Title: Session 2. Reading, sharing & communicating idea (23.01)
Course: Study PrepProg Introduction Social services, Health Care and Professional English, Part 2 > Section: English sessions

In this session we will continue to develop your ability to perform well in testing.

- we will continue to practice reading
- look at ways to help you develop your ideas and share your thoughts professionally
- talk about and present different topics in class (in preparation for the open application group interviews)
- you will also present your homework article and the words you have learnt from the article

Group Interviews

The main focus of the group interviews is evaluating an applicant's ability to share ideas in English in a group setting. Not just your communication skills how how well you interact with others will be assessed during the interview.

|   Link to UAS joint exam - group interviews instructions  |

You will be graded on:
- Interaction and contribution
  - actively taking part in a conversation, linking your ideas to others in the group and reacting to others' ideas
- Turn taking
  - Taking and making space.  Taking your turn and making room for others to share their opinions
- Spoken Language: Range
  - how wide a vocabulary you can use
  - use of complex sentences
- Spoken Language: Accuracy
  - how well you control your grammar and language structure
  - making sure you are clear and not making mistakes that lead to misunderstanding your ideas
- Spoken Language: Fluency and coherence
  - how well you link your ideas together (ie. however, also, for example)
  - clear presentation of your ideas in understandable ways

You will be award points per each category (0-2).  These points are multiplied  to create a grade out of 40.

Remember you must also make sure you have your official ID available in the interview (The identification documents you used when applying)

|  Discussion triggers  |

|  Link to sharing opinion document (produced by Sari in SOTE 1 course)  |

|  Optional phrases for sharing opinions  |

Person Centred Care

In class we will discuss the topic of Person-Centred Care.  It is an important aspect of quality care and recovery and often neglected as caregivers are pressured for time.

Read the following text in groups and consider one of the following scenarios in groups.

| Person Centred Care - Reading  |

|  Scenarios  |

Homework Task
Please complete the following practice exam using the specific time limit. This practice exam is a reading comprehension and vocabulary task.

This test is not a typical general English exam.  It is specific to Health.  It does not test vocabulary or grammar in similar ways to the UAS joint exam. It does, however, use a lot of synonyms for different terms and is good practice for reading and reading carefully.

You have 30 minutes to do this practice exam.  Please set the time on your phone with an alarm. You need to read the text and answer the 10 questions within the time limit. Pretend you are in a real exam.

|  Link to the Test (in the main English classes tab)  |