This course will help you take your English to the next level, to study abroad, to work in an international organization, or simply to hone your language competencies and intercultural skills in today's global world. The course is based around the lives of a bilingual family and covers interesting, contemporary topics. You will find a variety of input to help you build your knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. There are interactive exercises to help you develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in a variety of contexts, and a wide range of practical and creative tasks to support your learning and encourage communication.
Overview
Syllabus
- First meetings
- This module looks at introducing yourself and others in a variety of contexts, including written profiles, and includes a revision of the relevant language for getting to know people, and describing them and their social and professional interests.
- Traditional and online education
- This week you will learn to talk about your experiences and achievements, especially regarding your studies, using a variety of time expressions and tenses. You will also look at how to describe education data and trends.
- Keeping fit
- By the end of this module you should be able to understand and give advice and opinions about health and well-being, including diet and exercise.
- The changing workplace
- This module will enable you to to talk about work and the workplace, using modal verbs to talk about possibilities and to make deductions.
- Spoiler alert
- In this module, you will practice using narrative tenses to tell stories. You will also learn some useful language to talk about books, films and other types of stories like news items.
- Be the change you want to see in the world
- This week revises some forms of the future tense and introduces new future tenses while presenting useful language to talk about activism, intersectionality, inclusion and climate change.
Taught by
Ruth Kerr and Alessio Mirarchi
