Insights from China Worksheets
The EnglishClub video Insights from China is based in the busy, cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, where director Daniel Emmerson takes us inside the worlds of English language learning and the airline industry.
The video focuses largely on the staff and management of a Chinese airline company that has recently committed to learning English. Spring Airlines is the first low-cost airline in China. Determined to become a successful international airline, the company has insisted that all of its workers learn to speak fluent English
The CEO of Spring Airlines, Zhang Xiuzhi, has set the bar high. She began learning English "from scratch" 18 months prior to her interview for this film. Like the majority of other language learners, the main stumbling block for the CEO is finding enough time to study. Zhang takes English homework to bed at night and even studies in her car.
The Student Worksheet above consists of seven activities to be done before, during and after the video. You can choose to do some or all of the activities. If you do all activities, you may wish to split them over two lessons. The Teacher's Notes give detailed guidance and answers.
The Optional Quiz is printable direct from the webpage and includes answers for the teacher (which will be stripped out when printed).
The Video can be viewed online at:
englishclub.com/esl-videos/insights-from-china/
or downloaded to your computer at:
englishclub.com/download/videos/
Insights from China is an EnglishClub.com production directed by Daniel Emmerson.