General English + English for Tourism
Course
In San Francisco (USA) and London
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
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Class hours
20h
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Duration
2 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
The 4-week programme combines 20 morning lessons of General English with 8 afternoon lessons focusing on English for Tourism.
The course offers students the chance to develop and practise specialist vocabulary and structures needed for the tourism industry or for use whilst travelling. Content will be guided by the needs and wants of the students and topics will include hotels, travel agents, tours, restaurants, money and health.
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About this course
After you take a General English plus Tourism at St Giles, you should:
have learnt specialist vocabulary used in travel services, hotels, and hospitality
have developed your listening, reading and writing skills
have a greater understanding of the grammatical structure of English
This course is designed for students who work in the tourism industry or those who use English when travelling on business or on holiday.
all levels
The center will contact you, once you send your information through the form
Reviews
Subjects
- English
- Tourism
- Industry
- Grammar
- Writing
- Play
- Speaking
- Mini Project
- Pronunciation
- Listening
Teachers and trainers (1)
St Giles Brighton St Giles Brighton
Teacher
Course programme
Monday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Vocab & Speaking
- Describing souvenirs and presents
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Speaking & Listening
- Predicting and listening for gist
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Pronunciation
- Practising intonation
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Speaking
- Developing conversations – avoiding repetition
Overview & Vocab
- Introductions, course and exam structure Identifying holidays and jobs in the industry
Reading & Speaking
- Reading for comprehension – ‘A passenger survey’ Personal qualities / skills for jobs in Tourism
Tuesday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Writing
- Describing the best/worst souvenir or present you have received
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Listening & Speaking
- Listening for slight differences Role play: sales assistant and customer
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Vocab & Pronunciation
- Clothes and accessories
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Speaking
- Describing slights differences between two pictures
Vocab & Writing
- Festivals & holidays Designing a advertising leaflet
Vocab & Listening
- Phrasal verbs in tourism Timetables and prices
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Vocab & Reading
- Jigsaw reading to understand attitude and opinion
Vocab & Writing
- Understanding vocab from context Using new language in sentences
Speaking
- Class survey about attitudes to fashion, and discussion of results
Writing
- Writing a blog for a fashion magazine
Reading & Listening
- Telephoning a travel agents to book flights Computer research
Speaking & Writing
- Planning and writing an itinerary
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Listening
- Listening for detail
Grammar
- ‘Must’ for obligation and assumptions
Grammar
- Practice Further practice, including speaking
Speaking
- Developing conversations – responding to recommendations
Vocab & Speaking
- Hotel vocab Choosing a hotel and making a booking
Writing
- Confirming a reservation
Friday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Grammar
- Review of homework exercises for ‘must’
Speaking
- Role play: conversation between a tourist and two local people
Listening & Vocab
- Listening to a song for detailed understanding of vocab
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Speaking & Writing
- Designing and describing a new uniform for the school
- Free Afternoon
- Free Afternoon
Monday
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Speaking
- Discussing own studying experiences
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Vocab & Listening
- Describing different types of courses
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Listening & Speaking
- Mr Bean’s exam experience
Speaking
- Develop conversations – informal language
Listening & Vocab
- Dealing with complaints
Writing
- Responding to a letter of complaint
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Writing
- Describing a university course or terrible exam
Grammar
- After, once and when
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Speaking
- Conversation practice using grammar and vocab
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Vocab
- Forming word families
Reading & Writing
- Mini project: researching and describing a city
Speaking
- Role play: role of tour guide in chosen city
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Reading
- Reading for detailed understanding
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Speaking
- Brainstorming and then presenting the advantages and disadvantages of education systems
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Pronunciation
- Phonetic symbol review Vowel sound differences
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Vocab & Speaking
- Vocab to describe schools, teachers and students
Vocab & Speaking
- Describing food, the experience of eating out Taking an order
Listening & Writing
- Writing and reviewing restaurant menus
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Listening
- Listening to identify the attitude and opinion of different speakers
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Grammar
- Zero and first conditionals
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Grammar Practice
- Further practice, including speaking
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Speaking & Writing
- Discussing school rules and writing new ones
Vocab & Speaking
- Different forms of travel and transport
Listening & Speaking
- Role-play: cabin crew and passenger
Lesson 1 09.00-09.50
Test & Feedback
- Review of last two units of the student book
Lesson 2 10.00-10.50
Test & Feedback
- One-to-one conversation with teacher to discuss progress
Lesson 3 11.10-12.00
Test Review
- Answers and further practice/points to remember
Lesson 4 12.10-13.00
Speaking
- Review and discussion using the vocabulary of the week
- Free Afternoon
- Free Afternoon
General English + English for Tourism