English at Work: 03. Describing People

English at Work: 03. Describing People is an entertaining course that explains how to describe people positively and negatively, and use regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives. The course covers grammar, idioms, vocabulary and pronunciation and is ideal for workplace learners who already have basic skills in English. It promotes communication and language competence by building the desire and motivation to learn and the confidence to try. Confidence in learning and using English leads to successful communication. English at Work: 03. Describing People is part of the Cutting Edge English at Work Series which features great characters in amusing situations with fun storylines. It optimizes learner engagement in real conversations, with practical activities that are immediately applicable in the workplace, and in everyday life. The learning approach is founded on proven language learning principles presented in an innovative and effective style.

Learning objectives:

• Build confidence and have fun learning and speaking English as it is really spoken
• Master simple grammar lessons - Comparatives and Superlatives - regular (-er, more, -est, the most) and irregular (bad/worse/worst, good/better/best)
• Master everyday idioms - A snake in the grass, Look up to someone, A downer, Rub someone the wrong way
• Build vocabulary - cool, sympathetic, kind, pessimistic, rude, awesome, creative
• Identify language functions - Describing People - Examples of positive descriptions and negative descriptions
• Practice pronunciation - Rhythm - example for good/better/best