English for International Tourism – Upper Intermediate (B2)

Learn and practise advanced language for dealing with the public in the context of tourism.

1. Welcoming Practise greeting, giving information, small talk, and making recommendations. Vocabulary: Tourism Video: A walking tour Greeting and giving information Using question tags Making small talk Review: Making recommendations Test 1

2. Giving information Study money vocabulary, practise giving information, clarifying and offering help. Vocabulary: Money Vocabulary: Travel money Video: Giving information Understanding, clarifying and offering help Listening: Questions and requests Questions and answers Understanding colloquial language Review: Word order Writing Tutorial 1 (Write about your work) Test 2

3. Explaining local culture Practise describing customs and cultural differences, review modal verbs and passive verb forms. Vocabulary review Vocabulary: Greetings and actions Listening: Greetings and body language Reading: Greetings and body language Listening: Personal space, behaviour and dress Language review: Modal verbs Reading and listening: Coffee and meals Grammar: Passive verb forms Speaking Tutorial 1 (Customs and cultural differences) Test 3

4. Dealing with problems Practise dealing with travel problems. Vocabulary: Travel problems Listening: Travel problems and solutions Practice: Travel problems and solutions Expressing future ability and necessity Explaining what to do Video: Dealing with a problem Useful expressions Speaking practice Writing Tutorial 2 (Write a dialogue: Dealing with a problem) Test 4

5. Making a presentation Analyse and practise preparing and giving a presentation. Vocabulary: Compound nouns Listening: A presentation Vocabulary: Presentation words Connecting ideas Function words and content words Writing practice Speaking practice: Sentence stress Speaking Tutorial 2 (Make a presentation) Test 5

6. Describing places Practise describing landmarks and buildings, and features of a hotel. Vocabulary: Parts of a building Vocabulary: Cities Video: A guide's introduction Vocabulary: Describing a place Grammar: Adverbs Reading: The history of a building Listening: Showing visitors around Test 6

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