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Would you like to improve your English at intermediate level with special attention to speaking skills and communication?
Then this course is for you.
Kickstart School’s Intermediate Communication course:
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offers ample opportunity for speaking practice at intermediate level. Considering that speaking is the most important component of the course, your skills in this area will be enhanced through a range of interactive speaking activities such as discussions, debates, presentations, or role plays.
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includes a variety of topics and sources: our own tailor-made handout of materials combined with an interactive online learning platform, which will keep you on track of your learning.
- stimulates learning English in context with the use of graded readers (simplified books for learners) and up-to-date authentic materials exploring current topics, thus combining and integrating work on listening and reading comprehension as well as speaking skills. The resources integrated in the course include a selection of media texts such as news items, magazine articles, films, or songs.
- introduces the core grammar concepts relevant to this level of language learning.
You can join this course at any time!
Overview - Intermediate English Course
Group size
Up to 10
Kickstart Net
Yes
Language during lesson
English
Duration per lesson
2.5 hours
Course length
22.5 hours (9 lessons)
Homework
2 hours per lesson
Course Content and Learning Goals - Intermediate Communication Course
Examples of topics covered in your course include:
- Culture and education
- Leisure versus work
- Sport and the media
- Personality and etiquette
- Current affairs
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Discuss current events and issues, and handle unexpected questions more easily
- Explain your own views and give reasons for them
- Give presentations on familiar topics, and agree or politely disagree with others
- Have short conversations and make appointments etc. over the phone
- Handle common situations likely to arise while visiting an English-speaking country
- Start, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversations on familiar topics
Practical Information - Intermediate Communication English Course
Price
€ 395, including all course materials. Students/au pairs receive a €40 discount (student card number/details of host family must be provided).
The course price includes all learning materials.
Course materials
- A custom-made Kickstart handout of materials;
- KickstartNet, the online learning platform.
If you have to miss a class due to sickness or other reasons, you can catch up via self-study or we can offer you a
catch-up lesson at a reduced price.
Have you already completed the Pre-Intermediate English Course? Register now!
Next steps
These courses might be next:
Intensive English Summer Courses
Upper-Intermediate/Advanced
€395