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Worksheet 9 Travel and transport 1

Online session planning Speaking about travel and transport (good practice for different tenses) Have you been to London? How did you travel? How long did the journey take? Are you going to come to London? How will you get here? Practise your tenses with vocabulary about travel Watch and listen to the recording below https://www.esolcourses.com/content/lifeintheuk/london/the-tube/london-underground-intermediate-listening.html Let's speak about journeys you make/ have made.

Shopping

SKYPE lesson preparation 1. Take it in turns with your teacher to talk about a shop that you visit regularly. Give yourself two minutes to prepare your answer. You should say: • what you buy there • how often you go there • why it’s a good shop to visit 2. Discuss with your partner: • The differences between shopping in large department stores and small independent shops. • How people’s shopping habits have changed over the years. Use your dictionary and find the meanings of these shopping idioms and try and make sentences ready to use in a discussion 1. to shop around 2. to shop until you drop 3. to talk shop 4. to go window shopping 5. to shoplift 6. to shop someone 7. to be all over the shop 8. to be like a bull in a china shop 9. to go on a shopping spree Read the text below. • Do you think the writer is male or female? How do you know? • What are the differences between the way men and women shop? When I was at university in London,...

JOBS WITH LANGUAGES : Would you like to be an Interpreter?

Would you like to be an Interpreter? Becoming an interpreter involves a lot more than fluently speaking another language. Although there are a number of ways to start working as an interpreter, and different types of interpretation involve different skills, interpretation agencies will look at certain qualifications and attributes before taking on a new member of their team. All top interpreters share certain characteristics. We will identify and discuss those characteristics, the difference between a translator and interpreter, and the types of interpretation services and jobs available, so aspiring interpreters can establish whether or not a career in interpretation is right for them. What qualifications do you need? Qualifications and accreditation are not mandatory for interpreters, however, there are courses you can take that will benefit your career in the industry. For conference and consecutive interpreting, a degree in languages or a related field, and/or a postgraduate ...