobs

Gerund phrases as subjects and objects; comparisons with adjectives, verbs, nouns, and past participles

Stress with compound nouns Listening to descriptions of summer jobs; listening for likes and dislikes Self-study: Listening to descriptions of careers; listening for comparisons

Writing about career advantages and disadvantages "Strategies for Keeping Your Job": Reading advice about behavior in the workplace

3

Making unusual requests; making indirect requests; accepting and declining requests

Requests with modals, if clauses, and gerunds; indirect requests

Unreleased eon sonants Listening to people making, accepting, and declining requests Self-study: Listening to people making plans, asking for a favor, and giving an excuse

Writing an informal e-mail request "Yes or No?": Reading about the way people in different cultures respond "yes" and "no"

4

Narrating a story; describing events in the past

Past continuous vs. simple past; past perfect

Intonation in complex sentences Listening to news broadcasts; listening to a narrative about a past event Self-study: Listening to a news story

Writing a newspaper article "Strange but True": Reading tabloid articles about sensational events

5

Talking about moving abroad; expressing emotions; describing cultural expectations; giving advice

Noun phrases containing relative clauses; expectations: the custom to, (not) supposed to, expected to, (not) acceptable to

Word stress in sentences Listening for information about living abroad; listening to opinions about customs Self-study: Listening to people's concerns about traveling abroad

Writing a tourist pamphlet "Culture Shock": Reading journal entries about moving to another country

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 :

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

Topics :

1-   That's what friends are for!

o  Personality types and qualities

o  Relationships

o  Turn ons and turn offs

2-   Career moves

o  Jobs

o  Unusual careers

o  Job skills

o  Summer jobs

3-   Could you do me a favor?

o  Favors

o  Formal and informal requests

o  Messages

4-   What a story!

o  The media; news stories

o  Exceptional events

5-   Crossing cultures

o  Cultural comparisons and culture shock

o  Moving abroad

o  Emotions

o  Customs

o  Tourism and travel abroad

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

Content knowledge of the Intermediate Stage.

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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