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Beginner English: Important Interactions

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Describe health issues, speak to a doctor, and follow medical instructions.

  • Learn useful language for using money, buying groceries, and ordering food at a restaurant.

  • Practice conversations for the workplace, including office small talk, asking questions, and participating in meetings.

  • Handle important everyday interactions both in written and spoken form.

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Assessments

20 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the English Language Skills A1-A2 CEFR: Beginner Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, you will develop your English conversational skills that you can use to build your personal and professional relationships. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.

Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from dozens of real conversations about a variety of common topics that come up when visiting the doctor, shopping at a store, or heading to work. By the end of the course, you will feel confident using English when taking care of your health, buying things, and going to work.

This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 app item

4 videos•Total 9 minutes
  • Welcome to the Beginner English Specialization•3 minutes
  • Sample Voxy Lesson•4 minutes
  • Studying with Real World Content•1 minute
  • Introduction to 'Beginner English: Important Interactions'•1 minute
4 readings•Total 45 minutes
  • Do You Need the Voxy App?•10 minutes
  • About Voxy Lessons•10 minutes
  • Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•5 minutes
  • Introduction to 'Beginner English: Important Interactions'•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
  • Is This Course The Right Level For You?•15 minutes
  • Learning Goals•10 minutes
1 app item•Total 60 minutes
  • Needs Analysis & Voxy Orientation•60 minutes

This week, you are going to learn how to describe health issues, speak to a doctor, and follow medical instructions. You will also practice explaining when you need time off from work or school.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Describing Health and Symptoms•5 minutes
  • The Doctor•5 minutes
  • Following Medical Instructions•5 minutes
  • Time Off Form Work and School•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
  • Describing Health and Symptoms•35 minutes
  • The Doctor•35 minutes
  • Following Medical Instructions•35 minutes
  • Time Off From Work and School•35 minutes

This week, you will learn useful language for using money, buying groceries, and ordering food at a restaurant. By the end, you will be able to shop and dine out in everyday situations.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Using Money•5 minutes
  • Grocery Shopping•5 minutes
  • Ordering at a Restaurant•5 minutes
  • Shopping•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
  • Using Money•35 minutes
  • Grocery Shopping•35 minutes
  • Ordering at a Restaurant•35 minutes
  • Shopping•35 minutes

This week, you will practice conversations for the workplace, including office small talk, asking questions, and participating in meetings. You will also learn how to give simple presentations with confidence.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Office Small Talk•5 minutes
  • Questions at Work•5 minutes
  • Participating in Meetings•5 minutes
  • Giving Presentations•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
  • Reflect on This Lesson•10 minutes
4 app items•Total 140 minutes
  • Office Small Talk•35 minutes
  • Questions at Work•35 minutes
  • Participating in Meetings•35 minutes
  • Giving Presentations•35 minutes

This week, you will use everything you learned to handle important everyday interactions both in written and spoken form.

What's included

6 readings6 assignments3 discussion prompts

6 readings•Total 80 minutes
  • About the Writing Task•10 minutes
  • Self-Evaluation and Example•30 minutes
  • About the Speaking Task•10 minutes
  • How to Describe Symptoms•10 minutes
  • Congratulations!•10 minutes
  • Finishing the Specialization•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 185 minutes
  • How to Write a Review•30 minutes
  • Task: Something I Bought•60 minutes
  • Reflection •15 minutes
  • How to Describe Symptoms•20 minutes
  • Task: I Can't Come Today•30 minutes
  • Self-Evaluation, Example, and Reflection•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 90 minutes
  • Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
  • Discuss With Your Peers•30 minutes
  • Reflect On Your Progress•30 minutes

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