the economy
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A conversation lesson plan designed to encourage students to talk. Based around a topical subject, students learn how to express or defend an opinion. www.one2oneacademy.comTRANSCRIPT
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Express your opinion…..Objectives
• Vocabulary expansion • Pronunciation improvement • Grammar development • Confidence building • Comparative and superlative
tenses • Reduction in translation time
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Lesson PlanA highly interactive lesson plan designed to get you to talk. Challenging and results orientated you will discuss a very topical subject that is common place in every language.
Lesson Plan
02 The Economy
1. Describe the economical situation in your country. !2. In your opinion, which country is performing the best in terms of having a balanced economy. !!!
3. Has your country ever been in a great economical position? When? Why?
A lesson plan designed to get you to talk!
Links and videosThe following link is f r o m t h e B r i t i s h Council and is one we r e c o m m e n d f o r r e s e a r c h o n c o m p a r a t i v e a n d superlative adjectives. !L i n k : h t t p s : / /learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/adjectives/c o m p a r a t i v e - a n d -superlative-adjectives
Some interesting links t o p r a c t i c e y o u r listening skills taken f r o m t h e B B C Panorama series. !L i n k : h t t p s : / /www.youtube.com/w a t c h ?v=NKVPwdNVb4s !h t t p s : / /www.youtube.com/w a t c h ?v=2zDYrFE985g
!4. Did you personally experience the effects of the global economic crisis? How? When?!5. Do you think that the economy in your country will get stronger or weaker in the future? Why?!6. If you were responsible for your economy for just a day, what would you do differently? !7. If you could ask a question to an economist in your country, what would it be?!8. Do you think that people live beyond their means in your country? Why?!9. In your opinion, what is the difference between a luxury and a necessity?!10. Describe how your economy used to be compared to how it is today.!11. Describe the housing market in your country. Is it strong or weak? Explain why.
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15. Has technology effected your economy? !16. Could your job be replaced by technology in the future? !17. How have shopping habits changed over the last 5 years?
12. Is it better to buy a house or rent one? Why? !13. Is it easy to obtain loans and credit cards in your country? !14. Have some businesses grown while others have contracted over the last 5 years? Why?
Voice tones can change the meaning of a sentence. They can help you relate to how passionate you feel about a topic or a subject to your audience.
Express your opinion!
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English. • Learn about telephone
etiquette and how it can effect your telephone interview.
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• Build business vocabulary. !Link:http://issuu.com/learnenglishonline001.com/
Interview practice with a TEFL business instructor who has 5 years experience in the recruitment sector.
03 The Economy
We know that listening skills have a direct impact on the way that you interact both in informal and formal environments. !These audios were designed for students
t o i d e n t i f y w i t h recording information. !Based on a series of 4 audios, you will hear t h e v o i c e o f o u r business instructor w i t h i n d i f f e r e n t scenarios. Listen to the
audios to see how much information you can retain. !L i n k : h t t p : / /www.one2oneacademy.com/lesson-plans/the-clients-details-lesson-plan
A collection of audios to help you…Listening skills
The Economy04The jobs market18. Is it easy or hard to find a job in your country? !19. Describe the best method for finding a job in your country. !20. How has the jobs market changed in the last 5 years? !21. Are loans necessary?
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