English II

Students should have B1 general English level

The teaching-learning process is based on a combination of activities that use different types of methods appropriate to each type of content:

– Review of grammatical items, with explanation and practice of exercises;

– Reading and analysis of different types of text aiming at the acquisition of vocabulary in the field of study;

– Exercises to apply this vocabulary;

-Preparation of work under supervision;

-Oral presentation and discussion of work carried out individually and/or in groups.

1. Improve language skills aiming for B2 level

2. Improve language accuracy of speaking and writing

3. Organize and develop a composition of describing someone, a report and a small article

4. Learn the differences between formal and informal writing and write a formal letter/e-mail

5. Learn to structure an oral presentation providing pros and cons of an issue

1.Grammar revision: reported/direct speech, giving opinions, agreeing/disagreeing, gerunds/infinitives, giving advice, present perfect, used to/would, modal verbs

2. Vocabulary: ways of talking, relationships, phrasal verbs, education, word formation, entertainment, clothes, body and health

3. Reading skill: reading between the lines, multiple matching, gapped texts of paragraphs, jigsaw reading

4. Listening skill: multiple choice, multiple matching, note taking, true/false, comprehension questions

5. Familiarisation with academic and formal writing: writing an article, punctuation, writing a report, a descriptive composition of a person, a formal letter of complaint

6. Oral skill: roleplay, describing, explaining, comparison and contrast, discussion

NAO

Maja, Olejniczak (2011). English for Information Technology. Harlow/England: Pearson/Longman.

Murphy, Raymond (2004). English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Redman, Stuart (2003). English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sinclair, J. M. (1998). Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition. Glasgow: Harper Collins.