Conversational English Skills (Coursera)

Offered by Tsinghua University,
Conversational English Skills (Coursera)

Do you want to communicate with English speakers fluently? Welcome to our course. The course consists of 6 units with different topics: meeting new people, the people in your life, eating in and eating out, the reason to learn English, good times and bad times, and hobbies. From this course, you will have a good knowledge of conversational English skills in your daily life.

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Course 1 of 4 in the Learn English Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
You Say, I Say
Greetings

WEEK 2
The People in Your Life
Interpersonal Communication

WEEK 3
Eating in and Eating out
Eating culture

WEEK 4
Why Do You Want to Learn English
English learning

WEEK 5
Good Times and Bad Times
Talk about good times and bad times in your life

WEEK 6
Hobbies
Describing, cultivating and sharing hobbies

WEEK 7
Final Test

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