Cambridge English for Academics
Syllabus
IR Shafikova, 2013
date/ Lessons from the
class# CEAcademics covered
*extra
1. Speaking Unit 2 Lesson 3
2.
Pages
Functions
Vocabulary/ structures
Homework
18-21
Conversation techniques
‘Echo’ questions
Small Talk handout
Making small talk
Conversation starters
*video The Human
Animal by Desmond
Morris
*reading Small Talk
*questionnaire
Listening Unit 2 Lesson 5
2-4
Starting an event
Announcing the agenda
Speaking Unit 2 Lesson 1
14-15
Establishing successful presentation
criteria
(+The role of the audience
+The presenter’s behavior)
Expressing opinion
Giving advice and recommendations
Words and phrases to start a lecture/
presentation
Collocations with “presentation” and
“lecture”
3.
Listening Unit 2 Lesson7
Speaking Unit 2 Lesson 2
7-10
16-17
Analysing the structure of a
presentation
4.
5.
Listening Unit 2 Lesson 6
Reading Lesson 1
5-7
23-26
Carrying out follow-up discussion
Reading call for papers
Ex.4 p.4
Ex.3 p. 15
‘Small Talk’ phrases and
practice dialogues (pdf files)
Presentation criteria
Generate the word field for
“lecture”
Prepare a start for your own
lecture (2 minutes)
*reading homework
“report”, “paper”, “presentation”
“submit a paper” etc
*Bring your article with an
English-language abstract;
laptop
Listening Unit 3 Lesson 8
11-13
6.
Writing Unit 3
7.
Reading
Writing
Speaking Unit 2 Lesson 5
8.
32-36
Writing an abstract
Reading for grant
Writing an executive summary
Giving and paying compliments
Vocabulary/ structures for writing an
abstract
Write an abstract for your
article
Write an executive summary