Summer Courses at The British Council - Communications Skills Level B2

Communications Skills Level B2

Mon - Fri 6 - 9 pm
Text - Real Listening and Speaking (Cambridge 2011)

NEEDS ANALYSIS

1. What kind of learner are you? How do you go about learning new things?
2. Motivation – How important is English for your studies? Your future career? Your life in Europe in 2012?
3. Which of the following do you need English for:

Using the phone or Skype in English?

Reading, understanding and responding to emails?

Travelling?

Giving Presentations?

Participating in negotiations?

Participating in conferences and seminars?

Liaising and socialising with foreign colleagues?

Giving advice, instructions or directions in person?

Academic Skills - note taking for lectures etc?

Explaining reports, statistics and trends?

4. What do you find difficult about  listening in English? Why?
5. What do you find difficult about speaking in English? Why?
6. How do you like to be corrected?
7. What is Collocation? What is 'Chunking'? How can they help you improve?
8. What can you do outside the classroom to help your learning?
9. Do you read English books/magazines/articles, use English language websites, watch English language news reports, programmes and films?
10. What do you want to be able to do at the end of this course that you can’t do now?

Pronunciation and Listening
Fast Connected Speech and the Third Conditional

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation

Learning Vocabulary
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary

Phonemic Chart
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart