Conversational English Skills

This course is part of Learn English Specialization

Instructor: Fang Yang

What you'll learn

introduce oneself, one’s job, one’s preferences (hobbies, likes and dislikes, etc.)
indicate one’s opinion about family, friendship, hometown, or jobs
continue a conversation with someone new from other countries

Skills you'll gain

Communication

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Assessments

37 assignments

Taught in English

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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

What's included

7 videos5 assignments1 discussion prompt

7 videosTotal 38 minutes

1 Introduction1 minutePreview module
2. Text: Greeting in different cultures5 minutes
3. Greeting8 minutes
4. First Impression4 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New5 minutes
6. Office Hour12 minutes
7. Summary1 minute

5 assignmentsTotal 19 minutes

Test 1-35 minutes
Test 1-43 minutes
Test 1-53 minutes
Test 1-63 minutes
Test 1-85 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 2 minutes

Discussion question for unit 12 minutes

Interpersonal Communication

What's included

9 videos7 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videosTotal 59 minutes

1. Introduction1 minutePreview module
2. Text: My Mother is My Best Friend6 minutes
3. Families, Friends and Idols12 minutes
4. Describe People's Appearance and Personality11 minutes
5. How to Communicate with Other People4 minutes
6. Friend Relationships5 minutes
7. Cultural Focus: Family and Friend Relationships5 minutes
8. Office Hour11 minutes
9. Summary1 minute

7 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Test 2-35 minutes
Test 2-45 minutes
Test 2-54 minutes
Test 2-65 minutes
Test 2-73 minutes
Test 2-85 minutes
Test 2-103 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 2 minutes

Discussion question for unit 22 minutes

Eating culture

What's included

8 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videosTotal 54 minutes

1. Introduction1 minutePreview module
2.Text:Food in Different Cultures6 minutes
3.Food in Different Cultures11 minutes
4.Chinese Meals7 minutes
5.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries3 minutes
6.Eating out8 minutes
7. Talk Show15 minutes
8. Summary1 minute

6 assignmentsTotal 27 minutes

Test 3-38 minutes
Test 3-43 minutes
Test 3-55 minutes
Test 3-64 minutes
Test 3-75 minutes
Test 3-92 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 3 minutes

Discussion question for unit 33 minutes

English learning

What's included

8 videos5 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videosTotal 64 minutes

1. Introduction1 minutePreview module
2. Text: Why do you learn English?10 minutes
3. Reasons for learning English16 minutes
4. How to learn English9 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom3 minutes
6. British and American English8 minutes
7. Office Hour12 minutes
8. Summary1 minute

5 assignmentsTotal 28 minutes

Test 4-38 minutes
Test 4-46 minutes
Test 4-54 minutes
Test 4-75 minutes
Test 4-95 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 3 minutes

Discussion question for unit 43 minutes

Talk about good times and bad times in your life

What's included

9 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videosTotal 55 minutes

1. Introduction1 minutePreview module
2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times5 minutes
3. Good and Bad Experiences8 minutes
4. Free-time Activities8 minutes
5. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America5 minutes
6. Festival6 minutes
7. Office Hour8 minutes
8. Talk Show (Glenn and David)10 minutes
9. Summary1 minute

6 assignmentsTotal 29 minutes

Test 5-35 minutes
Test 5-47 minutes
Test 5-53 minutes
Test 5-63 minutes
Test 5-75 minutes
Test 5-106 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Discussion question for unit 510 minutes

Describing, cultivating and sharing hobbies

What's included

9 videos6 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videosTotal 50 minutes

1. Introduction1 minutePreview module
2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members5 minutes
3. What Are Your hobbies16 minutes
4. What Do You Get from Hobbies4 minutes
5. How to Cultivate Your Hobbies3 minutes
6. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries2 minutes
7. Hobbies in Different Countries2 minutes
8. Office Hour12 minutes
9. Summary1 minute

6 assignmentsTotal 29 minutes

Test 6-39 minutes
Test 6-44 minutes
Test 6-53 minutes
Test 6-63 minutes
Test 6-85 minutes
Test 6-105 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 3 minutes

Discussion question for unit 63 minutes

What's included

2 assignments1 peer review

Instructor

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Fang Yang

Tsinghua University

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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.

Reviewed on Oct 8, 2019

This course was just amazing with good teachers that provided us relevant topics.

Reviewed on Aug 12, 2020

The course is really usefull, and personally I think it is very funny. You can learn the language with interesting topics and different kinds of conversations.

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