General English + English for Art & Design

Course

In London and San Francisco (USA)

Price on request

Description

  • Class hours

    50h

  • Duration

    2 Weeks

  • 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.

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Location

Start date

London
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open
San Francisco (USA)
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

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) +

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Subjects

  • English
  • Design
  • Art design
  • Art
  • Comprehension
  • Listening
  • Vocabulary
  • Victoria
  • Reading
  • Design Museum
  • Grammar

Course programme

Week One

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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Introduction + Finding out students’ interests
  • Vocabulary: Describing a painting
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • 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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Guided Tour of museum or gallery chosen by students
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Guided Tour of museum or gallery chosen by students

Wednesday

Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
  • Listening Comprehension Practice: Radio Programme
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
  • Pronunciation: Intonation of Question Tags
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
  • Writing Practice Conversation with Question Tags
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
  • Fluency Practice: Role play at a barbecue
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Feedback from visit with follow up activities
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Vocabulary: Different Schools of Art
  • Speaking practice: Discussing how different artists interpret a subject matter differently
Thursday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
  • Reading Comprehension Practice: Magazine article
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
  • Grammar: Modal verbs
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
  • Vocabulary: Work
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
  • Digital Lang Lab: Contrastive Stress
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Listening Comprehension: Film Frida with worksheet and discussion questions
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Listening Comprehension: Film Frida with worksheet and discussion questions

Friday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
  • Vocabulary: Gradable and strong adjectives
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
  • Grammar: Adjectives+ Prepositions
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
  • Pronunciation: Weak Forms

Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
  • Language + Vocabulary Revision
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Free Afternoon
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Free Afternoon
Week Two
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
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
  • Speaking Practice: Life Experiences
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Vocabulary: Design and describing objects and buildings
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Listening Comprehension: Bauhaus Documentary with follow up discussion (fluency practice)
Tuesday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Practice: Holiday TV Programme
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
  • 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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Vocabulary: Textiles and describing clothes
Lesson 6 14.50- 15.40
  • Reading Comprehension: Different Fashion Eras and Influences
Wednesday
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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Trip to Fashion Show or Victoria + Albert Museum or Design Museum
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Trip to Fashion Show or Victoria + Albert Museum or Design Museum
Thursday
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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Project work: Design an outfit
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Fluency and Listening Comprehension Practice: Student Presentations on Project work
Friday
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
Lesson 5 14.00-14.50
  • Free Afternoon
Lesson 6 15.00- 15.50
  • Free Afternoon

General English + English for Art & Design

Price on request