COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Professor: NOT ASSIGNED
Academic discipline: Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field: Per la conoscenza di almeno una lingua straniera
Type of training activity: Language/Final test

21 hours
of face-to-face activities

3 credits

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exam calls

Learning objectives

By the end of the course the students are expected to reach level B1 of the European Frame of Reference.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Grammar

articles
demonstratives
possessives and possessive ‘s
personal pronouns
some and any
countable and uncountable nouns
quantifiers
comparatives and superlatives
relative pronouns
main prepositions of place and time
indirect questions
main conjunctions
main phrasal/prepositional verbs
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect Simple
The future (going to, will, Present Simple, Present Continuous)
First conditional
Time clauses and the Present Simple)
The Passive voice (Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect)
Modal verbs (can, could, must, will, would, should)

Vocabulary

* spelling
numbers (prices, quantities, dates, etc.)
family
free time activities
house and furniture
public places and shops
jobs
food and drinks
animals
weather
clothes
parts of the body and health problems
means of transport
everyday objects

Functions

describing people (character and appearance)
telling the time and dates
describing everyday habits and routines
ordering in a restaurant or in a hotel
understanding notices, labels, adverts
road directions
describing holidays, trips, etc.
describing objects (size, colour, shape, etc.)
warnings and prohibitions
obligation and absence of obligations
agreement/disagreement
criticisms and complaints
talking about preferences
describing feelings and emotions

Full programme

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Bibliography

C. Latham-Koenig, C. Oxenden, P. Seligson, English File Digital Pre-intermediate Student's book & workbook Third Edition (libro Misto) STND with Key, OUP

Further practice:

J.Newbrook, J.Wilson, PET Gold Exam Maximer Self-Study edition (with audio CD set), Longman

A. Capel, R.Nixon, PET Masterclass Intermediate Workbook with answers and Audio CD pack, OUP

Graded readers published by BlackCat Cideb (Green Apple Step2 or Reading & Training Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)

Dictionary

Oxford Study Dictionary (bilingual)
Longman Dizionario Compatto (bilingual)
Cambridge Essential English Dictionary (monolingual)

Students can consult pre-intermediate level material for the reading and listening sections of the exam at:

Laboratorio Self-Access del Centro Linguistico
Viale Scienze, 45/A Campus
www.unipr.it/arpa/cla/

Interesting websites:

www.unipr.it/arpa/facecon/weblingue/newactivitypage.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
http://www.diariodiozzy.it/
http://www.educationuk.org/
http://www.i-uk.com/
http://www.visitbritain.com/
www.ildivertinglese.rai.it/

Teaching methods

presentation of structures, deduction of rule, contrastive use of the language, use of different teaching aids (slides, audioCDs, textbook, etc.).

Assessment methods and criteria

final test with multiple choice questions on grammar, lexis, functions, reading and listening comprehension.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.ingarc@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Elena Roncai
T. +39 0521 903663
Office E. dia.didattica@unipr.it
Manager E. elena.roncai@unipr.it

ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFYING EXAM B1 cod. 1005155

Learning objectives

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Full programme

Bibliography

Teaching methods

Assessment methods and criteria

Other information

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Contacts

Toll-free number

Student registry office

Quality assurance office

President of the degree course

Faculty advisor

Career guidance delegate

Tutor professor

Erasmus delegates

Quality assurance manager

Tutor students

ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFYING EXAM B1
cod. 1005155