Intermediate English: Telling Stories
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Intermediate English: Telling Stories
This course is part of English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate Specialization
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What you'll learn
Describe and recommend stories, books, movies, and TV shows.
Tell personal anecdotes, whether to entertain or teach a lesson or define your identity.
Describe your professional experience and skills in a cover letter or interview.
Give a compelling presentation, whether in person or online.
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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 examples of people telling stories in all kinds of contexts: from describing their favorite book to telling an anecdote, and from talking about skills in an interview to giving a presentation. By the end of the course, you will feel confident telling stories in any context, personal or professional.
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 11 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: Telling Stories'•2 minutes
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: Telling Stories'•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
In this module, you will sharpen your storytelling skills by describing stories you know. You’ll also learn how to give your opinion about books and movies and share how books can make you feel.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Describing a Story•5 minutes
- Recommending a Book, Movie, or TV Show•5 minutes
- Book and Movie Reviews•5 minutes
- Reading Experiences•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
- Describing a Story•55 minutes
- Recommending a Book, Movie, or TV Show•55 minutes
- Book and Movie Reviews•55 minutes
- Reading Experiences•55 minutes
This week, you will learn how to tell stories about yourself and things that have happened in your private life, from unusual events to important lessons learned, all the way through to what makes you who you are.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- How It All Began•5 minutes
- A Strange Thing Happened...•5 minutes
- Life Lessons•5 minutes
- Exploring Identity•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
- How It All Began•55 minutes
- A Strange Thing Happened...•55 minutes
- Life Lessons•55 minutes
- Exploring Identity•55 minutes
You'll be talking about yourself again in this module, but this time you'll be concentrating on highlighting your professional experiences and skills. You'll also see some common interview questions and learn how to respond, and you'll get some tips for writing an effective cover letter.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Cover Letters•5 minutes
- Talking About Experience and Skills•5 minutes
- Talking About Strengths and Weaknesses•5 minutes
- Interview Questions•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
- Cover Letters•55 minutes
- Talking About Experience and Skills•55 minutes
- Talking About Strengths and Weaknesses•55 minutes
- Interview Questions•55 minutes
This week, you will learn important skills for giving presentations, both in person and remotely. You'll hear tips for starting a presentation effectively as well as some more general advice.
What's included
4 readings4 assignments4 app items
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Presentation Skills•5 minutes
- Beginning Presentations•5 minutes
- Presenting in Person•5 minutes
- Presenting Online•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
- Presentation Skills•55 minutes
- Beginning Presentations•55 minutes
- Presenting in Person•55 minutes
- Presenting Online•55 minutes
This week, you will use everything you learned to tell stories 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 Perform Well in an Interview•10 minutes
- Congratulations!•10 minutes
- Finishing the Specialization•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 185 minutes
- How to Structure a Cover Letter•30 minutes
- Task: Your Cover Letter•60 minutes
- Reflection •15 minutes
- How to Perform Well in an Interview•20 minutes
- Task: An Interview Question•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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