41 Different contexts, different levels

Revise

1 For questions 1–7, choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete each
statement. ’ AK
1 Most students in the world study __________.
A general English
B business English
C English for academic purposes
2 Students at university often study __________ to help them with their courses.
A general English
B business English
C English for academic purposes
3 Some teachers teach __________ in the companies (in-house) where the students
work.
A general English
B business English
C English for academic purposes
4 When students work with a subject and the language to describe that subject, both
at the same time, we call it __________.
A English for academic purposes
B English for specific purposes
C CLIL (content and language integrated learning)
5 We call it __________ when students have a special reason (like nursing,
engineering, etc.) for learning English.
A English for specific purposes
B business English
C English for academic purposes
6 Teachers worry about __________ when students think that they are not learning
anything new.
A the plateau effect
B one-to-one teaching
C the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
7 Before we decide what to teach in an English for specific purposes class it is a
good idea to do __________.
A can do statements
B the Common European Framework of References for Languages
C a needs analysis

Research

2 Look at two English language coursebooks from two different levels (e.g.
elementary and advanced).
1 How different is the language they teach?
2 How different are the topics they include?
3 How different are the reading texts they offer in terms of length, language, etc.?
4 How different are the activities which the students are asked to do?

Reflect

3 How would you select the topics and language you were going to teach if
your students were studying either (a) general English or (b) English for
specific purposes? ’ AK

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