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.

Грамматика

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

Словарный запас

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
  • Грамматика: Present simple and present continuous
  • Словарный запас: Basic security terms, types of security roles, equipment
  • Чтение: The importance of private security
  • Прослушивание: A conversation between two security personnel about their daily tasks
  • Написание: Describe your role in the private security industry
  • Выступление: Introduce yourself and your job responsibilities
  • Произношение: Alive and Arrive + connected speech

Module 2

  • Types of threats and Risks
  • Грамматика: Simple Past – regular verbs
  • Словарный запас: Common threats and risk assessment terms
  • Чтение: Common security threats
  • Прослушивание: Security briefing on a potential threat
  • Написание: List potential risks in a specific scenario
  • Выступление: Discuss a time you identified a security threat
  • Произношение: Bit and Bet + connected speech

Module 3

  • Security Equipment and Technology
  • Грамматика: Imperatives
  • Словарный запас: Surveillance cameras, alarms, access control, etc
  • Чтение: The evolution of security equipment
  • Прослушивание: How to operate a piece of security equipment
  • Написание: Instructions on how to use a security device
  • Выступление: Describe the equipment you use daily
  • Произношение: Book and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Communication in Security
  • Грамматика: Prepositions of place
  • Словарный запас: Terms related to reporting, radio communication, emergencies
  • Чтение: The importance of effective communication in security
  • Прослушивание: A radio communication between security personnel during an incident
  • Написание: Draft a security report about an event
  • Выступление: Radio communications
  • Произношение: Die and Tie + connected speech

Module 5

  • Working with the Public
  • Грамматика: Must and should
  • Словарный запас: Courtesy words, conflict resolution, crowd control
  • Чтение: The role of security in public spaces
  • Прослушивание: A conversation between security personnel and a member of the public
  • Написание: Write about an interaction with the public
  • Выступление: Polite responses in challenging situations
  • Произношение: Late and Light + connected speech

Module 6

  • Legal and Ethical Situations
  • Грамматика: Adverbs of frequency
  • Словарный запас: Laws, rights, ethical dilemmas, professional conduct
  • Чтение: The legal responsibilities of security personnel
  • Прослушивание: An ethical dilemma in security
  • Написание: Describe a situation where you had to make an ethical decision
  • Выступление: Discuss legal and ethical challenges in security
  • Произношение: Law and Low + connected speech

Module 7

  • Emergency Situations
  • Грамматика: Will and going to – intention
  • Словарный запас: Fire, medical emergencies, evacuations, crisis management
  • Чтение: Steps to take in different emergency situations
  • Прослушивание: An emergency announcement and security personnel’s response
  • Написание: Draft an emergency procedure for a specific scenario
  • Выступление: Role-play responses to emergency announcements
  • Произношение: Peas and Peach + connected speech

Module 8

  • Career Development in Security
  • Грамматика: Zero conditional
  • Словарный запас: Training, promotions, specializations, certifications
  • Чтение: The path to advancing in the private security industry
  • Прослушивание: An interview with a senior security official about their career journey
  • Написание: Write about your career aspirations in security
  • Выступление: Share your experiences and future goals
  • Произношение: 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.