2006_07
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Filologia Anglesa (2001)
 Assignatures
  INTRODUCCIÓ A L`ANGLÈS ORAL I ESCRIT
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
Module 1 Introduction to the course
Placement test
Pre-writing techniques
Paragraph writing; punctuation
Basic mistakes; false friends
Oral exercises; introductions, question formation; short answers
Module 2 Grammar: Present simple & continuous; question tags; agreeing and disagreeing (so & neither/nor)
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary; idioms
Speaking: Asking and answering personal questions; asking for and giving opinions
Reading: Advantages and disadvantages; for and against
Listening: Conversations
Writing: Argumentative
Module 3 Grammar: Past simple & continuous; present perfect simple & continuous; pronunciation of '-ed' forms; basic phrasal verbs
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary; idioms
Speaking: Talking about the past
Reading: Description
Listening: Conversations
Writing: Description of places and objects
Module 4 Grammar: Present perfect simple & continuous (cont.); past perfect simple & continuous; comparatives and superlatives
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary (travelling and entertainment)
Reading: Reading about different cities/countries; travel agencies.
Listening: Interview at a travel agency and/or a hotel etc.
Writing: Elaboration of a tourism advertisement
Module 5 Grammar: Expressing future: present continuous, present simple, 'going to', simple future; 'shall'; the passive
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary (literary genres, types of books)
Speaking: Speaking about oral presentations: Topic, outlay, research, delivery.
Listening & watching: Sample presentations
Writing: Descriptive narratives
Module 6 Grammar: Tense revision; conditional sentences
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary
Speaking: Oral presentations by the students; questions and answers about the topic exposed.
Writing: Formal letters to apply for a job. CV writing
Module 7 Grammar: Modal verbs; connectors and discourse markers.
Vocabulary: Topic vocabulary for giving opinions and advice; prohibiting; talking about possibilities
Speaking and Listening: Oral presentations by students followed by questions and answers about the topic
Writing: Describing a person

Module 8 Grammar: Reported speech; prepositions; verbs and adjectives followed by preposition; phrasal verbs (cont.)
Vocabulary: Giving directions; technological inventions
Speaking and Listening: Oral presentations by the students followed by questions and answers about the topic.
Writing: How to write narrative; writing a fictional story
Module 9 Grammar: Relative sentences, phrasal verbs (cont.); general revision
Speaking & Listening: Oral presentations by the students followed by questions and answers about the topic
Writing: Academic writing; how to write an assignment