Workshops in Focus
January / February 2017
American Politics
By Kaitlyn Bové
In lieu of recent events , this workshop explored the 2016 election and how Donald Trump landed a victory , giving him the title as the 45th President of the United States . In addition to discussing the election , we learned about the infrastructure of the US government , including the different branches of government , how a twoparty system works , and that which
IELTS Speaking
( Beginner ) makes someone eligible to vote , and to run for president . We ended with a spirited mock debate between the two former candidates .
By Karis Anderson
At the IELTS Speaking ( Beginner ) workshop , students learned about the speaking portion of the IELTS exam and on which areas they need to work in order to succeed ! The workshop taught students about the four speaking skills tested by the IELTS exam : coherence , vocabulary , grammar , and pronunciation . Afterwards , the students completed a practice oral exam and received personalized feedback regarding how they could improve !
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