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Introduction to Speaking English Course B
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This programme of lessons has been prepared by a team of ten qualified professionals whose first language is English. Each member of the team has at least one university degree in the arts or sciences and four have Masters degrees, one in Linguistics. One member is a university senior lecturer in English and another is a teacher of English as a foreign language. Other members of the team have university degrees in Drama and English, Psychology, Law, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Biology and Environmental Conservation. All members of the team have worked together to ensure that 'Speaking English' gives you practice in speaking in "received pronunciation" (or Received Standard), the form of spoken English based on educated speech in southern England.

   The Lessons    (Links to the Lessons)
'Speaking English' is designed to help you learn how to speak and listen in English. To help you understand the details of grammar and vocabulary, you should use 'Speaking English' with a dictionary and grammar book of your own choice. If you are taking regular classroom lessons in English, you can also use 'Speaking English' to give you extra practice in listening and speaking.
Course B is more advanced than Course A and is for people who can speak some English and who wish to improve their listening and speaking skills. The subjects covered in Course B are detailed in the 'List of Contents' below. The contents of 'Free Lesson B' are at the end of the list.

Subjects Covered in Course B

**List of Contents - Course B lessons 1 to 10**
	Lesson B1 - The Information Society Information technology, Vocabulary and pronunciation, What's your mobile number?, Useful informal phrases, Interview with a dot-com millionaire, Conversation about computers, Vocabulary and pronunciation, A formal lecture on IT issues, Formal and Informal language, Speaking and writing Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B2 - Society and the Environment Word meanings, Whales and Dolphins, Conversation words, Stress and intonation of questions, Direct Questions, Indirect Questions, Species Extinction, Comprehension Questions, Formal and informal phrases, Global warming, Vocabulary and pronunciation, Grammar revision, Consonant groups Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B3 - Money and Finance Vocabulary and pronunciation, The Magic Garden Company, Talking about graphs, The inheritance, Investments, Personal finance, Grammar revision, A University Reunion Dinner, Useful words and phrases Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B4 - Society and Science The miracles of medicine, Useful words and phrases, Present continuous tense, Present perfect, simple and continuous, An essay about GM foods, Useful words and phrases, Contrast links, Similar links, The Human Genome project, Unstressed words Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B5 - Society and Education Revising for exams, Useful words and phrases, Grammar revision, Schools and education, Useful words and phrases, Grammar revision, A school exchange, Subjects of study, Universities, Synonyms, Dates, Degree titles, Pronunciation of a/o/u, Vocabulary and pronunciation Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B6 - Business and Employment Be A Better Manager, Useful phrases, Business definitions, Pronunciation and vocabulary, Types of businesses, Vocabulary practice, Getting a job, Phrasal verbs, The job offer, Pronunciation and vocabulary Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B7 - Society, Music and Media What type of music do you like?, Interview with Ms X, Gerund and infinitive, Visit to the Fashion Gallery, Useful words, Word building, The media, Key words, T.V and violence, Types of programme and film Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B8 - Social Institutions and Structures Vocabulary, Political systems in the UK and USA, Vocabulary and pronunciation practice, Conversation - International Relations, Vocabulary and pronunciation practice, Useful phrases, International Organisations, Word Endings, A market research survey, Useful phrases for describing data, Using reporting verbs Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B9 - The City and the Countryside, Vocabulary practice, Life in the city, Useful informal phrases, Skyscrapers, Vocabulary and pronunciation, First impressions, Useful phrases for speaking, The village festival, Grammar revision, Grammar practice, Vocabulary and pronunciation, Useful phrases for speaking Links to the Lessons
	Lesson B10 - Globalisation in the 21^st Century, Giving a presentation, Vocabulary, A presentation on Globalisation, Questions on the lecture, Today's children, Useful phrases, Formal and informal language, Vocabulary practice, Sentence stress and intonation, Practice of useful phrases, Conversation, Grammar practice, Pronunciation practice Links to the Lessons

**Contents of Free Lesson B**
	Free lesson B - Tourism and Society Swan Lodge: booking accommodation, Pronunciation practice: syllables, Holiday destinations, Pronunciation: useful phrases, Restaurant reviews, Commonly confused words, Tourism in the 21st century, Pronunciation and vocabulary: word stress
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