Spotlight - 10.2019

EVERYDAY ENGLISH 10/2019 Spotlight 55

3. Well designed
   Kate is explaining the advantages of an online course.


4. How to go about it
   Ben is talking to Kate about the type of online course he would like to do.

Kate: You know, you should take a

look at all the online courses

on offer. Maybe you’d find

something that would inspire

you to try something totally

different.

Ben: I hadn’t thought about doing

a course, but maybe it would

help me think about what I’d

like to do.

Kate: You can do almost anything.

I’m just doing a short course,

but they also have in-depth

programmes for professional

accreditation and they even

have whole degree courses.

The course I’m doing is

real ly well designed, I think.

The tutor explains things in

short videos, and you get a

task to complete afterwards.

And there’s even a forum for

exchanging ideas with other

students.

Ben: I’ve been thinking about do-

ing a screenwriting course for

ages. I hadn’t thought about

doing an online course. But

I can see that it would be con-

venient, and I could probably

start whenever I want to.

Kate: You could. Enrolling couldn’t

be easier.

Ben: Doing a course would force

me to make time for writing.

I know I would love to work in

the film industry. I just always

thought it was too hard to get

into.

Kate: Well, that’s probably true, but

it’s no reason not to try.

Ben: You’re right. Can you send me

a link to the website?

Kate: I’m doing it now.

Ben: Thanks! I can’t wait to get

started.

Tips

⋅ You know, is often used to introduce

an interesting opinion or piece of

news.

⋅ When you take a look at or “have

a look at” something, you look at

it carefully, perhaps to find out

information or to look for something

in particular.

⋅ Something that is in-depth is very

thorough and detailed.

⋅ Accreditation is official approval^

given by an organization saying that

somebody has achieved a required

standard.

⋅ A task is something you have to do,

and is designed to help you achieve a

learning goal.

Tips

⋅ Ages [(eIdZIz] is a very long period of

time.

⋅ Something that is convenient

[kEn(vi:niEnt] is useful, easy or quick

to do and doesn’t cause problems.

⋅ You can use it couldn’t be easier to

express how easy something is to do

or understand.

⋅ An area of work is described as hard

to get into when many people apply

for a small number of available jobs.

⋅ You can say that you can’t wait to do

something when you are very excited

about something or keen to do it.

1.A.

present

B.

recognized qualification

C.

accreditation

D.

convenient

2. A.
   on
   B.
   of
   C.
   on
   D.
   into

approval [E(pru:v&l]

, Genehmigung,

Zulassung

degree course

[di(gri: kO:s]

, Studiengang

designed [di(zaInd]

, konzipiert, gestaltet

enrol [In(rEUl]

, sich einschreiben, sich

anmelden

keen: be ~ to do sth.

[ki:n] UK

, etw. unbedingt tun

wollen

screenwriting

[(skri:n)raItIN]

, Drehbuchschreiben

thorough [(TVrE]

, vollständig, umfassend

Answers

Exercise 1

Fill in the spaces below using words from the dialogues.

A. There’s no time like the p.

B. And do you get a r q at the end of

it?

C. They also have in-depth programmes for professional

a.

D. But I can see that it would be c.

Exercise 2

Add the missing prepositions.

A. What earth is stopping you?

B. I’ve always dreamed having my own

business.

C. You should take a look at all the online courses

offer.

D. I just always thought it was too hard to get.