Learning objectives
<br />By the end of the course the students reach level B1 of the European Frame of Reference, having developed their skills related to grammar, lexis, functions, reading and listening comprehension.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of English (elementary).
Course unit content
Main topics<br /><br />Grammar<br /><br /><br />articles<br />demonstratives<br />possessives and possessive ‘s<br />personal pronouns<br />some and any<br />countable and uncountable nouns<br />quantifiers<br />comparatives and superlatives<br />relative pronouns<br />main prepositions of place and time<br />indirect questions<br />main conjunctions<br />main phrasal/prepositional verbs<br />Present Simple and Present Continuous<br />Past Simple <br />Past Continuous<br />Present Perfect Simple<br />The future (going to, will, Present Simple, Present Continuous)<br />First conditional<br />Time clauses and the Present Simple)<br />The Passive voice (Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect)<br />Modal verbs (can, could, must, will, would, should)Vocabulary <br /><br /><br />spelling<br />numbers (prices, quantities, dates, etc.)<br />family<br />free time activities<br />house and furniture<br />public places and shops<br />jobs<br />food and drinks<br />animals<br />weather <br />clothes<br />parts of the body and health problems<br />means of transport<br />everyday objectsFunctions<br /><br /><br />describing people (character and appearance)<br />telling the time and dates<br />describing everyday habits and routines<br />ordering in a restaurant or in a hotel<br />understanding notices, labels, adverts<br />road directions<br />describing holidays, trips, etc.<br />describing objects (size, colour, shape, etc.)<br />warnings and prohibitions<br />obligation and absence of obligations<br />agreement/disagreement<br />criticisms and complaints<br />talking about preferences<br />describing feelings and emotions
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />For grammar, functions and vocabulary:<br /><br />M. Vince, G. Cerulli, Inside Grammar, Macmillan (+ keys)<br />M. Swan, C. Walter, The Good Grammar Book with answers, Oxford UP<br /><br />or:<br />P. Conti, E. Sharman, L. Green, A. Cowan, The Burlington English Grammar, ed.<br />Burlington Books Le Monnier (+ keys) (grammar only)<br />M. McCarthy, F. O’Dell, English Vocabulary in Use Elementary (edition with key), Cambridge University Press (vocabulary only)<br /><br /><br />Textbook<br /><br />G. Cunningham, S. Mohamed, Language to Go Pre-Intermediate, Longman<br /><br />Further practice:<br /><br />J.Newbrook, J.Wilson, PET Gold Exam Maximer Self-Study edition (with audio CD set), Longman<br /><br />Capel, R.Nixon, PET Masterclass Intermediate Workbook with answers and Audio CD pack, OUP<br /><br />Graded readers published by BlackCat Cideb (Green Apple Step2 or Reading & Training Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)<br /><br />Dictionary<br /><br />Oxford Study Dictionary (bilingual)<br />Longman Dizionario Compatto (bilingual)<br />Cambridge Essential English Dictionary (monolingual)<br /><br />Students can consult pre-intermediate level material for the reading and listening sections of the exam at:<br /><br />Laboratorio Self-Access del Centro Linguistico<br />Viale Scienze, 45/A Campus<br />Sito internet: www.unipr.it/arpa/cla/<br /><br />Interesting websites:<br /><br />www.unipr.it/arpa/facecon/weblingue/newactivitypage.htm<br />www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/<br />http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/<br />www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish<br />http://www.diariodiozzy.it/<br />http://www.educationuk.org/<br />http://www.i-uk.com/<br />http://www.visitbritain.com/<br />www.ildivertinglese.rai.it/<br />
Teaching methods
<br />Methodology: presentation of structures, deduction of rule, contrastive use of the language, use of different teaching aids (transparencies, audiocassettes, textbook, etc.).<br /><br />Assessment: final test with multiple choice questions on grammar, lexis, functions, reading and listening comprehension.
Assessment methods and criteria
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