| Lessons per week: | 20 lessons = 16.7 hours General English |
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| Lesson times: | 45 minutes |
| Lesson schedule: | Mornings and afternoons |
| Class size max: | 6 students |
| Course length: | 1 week+ |
| Start dates: | Every Monday |
| Levels: | Intermediate (B1) + |
| Entry requirements: | Student visa not required |
This course is for those students who wish to communicate effectively in everyday business situations and also gain a sound understanding of the principles of the English language. The lessons are designed around a business course book and provide you with the opportunity to improve the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as enhancing and increasing active / working vocabulary and grammar knowledge related to various aspects of business. By the end of their stay you can expect to have improved not only your communicative competence, through the study of ‘survival’ English and ‘everyday’ English but will have also achieved a new level of learner autonomy and confidence in business situations.
| 2011 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 09:00 - 10:30 | Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives | Listening: Plans for the future | Authentic Texts: Newspapers and magazines | Reading and Listening: Festivals and events | Grammar: Present perfect, past experiences |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Writing: Describing places | Speaking: Interviews and expressing intentions | Listening: Radio news and discussion | Speaking/ Presentations: Festivals and events from home country | Writing: Past experiences |