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Intermediate English: Talking About Yourself

Intermediate English: Talking About Yourself

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

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3 weeks to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
96%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Talk about your background – where you grew up, where you live, what your family and friends are like, and more.

  • Talk about your favorites and preferences – food and drinks, hobbies and sports, and more.

  • Talk about your work and strengthen your job application by building a strong CV and describing your professional skills in detail.

  • Make conversation and reach out to connect with current and former colleagues in a way that will help your career moving forward.

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Assessments

24 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
  • Learn new concepts from industry experts
  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 6 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 talking about yourself – who you are, where you're from, what you do, and your likes and dislikes. By the end of the course, you will feel confident speaking and writing about yourself in both personal and professional contexts.

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 10 minutes
  • Welcome to the Intermediate English Specialization•4 minutes
  • Sample Voxy Lesson•4 minutes
  • Studying with Real World Content•1 minute
  • Introduction to 'Intermediate English: Talking About Yourself'•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 'Intermediate English: Talking About Yourself'•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 will learn how to talk about your background – where you grow up, where you live, what your family and friends are like, and more.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Where You're From•5 minutes
  • All About You•5 minutes
  • Family and Friends•5 minutes
  • Growing Up•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 220 minutes
  • Where You're From•55 minutes
  • All About You•55 minutes
  • Family and Friends•55 minutes
  • Growing Up•55 minutes

This week, you will learn how to talk about your favorites and preferences – food and drinks, hobbies and sports, and more. You'll also learn how to express preferring one thing over another, and talk about the things you don't like as well!

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Food and Drinks•5 minutes
  • Hobbies and Sports•5 minutes
  • Which Do You Prefer?•5 minutes
  • My Least Favorite•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 220 minutes
  • Food and Drinks•55 minutes
  • Hobbies and Sports•55 minutes
  • Which Do You Prefer?•55 minutes
  • My Least Favorite•55 minutes

This week, we're switching to a professional context. You will learn how to talk about your work and strengthen your job application by building a strong CV and describing your professional skills in detail.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Work History and Duties•5 minutes
  • Job Applications and Interviews•5 minutes
  • CVs and Resumes•5 minutes
  • Hard and Soft Skills•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 220 minutes
  • Work History and Duties•55 minutes
  • Job Applications and Interviews•55 minutes
  • CVs and Resumes•55 minutes
  • Hard and Soft Skills•55 minutes

This week, you will learn how to make conversation and reach out to connect with current and former colleagues in a way that will help your career moving forward.

What's included

4 readings4 assignments4 app items

4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Networking at Conferences•5 minutes
  • Using LinkedIn•5 minutes
  • Introduction Emails•5 minutes
  • Following Up and Getting Back in Touch•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 220 minutes
  • Networking at Conferences•55 minutes
  • Using LinkedIn•55 minutes
  • Introduction Emails•55 minutes
  • Following Up and Getting Back in Touch•55 minutes

This week, you will use everything you learned to describe yourself both in written and spoken form.

What's included

5 readings6 assignments3 discussion prompts

5 readings•Total 70 minutes
  • About the Writing Task•10 minutes
  • Self-Evaluation and Example•30 minutes
  • About the Speaking Task•10 minutes
  • How to Talk About Yourself•10 minutes
  • Congratulations!•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 185 minutes
  • How to Write a Profile•30 minutes
  • Task: Writing a Profile•60 minutes
  • Reflection•15 minutes
  • How to Talk About Yourself•20 minutes
  • "Tell me about yourself"•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

Earn a career certificate

Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

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