What will you learn in this course? Comprehend academic lectures, interviews, articles, and literature. Understand anything written or spoken. Summarise texts. Express yourselves spontaneously in all situations either simple or complex. The main topics to be covered in this course are: entertainment, tourism, travel, news, social & political issues, relationships, technology, philosophy, science, greek culture & history and much more...
What will you learn in this course? Deal with every day social and professional situations. Understand the main topics and some details of spoken or written language. Learn how to communicate and interact socially in formal situations. Become familiar with the greek culture. Deal with situations when you travel to places where the language is spoken. Write small paragraphs in order to describe experiences, events, dreams, and express your opinion. The main topics to be covered in this course are about society, telling stories, travelling, advantages & disadvantages, agreeing & disagreeing, the greek culture and more.
This program is tailored for Seniors (over the age of 65) who already speak Greek and would like to be given the chance to speak Greek MORE, to connect with people of similar background and interests and to expand their social network from the comfort of their home! Within a welcoming, lively, relaxed and fun atmosphere, we are focusing on discussion and activities about Greek music, cinema, history, society, nature, everyday life, travel, food and lots more!
What will you learn in this course? Understand without any difficulty everything heard or read and express yourselves in complex situations. Communicate with native speakers with ease. Understand the main ideas of abstract topics. Speak with clarity and argue on topics by presenting advantages and disadvantages. Deal with unexpected issues concerning your everyday life (problems related to home, work, friends and family). The main topics to be covered in this course are about feelings, telling stories, achievements, making decisions, advantages & disadvantages, media, greek culture and more.
English as a foreign language Prepare to pass the citizenship English language test (IELTS life skills) Classes from A1 to B1 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) . A1-A2 Elementary This course is designed for students of English who have little knowledge of the English language and want to achieve a better level. The course will focus on speaking practice, reading comprehension and pronunciation skills, writing and grammar. The syllabus: countries, numbers, possessive pronouns, days of the week, pronunciation skills (linking, stress, intonation). Family vocabulary and everyday objects; present tense of most common regular and irregular verbs. Asking questions and talking about activities, can and canât, transports, some and any, how much and how many. Past simple, regular and irregular verbs, ordering food and drinks, dates and other past time phrases, buying tickets, asking politely, past simple, negative forms and questions, shops and shopping for clothes. Comparative adjectives, use of articles, going out and staying in, might and will, education and careers, filling a form, present perfect and sentence stress. Prepositions of movement, going places and describing things in a town, real life: for example, telephoning; consolidation activities. A2 - B1 Pre-intermediate This course will develop further your English language skills acquired with the Elementary course. This course will help you with the preparation for the citizenship test. Each lesson will focus on a grammar topic, vocabulary, reading and pronunciation practice, writing. The syllabus: revision of questions; present simple and frequency phrases. Talking about leisure activities and games, past simple, positive and negative, time phrases (at, on, in ago), describing feelings, talking about daily routines and jobs; should and shouldnât, present continuous for future arrangements; inviting people; Comparative and superlative adjectives, questions with: how, what and what ⊠like? Describing people; vowel sounds and silent letters, weak forms of prepositions. Quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns, asking and giving directions. Present tense after if, adjectives for describing places, talking about how things were in the past, used to, past continuous, talking about health. Like and would like, conditional sentences with would, present simple passive and past simple passive, talking about products and personal items, writing a review, giving your opinion. Present perfect continuous and past perfect. Job interviews, getting a job and personal characteristics, meeting people; making suggestions. B1 - B2 Intermediate Asking and answering questions: everyday activities, people around you. The difference between have and have got. Speaking practice. E-mail writing (informal). Pronunciation and stress sounds activities. Past simple and continuous. Pronunciation of the -ed sound for past simple endings. Vocabulary: remembering and forgetting. Listening and speaking: first meetings and childhood memories (used to). Real life: showing interest. Pronunciation: sounding polite. Speaking practice. The sound /w/. Comparatives and superlatives. Describing towns and cities. Readings and discussions topics about travel and places to visit. Phrases for comparing. Design your own tour. Real life: booking a flight. Present perfect simple: strong and weak forms of âhaveâ. Describing life events. Speaking: talking about people you admire. Writing task: curriculum vitae. Vocabulary: âtakeâ. For, since and ago and the present perfect continuous. Pronunciation: linking. Comparing the past and the present. Future forms and future clauses with if, when etc. Talking about work. How to write a covering letter. Real life: a formal telephone call. Adjectives: -ed/-ing. Extreme adjectives. Write a review of a book/concert. Writing a consumer review. The passive forms. Speaking practice. Ripetizioni dâinglese Who these courses are for: Italian speakers who live in the UK who want to improve their skills to pass the UK citizenship exams (IELTS life skills). for Italian schoolchildren who need to prepare for exams (such as âesame di maturitaâ). for Italian students who want to improve their grades at school or simply need help with homework. for adults who want to improve their English for work or travel. IELTS â International English Language Testing System Life in the UK Test
This course is designed for all those who are planning to visit Greece and would like to learn and practice common and useful Greek phrases used when travelling. This mini-course introduces different aspects of Greek for tourism, working on main language points and useful Greek vocabulary through a variety of topics related to the tourist industry. After the completion of the course you will be able to communicate in basic everyday circumstances. The course is designed to be completed in 10 days â 10 lessons of 60 minutes each. The lessons are supported by slides (including readers and exercises), audios, and video files. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection, and you are ready to go!