General English + English for Art & Design
Course
In London and San Francisco (USA)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
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Class hours
50h
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Duration
2 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
The Art & Design lessons provide a unique opportunity for students to learn vocabulary and structures to discuss art history, graphic and interior design, fashion and photography, and to practise this language in context.
You will also have the opportunity to accompany your teacher on Study Visits to local art and design museums, galleries and exhibitions (entry charges are not included), combined with supervised practical tasks.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
Start date
About this course
After you take a General English plus Art & Design at St Giles, you should:
have learnt specialist vocabulary and structures used to discuss Art & Design
have developed your listening, reading and writing skills
have a greater understanding of the grammatical structure of English
You will also have the opportunity to accompany your teacher on Study Visits to local art and design museums, galleries and exhibitions (entry charges are not included), combined with supervised practical tasks.
B1 (Intermediate) +
The center will contact you, once you send your information through the form
Reviews
Subjects
- English
- Design
- Art design
- Art
- Comprehension
- Listening
- Vocabulary
- Victoria
- Reading
- Design Museum
- Grammar
Course programme
Monday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Speaking + Reading Comprehension Practice: Love-hate Relationships
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Grammar: Noun collocations
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Pronunciation
- Recognising Sounds
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Speaking : Using Question forms
- Introduction + Finding out students’ interests
- Vocabulary: Describing a painting
- Reading + Listening Comprehension: Comparing and contrasting artists’ work
Tuesday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Pronunciation: Sentence Stress
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Grammar: Verb forms
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Reading Comprehension
- Practice: Emotions Article
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Speaking Practice: Likes + Dislikes
- Guided Tour of museum or gallery chosen by students
- Guided Tour of museum or gallery chosen by students
Wednesday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Listening Comprehension Practice: Radio Programme
- Pronunciation: Intonation of Question Tags
- Writing Practice Conversation with Question Tags
- Fluency Practice: Role play at a barbecue
- Feedback from visit with follow up activities
- Vocabulary: Different Schools of Art
- Speaking practice: Discussing how different artists interpret a subject matter differently
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Reading Comprehension Practice: Magazine article
- Grammar: Modal verbs
- Vocabulary: Work
- Digital Lang Lab: Contrastive Stress
- Listening Comprehension: Film Frida with worksheet and discussion questions
- Listening Comprehension: Film Frida with worksheet and discussion questions
Friday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Vocabulary: Gradable and strong adjectives
- Grammar: Adjectives+ Prepositions
- Pronunciation: Weak Forms
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Language + Vocabulary Revision
- Free Afternoon
- Free Afternoon
Monday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Listening Comprehension: Holiday Jobs
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Grammar: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- Speaking Practice: Life Experiences
- Vocabulary: Design and describing objects and buildings
- Listening Comprehension: Bauhaus Documentary with follow up discussion (fluency practice)
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Listening Comprehension
- Practice: Holiday TV Programme
- Reading Comprehension: Holiday Reviews
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Vocabulary: Word Formation
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Functional Real World Language: Showing concern, giving and responding to advice
- Vocabulary: Textiles and describing clothes
- Reading Comprehension: Different Fashion Eras and Influences
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Vocabulary: Adverbs + Time Phrases
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Grammar: Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Reading Comprehension: Article on Travel Guides
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Self access Room: Holiday webquest
- Trip to Fashion Show or Victoria + Albert Museum or Design Museum
- Trip to Fashion Show or Victoria + Albert Museum or Design Museum
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Fluency Practice: Plan an Adventure Holiday (Based on info from webquest)
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Vocabulary: Phrases with Travel, Get, Go on
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Pronunciation Consonant + Vowel Links
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Listening Comprehension Practice: Song
- Project work: Design an outfit
- Fluency and Listening Comprehension Practice: Student Presentations on Project work
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
- Vocabulary: Word formation - suffixes
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
- Language Review: Test + Counselling
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
- Listening Comprehension: Holiday Recommendations
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
- Functional Language: Asking for and making Recommendations
- Free Afternoon
- Free Afternoon
General English + English for Art & Design