Semana 3 ADVANCED

ENGLISH – ADVANCED+ LEVEL

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Scopes and Sequences

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ADVANCED+ SEMANA 3 8H19

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Scopes and Sequences ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 How to Use This Document....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ADVANCED + - PART 2............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4


How to Use This Document The goal of this document is to help you find your way around the TELL ME MORE content and to give you the information you need to direct Learners to the appropriate lesson.

1. Here you’ll find the Language Program’s title, length, and description.

2. Each Language Program contains several lessons. The title and length of each lesson can be found here.

3. A variety of information is available for each lesson, such as: - the lesson objectives - the lexical groups - the grammar, phonetics, or cultural concepts


ADVANCED + - PART 2

The Advanced+ is intended for students who already have solid language skills in everyday language and/or business language. It aims at placing the students in authentic communication situations inside a company so that they can deepen their knowledge of the target language. The situations addressed include overseas business travel, presenting a product, or client relations.

1. An Overdue Payment - 01:17

Lesson Objectives - Giving a reminder in the case of an unpaid bill

Targeted Skills - Listening - Speaking - Reading - Writing

Language Functions

- Addressing a topic - Verifying that something has been done - Exposing a problem - Demanding payment - Taking a request into account

Lexical Groups - Prices & payments (to withhold, terms of sale, overdue, ...) - Resolution & handling of problems (to straighten out, to iron out, to sort out, ...)

Vocabulary - Expressions with 'to have'

Grammar - Adverbs of degree

2. At the Restaurant - 01:23

Lesson Objectives - Discussing a project, a contract, a deal, etc. during the course of a meal or other informal event


Language Functions

- Talking about yourself - Imposing conditions diplomatically - Clarifying an ambiguous point - Assuring someone of something

Lexical Groups - Stages of a meal (course, appetizer, starter, ...)

Vocabulary - 'Within' - 'Within . . . of'

Grammar - Diplomatic constructions

Phonetics - Intonation and stress

Language & Culture

- Personal questions etiquette - Business dining etiquette


3. A New Scanner - 01:40

Lesson Objectives - Understanding someone who speaks with an accent that is unfamiliar or that may hinder comprehension

- Describing a product in detail


Language Functions

- Understanding someone with a strong accent - Asking someone to repeat specific information - Reassuring a prospect - Specifying the degree of something - Explaining how a product works - Responding to an objection - Outlining something's positive & negative aspects

Lexical Groups - Intellect (eager, reluctant, to be inclined, ...) - Value judgment (drawback, snag, asset, ...)


4. Information Security - 00:37

Lesson Objectives - Understanding someone who speaks with an accent that is unfamiliar or that may hinder comprehension

- Understanding a detailed description of an unfamiliar product or service - Describing a product in detail


Language Functions

- Understanding someone with a strong accent - Asking someone to repeat specific information - Expressing reluctance - Asking for specific information on the degree of something - Understanding how a product works - Stating objections - Identifying something's qualities and drawbacks - Reassuring a prospect - Outlining something's positive & negative aspects

Lexical Groups - Intellect (hesitant, inclined, unwilling, ...) - Value judgment (drawback, snag, asset, ...) - Specification of degree (how far, to what extent, to what degree, ...) - Advantages and disadvantages (drawback, snag, asset, ...)



5. Technical Assistance - 01:44

Lesson Objectives - Explaining in detail how a product works


Language Functions

- Guiding through a process - Encouraging someone - Verifying that something has happened - Understanding a request to have something explained again - Suggesting the cause of a problem in a diplomatic way - Making sure that the person you are speaking with understands

Lexical Groups - Division of time (in the meantime, meanwhile, in the long run, ...) - Resolution & handling of problems (to take getting used to, to get the hang of something,

to catch on, ...) - Information & inquiries (to run through, to walk through, to go over, ...)

Phonetics - Intonation and stress

Language & Culture

- Diplomatic advice

6. Colleagues from Abroad - 01:38

Lesson Objectives - Adapting your communication style to a cultural context - Responding to a visitor's requests in a diplomatic way


Language Functions

- Offering to help someone - Reacting to a compliment - Expressing difficulty - Showing that you are making an effort - Putting yourself at someone's disposal

Lexical Groups - Assessment of a situation (tough, awkward, tricky, ...) - Resolution & handling of problems (to work something out, to figure something out, to get

around a problem, ...)

Vocabulary - Polite offers

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