Class contents and exam requirements English Language (first language, first year) Code 30123, Learning Path 1 Head Teacher: Prof. Helen Cecilia TOOKE Objectives pag. 2 Programme pag. 2 Set and recommended textbooks pag. 7 Exam content and description pag. 8 Concluding Info pag. 9 Reference: a.y. 2010/2011/30123/June 2010 Bocconi Language Centre materials are developed solely for self-study and class use. Copyright June/2010 Università Bocconi Author: Helen Cecilia Tooke No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the permission of Bocconi Centro Linguistico.
ENGLISH AS FIRST FOREIGN LANGUAGE-code 30123 The course is aimed at students who have chosen English as their first foreign language and runs over two years. The course is for students who begin with an elementary (lower than A2 level) knowledge of the language and the exit level is set at B2 level (post Intermediate) after two years study. First year course- Path 1 Syllabus for the first year of the course: first semester: the first 10 units of Face2Face Pre-intermediate; second semester: the first 10 units Face2Face Intermediate (see Set textbooks below). There is also a self-study programme to follow alongside the class teaching and this is designed to take up to five hours per week in order to provide sufficient practice of the language and enable the student to pass the end-of-year exam. Students who actively participate in the course by attending at least 70% of the lessons and completing on time the self-study programme will be awarded two thirtieths to their final exam grade (see First year exam below). FIRST SEMESTER Topics Grammar Self-study program UNIT I Work, rest and play UNIT I A UNIT I B UNIT I C UNIT ID UNIT 2 Beginnings UNIT 2 A UNIT 2 B UNIT 2 C UNIT 2 D UNIT 3 The world of work UNIT 3 A UNIT 3 B Question words Questions about travel Question forms Word stress Frequency and adverbs expressions Sentence stress (first part) Question forms, auxiliary verbs Irregular verbs Past time phrases Past Continuous: positive, negative and questions Connecting words: while/when, while/until so/because Starting and ending conversations Past simple Have to and have Present Continuous and Present Simple Activity and state verbs CD-ROM lesson 1A Workbook 1A p. 5 CD-ROM lesson 1B Workbook 1B p. 6 CD-ROM lesson 1C Workbook 1C p. 8 CD-ROM lesson 1D Workbook 1D p. 9 Progress Test 1* CD-ROM lesson 2A Workbook 2A p. 10 CD-ROM lesson 2B Workbook 2B p. 11 CD-ROM lesson 2C Workbook 2C p. 13 CD-ROM lesson 2D Workbook 2D p. 14 Film worksheet: Little Miss Sunshine** Progress Test 2 CD-ROM lesson 3 A Workbook 3A p. 15 CD-ROM lesson 3 B Workbook 3B p. 16 2
UNIT 3 C UNIT 3 D UNIT 4 That s entertainment UNIT 4 A UNIT 4 B UNIT 4 C UNIT 4 D UNIT 5 Into the future UNIT 5 A UNIT 5 B UNIT 5 C UNIT 5 D UNIT 6 Family and friends UNIT 6 A UNIT 6 B UNIT 6 C UNIT 6 D UNIT 7 You need a holiday UNIT 7 A UNIT 7 B UNIT 7 C UNIT 7 D Word building Apologises, reasons and promises Present Perfect Present Perfect Questions with ever -ed and -ing adjectives Agreeing, disagreeing and asking for opinions Will, might, be able to Future plans and ambitions, be going to, be planning Verbs and prepositions Offers, suggestions and requests Making comparisons: comparatives, a lot, much, a bit, as as, not as as Superlatives Prefixes and opposites of adjectives: un- in- im- dis- (unlikely, impossible) Phone messages Present continuous for future arrangements Possessive pronouns Quantifiers Review: past tense Complaints and requests CD-ROM lesson 3C Workbook 3C p. 18 CD-ROM lesson 3D Workbook 3D p. 19 Progress Test 3 CD-ROM lesson 4A Workbook 4A p. 20 CD-ROM lesson 4B Workbook 4B p. 21 CD-ROM lesson 4C Workbook 4C p. 23 CD-ROM lesson 4D Workbook 4 D p. 24 Reading and writing p. 70 Film worksheet: Lions for Lambs** Progress Test 4 CD-ROM lesson 5A Workbook 5A p. 25 CD-ROM lesson 5B Workbook 5B p. 26 CD-ROM lesson 5C Workbook 5C p. 28 CD-ROM lesson 5D Workbook 5D p. 29 Reading and writing p. 72 Film worksheet: Vicky Cristina Barcelona** Progress Test 5 CD-ROM lesson 6A Workbook 6A p. 30 CD-ROM lesson 6 B Workbook 6 B P 31 CD-ROM lesson 6C Workbook 6C p. 32 CD-ROM lesson 6D Workbook 6D p. 34 Reading and writing p. 74 Progress Test 6 CD-ROM lesson 7A Workbook 7A p. 35 CD-ROM lesson 7B Workbook 7B p. 36 CD-ROM lesson 7C Workbook 7C p. 38 CD-ROM lesson 7A Workbook 7A p. 39 Reading and writing p. 76 Film worksheet: Gran Torino** 3
UNIT 8 Different cultures UNIT 8 A UNIT 8 B UNIT 8 C UNIT 8 D UNIT 9 Life isn t perfect UNIT 9 A UNIT 9 B UNIT 9 C UNIT 9 D UNIT 10 Shop till you drop UNIT 10 A UNIT 10 B UNIT 10 C UNIT 10 D Present perfect for unfinished past with for, since, how long Infinitive of purpose; Should, shouldn t, must Verb patterns Asking about places: What like? Adjectives to describe places First conditional Future time clauses with when, as soon as, before, after, until Too, too much, too many, (not) enough Phrasal verbs Invitations and making arrangements Verbs often used in the passive Present simple passive and past simple passive Anything, someone, no one everywhere Use of articles Review Progress Test 7 CD-ROM lesson 8A Workbook 8A p. 40 CD-ROM lesson 8B Workbook 8B p. 41 CD-ROM lesson 8C Workbook 8C p. 43 CD-ROM lesson 8D Workbook 8D p. 44 Reading and writing p. 78 Film worksheet: Julie & Julia** Progress Test 8 Workbook 9A p. 45 Workbook 9A p. 46 Workbook 9A p. 48 Workbook 9A p. 49 Reading and writing p. 80 Progress Test 9 CD-ROM lesson 10A Workbook 10A p. 50 CD-ROM lesson 10A Workbook 10A p. 51 CD-ROM lesson 10A Workbook 10A p. 53 CD-ROM lesson 10D Workbook 10D p. 54 Reading and writing p. 82 Progress Test 10 * The Progress Tests check on how much has been understood of the preceding lessons. **Film worksheets replace 2 self-study activities each and they can be found on the Language Center webpage (Online materials>english>30123>p1) Students are also advised to use the self study materials available on the university website at www.unibocconi.eu/centrolinguistico Online materials. SECOND SEMESTER Topics Grammar Self-study programme UNIT I How do you feel? UNIT I A Question forms, present simple, present continuous CD-ROM lesson 1A Workbook 1A p. 5 4
UNIT I B UNIT I C UNIT I D UNIT 2 We haven t got time UNIT 2 A UNIT 2 B UNIT 2 C UNIT 2 D UNIT 3 The Tourist trade UNIT 3 A UNIT 3 B UNIT 3 C UNIT 3 D UNIT 4 A Born to be wild UNIT 4 A UNIT 4 B UNIT 4 C UNIT 4 D UNIT 5 Home truths UNIT 5 A UNIT 5 B UNIT 5 C UNIT 5 D Positive and negative verbs Sentence stress Adjectives to describe feelings Prepositions with adjectives Sentence stress Question tags Short answers Modal verbs to be able to, to be allowed to, to be supposed to Present continuous and present simple Adjectives and adverbs Showing concern, giving and responding to advice Phrasal verbs Present Perfect simple: experience, unfinished past and recent events Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple Word formation: suffixes for adjectives and nouns Asking for and making recommendations Past Simple / Past Continuous Used to Past Perfect / Past Simple Review: Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Softening opinions and making generalisations Making comparisons: comparatives The future: will, be going to Present Continuous Verb patterns Explaining needs CD-ROM lesson 1B Workbook 1B p. 6 CD-ROM lesson 1C Workbook 1C p. 8 CD-ROM lesson 1D Workbook 1D p. 9 Progress Test 1 CD-ROM lesson 2A Workbook 2A p. 10 CD-ROM lesson 2 B Workbook 2B p. 11 CD-ROM lesson 2C Workbook 2C p. 13 CD-ROM lesson 2D Workbook 2D p. 14 Progress Test 2 CD-ROM lesson 3A Workbook 3A p. 15 CD-ROM lesson 3 B Workbook 3 B P 16 CD-ROM lesson 3C Workbook 3C p. 18 CD-ROM lesson 3D Workbook 3D p. 19 Reading and writing p. 68 Progress Test 3 CD-ROM lesson 4A Workbook 4A p. 20 CD-ROM lesson 4B Workbook 4B p. 21 CD-ROM lesson 4C Workbook 4C p. 23 CD-ROM lesson 4D Workbook 4D p. 24 Reading and writing p. 70 Progress Test 4 CD-ROM lesson 5A Workbook 5A p. 25 CD-ROM lesson 5 B Workbook 5B p. 26 CD-ROM lesson 5 C Workbook 5C p. 28 CD-ROM lesson 5D Workbook 5D p. 29 Reading and writing p. 72 www.cambridge.org/elt/face2fa ce 5
UNIT 6 Decisions and choices UNIT 6 A UNIT 6 B UNIT 6 C UNIT 6 D UNIT 7 Technology UNIT 7 A UNIT 7 B UNIT 7 C UNIT 7 D UNIT 8 One world UNIT 8 A UNIT 8 B UNIT 8 C UNIT 8 D UNIT 9 Look after yourself UNIT 9 A UNIT 9 B UNIT 9 C UNIT 9 D UNIT 10 Happy ever after? Make and do First conditional and future time clauses Reflexives pronouns Conditionals with imperatives and modal verbs Synonyms Sentence stress Discussion language Ability: be able to, manage, have no idea how, be good at First and second conditionals Use of article a, an, the No article Indirect and direct questions The passive Quantifiers: a bit of, too much/many, (not) enough, plenty of Word formation: prefixes and suffixes, opposites Warnings and advice Relative clauses with who that which, whose, where, when Present Perfect Simple active and passive for recent events Connecting words: Although, even though, despite, however Review: Present Perfect Continuous Progress Test 5 CD-ROM lesson 6A Workbook 6A p. 30 CD-ROM lesson 6B Workbook 6B p. 31 CD-ROM lesson 6C Workbook 6C p. 33 CD-ROM lesson 6D Workbook 6D p. 34 Reading and writing p. 74 www.cambridge.org/elt/face2fa ce Progress Test 6 CD-ROM lesson 7A Workbook 7A p. 35 CD-ROM lesson 7B Workbook 7 B P 36 CD-ROM lesson 7C Workbook 7C p. 38 CD-ROM lesson 7D Workbook 7D p. 39 Reading and writing p. 76 www.cambridge.org/elt/face2fa ce Progress Test 7 CD-ROM lesson 8A Workbook 8A p. 39 CD-ROM lesson 8B Workbook 8B p. 41 CD-ROM lesson 8C Workbook 8C p. 43 CD-ROM lesson 8D Workbook 8D p. 44 Reading and writing p. 78 Progress Test 8 Workbook 9A p. 45 CD-ROM lesson 9B Workbook 9B p. 46 CD-ROM lesson 9C Workbook 9C p. 48 CD-ROM lesson 9D Workbook 9D p. 49 Reading and writing P 80 Progress Test 9 6
UNIT 10 A UNIT 10 B UNIT 10 C UNIT 10 D Past perfect: was/were going to, was/were supposed to Describing people Modal verbs: making deductions Phrasal verbs Asking for, giving and refusing permission CD-ROM lesson 10A Workbook 10A p. 50 CD-ROM lesson 10B Workbook 10B p. 51 CD-ROM lesson 10C Workbook 10 C P 53 CD-ROM lesson 10D Workbook 10D p. 54 Progress Test 10 Reading and writing p. 82 Students are also advised to use the self study materials available on the university website at Language Centre (online materials>english). The first year of the course ends in an exam which, once passed, gives the student three credits and which grade forms part of the overall final degree grade average. Set Textbooks - Redston, Ch., Cunningham,G., Face2Face Pre-Intermediate, Students Book & Workbook, Cambridge University Press (con CD-ROM) - Redston, Ch., Cunningham,G., Face2Face Intermediate, Students Book & Workbook, Cambridge University Press (con CD-ROM) Recommended textbooks - Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press - Michael Thompson, Fundamental Writing Skills, EGEA, 2007 7
First year exam The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second-year exam until they have passed the first year one. Duration of exam: 90 minutes Dictionaries are not allowed. Description of exam stages First part Objective exam Listening to short texts: announcements, surveys, extracts from radio programmes Check candidates ability to: -identify the subject matter, how it is communicated and the opinion expressed in a brief listening passage. - recognize the vocabulary presented during the lessons in a structured text Sentence completion and/or tables; true/false questions; multiple choice 10/30 answers Second part Objective Exam Third part Objective Exam Reading comprehension of one or more authentic texts, possibly containing graphs and images. Check candidates : -correct understanding of texts -ability to elaborate questions aimed at getting precise information Sentence completion, matching and transformation (tenses, modals), multiple 6/30 choice answers. Checking candidates understanding of grammar and lexis of one or more short texts -Checking that candidates have a solid understanding of basic grammar (declension, conjugation, syntax) and master everyday and common language. -checking candidates ability to write structured texts according to the instructions given -Sentence completion, matching, correction, reordering, multiple choice answers 8/30 -writing of a text following the instructions given (minimum length: 120 words) 6/30 8
Concluding info The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks awarded during the year. All exam grades on or above the pass mark (minimum 18/30) can be given an extra three points by the teacher responsible for the course as follows: Positive participation to the course and completion of self-study activities. First-year exam passed on the first time it is taken. Positive participation to the course and self-study programme Following a positive participation to the course, students can be awarded two extra points by the teacher as follows: 1 thirtieth for attending at least 70% of the classroom lessons; 1 thirtieth for completing the self-study programme. These additional points are valid for a limited period only: from June to the following January after the course has ended, including these months mentioned. First-year exam passed on the first time it is taken In order to award students who sit for the exam only when really prepared, an extra point will be added to the final grade if students enroll to the exam, hand it in for the first time and pass the exam (minimum 18/30). 9