C2 · PROFICIENT
DAY 1 · LISTENING · 10-15 minutes
Listen to The Humblebrag and Social Media and answer the questions.
Use it yourself
Explain how the exaggerated example conveys criticism and what it assumes about the audience.
Check the activity feedback. Try again where needed. Keep one useful phrase in your notes.
DAY 2 · READING · 10-15 minutes
Read Hustle Culture and answer the questions.
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Choose a metaphor and explain how it shapes the argument. Separate the author’s interpretation from supporting evidence.
Check the activity feedback. Try again where needed. Keep one useful phrase in your notes.
DAY 3 · LISTENING · 10-15 minutes
Listen to The Filter Bubble and answer the questions.
Use it yourself
Identify a persuasive phrase, then reformulate the claim in more measured language.
Check the activity feedback. Try again where needed. Keep one useful phrase in your notes.
DAY 4 · READING · 10-15 minutes
Read The Ethics of Authenticity and answer the questions.
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Explain the tension between self-expression and public performance, then offer a qualified counterargument.
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DAY 5 · LISTENING · 10-15 minutes
Listen to The Art of the Irish Goodbye and answer the questions.
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Explain the speaker’s justification and how another audience might interpret the same behaviour.
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DAY 6 · READING · 10-15 minutes
Read The Subtlety of Silence and answer the questions.
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Analyse how two contrasting images support the writer’s position.
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DAY 7 · WRITING · 10-15 minutes
Review the culture-and-communication writing guidance and complete the activities.
Use it yourself
Write a concise response to one argument from this week. Represent it fairly, qualify your position and choose your register deliberately.
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