TeLL me More 7.

0 Lesson Descriptions

COMPLETE BEGINNER
1. Saying hello: Greet people and introduce yourself. Say your name, your job, your nationality and where you come from and live. 2. Your family: Speak about your family. Describe others and objects. 3. A school exchange: You sign up for a school exchange. Speak about yourself, your hobbies, daily routine and express your likes and dislikes. Give your telephone number and spell your name. 4. A bus trip: You want to buy a bus ticket in London. Ask for directions. Ask for and tell the time. Deal with money. 5. Bed & Breakfast: You reserve a room in a Bed & Breakfast. Ask simple questions, learn prepositions of place. 6. A city tour: You visit a British city. Find your way round the city and ask questions.

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BEGINNER

1. Introducing oneself: Greet people and introduce yourself and your family. Give your name and nationality and say where you live. 2. Descriptions: Describe your appearance and clothes using adjectives. Learn the names of parts of the body. Discover action verbs. 3. Numbers & letters: Describe where you are and posture (e.g. to sit, to stand, to kneel). Learn numbers and how to formulate a simple arithmetical problem. Learn the alphabet and how to spell. 4. Date & time: Learn the names of seasons, months and the days of the week. Tell the time and say the date. 5. Objects & animals: Discover the names of everyday objects (e.g. stationery) and how to describe where they are. Learn the names of pieces of furniture (e.g. drawer, table, shelf) and the names of some animals. 6. Adjectives: Learn new adjectives used as attributive adjectives or epithets. Describe yourself and some objects in greater detail. 7. Arriving in England: Greet and introduce yourself to a pen pal from abroad using formal conversation techniques. Give precise information about yourself, such as your age, your origins and your family. 8. The cocktail party: Introduce and describe yourself and then ask the person to whom you are speaking to do the same. Speak about your knowledge of a foreign language and the length of your stay. 9. Streets of London: Find your way and ask for directions in London. Through asking questions, learn how to express notions such as near and far, right and left. Follow your guides instructions. 10. Finding your way: Revise vocabulary dealing with finding your way (e.g. a map, directions, to be lost). Learn the names of landmarks (e.g. the tourist office, a bank, the post office). Ask for advice and thank your guide. 11. Everyday actions: Describe what you are doing at the moment. Give short affirmative or negative answers to confirm or contradict what someone says. 12. At the office: Explain what you are doing and what you are trying to do. Learn adjectives describing emotional state (e.g. interesting, boring).

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INTERMEDIATE

1. Breakfast menus: Order breakfast and ask questions about what you can and would like to have to eat. Learn basic breakfast food vocabulary. 2. Still hungry?: Send back something you ordered and order something different. Express your dissatisfaction. 3. The menu: You order a meal in a restaurant. Name your favourite dishes, say what you do not like and discover basic food vocabulary (e.g. fish, meat). 4. Desserts: Express your choices in a restaurant. Order dessert and ask for the bill. 5. Booking a villa: Make a reservation for a holiday apartment explaining when you would like to rent it and for how long. Learn about rooms (e.g. kitchen, bathroom, bedroom) and household appliances. Enquire about facilities. 6. Arriving at the villa: Learn how to criticise things that do not work in the home. Learn basic household vocabulary (e.g. knife, fork, plate). 7. Weather forecast: Ask questions and express your feelings concerning the weather. Describe different kinds of weather. 8. A canoeing trip: Describe the weather in a certain place at a certain time in the past. 9. Organising a meal: You invite friends to come for dinner. Discuss what you are going to eat and the tasks you need to accomplish to prepare the meal. Learn the names of ingredients and kitchen utensils. 10. Setting the table: Your guests are arriving and you need someone to set the table. Give instructions on how you want this done and where to find certain utensils. 11. Going out: Discuss your evening entertainment preferences with a friend. Talk about how you spend your leisure time and hobbies. 12. Going to a concert: You are going to a concert with friends. Discuss your musical tastes and talents.

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INTERMEDIATE +

1. Window-shopping: You go into town to shop with a friend. Give your opinion about which products to buy. 2. The fitting room: You go clothes shopping. Learn the name of items of clothing and compare them. Discuss size and colour. 3. Grocery shops: Ask for advice on ingredients and cooking while grocery shopping. 4. At the supermarket: You go food shopping with your child. Learn vocabulary related to products found in supermarkets. 5. The switchboard: Learn basic polite expressions needed to talk with business clients on the phone. Take contact details and reach a compromise with a difficult client. 6. An appointment: Introduce yourself and make an appointment by telephone. 7. An emergency: Seek assistance for an injured person. Learn basic medical vocabulary. 8. At the doctors: You feel ill. Describe your symptoms and discuss treatments with a doctor. 9. Correspondence: You want to write a letter. Learn vocabulary for letter writing. 10. At the post office: You are in the post office. Ask questions about sending mail and learn vocabulary for the post office (e.g. first/second class, post code, stamp). 11. Banks & cashpoints: You want to withdraw some money while in a foreign country. Explain a problem with your cash card in a bank. Learn basic banking vocabulary. 12. Paying a bill: You discuss payments with foreign business clients. Learn different means of payment and negotiate the final cost and payment schedule.

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ADVANCED

1.

A car trip: You go on a car trip. Express your agreement/disagreement and reach a compromise. Describe the features of a car. Ask for precise directions.

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On the motorway: Give advice about the way someone is driving. Ask for petrol at a petrol station and have a conversation with a police officer.

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At the airport: Check in your bags at the airport and state your seating preferences. Go through customs.

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On the plane: Ask questions about what happens during the course of a flight. Ask the flight attendant for various items you need during your journey. Pick up your luggage on arrival.

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At the station: You want to buy a train ticket. Say what kind of ticket you want and ask for the departure and arrival time of a train.

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On the train: You take the train. Speak to the ticket inspector and reply to his questions. Make conversation with another passenger.

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Customs checks: You go through the formalities at customs. Show your passport and respond to the questions posed by the customs officer.

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The luggage search: You declare goods at customs. Respond to the customs officer.

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Hotel reservations: You need a hotel room for the night. Explain which kind of room you would like and enquire about meal times and the cost of your stay.

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Staying in a hotel: Enquire about hotel facilities. Talk about your hotel stay.

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A tour of the town: You go on a guided tour of a town. Ask questions about the different buildings you encounter while sightseeing.

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A tour of the castle: You take a tour of a medieval castle. Ask questions about the castle and express your feelings about your visit.

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ADVANCED +

1.

Going on holiday: Describe your holiday plans to a friend. Say what you are taking with you.

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At the beach: You and your family are at the beach. Learn vocabulary related to a beach holiday.

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Sports talk: Explain which sports you like or dislike and why. Use modal verbs to describe hypothetical situations.

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Adventure sports: Discuss various outdoor sports and express your preferences.

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Diving: You want to go diving. Ask for advice about diving in the sea.

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Fishing: You go fishing with a friend. Follow your friends instructions.

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In the chalet: You go on a skiing holiday with your family. Learn vocabulary related to winter holidays in the mountains.

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On the ski slopes: Prepare yourself to go skiing. Express your preferences and emotions.

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At the harbour: Discuss sailing with a friend. Learn about navigating.

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Setting sail: You go sailing. Learn the names for the different parts of a boat (e.g. hull, mast, rigging).

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Climbing equipment: You want to go mountain climbing. Discuss your plans with a friend. Decide and explain what equipment you will be taking with you.

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Mount Kilimanjaro: Express your fears. Describe symptoms of illness. Describe your emotions.

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BUSINESS

1.

Agreeing to meet: Deal with a business call. Assist the caller and take their name and number. Arrange an appointment and respond to their questions.

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Business calls: You make arrangements to have a stand at a trade fair. Explain your requirements in detail.

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The company stand: Speak to a client at a trade fair. Detail the features of your product and convince the client of its merits. Arrange an appointment for a product demonstration.

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Comparing products: Convince someone of the quality of your product.

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Making a sale: You meet a client who would like to place an order. Discuss product type and price. Negotiate over the discount. Agree the delivery date.

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Negotiating: Negotiate the specific details of an order. Convince your client to choose your product over that of your competitor.

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Trouble with orders: Reply to a dissatisfied customer. Apologise for problems and try to find a compromise.

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After-sales service: Deal with an angry customer. Attempt to find solutions to their problems. Arrange assistance.

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Handling an invoice: You phone a client whose invoice is overdue. Ask when payment can be expected and arrange terms.

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Deferring payment: Find a solution with a customer whose payment is overdue.

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Organising a stay: A client would like to pay your company a visit. Give advice on where to stay and leisure-time activities. Ask for details of the trip.

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Welcoming visitors: Ask practical questions about a clients visit. Propose various leisure-time activities to be included in the visitors itinerary.

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BUSINESS +

1.

At reception: You are a hotel receptionist. Accommodate guests wishes and answer their questions.

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Hotel service: Find solutions to guests problems. Use grammatical forms indicating politeness.

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Serving customers: You are a waiter/waitress. Welcome customers and take their order. Apologise for problems.

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Bad service: Respond to customer questions and deal with complaints in a restaurant.

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Sales assistant: You are a sales assistant in a department store. Deal with customers and explain where certain products can be found. Help a customer buy a product.

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Electrical goods: Help a customer purchase a product by giving advice and answering their questions. Respond to a customer complaint.

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A new bank account: Ask and answer questions in order to open a new bank account.

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Banking operations: Your cashpoint card and chequebook have been stolen. Explain the situation and discover what can be done to resolve it.

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Travel agents: You are working as a travel agent. Enquire about what kind of holiday people want. Outline the choices they have and make suggestions.

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Welcoming tourists: You are a tourist guide. Take your clients on a tour of London and describe the sights. Accompany a VIP to the airport.

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Airline workers: You work in the airline industry. Give information about flights and safety procedures to airline passengers.

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Train and ferry jobs: Provide travel information to rail and ferry passengers. Explain problems and give advice.

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BUSINESS ++

1.

Conference plans: Discuss the logistics of organising a conference with a colleague. Finalise details with the conference centre.

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At the conference: Deal with a last-minute hitch in the conference planning. After the conference, discuss your overall impressions of the day.

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A police inspection: Explain to a police officer the details of your international journey. Respond to his questions and provide specific information.

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A breakdown: You are a lorry driver. Explain the problems you encounter.

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Dispatch problems: Discuss the technicalities of dispatching a consignment of goods. Explain the situation and the requirements.

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Terms of delivery: Discuss a shipping problem with a delivery company. Demand information concerning nondelivery. Inform a sales rep of options to dispatch goods.

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At the cyber-caf: You own an Internet caf. Explain to first-time users how to use the Internet and e-mail.

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Computer problems: Give a detailed explanation of a computer problem. Explain various features of computer use.

9.

Contract talks: Discuss the details of a contract. Establish your legal position and clarify clauses.

10.

Negotiations: Review and agree to an exclusive contract. Learn specialised legal and financial vocabulary.

11.

Financial trading: Predict changes in the stock market and buy shares. Learn specialised economic and financial vocabulary.

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Financial analysis: Enquire about the state of various stock markets. Give financial advice. Learn vocabulary specific to the stock market.

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