Spoken English Course

Intermediate, Module 1

Welcome to the British Council.

The Spoken English Course focuses on communication through speaking and listening. All course materials
will be provided each lesson – you do not have to buy a course book. It is not a grammar-based course but
covers functional and topic-related language / vocabulary in a range of different situations. Each week will
cover a different function or topic.

Module 1 focuses on developing spoken accuracy and fluency around the topic of forming and developing
friendships and relationships. The following themes are not necessarily in order:

 Feeling confident when meeting someone for the first time

 Using small-talk
 Talking about pastimes and free time activities
 Being polite in English
 Knowing what to say when you don’t know what to say
 Story-telling
 Giving advice
 Socialising and networking
 Expressing opinions
 Agreeing, disagreeing and managing a discussion

Your course:

As well as developing your speaking and listening skills, this course may also include some short reading or
listening tasks. The main focus of the course is for you to communicate successfully with others; this means
that error correction takes place at certain points in the lesson, not necessarily every time a mistake is
made.

You will not be assessed on this course; however, you will regularly be provided with feedback from your
teacher. If you have a specific problem or question, please speak to the teacher directly.

This course can be taken alongside one of our general English courses, which are grammar and skills-based,
or independently. The main focus of this course is to improve your ability to communicate effectively in
English.

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