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. : 2 . ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Advanced Level Learning
Slide 3 : 3 Learning When you get to this level of language ability how can you continue to develop? skills – listening, reading, writing, speaking
vocabulary
special areas of knowledge e.g. for your work
understanding of ‘world’ English e.g. Indian, South African, etc
Slide 4 : 4 Advanced Level Learning What do you think about learning the following?
Are they useful, do you think?
How can we learn them?
What could be the ‘dangers’ of learning this type of vocabulary?
idioms
slang
colloquialisms
sayings and proverbs
Slide 5 : 5 Advanced Level Learning - Books What books should an advanced learner have in their ‘library’? Reference Books Reading Books An advanced English reader. http://www.cambridge.org/elt/ Is there any advantage in reading books which are written especially for advanced learners? (Rather than books written for native speakers of English.)
Slide 6 : 6 Advanced Level Learning - Using the internet Do you have favourite sites which help you to develop your English?
Can you tell us about them and put their addresses in the text box? online news services e.g. BBC, CNN
online newspapers
language learning sites
vocab and grammar sites
reading, listening sites
Slide 7 : 7 Advanced Level Learning - Exams How can exams help you to learn?
Have you taken any advanced level exams?
Which ones? TOEFL
www.ets.org
IELTS
http://www.ielts.org/
University of Cambridge CAE or CPE
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/ Examples: