What you'll learn?

Unit

Speaking

Listening

Vocabulary

11

Telling stories; talking about news stories; reacting to headlines; role-playing an interview

News reports; a newspaper interview

Headlines; words related to the news and news stories

12

Describing qualities of friendship; talking about friendship; describing a perfect partner; talking about marriage

Descriptions of best friends; a conversation about high school classmates

Qualities important for friendship; relationships; sayings about friends; adjectives to describe a perfect partner

13

Talking about and giving advice; discussing risky situations and behavior; telling stories

An interview with a park ranger about hiking; descriptions of frightening experiences

Potentially risky activities; words related to risk-taking

14

Talking about popularity; popular discussion topics; telling stories; talking about success; giving advice

Conversations of people with different tones of voice; funny stories; conversations of people at work

Adjectives to describe tone of voice; qualities important in a friend; qualities important for success

15

Giving travel advice; describing vacations; planning and describing a fantastic trip

Tour groups preparing for day trips; a description of a memorable trip

Words related to travel advice; typical vacation activities; words found in travel brochures

16

Talking about typical jobs; recommending jobs; discussing interviewing tips; role playing job interviews

Descriptions of jobs; job interviews

Jobs; potential job skills; words related to job ads; interviewing tips

Description

Conversational English is the successful speaking and listening course that takes students from a high-beginning to a high-intermediate level. This three-stage course in American English is designed to develop oral communication skills and increase fluency. Unique twists on topics draw students into conversations and engaging activities that guarantee maximum talking time. Features of the course include more systematic presentation and recycling of structures and vocabulary, increased focus on communication activities, and Expansion review sections. The expanded self-study section includes grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice, offering students additional opportunities for review and consolidation. Grammar paradigms and listening texts are included as well.

Audience :

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

Topics :

11- The news

o  What's the story?

o  People in the news

12- Relationships

o  Friendship

o  Meeting people

13- Adventure

o  Please be careful!

o  Taking risks

14- Self-improvement

o  Popularity

o  Success and happiness

15- Travel and tourism

o  Traveler or tourist?

o  Fantastic journeys

16- Employment

o  The ideal job

o  Getting a job

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

Content knowledge of the Conversational English Level 08

Recommended Course(s) :

Category :

  • English

Training Materials :

Cambridge’s Let's Talk Student’s Book; Class Audio CD

Labs :

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