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ElectivesListening & Speaking115/120

Electives

Listening & Speaking 115/120

ElectivesCEFR A1–B1

This course focuses on understanding rules and patterns in pronunciation, developing skills for formal and casual situations, and preparing for speaking events.

  • 12units
  • 18lessons
  • 16exercises
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Who is this course for?

Students who want to strengthen one skill or explore one topic alongside a core course.

Outcomes

What students will be able to do

By the end of the course, students can:

  • Talk about past events, plans, shopping and work
  • Understand short announcements, messages and clear conversations
  • Read short, simple texts and find the information they need
  • Write simple connected sentences and short emails

Course structure

12 units

18 lessons, each followed by automatically marked practice on the same language.

  1. Unit 1Unit 011 lesson
  2. Unit 2Unit 021 lesson
  3. Unit 3Unit 032 lessons
  4. Unit 4Unit 042 lessons
  5. Unit 5Unit 051 lesson
  6. Unit 6Unit 061 lesson
  7. Unit 7Unit 073 lessons
  8. Unit 8Unit 082 lessons
  9. Unit 9Unit 091 lesson
  10. Unit 10Unit 102 lessons
  11. Unit 11Unit 111 lesson
  12. Unit 12Unit 121 lesson

Skills

Skills practised in every unit

Lessons in each unit are grouped by skill, so the four skills, grammar and vocabulary are taught in every unit.

Reading

Articles, stories and real-world texts at the right level.

Listening

Conversations and audio with a range of voices.

Speaking

Pair work, discussions and recorded speaking tasks.

Writing

Guided writing that builds from sentences to full texts.

Grammar

Clear explanations, followed by practice that is marked automatically.

Vocabulary

Words with images and audio, reviewed across units.

Included

What comes with the course

The course is taught on the Smrt platform, with lessons, practice, assessment and classroom tools included.

Ready-to-teach lessons

Readings, conversations, audio and images for the classroom screen.

Automatically marked practice

Exercises in eight types, with scores straight into the gradebook.

Quizzes and exams

Unit quizzes and course assessments, marked in the platform.

Classroom tools

Assignments, gradebook and attendance in Smrt Classroom.

Web and mobile

Students study in any browser or on the Smrt Study app.

Training from Canadian teachers

Qualified Canadian teachers train your staff to teach with Smrt English.

Talk to us

A Canadian company, based in Vancouver

Our head office is in Vancouver: the curriculum team, teacher training and support all work from here.