Whether you are going abroad or planning a short trip, you need to prepare well: find out as much information as you can, consider which transport to use, and make sure you have enough money. Take this module to find out how to do these things effectively in English.
Lesson 1 - Banks
The topic of this lesson is banking-related issues. You will listen to people in a bank and on a helpline talking about credit cards, learn vocabulary related to banking, and read a postcard related to banks and money.
Vocabulary
- Words used with cash machines
- Money and banks
- Online banking
- Online banking services
Grammar
- Verbs (Modal Verbs, Verb Tense)
- Giving advice
- The Present Perfect Continuous
Pronunciation
- How many words?
- Rome or call
Listening
- In a bank in Hong Kong
- Problems with Yoshi's cash card
- Correcting notes
- A money transfer for Yoshi
- Paula's voicemail
- Yoshi loses her credit card
- Completing a report
Reading
Lesson 2 - Money
The topic of this lesson is money. You will listen and read about changing money and other money-related processes, learn about using numbers, dates and times, as well as money-related vocabulary.
Vocabulary
- Applying for a job
- Yoshi's conversation in the bank
- Did you get a good rate?
- Numbers
- Numbers: how much?
- Prepositions of time: on, at, or in?
- When is Cliff arriving?
- Dates
- Collocations about money
- At the Union Bank
- Writing numbers
- Words related to money
Grammar
- Prepositions, Verbs (Modal Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Verb Valency)
- Obligation 1, 2, and 3
- Phrasal verbs: introduction
- Transitive and intransitive verbs
- Yoshi's email
Writing
- Structure of a letter of application
- Analysing a letter of application
- Phrases and structures
Pronunciation
- Stress in two-syllable words
Listening
Reading
- Matching a letter to a CV
- A letter of application
- A questionnaire
Lesson 3 - Tourism
The topic of this lesson is travelling within city limits. You will listen to people asking for tourist information, compare cars and other objects, and learn about different types of transport.
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Question Words, Adjectives, Expressions and Conjunctions
- Asking questions 1 and 2
- Making comparisons
- Contrasting conjunctions
- Contrasting information
- The second conditional
- Error correction
Pronunciation
- ChOOse or chOSE
- Count the words
- Stress patterns in words
Listening
- City transport 1
- Hiring a car 2 and 3
- Travelling to work 1 and 2
- What would you do? 1 and 2
Reading
- Hiring a car 1
- City transport 2
Lesson 4 - A City Break
The topic of this lesson is tourism and taking short tourist trips. You will learn city-related vocabulary, language for giving directions, non-defining relative clauses, and learn about how to compare different trip options.
Vocabulary
- City words 1 and 2
- Giving and listening to directions 2, 3 and 5
- Agreeing and disagreeing 1 and 2
- Words relating to travelling 1 and 2
- Giving directions
Grammar
- Question Words, Expressions and Conjunctions, Verbs (Verb Tense)
- Suggestions and requests 1 and 2
- Non-defining relative clauses
- Likes and dislikes
- Time expressions
- Hypothetical conditionals
- Conditionals
- Word order and question words 1 and 2
- Questions: prepositions
- Indirect questions 1, 2 and 3
- Future actions
- Making contrasts
Writing
- Features connecting the text
- Text analysis
- Referring expressions
- The city of Edinburgh
Pronunciation
- How many words?
- Vowel sounds
Listening
- Giving and listening to directions 1 and 4
Reading
Lesson 5 - Making Calls
The topic of this lesson is telephoning. You will listen to people getting through to each other on the phone, learn phrasal verbs related to making calls, and learn about the passive for giving instructions.
Vocabulary
- Telephoning phrases 1, 2 and 3
- Calling Cliff 3
- Speaking to Cliff
Grammar
- Verbs (Modal Verbs, Verb Valency)
- Phrasal verbs for telephoning 1 and 2
- Transitive and intransitive verbs
- The passive form 1 and 2
Pronunciation
- How many words?
- Three vowel sounds
Listening
Lesson 6 - Asking for Information
The topic of this lesson is asking for specific information on the phone and in emails. You will listen to how other people ask for information, read enquiry-related emails, as well as learn about direct and indirect questions to get more information about a trip or other service.
Vocabulary
- Telephone English
- Communication
Grammar
- Question Words, Relative Clauses, Verbs (Phrasal Verbs, Verbal Voices)
- Direct and indirect questions 1, 2 and 4
- From passive to active
- Phrasal verbs related to communication
- Defining and non-defining relative clauses 1 and 2
Writing
- Direct and indirect questions 5
Pronunciation
- Direct and indirect questions 3
Reading
- Asking for information
- Information in a to-do list
- Yoshi's email to Tokyo 1 and 2
- Yoshi's email to Chicago