Power Speaking Pre-Advanced

• Build your English through more complex topics.
• Take part in frequent class discussions with your peers.
• Learn alongside students from around the world.
• Improve your presentation skills by giving a speech and teaching a mini-lesson.
• Better understand English idioms and colloquial expressions.
• Put your English to the test on a class trip in Toronto.
• Get immediate feedback in one-on-one Power Speaking sessions with a native-speaking teacher.
• Give one presentation and take part in one debate every session.
• Sample topics include death, politics, government, artificial intelligence, euthanasia, crime, and punishment.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Answer complex questions using logical sequencing and an open speaking style
• Discuss complex and academic topics such as religion, beauty, death, and art
• Take part in regular debates and discussions
• Choose words carefully to convey specific emotions or intentions
• Prepare and deliver a speech using persuasive language
• Plan and teach a mini-lesson that engages classmates with new information

• Pair and group discussions
• In-class group assignments
• In-class presentations and debates
• Homework assignments
• Daily research into English colloquial expressions
• Individual persuasive speeches
• Individual teaching presentations
• Article assignments