Reading & Speaking: Communication (Pre-Intermediate)
Practice reading for gist and for specific information while exploring how we communicate in the modern world.
Pre-intermediate
45-60 minutes
Hello learners!
This lesson invites you to explore how technology is changing the way we keep in touch. Through interactive reading and speaking tasks, you’ll develop key subskills for confident, real-world communication.
Lesson Snapshot
| Time on task | 45–60 minutes |
| Skills focus | Reading for gist, reading for specific information, speaking fluency |
| CEFR level | A2–B1 |
| Materials | Interactive text, audio prompts, downloadable PDF handout |
Learning Outcomes
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Identify the overall message of a short article about communication.
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Locate and understand specific details quickly.
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Discuss personal communication habits using new vocabulary.
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 7 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Let's get started!Welcome to to this lesson on reading and speaking! Before you read, complete the activities below.3
- Time to Read!Complete the exercises in order. (Reading taken from Empower Pre Intermediate, Doff, Thaine, Puchta, Stranks, Lewis-Jones with Burton, 2015, CUP Unit 1B p.10 and 11)3
- Time to Talk!Practice talking and writing about this lesson's topic.2
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