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There are 7 modules in this course
Do you want to communicate with English speakers fluently? Welcome to our course. The course consists of 6 units with different topics: meeting new people, the people in your life, eating in and eating out, the reason to learn English, good times and bad times, and hobbies. From this course, you will have a good knowledge of conversational English skills in your daily life. We invite you to learn with our teachers and friends from different countries in the videos, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Columbia. Are you ready? Let’s go!
Greetings
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7 videos5 assignments1 discussion prompt
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7 videos•Total 39 minutes
1 Introduction•1 minute
2. Text: Greeting in different cultures•6 minutes
3. Greeting•8 minutes
4. First Impression•5 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New•5 minutes
6. Office Hour•12 minutes
7. Summary•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 19 minutes
Test 1-4•3 minutes
Test 1-5•3 minutes
Test 1-6•3 minutes
Test 1-8•5 minutes
Test 1-3•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 2 minutes
Discussion question for unit 1•2 minutes
The People in Your Life
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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Interpersonal Communication
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9 videos7 assignments1 discussion prompt
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9 videos•Total 60 minutes
1. Introduction•1 minute
2. Text: My Mother is My Best Friend•6 minutes
3. Families, Friends and Idols•12 minutes
4. Describe People's Appearance and Personality•12 minutes
5. How to Communicate with Other People•5 minutes
6. Friend Relationships•5 minutes
7. Cultural Focus: Family and Friend Relationships•5 minutes
8. Office Hour•11 minutes
9. Summary•2 minutes
7 assignments•Total 30 minutes
Test 2-4•5 minutes
Test 2-5•4 minutes
Test 2-6•5 minutes
Test 2-7•3 minutes
Test 2-8•5 minutes
Test 2-10•3 minutes
Test 2-3•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 2 minutes
Discussion question for unit 2•2 minutes
Eating in and Eating out
Module 3•1 hour to complete
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Eating culture
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8 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt
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8 videos•Total 55 minutes
1. Introduction•1 minute
2.Text:Food in Different Cultures•6 minutes
3.Food in Different Cultures•11 minutes
4.Chinese Meals•8 minutes
5.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries•3 minutes
6.Eating out•8 minutes
7. Talk Show•16 minutes
8. Summary•1 minute
6 assignments•Total 27 minutes
Test 3-4•3 minutes
Test 3-5•5 minutes
Test 3-6•4 minutes
Test 3-7•5 minutes
Test 3-9•2 minutes
Test 3-3•8 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
Discussion question for unit 3•3 minutes
Why Do You Want to Learn English
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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English learning
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8 videos5 assignments1 discussion prompt
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8 videos•Total 65 minutes
1. Introduction•1 minute
2. Text: Why do you learn English?•11 minutes
3. Reasons for learning English•16 minutes
4. How to learn English•10 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom•4 minutes
6. British and American English•9 minutes
7. Office Hour•13 minutes
8. Summary•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 28 minutes
Test 4-4•6 minutes
Test 4-5•4 minutes
Test 4-7•5 minutes
Test 4-9•5 minutes
Test 4-3•8 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
Discussion question for unit 4•3 minutes
Good Times and Bad Times
Module 5•2 hours to complete
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Talk about good times and bad times in your life
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9 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt
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9 videos•Total 56 minutes
1. Introduction•1 minute
2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times•6 minutes
3. Good and Bad Experiences•8 minutes
4. Free-time Activities•9 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America•6 minutes
6. Festival•7 minutes
7. Office Hour•8 minutes
8. Talk Show (Glenn and David)•10 minutes
9. Summary•1 minute
6 assignments•Total 29 minutes
Test 5-4•7 minutes
Test 5-5•3 minutes
Test 5-6•3 minutes
Test 5-7•5 minutes
Test 5-10•6 minutes
Test 5-3•5 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Discussion question for unit 5•10 minutes
Hobbies
Module 6•1 hour to complete
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Describing, cultivating and sharing hobbies
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9 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt
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9 videos•Total 51 minutes
1. Introduction•2 minutes
2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members•6 minutes
3. What Are Your hobbies•16 minutes
4. What Do You Get from Hobbies•5 minutes
5. How to Cultivate Your Hobbies•4 minutes
6. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries•3 minutes
7. Hobbies in Different Countries•3 minutes
8. Office Hour•12 minutes
9. Summary•1 minute
6 assignments•Total 29 minutes
Test 6-4•4 minutes
Test 6-5•3 minutes
Test 6-6•3 minutes
Test 6-8•5 minutes
Test 6-10•5 minutes
Test 6-3•9 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 3 minutes
Discussion question for unit 6•3 minutes
Final Test
Module 7•1 hour to complete
Module details
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2 assignments1 peer review
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2 assignments•Total 15 minutes
Section 1: Vocabulary & Structure•10 minutes
Section 2: Language Use•5 minutes
1 peer review•Total 45 minutes
Video your poster presentation•45 minutes
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Reviewed on Jul 18, 2020
It's very helpful because everyone was sharing their life experience and lifestyle. So this could help me to express myself in such ways.
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Reviewed on Jun 14, 2020
good course. not only helps in improving the English speaking skills but also an intercultural and multicultural exposure.
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Reviewed on May 22, 2023
This course is very useful for me. I learned English communication, listening, culture of United States of America, United Kingdom, France, China etc from this course.
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