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.
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Intermediate English: Travel
This course is part of English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate Specialization
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Instructors: Anna Murray
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What you'll learn
Navigate new places, from asking for directions to travel advice.
Describe destinations, types of accommodation, and talk about tourist and travel experiences.
Make travel plans, including setting itineraries, arranging accommodation, and making and changing bookings.
Socialize across cultures, building relationships and understanding differences in habits and communication styles.
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There are 6 modules in this course
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
This week, you will learn some useful language for when you're out exploring, as well as some advice that could take the stress out of traveling. You'll also hear recommendations for sights and itineraries in places around the world.
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4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you'll learn how to talk about travel destinations and experiences with lots of details, as well as how to write an accommodation review. You'll also learn about the negative side of tourism and some of the challenges it can produce.
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4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you'll be looking at what goes into planning a trip — from where to go and where to stay to how to get there. You will also learn some language to help you book holiday essentials with confidence.
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4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you will learn about different ways in which people may communicate depending on where they come from. Knowing about these differences can help you to build strong relationships and work successfully with a variety of people.
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4 readings4 assignments4 app items
This week, you will use everything you learned to talk about travel both in written and spoken form.
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