Electives
English for Economics 125
This course looks at basic economic and financial topics in a simple yet interesting manner.
- 14units
- 45lessons
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:
- checkTake part in discussions and explain a point of view
- checkUnderstand the main ideas of longer talks, videos and articles
- checkWrite clear, detailed texts on a range of subjects
- checkHandle most situations while studying, working or travelling
Course structure
14 units
45 lessons, each followed by automatically marked practice on the same language.
- Unit 1Importance of the English Language
- Unit 2British vs. American English
- Unit 3English as the Language of Global Higher Education
- Unit 4English Speaking Countries
- Unit 5Canada - An In Depth study
- Unit 6Microeconomics versus Macroeconomics
- Unit 7Adam Smith- The Father of Economics
- Unit 8Factors of Production - The 4Ms of Production at Toyota
- Unit 9Money and its Many Functions
- Unit 10Supply and Demand, Comparisons on Price
- Unit 11What Is the Concept of Accounting?
- Unit 12What Does an Accountant Do?
- Unit 13Do You Know What an Audit Is?
- Unit 14What Is the Job of an Auditor?
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.
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