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English. Academic English. Listening and Speaking Practice (for B2 level) - Zimní semestr 2021/22
Week 1 - 04/10/2021 - Introduction
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Academic English. Listening and Speaking Practice - Syllabus
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English! - video
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English - questions
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English! - tapescript
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English! - dictionary - OBLIGATORY
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English! - questions for discussion
1) Pre-task activity 1 - vocabulary - match the words to their definitons_pdf
1) Pre-task activity 1 - vocabulary - match the words to their defintions
1) Pre-task activity 2 - collocations - match the beginnings of the sentences to their endings_pdf
1) Pre-task activity 2 - collocations - match the beginnings of the sentences to their endings
Videos: "Can art amend history?" and "The Meaning of Monument"
Exercise 1 - Listening Comprehension - Titus Kaphar: "Can art amend history?"
Exercise 2 - Listening Comprehension - The Meaning of Monument: the statue of Theodore Roosevelt
Exericice 3 - Vocabulary
The Meaning of Monument - Questions to think about and discuss in the following on-line lesson
1) "Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and about sexuality - terminology"
2) "Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and about sexuality - Ted Talks - gap-filling exercise"
2) "Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and about sexuality - Ted Talks
3) "Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and about sexuality - Ted Talks - transcript - gap-filling KEY"
3) "Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and about sexuality - Ted Talks - transcript - questions for the speaking lesson"
2) Exercise 1 - Facebook's role in Brexit - and the threat to democracy - vocabulary - pdf
2) Exercise 1 - Facebook's role in Brexit - and the threat to democracy - vocabulary - pdf - KEY
3) Ted Talks TED2019 - Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit - and the threat to democracy
4) Exercise 2 - Facebook's role on Brexit - and the threat to democracy - gap-filling - pdf
4) Exercise 2 - Facebook's role on Brexit - and the threat to democracy - gap-filling - pdf - KEY
Facebook's role in Brexit - and the threat to democracy - Complete Tapescript (copy)
05) Questions to think about for the discussion
The Great Hack - Official Trailer - Netflix
Cambridge Analytica wishtleblower: "We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles"
Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks
Mark Zuckeberg EU Parliament highlights
Wikipedia - Cambridge Analytica
How to approach multiple-choice and short-answer questions - listening - gap-filling - pdf
How to approach multiple-choice and short-answer questions - listening - gap-filling - recording
How to approach multiple-choice and short-answer questions - listening - gap-filling - exercise
Practice - IELTS sample listening test 1- Section 4 - pdf
Practice - IELTS sample listening test 1 - section 4 - recording
Practice - IELTS sample listening test 1 - section 4 - test
Practice - IELTS sample listening test 2 - section 4 - pdf
Practice - IELTS listening sample test 2 - section 4 - recording
Practice - IELTS sample listening test - section 4 - test
Some more tips on listening practice
Feedback - Listening and Speaking Practice - Winter Semester 2021-22
TED Talks - Patricia Ryan - Don't insist on English! - video ►