PROGRESSIVE SKILLS 4 LIST & SPEA TB

Level: Upper intermediate / B2 / IELTS: 5.0 to 5.5 Do you need English in your studies? Then you need Progressive Skills: Listening and Speaking Level 4 Listening skills include: • note-taking, using scientific numbering • using lecture handouts effectively • understanding a speaker''s arguments • understanding concessions • recognizing start / end of digressions Speaking skills include: • clarifying issues in a discussion • raising / dealing with an objection • expressing and dealing with uncertainty • summarizing • referring to research Topics include: • Geography and the modern world: Geography and development, Geography and water problems • Communication: Communicating far and wide, Communication aids • Media and advertising: The case against television, The hidden persuaders • Living life to the full: Life systems, A sporting life • The past, present and future of food: Agriculture through history, Interfering with nature?