My Oxford English. Module 5A Contents and Objectives

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1 My Oxford English Module 5A Contents and Objectives OBJECTIVES In Module 5A of My Oxford English, students will learn to express ideas fluently and spontaneously without obvious effort, to use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes, to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and to recognize implicit meaning. They will learn, among other things, to describe cross-cultural experiences, discuss working practices, show understanding, get their point across, manage discussions in meetings, and participate in teleconferences. They will also revise the verb tenses, learn how to speculate about the future, add emphasis using fronting, cleft sentences, and adverbs, and reference using pronouns, in addition to other important structures. 1/7

2 CONTENTS No UNIT OBJECTIVES FUNCTIONS GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 1 Connections To be able to have a conversation describing cross-cultural experiences using appropriate vocabulary; to practise introducing yourself to a group; to learn key phrases for reporting back on research in meetings; to consolidate and to practise all verbal tenses. 2 Careers To acquire new lexis for comparing career paths and choices; to be able to express attitudes to Introducing yourself to a group Reporting back on research in meetings Getting your point across Managing the discussion in Review of verbal tenses Expressing attitudes to the past Describing cross-cultural experiences Comparing career paths and choices 2/7

3 the past using appropriate vocabulary; to practise getting your point across and managing the discussion in meetings. meetings 3 Skills Practice To acquire new vocabulary to talk about cultural differences; to be able to write a cover letter using appropriate lexis; to be able to contrast ideas using whereas and but. culture and cross-cultural communication Writing cover letters Formal and informal verbal structures Verbs and phrases to talk about cultural differences Contrasting ideas 4 Britain To acquire idiomatic British expressions; to be able to use a colloquial register; to learn more about English customs and habits. Learning more about English customs and habits Using colloquial English Idiomatic expressions 3/7

4 To be able to discuss working practices using appropriate vocabulary; to practise speculating about future changes 5 Change using will, shall, going to, and the perfect continuous; to be able to show understanding and give a formal presentation using appropriate lexis. Showing understanding Giving a formal presentation Speculating about future changes Discussing working practices 6 Risk To be able to talk about different kind of risks using appropriate lexis; to be able to make accurate references using pronouns (e.g., this, that, it); to acquire phrases which will help establish rapport and show interest; to learn phrases which are used in teleconferences. Establishing rapport and showing interest Taking part in a teleconference Referencing using pronouns different kinds of risk 4/7

5 7 Skills Practice To learn how to write a CV; to broaden job interview vocabulary; to be able to talk about interview experiences using appropriate lexis. interview experiences Writing a CV Interview language 8 United States To learn some common American English vocabulary and structures; to be able to recognize the difference between American and British English. American English vocabulary American English structures Differences between British and American English 9 Teamwork To be able to add emphasis using fronting, cleft sentences, adverbs, and phrases; to learn phrases and vocabulary to respond to feedback; to acquire collocations that can be used when discussing team relationships. Responding to feedback Exploring team relationships Adding emphasis using fronting, cleft sentences, adverbs, and phrases to cope with, to steer clear of, to tread carefully, etc. 5/7

6 10 Progress To learn phrases and collocations for discussing factors for success; to learn to use vague language for giving feedback, explaining something, and trying to remember something; to be able to use adverbs to qualify attitudes (for example, obviously, totally, actually). Using vague language Discussing factors for success Using adverbs to qualify attitudes to look beyond, to undergo change, to boost earnings, etc. 11 Skills Practice To learn vocabulary and collocations related to achievements, short-term and long-term goals, and hypothesizing about the future; to be able to write proposals using professional and formal language. short-term and long-term goals Writing proposals Achievement 6/7

7 12 New Zealand To learn colloquial phrases and expressions used in New Zealand; to look at the evolution of modern English; to be able to contrast British and New Zealand English. New Zealand English and towns Changes in English Colloquial phrases used in New Zealand 7/7