English for Private Security

Introduction

English for Private Security is an online course, consisting of 56 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards the private security industry. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking, and pronunciation.

Граматика

By the end of the course, students will be able to

  • Use present and past tenses correctly
  • Use the appropriate conditional forms to talk about situations and consequences
  • Use the present perfect to describe a link between past and present events
  • Use going to and will to talk about future predictions and intentions
  • Use the passive form correctly
  • Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns

Речник

By the end of the course, students will have learnt approximately 120 expressions used in private security .

Skills

By the end of the course, students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and private security contexts.

Unit Summary

Module 1

  • Introduction to Private Security
  • Граматика: Present simple and present continuous
  • Речник: Basic security terms, types of security roles, equipment
  • Четене: The importance of private security
  • Слушане: A conversation between two security personnel about their daily tasks
  • Писане: Describe your role in the private security industry
  • Говорене: Introduce yourself and your job responsibilities
  • Pronunciation: Alive and Arrive + connected speech

Module 2

  • Types of threats and Risks
  • Граматика: Simple Past – regular verbs
  • Речник: Common threats and risk assessment terms
  • Четене: Common security threats
  • Слушане: Security briefing on a potential threat
  • Писане: List potential risks in a specific scenario
  • Говорене: Discuss a time you identified a security threat
  • Pronunciation: Bit and Bet + connected speech

Module 3

  • Security Equipment and Technology
  • Граматика: Imperatives
  • Речник: Surveillance cameras, alarms, access control, etc
  • Четене: The evolution of security equipment
  • Слушане: How to operate a piece of security equipment
  • Писане: Instructions on how to use a security device
  • Говорене: Describe the equipment you use daily
  • Pronunciation: Book and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Communication in Security
  • Граматика: Prepositions of place
  • Речник: Terms related to reporting, radio communication, emergencies
  • Четене: The importance of effective communication in security
  • Слушане: A radio communication between security personnel during an incident
  • Писане: Draft a security report about an event
  • Говорене: Radio communications
  • Pronunciation: Die and Tie + connected speech

Module 5

  • Working with the Public
  • Граматика: Must and should
  • Речник: Courtesy words, conflict resolution, crowd control
  • Четене: The role of security in public spaces
  • Слушане: A conversation between security personnel and a member of the public
  • Писане: Write about an interaction with the public
  • Говорене: Polite responses in challenging situations
  • Pronunciation: Late and Light + connected speech

Module 6

  • Legal and Ethical Situations
  • Граматика: Adverbs of frequency
  • Речник: Laws, rights, ethical dilemmas, professional conduct
  • Четене: The legal responsibilities of security personnel
  • Слушане: An ethical dilemma in security
  • Писане: Describe a situation where you had to make an ethical decision
  • Говорене: Discuss legal and ethical challenges in security
  • Pronunciation: Law and Low + connected speech

Module 7

  • Emergency Situations
  • Граматика: Will and going to – intention
  • Речник: Fire, medical emergencies, evacuations, crisis management
  • Четене: Steps to take in different emergency situations
  • Слушане: An emergency announcement and security personnel’s response
  • Писане: Draft an emergency procedure for a specific scenario
  • Говорене: Role-play responses to emergency announcements
  • Pronunciation: Peas and Peach + connected speech

Module 8

  • Career Development in Security
  • Граматика: Zero conditional
  • Речник: Training, promotions, specializations, certifications
  • Четене: The path to advancing in the private security industry
  • Слушане: An interview with a senior security official about their career journey
  • Писане: Write about your career aspirations in security
  • Говорене: Share your experiences and future goals
  • Pronunciation: Shoe and Zoo + connected speech

Follow-up

Students completing the English for Private Security course should feel confident in tackling any Pre-intermediate course, including our Pre-intermediate Business Power course.