English - upper intermediate level, traditional language course [4024-ANGOB2] Summer semester 2019/20
Foreign language classes, group no.21

Bibliography:

The coursebook:

Eales, F. & Oakes, S. (2016). SpeakOut. Upper Intermediate. Flexi Course Book 1, 2nd Edition. Harlow: Pearson Longman

1. Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge Academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP. Student’s Book. B2 Upper Intemediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

2. Lane, S. (2011). Instant Academic Skills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

3. Mann, M. & Taylore-Knowles, S. (2008). Destination B2 Intermediate Student Book with Key. United Kingdom: Macmillan

4. McCarthy, M and O’Dell, F. (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press

5. McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (2007). English Phrasal Verbs in Use. Upper Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

6. Swan, M. & Walter, C. (1997). How English works. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Winter Term

Topics:

1. Personal questions

2. Feelings

3. Experience

4. Big issues

5. Surveillance society

6. Happiness

7. Charity

8. Complaints

9. Bad habits

10. Future

11. Niche holiday

12. Procedures

Summer term

Topics:

1. Anecdotes

2. Stories

3. Regrets

4. Reading literature

5. Film scenery

6. Inventions

7. Viral adverts

8. Crazy ideas

9. Brainstorming

10. Business

11. Genius

Eclectic methods of teaching with emphasis placed on communicative ability. The aim is to activate the students through individual and group work, preparing and presenting the results of their own research projects, watching and listening to authentic audio and video recordings, discussions, analysing various types of texts, writing essays.

Language functions:

Speaking: preparing and delivering a presentation, making polite phone enquires and managing enquiries, telling a personal story, describing people, asking personal questions, talking about the kind of people you get on with, describing a first encounter, giving and responding to opinions, talking about charities and social issues, discussing surveillance society, supporting your viewpoint, discussing ingredients of happiness, describing procedures and locations, describing and recommending an activity, talking about games and sports, discussing bad habits and how to prevent them, talking about holidays, game shows, recommending an experience you have had, expressing likes and dislikes, describing a favourite film scene, talking about wishes and regrets, reading habits, summarising a plot, suggesting ideas, talking about the effects of inventions, discussing advertising tactics, brainstorming ideas, showing reservations.

Writing: a summary of a first encounter, an informal letter, a letter of complaint, using formal written language, tips for being happy on a website, an opinion essay, a story, using adverbs in stories, description of a favourite film scene, a report, making written comparisons, a product leaflet

Listening: radio programme about speed flatmating, people describing how certain activities make them feel, phone enquiry about a language course, tv drama about starting university, radio programme about very short stories, people recommending books, tv costume drama “Tess of the D’Ubervilles”, programme about advertising, listening to people brainstorming, and extract from a BBC programme about funny ideas.

Reading: description of people on a flatmate finder site, informal letter, review of a tv programme, personality quiz, short adverts, articles about charity, geography quiz, newspaper extracts, article about the effects of computer gaming, travellers’ quiz, stories with a moral, biography of a famous person, article about a favourite film moment, article about the worst invention ever, questionnaire on advertising, rules of brainstorming.

The syllabus is based on: Eales, F. & Oakes, S. (2016). SpeakOut. Upper Intermediate. Flexi Course Book 1, 2nd Edition. Harlow: Pearson