Fluência

English Fluency students will develop the ability to listen in challenging situations, including with background noise or other distractions, input on an unfamiliar topic, and with a purpose such as taking detailed notes, distinguishing between facts and opinions, and identifying bias. Students will learn to respond to questions in the perfect tense and to give an extended prepared speech. They will become adept at using phrasal verbs, paraphrasing, and expressing hopes and wishes. Students will learn to effectively skim, scan, preview and read texts at the B1+ level, take notes, make predictions, and identify specific information. They will learn to identify points of view, arguments and counterarguments and organizational structure. Students will learn the parts of an essay and develop the ability to write well-formed paragraphs with a variety of sentence structures. They will be able to write cover letters, summaries and resumes.