Listening & Speaking

Presentations

Global Topics

Fluency 

course

21st Century Communication

National Geographic 21st Century Communication develops real listening skills, natural spoken language, and confident presentation skills, using National Geographic topics and TED Talks to model clear structure, persuasive language, and effective visuals.

What students learn

  • Strategies for following lectures and talks, including note taking and signalling
  • Functional language for discussion, persuasion and explanation
  • Presentation planning, visual support and confident delivery
  • Clear pronunciation with word stress, sentence stress and connected speech
  • Question handling, clarification and concise summaries

Why It Works

Authentic models
Learners work with National Geographic topics and TED Talks, which provide clear examples of structure, persuasive language and effective visuals to imitate.

Guided practice to real output
Each unit moves from focused listening and language work to a tangible product such as a mini talk or panel discussion, with targeted feedback that turns techniques into habits.

Integrated skills with repetition
Listening, speaking, pronunciation and vocabulary are recycled across tasks, so skills transfer to seminars, meetings and presentations outside the course.

 

🌐 Language Levels CEFR

A2-B1: 21st Century Communication 1

B1-B2: 21st Century Communication 2

B2: 21st Century Communication 3

B2-C1: 21st Century Communication 4

Unit Sample

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