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Strand: Oral Language
EU1: Comparing Different Kinds Of Language
EU2: Meeting Procedures
EU3: Preparing An Oral Report
EU4:Different Languages For Different Audiences
EU5: Journalist Interview
EU7: Preparing A Speech
EU8: Listen Attentively/Interact In Discussion
Strand: Visual Language
EU9 Communicating With Pictures
EU10 Persuasive Language
EU11 Impact Of Visual Language On Buying
EU12 Interview Body Language
Strand: Writing
EU13 School Concert Publicity
EU14 Preparing A Publicity Campaign
EU15 Following Written Instructions
EU16 A Sense Of Loss
EU17: Read a range of written texts
EU18: Collect Information
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Free English unit
Strand: Oral Language
English Unit 1: Oral Language: Comparing Different Languages Used At An Event
Discussion about a forthcoming sports game is a useful vehicle for students to compare different kinds of language in use. Extra activities encourage students to learn the difference between formal and informal language and their appropriate uses.
English Unit 2: Oral Language: Meeting Procedures
Most of us will attend at least one meeting in our lifetime. This Unit is useful for students to learn about meeting procedures and officeholders. Further activities also encourage students to learn the language and strategies of meetings.
English Unit 3: Oral Language: Preparing An Oral Report
Being able to present an oral report to a group is a useful skill to have. This Unit allows students to learn the art of oral presentation and leads to a variety of useful exercises for them to practise presenting.
English Unit 4: Oral Language: Different Languages For Different Audiences
Different radio stations present the news in different ways. This Unit illustrates just how varied language can be across radio stations. Students have the chance, in further activities, to prepare a broadcast intended for a specific audience showing they have understood the variations in language use.
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English Unit 5: Oral Language: Interview A Journalist
This Unit introduces an interview scenario and discusses what a journalist does, their training and how they use English language skills in their work. Based on this interview format students can research other jobs and be interviewed about them.
English Unit 7: Oral Language: Preparing A Speech
Friend One has to prepare a speech on catching the bus. Although it may seem easy One wants help and so checks in with friends to get suggestions on content, presentation and delivery.
English Unit 8: Oral Language: Listen During A Discussion
A character has to produce a CV as part of a class. The character's friends listen and then decide to offer helpful hints as to the content and layout of the CV.
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Strand: Visual Language
English Unit 9: Visual Language: Communicating With Pictures
In a highly visual age, being able to communicate effectively through images is a useful skill to possess. This Unit introduces students to the elementary stages of design, layout and graphics presentation. Further activities encourage students to put effective presentation into practice.
English Unit 10: Visual Language: Persuasive Language
This Unit covers the art of persuasive language and how useful it can be in promoting an organisation, individual or group. Designing a poster becomes the focal point of the band to promote their concert.
English Unit 11: Visual Language: Impact Of Visual Language On Buying
The impact of visual language on consumer buying is often underestimated. This Unit illustrates just how important and influential visual language can be, on consumer buying.
English Unit 12: Visual Language: Interview Body Language
Body language is an important visual means of communication. By viewing three different interview situations, students are given the opportunity to assess the importance of body language and to learn what is appropriate and inappropriate.
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Strand: Writing
English Unit 13: Writing: Preparing School Concert Publicity
The world is filled with increasing promotions and different ways of getting a message across to different people. It is important for students to understand the language of promotions and the different audiences which exist. By preparing promotional material for a school concert, students learn an essential skill for work of the future.
English Unit 14: Writing: Preparing A Publicity Campaign
This Unit is a more complex study of the language of advertising. It introduces key aspects of a publicity/advertising campaign. In groups the students are assigned a job which will advertise the school drama production.
English Unit 15: Writing: Following Written Instructions
Everybody needs to learn to follow instructions, written or oral. This Unit takes students through a set of instructions on how to tie up shoelaces. By studying the language of instruction, students will then know how to write or give instructions.
English Unit 16: Writing: A Sense Of Loss
We all know of, or have experienced ourselves, a sense of loss. By acting out situations where people's loss is talked about, students can then discuss or write about the degrees of loss and study the particular language used.
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English Unit 17: Writing: Reading An Inclusive Range Of Written Texts
Character One is recording a reading log of different types of texts that they are reading. One mentions this to a group of friends who are immediately interested and offer suggestions to expand this reading log.
English Unit 18: Writing: Collecting Information Using A Range Of Sources And Methods
Friend One has to develop and write a research project outline. Not knowing where to start or what to do One checks in with a group of friends and asks for ideas and suggestions on what to do.
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