UNIT 1

LIVE AND LEARN

GLOBAL ENGLISH

No language in history has dominated the world quite like English does today. Is there any point in resisting? You are going to hear different takes on the spread of English all over the world. Is the English taking over the planet? Are we destroying our own languages due to the overwhelming power of English? Listen to the complete podcast and share your opinion with us in the comments section below!

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ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS
Eton College is one of the world's most famous schools. With so many boys having such distinguishing careers, an Eton education carries the highest expectations of success. Tony Little has been its headmaster since 2002 and in this program he explains the reasons for Eton's success.

Before moving onto the next issue in this unit, have a look at some other ideas and activities by @cristinacabal, an awesome teacher that also has a lot to say about education!At some point in the course, you will get the need to express yourself in public: oral presentations, monologue tests, class speeches... This is definitely something you need to learn to do effectively and without much hesitation.

Talking about an issue can be difficult when it is not in your first language, because you may be unsure of what to say or how to say it. The best way to do it is to learn and practise some useful expressions for monologues and some others for interactions that are commonly used in these situations. For example, there is a difference between giving your opinion strongly or impersonally. Study the expressions and use them to discuss the expressions below in class! Don't ever forget that PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

Once you have the useful expressions under control, have a look at some education vocabulary and do some more practice on the issue with the presentations below and the game here.

 

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