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Our Plus!
Course is for students who can already speak English but have a few problems
when talking about some subjects. Therefore, we have designed a course that
deals with very different areas, such as the language of discussions,
travelling through the world, the art of communication, customs and tradition,
advertising, the changing face of the tourism industry, writing, crime and
punishment, tea, music, globalization and today’s technology.
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We’ll start
our Plus! Course by looking at language used in discussions. After
reading the grammar page we will do two exercises, one relating to
man's exploitation of animals in sport and another in which we look at the
same language in a business context.
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We’ll then
move on to an article from Orange.co.uk giving you suggestions for 10 "must
visit" holiday destinations.
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Writing is
often neglected when learning a language. In this unit you’ll have the
chance to be creative with a writing activity.
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Now,
have you been in France? or have you been to France? This
session's grammar focuses on prepositions connected with travel.
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With the
advent of email, the art of letter writing is gradually dying out. Emails
arrive immediately and cost nothing to send - but what are the disadvantages?
We will read an article from The
Daily Telegraph and answer the questions.
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Television
shopping channels are prolific in the USA - you can watch them 24 hours a
day. But how many of the products on offer do we really need? We will read
an article and then do some exercises.
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This
session focuses on the changes taking place in the tourism industry and the
emergence of a new type of tourism - that of Responsible Tourism.
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This unit
looks at how to write some basic letters and gives you some common
expressions to help you build the framework of your letter.
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Do you go
on holiday every year? Or do you go every year on holiday? This session's
grammar focuses on word order.
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The Beatles
are undoubtedly one of the most famous groups of all time. But what do you
know about them? We will read about them from Liverpool
City Portal and do the comprehension exercise which follows.
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We will
talk about what you listen to and also about illegal downloading. We shall
read and listen to a short BBC
Learning article on illegal file sharing. We will also be discussing the messages some songs carry now. As an example, we’ll listen to
a
song by Pink and decide what her message is.
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What
exactly is globalisation? In the exercises you will complete a definition
of globalisation and then listen to a podcast from the BBC on the growth of
this phenomenon.
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We all
travel every day - short journeys, long journeys, business trips, holidays -
and it seems that we have more and more to complain about. Our conversation
of this week will focus on your own personal experiences, while most of the
vocabulary and the article will look at the problems of air travel.
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We will
focus this unit on modern technology. The 'History of Apple' exercise in
this session will also provide some revision of some of the grammar
structures you have learned so far during the course.
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The end?
Of course, the end brings a test. We will use the last session to test what
you’ve learned and to ask you about what you would like to do next.
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