Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level - Teaching plan
CEL di lingua inglese: Marina Canapero per e-mail: Marina_Canapero@fc.cla.unipd.it
Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level
Teaching plan
Teaching materials-Materiali didattici:
Recommended coursebooks: Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate (Longman), Modules 1-13 and New Headway Pre-Intermediate
(Oxford) Units 1-12
Recommended dictionary for learners: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary, Beginner to Pre-intermediate Ideal for KET, PET and
Starters, Movers and Flyers Tests preparation or The Oxford Learners' dictionary
Web resources at the Centro Linguistico CLA:
English for Agripolis: http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/home/agripolis/index.html
Greenspeak: English for the environment: http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/home/mcanapero/greenspeak/frontpage.htm
English for Science: http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/home/mcanapero/
Week
Module
Grammar
Week 1
Module 1
Leisure and
lifestyle
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Module 2
Important
firsts
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Week 2
Question forms
Present simple
Vocabulary
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Past Simple
Time phrases often
used in the past
(in, on, at, ago)
Pronunciation of
Past Simple forms
Leisure
activities
Sports
Words to
describe feelings
(adjectives
ending in “-ing”
and “-ed”)
Reading
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My idea of fun
Read a fact file
from a Website
Elementary
Chemistry:
hydrogen, carbon
and gold
Communicative
Activities
Listening
Introducing yourself
Personal profile “tree”
Connected lives:
present simple
questions with “how
often…?” and adverbs
of frequency (Student
A & B pairwork)
People describe the first
time they did something
(listening) and then tell a
“first time” story
(speaking)
What do you think
about…? Opinions
(adjectives ending in “ing” and “-ed”)
My idea of fun
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The elementary
chemistry quiz part 1:
http://claweb.cla.unipd.it
/home/mcanapero
/exercises/element.htm
The first time I ever saw
your face (song)
The elementary
chemistry quiz part 2:
http://claweb.cla.unipd.it
/home/mcanapero/exerci
ses/element.htm
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Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level - Teaching plan
CEL di lingua inglese: Marina Canapero per e-mail: Marina_Canapero@fc.cla.unipd.it
Week 3
Module 3
The best
way to learn
Modals:
 Can, can’t, have
to, don’t have to
 Should, shouldn’t
Studying new
vocabulary –
word building
Pronunciation of weak
forms of can/can’t
Week 4
Module 4
Special
Occasions
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Week 5
Module 5
Appearance
s
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Present
Continuous (&
Present Simple)
Present
Continuous for
future
arrangements
Comparatives and
superlatives
Describing what
people look like
Dates and
special
occasions
 Pronunciation
of “th” (as in
“thing” or
“this”)
The word “look”
Parts of the face
and body

Elementary
Chemistry:
oxygen, iron and
nitrogen
What’s the secret
of successful
language learning?
The story of MILK
(moomilk.com)
Classroom activity:
True or False
questionnaire: “In New
Zealand you CAN drive at
the age of 14.” (true or
false?)
Listening to a song:
Country Roads (Arbat
music group)
Prepare and talk about a
personal calendar
Specialist
vocabulary
The story of MILK:
Review of
vocabulary and the
Milk Quiz
Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) about
milk production:
questionnaire to do in
groups
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New Year in two
different cultures
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Important dates

Religious festivals
around the world

Harvest for the World
– Song by the Isley
Brothers
You’re gorgeous!
Week 6
Module 7
(& 13)
Fame and
Fortune
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Week 7
Module 8
Countries
and cultures
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Present perfect
and past simple
using FOR
Present perfect
and past simple
with other time
words
Present Perfect
Continuous
(“unfinished past”
– module 13)
Past Simple:
negative
Past Simple:
Question words
Ambitions and
dreams
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Before they
were famous
JobSearch.com
Jobs and
personal
characteristics
(module 13)
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Have you EVER…?
questionnaire

Angels – Song by
Robbie Williams

How long HAVE
YOU…? Questionnaire

Don’t know why –
Song by Norah Jones

Job interview
questions
Word focus:
“know”
Geographical
features and
terms
Listen and read:
volcanoes
Task: Complete a map of
New Zealand
Quiz: How much do you
know about New
Zealand?
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Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level - Teaching plan
CEL di lingua inglese: Marina Canapero per e-mail: Marina_Canapero@fc.cla.unipd.it
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Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Module 9
Old and
New
Module 10
Take care!
Module 12
(& 16)
Imagine
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Pronunciation of
past forms
May, might, will
definitely, etc.
Present tense after
if, when, before
(1st conditional)
Modern and
traditional
Wordspot:
change
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Used to
Accidents
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Past continuous
Pronunciation:
stress on medical
vocabulary
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Passive forms
(past, present,
future)
Sentences joined
with that, which
and who (relative
pronouns)
The changing face
of shopping
People in politics,
religion and
public life
(module 16)
Health problems:
how much do you
know?
Listen and read:
the secrets of
sleep
 Inventions and
Innovations &
quiz (“100
years ago” DID
people…?”)
 John Lennon
and Martin
Luther King
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Questionnaires:
“What’s the
probability that…?”
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Do you think YOU
will ever…?
Podcast: NPR story of the
day: Apes Will Choose
Names for New
Neighbors
Questionnaire: Then
and now
Podcast: NPR story of the
day: Earth-Like Planet
Discovered in Libra
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Discussing the new
planet Hero
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Choose people to start
a space colony (group
speaking activity)
(module 16)
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Listening to a song:
Life is Beautiful
(Arbat music group)
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Imagine: song by
John Lennon
USEFUL INFORMATION – INFORMAZIONI UTILI
What about a coursebook? Si consiglia un libro di testo?
Un libro di testo non è obbligatorio, ma viene consigliato, insieme al Workbook e al CD per sviluppare le abilità di ascolto:
Pre-Intermediate Level/ Livello pre-intermedio “Threshold” level (B1):
Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate (Longman) Modules 1-13
New Headway Pre-Intermediate (Oxford) Units 1-12
CLOCKWISE Pre-Intermediate Student's Book+ Workbook, Oxford University Press.
Si consiglia una buona grammatica /I recommend a good English Grammar book:
- Murphy R (1996), "Essential Grammar in Use: Italian Edition with Answer Key," Cambridge University Press, distribuito da Loescher.
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Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level - Teaching plan
CEL di lingua inglese: Marina Canapero per e-mail: Marina_Canapero@fc.cla.unipd.it
- Camesasca, Matellotta e Gallagher (1993), "Working with Grammar for Italian Students with Answer Key". Longman, Italia.
- Vince M., Pallini L. "English Grammar Practice With key" . Heinemann Le Monnier, 1999.
Dictionaries:
A bilingual English-Italian/ Italian-English Dictionary:
- il Nuovo Ragazzini della Zanichelli con CD-ROM;
- il Nuovo Hazon della Garzanti;
- il Grande Dizionario con CD-ROM di F.Picchi della Hoepli
A monolingual dictionary:
- The Cambridge International Dictionary of English with CD-ROM, oppure,
- The Cambridge Learners Dictionary with CD-ROM
- The Oxford Learners' dictionary
Internet Resources: A host of materials taken from the Internet will be used throughout my courses. Click here to go to my
recommended websites' page >>
Web learning: Online web-based lessons are being created, offering you structured learning possibilities with the help of links, to
promote language learning and analytical skills. Learning Links:
Dipensa: A 'dispensa' or teaching pack of materials (articles, study skills, grammar section, exercises) used in my courses will be inserted
weekly into your Website. You can download the materials week by week and print them.
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