{"id":1137,"date":"2023-08-16T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2023-08-16T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:03:22","slug":"new-ilr-3-cohort-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2023\/08\/16\/new-ilr-3-cohort-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"New: ILR 3+ Cohort Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ILR 3 is no longer the ceiling\u2014for you, or for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/cohorts.html\">CL-150 Cohort lessons<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve your reading and listening skills with ILR 3+ Cohort lessons in Chinese, Farsi, French, Russian, and Spanish. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each language has 36 hour-long lessons. 3 listening lessons and 3 reading lessons based on authentic sources in each of the following domains: Geopolitics, Economics, Cyber &amp; Technology, Defense, Terrorism, and Crime &amp; Narcotics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/cl_150\/game\/ng\/#\/enroll\">Enroll now<\/a> to receive an ILR 3+ lesson to your inbox every week\u2014the perfect reminder for anyone with weekly or monthly sustainment requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Have a DLPT or other test coming up? You can also request an ILR 3+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/reading-and-listening-refresher-course.html\">Refresher Course<\/a> for more intensive prep using these lessons.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Explore authentic materials<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In each lesson, you\u2019ll explore an authentic text or audio clip professionally rated at ILR 3+.<\/p>\n<p>Sources ranging from an op-ed on Colombian tax reform to an interview with a Russian historian about monopolies on natural resources.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1138\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Authentic-Sources-1024x556.png\" alt=\"ILR 3+ Chinese Lesson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Authentic-Sources-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Authentic-Sources-350x190.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Authentic-Sources-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Authentic-Sources.png 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Master advanced language features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll be exposed to language features like figurative language, idioms, irony, allusion, satire, rhetorical questions, metaphors, and implicit information\u2014all things you\u2019ll encounter beyond ILR 3.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1140\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-1024x556.png\" alt=\"ILR 3+ French Lesson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-350x190.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Build vocab depth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll also acquire lots of lower-frequency or domain specific vocabulary in topics ranging from military strategy to legal defense to lending markets.<\/p>\n<p>Vocab items are accompanied by in-depth explanations that provide context, additional meanings, literal translations, and more.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1139\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Chinese-vocab-1024x556.png\" alt=\"ILR 3+ Chinese Lesson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Chinese-vocab-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Chinese-vocab-350x190.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Chinese-vocab-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/ILR-3-Chinese-vocab.png 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Improve reading and listening comprehension<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Every lesson includes a reading or listening comprehension activity.<\/p>\n<p>At this level comprehension questions target the features of the text\/audio that push it to the &#8216;+&#8217; level, such as rhetorical devices, implied cultural information, and analysis of the author&#8217;s arguments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/Russian-ILR-3-Comprehension-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"ILR 3+ Russian Lesson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/Russian-ILR-3-Comprehension-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/Russian-ILR-3-Comprehension-350x191.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/Russian-ILR-3-Comprehension-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/Russian-ILR-3-Comprehension.jpg 1416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cl150.transparent.com\/cl_150\/game\/ng\/#\/enroll\"><strong>Enroll now<\/strong><\/a><strong> to get an ILR 3+ lesson in your inbox every week. Or request an ILR 3+ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/reading-and-listening-refresher-course.html\"><strong>Refresher Course<\/strong><\/a><strong> to ace your next DLPT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-350x190.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ILR 3+ French Lesson\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-350x190.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/08\/French-ILR-3-vocab.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>ILR 3 is no longer the ceiling\u2014for you, or for CL-150 Cohort lessons! Improve your reading and listening skills with ILR 3+ Cohort lessons in Chinese, Farsi, French, Russian, and Spanish. Each language has 36 hour-long lessons. 3 listening lessons and 3 reading lessons based on authentic sources in each of the following domains: Geopolitics&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2023\/08\/16\/new-ilr-3-cohort-lessons\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":1140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[520016,520017],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1137","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-learners","category-new-in-cl-150-cohorts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1142,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions\/1142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}