Learning objectives
by the end of the course the <br />students reach level B1 of the European Frame of Reference, having <br />developed their skills related to grammar, lexis, functions, reading <br />and listening comprehension <br />
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of <br />English (elementary)
Course unit content
<br />Main topics<br /> <br /> <br />Grammar<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)<br /> <br />Vocabulary <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 objects<br /> <br />Functions<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<br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />M. Vince, G. Cerulli, Inside Grammar, Macmillan (+ keys)<br />M. Swan, C. Walter, The Good Grammar Book with answers, Oxford UP <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 />Textbook <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 />A. Capel, R.Nixon, PET Masterclass Intermediate Workbook with answers and Audio CD pack, OUP <br />Graded readers published by BlackCat Cideb (Green Apple Step2 or Reading & Training Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)<br />Oxford Study Dictionary (bilingual) -Longman Dizionario Compatto (bilingual)
Teaching methods
methodology: presentation of structures, dedcton of rule, <br />contrastive use of the language, use of different teaching aids <br />(transparencies, audiocassettes, textbook, etc.)
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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