Speaking for Everyday Situations A
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Level
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Elementary - Pre-intermediate
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Term
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Spring
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Class Time
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Tues Period 4 & Friday Period 4
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Instructor
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Rangott
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Description
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The main goal of this course is for students to develop communication skills by gaining a strong basis for using English in a wide variety of conversational situations. Other goals include the development of fluency, listening comprehension and strategies for engaging others in topics of interest. In order to reach these goals students will be expected to master the formation and response to different types of questions, and to participate in various task based activities which focus on learning skills and set phrases.
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Schedule
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Class 1. Class orientation. Breaking the Ice and Getting Started
Class 2. Meeting new people. (Expressing interest, asking questions) Unit 2A Class 3. Food, Restaurants and Authenticity. Unit 3A. Class 4. Weather Forecasts and Giving Advice. Unit 4 Class 5. Vacations, Past holidays, and Suggestions. Unit 9 Class 6. Task-based assessment 1. Authenticity and Suggestions Class 7. Work, Occupations. Unit 5A Class 8. Leisure Time, Hobbies and Making Plans. Unit 6A Class 9. Time Management. Job Interview 1. Unit 6B Class 10. Job interview 2. Answering Difficult Questions, Circumlocution Class 11. Task-based assessment 2. Job interview Class 12. Sports. (Interviews about sports, conducting a survey) Unit 7A Class 13. Games. (Giving instructions, imperatives) Unit 7B Class 14. Final group presentations |
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Homework
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Materials
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Leo Jones (2008) "Let’s Talk 2". Second Edition, Cambridge University Press.
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Grading
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Task-based Speaking Assessment 40%
Job Interview Assessment 40% Attendance 10% Self-Access 10% |
