Communication Skills B2 July Course Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Speaking skills
Coping with unfamiliar topics and keeping the conversation going.
One minute speeches
Agreeing and Disagreeing
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24352165/Getting%20From%20B2%20to%20C1%20-%20Speaking%20and%20Wr
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41721142/Suggested%20Answers%20-%20Speaking

Maintaining conversation p. 12
Expressing Opinions p. 13

Summer Courses at the British Council. Communication Skills B2 July Module

Communication Skills B2
July Course
Mon - Fri 6 - 9 pm
Text - Real Listening and Speaking (Cambridge 2011)

If you are having trouble getting a copy of the book, you can also order it on line. Go to: 
http://www.amazon.it/Cambridge-English-Listening-Speaking-Answers/dp/0521705886/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1341992937&sr=1-2-catcorr


Teachers Sean (Mon - Thurs), David (Fri)


Pronunciation and Listening
Fast Connected Speech and the Third Conditional
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
Unit One - Real Listening and Speaking - Socialising p10 -11


Homework
REM song - see the link above

Communication Skills B2 Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Presentations and Feedback
Listening assessment p. 42, p. 76
Tutorial and reflection
Strategies for future progress.

Keep checking this blog for useful links and suggestions and also go tohttp://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442631/FrontPage for extra material on listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary skills, exams and more.

Work on difficult areas such as telephone language (Unit 12) and http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32872816/Using%20The%20Telephone

Communication Skills Lesson 9

Lesson 9
Presentations - Unit 15 p. 69 - 71

Prepare 5 minute presentation - "Italy should leave the Euro."

To go further, have a look at the following links
Tenses
For more examples and exercises on how to use English tenses see:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41658221/English%20Grammar%20and%20Thinking%20in%20English
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System

Presentations
For more notes and examples see:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32233573/Presentations
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32914707/Presentations%3A%20Introductions%2C%20Conclusions%20and%20Visuals

Communication Skills Lesson 8

Communication Skills
Lesson 8

Note taking skills
Summarizing a talk
(Unit 14 p. 65 -67)

Note Taking Practice
http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html

Presentations
p. 68 Introductions

For more lectures, speeches and presentations go to:http://www.ted.com/
For further reading on Steve Jobs see:http://www.ted.com/speakers/steve_jobs.html

Communication Skills Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Meetings - Asking for opinions, responding to suggestions, rising and falling intonation p. 61 -63
Meeting role play and error correction.
Intonation directions - different stress - different meanings (Pronunciation Games CUP 105)
Introduction to Lectures Unit 14 p. 64 - identifying the main point.

Communication Skills Lesson 6

Communication Skills
Lesson 6

Pronunciation Workshop
For a copy of today's handout go to:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Introduction to meetings
Unit 13 p. 60

Homework
p. 60 (5) (6)