This text-based introduction to and overview of Economics also serves as a subject-based Advanced English acquisition and development programme. The text-review element is based on Economics : A Very Short Introduction by Partha Dasgupta (OUP), while the language-review element is prompted by student needs as they emerge. This programme is useful for those with a general interest in Economics, and for those following Cambridge, IB or university first-year Economics courses.
English has a number of aphorisms and common expressions which urge you to act quickly, and others which warn you of the perils of doing so. This session reviews more than twenty of these, what they mean and when and how to use them.
The story of English includes grabbing words from different languages and places, including a group which begin with "a" like asleep, ashamed, akin and akimbo ... what do they have in common? what do they mean? how do they operate? This Advanced Vocabulary session looks at this group of words, through the three lenses of acquisition and development.
Manipulating and controlling one's voice is a technique frequently-used by professional speakers and entertainers to create effects and to influence the audience. This session reviews the five features of using one's voice, what they are and what effects they have, for teachers, advanced learners and anyone who wants to speak in public including social media.
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