Program French : B2 Level French
The objective of the B2 intermediate French program is to understand the essential content of concrete or abstract topics in a complex text, to communicate spontaneously and fluently with a native speaker and to express oneself clearly and in detail on a wide variety of subjects such as business, social networks, censorship, industry and the environment, etc.
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Module 1 (Business French)
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Stock Market and Insider Trading
This topic will cover : What is a Stock Market?, Case Study: The Lehman Brothers, Insider Trading. Case Study: Martha Stewart and exercises.
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Accounting vocabulary (accrue,depreciated, filing,bankrupt,balance sheet,profits,loss…)
This topic will cover : Commonly Used Words In Accounting and exercises based on it.
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Money management (How to manage your finances, deposits, including tax management, tax havens...)
This topic will cover: Introduction, Tips For Money Management, Getting Your Budget Back On Track, Tax Management and Tax Havens.
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Banking (deposit, loans, cheques,lockers,encash,foreign exchange…)
This topic will cover : Banks and Banking, Banking Terminology and exercises based on it.
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Regret letters- (condolences, leave of absence, regret letter for turning down a loan application)
This topic will cover : What is a Regret Letter?, Writing a Regret Letter, Tips For Writing a Regret Letter, Condolence Letter, Leave Letter and Regret Letter For Turning Down A Loan Application.
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Prep for an interview (Attire, documents, researching the respective company, how to prepare for frequently asked questions, etc...)
This topic will cover : Vocabulary, Introduction and 5 steps involved in preparing for the interview.
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Mock interview-Exercises on Dos and Don’ts of the Interview Process
Here you will practice the combination of writing exercises centred around job interviews.
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Appraisals
This topic will cover : What Are Appraisals?, Objectives Of Performance Appraisal, Types Of Appraisals, Advantages and Legal Issues.
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Follow up after an Interview
This topic will cover : How To Follow Up After The Job Interview, A Thank You Note, Checking In and Stay In Touch.
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Body Language
This topic will cover : What is body language? and Some expressions we use every day with meaning and example.
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Abbreviations (for business)
This topic will cover : What are abbreviations and acronyms? Why do we use them in business? Some common acronyms used worldwide, Common abbreviations relevant to departments and General business abbreviations.
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Business Email writing
This topic will cover : The Importance of Effective Business Emails and Writing Tips for it.
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Communicate effectively
This topic will cover : What is effective communication? Why is it important? What makes it difficult to communicate effectively? How does one improve communication skills?
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Customer Service
This topic will cover : What is Customer Service? Why are Customer Service representatives or Officers Needed in an Organisation? Qualities of a Customer Service Representative. Customer Services for the Differently Abled. Role Play Conversations in...
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Module 2 (Education)
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Blogs published by high-school students or teachers.
This topic will cover : Types of Blog Posts, Getting Started With Blogging, Should High School Students Be Blogging? Advantages & Disadvantages of Blogging.
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Student Exchange Program
This topic will cover : What is Student Exchange Program?, Kinds of Student Exchange Program, Challenges, Benefits and Conclusion
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Gap Year (write about your gap year, what you had done. If you haven't taken a gap year, do you wish you could go back and change this)
This topic will cover : Meaning of Gap Year, Importance and Popular Destinations, Types of Activities done in a Gap Year and Experience.
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Educators (teachers, tutors, gurus, rabbis, pastors, etc.)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Types of educators and exercises.
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Seminar (Given by a student, examples of seminars conducted by students)
This topic will cover : Need and Importance of Student Seminars, 5 Helpful Steps To Conduct A Successful And Smooth-running Seminar and Effective Public Speaking.
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History of Education (Schools in Egypt in the Middle Kingdom to Plato's Academy in Athens) (Use words like despite, consequently etc.)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Prehistoric And Primitive Education, Education In The Middle East, Greece, Rome and Asia, Education In The Middle Ages, In the 16th, 17th, 18th and 20th Century.
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Learning Modalities (A look at various learning styles used e.g. Visual, Musical, Auditory, Kinesthetic, interpersonal, verbal, logical, and intrapersonal)
This topic will cover : Learning Modalities, Need for different Learning Styles and The Different Learning Styles.
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Top universities (Harvard, MIT, Princeton....)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne and Peking University.
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Student Intern
This topic will cover : What Are Internships? Types Of Internships, Pros & Cons Of Internships.
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These mistakes in French that hurt your ears
This topic will cover : Common Mistakes Made in French with exercises.
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Educational Documentary
This topic will cover : Introduction, Learning With Documentary Films and Strategies to Engage Students.
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Role Play on Passive Voices.
This topic will focus on: Recap Of Passive Voices, Role Play On Passive Voices and Exercises.
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On campus careers (Teaching Assistant, campus tour guides, etc...)
This topic will cover : What Is On Campus Employment? When Can A Student Work On Campus? Reasons Why Getting A Job On Campus Is A Good Idea and Reasons Why A Student Might Not Want To Take Up An On-Campus Job.
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Critical short essay on discipline measures in some schools (Do extreme disciplinary measures help or hamper student development? Is it viewed constructively??
This topic will cover : Introduction, Two Sides, Same Coin, Impact On Teachers and Case Studies.
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The price of education (spiralling education costs, student debt...)
This topic will cover : The Cost Of Education, Student Loans and Exercises.
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Module 3 (Arts)
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World of Animation
This topic will cover : What is Animation?, Difference Between Animation And Video, History of Animation and Types Of Animation and Significance of Animation.
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Brush Strokes (what are the materials needed for painting, sculpting, and other art forms)
This topic will cover : Materials needed for various art forms and their use and Exercises.
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Art in Food (Plating, ice sculpting, chocolate sculpting, molecular gastronomy, etc)
This topic will cover : Is food an art? How do people make food look too good to eat?, Food Plating, Cake Design as an art, Chocolate Sculpting and Molecular Gastronomy.
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Art Attack (a look at the prices, security, fame, status of-for eg- a Degas, a Da Vinci, a Botticelli, etc.)
This topic will cover : An overview of the mysterious art world, Glimpse of the Most Expensive Art Work in the World, Some prominent Mysteries and Conspiracies in the Art World and Accidental Damage to Art Caused by Visitors.
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Nobel Prizes in Literature (Eg: Did Bob Dylan really deserve to win the Nobel Prize?, etc.)
This topic will cover : What is the Nobel prize?, Significance of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Youngest and Oldest Recipients, First Woman Recipient and Authors Who Declined the Nobel Prize.
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Martial Arts as an art form & it's importance in our lives.
This topic will cover : What do Martial Arts Comprise of?, History of Martial Arts?and How Martial Arts Help in Areas of Self-Confidence, Self-Defence, Self-Discipline, Fitness, Co-Ordination and Building Friendship.
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Body Art (Henna on the hands and feet, tattoos, paintings on the face, etc)
This topic will cover : Body Art- An Introduction, Tattoos, Body Painting, Henna, Piercings and Scalpelling.
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Famous art schools around the world.
This topic will cover : Why Art Schools? What Makes A Great Art School? Rhode Island School of Design: U.S.A. Edinburgh College Of Art, Scotland National School of Fine Arts - Paris, France Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design - London,...
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Sound Bytes (interviews with a pianist, a sound director, a conductor)
This topic will cover : Excerpts from Interviews with People in the Music Industry and The Use of Prediction in these Interviews.
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Arts at Home (murals, upholstery, carpets)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Murals, Accent Walls, Paint Swatches, Rugs And Carpets and Upholstery.
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Eccentric Artists (Eg: Salvador Dali)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock and Banksy.
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Digital Arts (multimedia art, computer art)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Digital Art Forms, Advantages of Digital Art and Exercise.
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Controversial Artists (Salman Rushdie, M.F.Hussain, etc.)
This topic will cover : Art as a Representation of Humanity, Glimpse of Some Controversial Artists and their Work and Exercises.
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Commercial Art (Designing mugs, t-shirts, coasters, etc..)
This topic will cover : Introduction, Genres Or Art Techniques, Difference Between Commercial Art And Fine Art, Pop Art and Exercises.
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Module 4 (Films)
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Piracy and llegal downloading
This topic will cover : Piracy And Illegal Downloading- An Introduction, The Illegal, Downloading Debate, Consequences Of Piracy And Illegal Downloading and The Future.
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Parallel cinema
This topic will cover : Introduction, Parallel Cinema In Different Parts Of The Globe and Exercises.
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Censorship in movies
This topic will cover : What Is Censorship?, Censorship In Films, Banning Movies, Censorship- Yea Or Nay and Dialogue Between Two Moms.
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Lisa in L.A. (An interview with a Hollywood starlet who has just signed her first movie)
This topic will cover : The interview and Exercises.
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World Cinema (Eg :- Turkish cinema, Iranian cinema, German, Canadian...etc.. Questions on the lines of (1). What do you think about world cinema-? Q2. Write about how different is it from Hollywood?...)
This topic will cover : Cinema From Around The Globe and Exercises.
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Sub-Industries (talk about sub-industries that can spin off from films- popcorn makers, film-related toys, movie reviewer for a newspaper/magazine)
This topic will cover : Some common sub-industries in the film industry and Exercises.
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The rise of streaming media (Apps like Netflix, Hulu, amazon prime, devices like apple Tv, comcast...)
This topic will cover : What Is Streaming Media?, The Rise Of Streaming Media, Advantages, Challenges & Other Applications Of Online Streaming.
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I'm a superstar (Talk about what you would do if you became a movie star for a day)
This topic will cover : Exercises based on superstardom.
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What (s), Which (s)
This topic will focus on: Learn to distinguish between which (s), what (s), and the exercises.
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The First Motion Pictures (Woodville Latham, Auguste and Louis Lumière)
This topic will cover : The History Of Motion Pictures, Woodville Latham, Auguste and Louis Lumière and Exercises.
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The Era of Silent Movies
This topic will cover : Silent Movies – An Introduction, Intertitles., Musical Scores and Acting Techniques In The Silent Era, Tinting, Examples and The Loss Of Silent Movies.
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Education via Films
This topic will cover : Introduction, Significance Of Educational Films, Benefits To Educators And Teachers, Criticisms and Challenges of Using Films As A Form Of Education, Examples Of Educational Documentaries and The Future Of Education And Films.
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Fan Films (we could show an actual fan-made film)
This topic will cover : Fan Films- What Are They?, Imitation Is The Greatest Form Of Flattery, Why Make A Fan Film?, Copyright Issues, Examples of Fan Films and Did You Know?
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Module 5 (Books & Literature)
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Famous Poets (William Wordsworth,Blake…)
This topic will cover : Reading activities on William Wordsworth, Blake and exercises.
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Drama (Conversational-enacting a drama piece-eg:Romeo and Juliet)
This topic will cover : Conversational-enacting a drama piece and exercises.
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The position of the adverbs in the sentence
This topic will cover : The position of the adverbs in the sentence and exercises.
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Broadway Musicals
This topic will cover : Spoken Production activities on Broadway Musicals and exercises based on it.
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Poetry appreciation
This topic will cover : Spoken interaction activities on Poetry appreciation and exercises.
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Works of Shakespeare
This topic will cover : Works of Shakespeare and spoken production exercises based on it.
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Movies and Literature (Movie adaptations of famous literary works-
This topic will cover : Movie adaptations of famous literary works-"One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Pride and Prejudice, Les Misérables and Exercises.
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Cosplay (Dressing up as comic characters)
This topic will cover : Dressing up as comic characters and exercises.
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Their - Theirs
This topic will focus on: Learn to distinguish between their and theirs and exercises.
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Why children need to read books? (Child motivation, Parents encouragement, libraries, free bookstores, book exchange programs,Goverment grants....)
This topic will cover : Child motivation, Parents encouragement, libraries, free bookstores, book exchange programs, Government grants and exercises.
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Free speech through books (Censorship in books) / Function : Developing an argument
This topic will cover : Censorship in books and having a discussion and exercises.
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Interpretation of a book (a book read by the student)
This topic will cover : A book read by the student and exercises.
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Homes of Literary icons (Homes/towns/Museums which are turned into places of historical interest. Eg :-Chekhov,Leo Tolstoy,Charles Darwin,PG Wodehouse,Agatha Christie….)
This topic will cover : Homes/towns/Museums which are turned into places of historical interest and Exercises.
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Module 6 (Lifestyle)
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Luxury items (yacht,watches,phones,cars)
In this session, we will cover: Luxury Items like Yacht, Watches, Phones, Cars and Exercises.
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Pets (Exotic, expensive, celebrity pets…)
In this session, we will cover: Different types of pets and exercises.
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Brands that spell success (Gucci, Prada, Ashton Martin, Patek Phillipe,Chopard…)
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production on brands that spell success like Gucci, Prada, Ashton Martin, Patek Phillipe,Chopard and exercices.
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Uber Luxurious stay (expensive hotels including island stay,castle…)
In this session, we will cover: Listening activity with detailed information about Uber Luxurious stay like expensive hotels including island stay,castle and exercices.
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Write about a luxurious lifestyle...yourself,friend,around you...
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity about people around such as your friends, family and you with exercises.
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Insurance (Lifestyle affects insurance-smoker,occupation-firefighter,celebrity...)
In this session, we will cover: Reading activity on lifestyle and its effects on insurance for different people like smoker, occupation-firefighter, celebrities with exercises.
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The art of gifting
In this session, we will cover: Spoken interaction and spoken activities with exercises.
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Color therapy
Color Therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is an engaging online French course on treating ailments through the use of color. It sheds light on using energies from colors around us. Learn about the history of color therapies and the types of equipment used.
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Idiomatic expressions - Part II
In this session, we will cover: Different Idiomatic expressions and contains some writing activity with exercises.
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World Fashion capitals
This topic will focus on: defining the capital of fashion and its influence, a glimpse of some of the world's fashion capitals and exercises.
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How to avoid awkward moments
This topic will focus on: what are the social blunders? A glimpse of some socially awkward situations and how to avoid them? and exercises.
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Style v/s Comfort / Linkers: although, in spite of, despite
In this session, we will cover: Spoken activity and Linkers: although, in spite of, despite with exercises.
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What's your style
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity about different style of different people Eg: Fashionista or Shabby chic- describe what style suits you most and why and exercises.
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Clothes of the Future
In this session, we will cover: Spoken activity about Changing fashion w.r.t technology-clothes tagging, GPS outfits, smart clothes,"owlet" smart sock with exercises.
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Module 7 (Global News Events)
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9/11 (the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001)
In this session we will cover: Listening practise on the topic, the attacks of 9/11(the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001), and exercises.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor (the events that led up to it, and the events following it).
In this session we will cover: writing practise on the events that led up to it, and the events following it, along with exercises.
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In this session we will cover: Reading practise on (Archduke of Austro-Hungarian Empire & Royal Prince of Hungary & Bohemia. His assassination precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This eventually led to World War 1.) and exercises.
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Adolf Hitler (Would- Expressing habits in the past)
In this session, we will cover: spoken interaction practise on Adolf Hitler, use of 'would', expressing habits in the past, and exercises.
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Martin Luther King
In this session, we will cover: spoken production practise on 'Martin Luther King' and his dream, and exercises.
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Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
In this session we will cover: spoken production activity on the death of Diana, princess of Wales, and exercises.
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John .F. Kennedy Assassination
In this session we will cover: Reading practise on the assassination of John .F. Kennedy, along with exercises.
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Women's Suffrage
In this session we will cover: writing practise on Women's Suffrage, along with exercises.
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Apollo 11 (we can have a dialogue between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin)/ Documentary
In this session we will cover: listening practise on a dialogue between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Documentary along with exercises.
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Beatlemania! (Use of Phrasal Verbs)
In this session we will cover: Spoken interaction activity on the Use of Phrasal Verbs, along with exercises.
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
In this session, we will cover: Reading practice on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 along with exercises.
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Sinking of the RMS Titanic
In this session we will cover: written practise on the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, along with exercises.
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World Wide Web
In this session we will cover: spoken interaction practise on World Wide Web, its creation and popularity, along with exercises.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
In this session we will cover: listening practice on the documentary on  The Fall of the Berlin Wall, along with exercises.
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Collapse of USSR
In this session we will cover: spoken production practise on the collapse of the USSR, along with exercises.
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Module 8 (Global Environment)
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Environmental issues
In this session, we will cover: Listening activity on top 10 issues our environment is facing like pollution, population, climate change, ozone layer depletion with exercises.
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Pollution
In this session, we will cover: Spoken activity about pollution and its effects with exercises.
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Go Green
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production activity about what are the alternate options for Go Green and how effective are they with exercises.
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Man made environmental disasters
In this session, we will cover: Reading activity about the Chernobyl explosion, Pollution of the Ganges, Nagasaki bombing, Bhopal gas tragedy, Kuwait oil fires, "door to hell", with exercises.
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Heal the world
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity about your part in saving the planet- eco-friendly bags, clothes, etc with exercises.
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Economic results of Global damage
In this session, we will cover: Spoken activity about Economic results of Global damage with exercises.
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Carbon Footprint
In this session, we will cover: Listening activity about Carbon Footprint with exercises.
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Gone Forever -Part 1
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production activity on some extinct and endangered animals and birds with exercises.
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Eco-friendly homes
In this session, we will cover: Reading activity on the topic Eco-friendly homes with exercises.
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Past tense and imperfect: Exercises
This topic will focus on: Revision of the past-compound, Revision of the imperfect and the Exercises.
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Greenhouse effect
In this session, we will cover: Listening activity on the topic Greenhouse effects with exercises.
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Marine Ecosystem
In this session, we will cover: Spoken interaction activity on Marine Ecosystem with exercises.
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Gone Forever -Part 2
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production activity on some extinct and endangered plants, trees with exercises.
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The most-that-perfect exercise
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity on a Grammar topic with exercises.
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Module 9 (Media)
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Is social media creating introverts/promoting antisocial behavior?
In this session, we will cover : Listening activity about social media creating introverts/promoting antisocial behavior? with exercises.
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Celebrities, catchy headlines ??
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production activity on Celebrities, catchy headlines with exercises.
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Online personas completely different from reality.
In this session, we will cover: Reading activity on the topic Online personas completely different from reality with exercises.
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Mediacation
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity on a topic like can you take a vacation from all forms of media- write what you would do and how you would escape temptation with exercises.
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Media clamp down
In this session, we will cover: Spoken Interaction activity about Whatsapp in Brazil, Google in China with exercises.
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Theme bars and restaurants
In this session, we will cover: Spoken production activity on different Movie, TV shows like Friends, Breaking bad etc with exercises.
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Old News Cast
In this session, we will cover: Listening comprehension on Old News Cast with exercises.
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Celebrity Shockers
In this session, we will cover: Spoken interaction activity on Celebrity Shockers like suicides, divorces, breakups, rehab, alcohol and drug abuse with exercises.
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Award Night
In this session, we will cover: Writing activity on Award Night highlights of the Grammy's/ Emmy's/Screen Actors Guild/BAFTA/Cannes with exercises.
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Media takeovers-then and now.
This session will cover : reading practice on Media Takeovers (Google-Facebook, Yahoo-Verizon, Facebook-Instagram....) along with exercises.
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Watch thy words
This session will cover: Writing practice on (Pictures which the students have to comment/caption.... Facebook posts, twitter, etc... how it affects the receiver) and exercises.
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Make or break
This session will cover: spoken practice on (role of media in making or breaking individual/ organisations, etc...) and exercises.
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Is social media responsible for denigrating our journalistic skills?
This session will cover: listening practice on a conversation on Is social media responsible for denigrating our journalistic skills?
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Social media and it's influence on health
This session will cover: Spoken practise on ( Carpal tunnel syndrome, Repetitive Stress Injury [RSI]....) along with exercises.
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Module 10 (Science & Scientific developments)
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Cloning
This topic will cover : Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloning and exercises.
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Ethics in Bio-ethics
This topic will cover : Designer babies, cloning, medically assisted suicide, abortion, surrogacy and exercises.
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Breakthroughs in disease management
This topic will cover : Breakthroughs in disease management and exercises.
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Diet choices : Sensible or scientific?
This topic will cover : Diet choices: Sensible or scientific? and exercises.
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