Friday, 20 July 2012

Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 10

Lesson 10


Presentations and Feedback

Today is the end of the course, so I would just like to take the opportunity to say congratulations to you all. It has been a very intense learning experience but I can see that all of you have benefitted from it and have improved. I really enjoyed teaching your group as there was a positive sense of community in the classroom. You can maintain this and continue to speak to each other (in English!) through our Talk Group on Voxopop http://www.voxopop.com/ . I will be posting discussions for you to contribute to throughout the summer so keep logging in. 


Take care,
Sean 

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 7

Lesson 7


Podcasts

Podcasts for English language learners with exercises and scripts
http://www.qualitytime-esl.com/spip.php?article115

Check iTunes for podcasts which you can subscribe to for free

BBC Radio 5 has lots of podcasts on Film, Sport, Football, Politics, Science and many other topics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/podcasts/

The Guardian and other Newspapers have a lot of great audio and video content
http://www.guardian.co.uk/audio

For making your own podcasts and for online discussions and speaking practice go to:
http://www.voxopop.com/


Health and Medicine
Explaining what's wrong  p. 31
Getting a Diagnosis and Understanding Explanations p.32
Linking sounds /w/ and /j/ p. 33

Introduction to Presentations

Monday, 16 July 2012

Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 6

Lesson 6
Monday 16th July 2012


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

Pronunciation Workshop
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Home
What is a podcast?
How can podcasts help you with your English?
Find some podcasts on the internet which you think you might be interested in listening to. Go to sites like iTunes or Guardian.co.uk and see what's available there.


Remember for extra speaking practice you can attend our conversation club sessions - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 16:45 til 17:45 and Wednesday and Friday 13:00 - 14:00

Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 5

Lesson 5 
Friday 13th July 2011


Bargaining and Negotiating Unit 4, p. 25
Health Unit 6, p. 30 Vocabulary


Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Strategies

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 4


Unit 4 Shopping and Consumer Rights p.22 - 24
Homework
Try some listening practice this weekend using the technique we looked at in class today. Instructions can be found on the Film Lesson link above.
Going Further
For a lesson on Consumer rights and an overview of conditional forms see: