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Power Speaking Intermediate

This course is designed to provide students with as much speaking and listening practice as possible. It offers practical, everyday English skills through functional English lessons (e.g. shopping, ordering at restaurants, job interviews, etc.). The course also sharpens students’ academic skills through intellectually stimulating discussions and vocabulary-building exercises. The class uses a communicative approach and allows students a variety of opportunities to express their opinions and creativity. The teacher encourages student participation and gives daily corrective feedback relating to pronunciation, articulation, vocabulary, grammar, intonation, and word/syllabic stress. Teaching methods are focused on active participation, speaking, and listening skills.
Students are encouraged to study course vocabulary and materials outside of the class in order to accelerate their learning progress.

Highlights

• Focus more on speaking and listening skills while interacting with classmates from around the world.
• Student centered learning with various opportunities for class discussion.
• Learn practical vocabulary and phrases you can use in real-life situations.
• Embark on an interactive field trip in Toronto.
• Learn how to use phrases that native speakers use including slang, expressions, and simple idioms.
• Benefit from 1 on 1 power speaking sessions with a native speaking teacher and immediate feedback.
• Two presentations every session.
• Sample Topics: talking on the phone, health, wellness, travelling, school, learning, restaurants

Timetable

Class Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Clearly express their opinions on a variety of topics
• Form stimulating discussion questions
• Respond to complex discussion questions on a deeper level
• Articulate their opinions and feelings with an expanded vocabulary
• Talk about emotions, relationships, ordering food and giving directions
• Work cooperatively with classmates to complete speaking tasks
• Create and perform dialogues using course vocabulary
• Acquire public speaking skills using formal vocabulary and sentence structure
• Prepare effective presentations within a limited time-frame

Delivery Methods

• Group discussions
• Group assignments and activities
• In-class presentations
• Daily vocabulary
• Role-play exercises
• Individual speaking practice with teacher feedback
• Individual Presentations

Evaluation

Speaking and listening: 50%
Participation: 25%
Presentations/Assignments: 25%

To progress to the next level, a score of 70% is required.

Attendance Policy

Attendance is an integral part of this class. Students who miss more than 3 days per session will find it very difficult to improve or keep up.

Materials

• Daily vocabulary handouts
• Presentation guidelines