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 Module 2 Important firsts Week 2 Question forms Present simple Vocabulary 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 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 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 1 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 Week 5 Module 5 Appearance s 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 New Year in two different cultures 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 Week 7 Module 8 Countries and cultures 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 Before they were famous JobSearch.com Jobs and personal characteristics (module 13) 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? 2 Livello B1 – Pre-Intermediate “Threshold” Level - Teaching plan CEL di lingua inglese: Marina Canapero per e-mail: Marina_Canapero@fc.cla.unipd.it Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Module 9 Old and New Module 10 Take care! Module 12 (& 16) Imagine Pronunciation of past forms May, might, will definitely, etc. Present tense after if, when, before (1st conditional) Modern and traditional Wordspot: change Used to Accidents Past continuous Pronunciation: stress on medical vocabulary 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 Questionnaires: “What’s the probability that…?” 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 Discussing the new planet Hero Choose people to start a space colony (group speaking activity) (module 16) Listening to a song: Life is Beautiful (Arbat music group) 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. 3 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. 4