ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRE-INTERMEDIATE - PRACTICE

The English course is designed to bolster the language comprehension of students so that they may matriculate into an English curriculum at Ca Foscari, which requires a B2 level English.

It is expected that students will have a greater understanding of the English language at the B2 level and above. The texts are designed for C1 level learning; however, the pace of the course is such that all students of various levels will be able to participate.

B2 level of English is the base requirement, but is not necessary for the comprehension of the material of the course as the course is taught at a slower pace than other B2 level courses in order to allow students below B2 level to participate and feel confident.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRE-INTERMEDIATE

WEEKS 1-6: CHAPTER 1 NAVIGATE: COMPARISONS, CONTINUOUS FORMS, MANAGING CHANGE, DISCUSSING CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE: HOW TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT STYLE, PREDICTING CONTENT: THEME OF CHANGE IN STORY-TELLING, POPULATION GROWTH: READING AND UNDERSTANDING GRAPHS, WRITING PARAGRAPHS ON BASED STATISTICAL INFORMATION, HISTORY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CHANGE IN A CITY: SEATTLE. REVIEW OF GRAMMAR POINTS AND UNDERSTANDING STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
WEEKS 7-12: CHAPTER 2 NAVIGATE: NOUN PHRASES, PERFECT FORM. ABILITES OF ANIMALS/ENGINEERING. NOTE TAKING. SUMMARY PARAGRAPH PRACTICE. READING PRACTICE: OLD BEN, FEATHERED FRIEND, THE SHUTOUT, THE CIRCUIT: FOR STUDENTS WITH GREATER COMMAND OF GRAMMAR POINTS, THESE SHORT STORIES PROMOTE LITERARY CRITICAL THINKING WITH QUESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH STORY THAT DISCUSS AND EXPAND UPON THE IDEAS PRESENTED IN THE STORIES.

Navigate coursebook, Azar Grammar text, Timeless Voices Literature

Written Midterm and Final exam

Grammar based instruction with cultural and literary references. Emphasis on utilizing all four aspects of language acquisition: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Navigate is particularly useful for adding listening and speaking practice between the students.

English

written