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Course description: The present course aims the students to improve and expand their knowledge in listening and speaking comprehension skills. It construct theoretical base or rather it reconstruct the existing base through retrieval of the previous knowledge. This will help the students develop their listening and speaking skills by means of communication as part of our daily basis. It will enhance fluency and pronunciation that is a common ground of listening and speaking. The course presents a comparative analysis of the conventional and contemporary approaches and encourage the students to think critically and at times reflectively with a view to developing their own perception that shapes the skill methods, techniques, strategies they will follow in their own as young aspirants.
I.Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
A.Interact appropriately in a variety of common classroom situations by asking and answering simple questions by means of speaking, reading, listening, and responding to the teacher.
B.Identify the main ideas and key details of brief conversational or informal listening passages about everyday topics.
C.Speak fluently, Produce more logical and systematic ideas by interacting and engaging class discussion/activities.
D. Apply what has been learned in daily basis.
II.Number of Meetings
2 periods per week
III.Learning Activities
A.Learning through various media – concentrating mainly on listening and speaking to ensure that the following are achieved:
a.Listening and speaking skills are improved.
b.Expand knowledge of vocabulary.
c.Use critical thinking to express ideas and opinions in spoken English.
d.Demonstrate understanding of appropriate conversation skills in varying levels of formality and contexts
B.Exploring and analyzing various topics contained within the student’s book
C.Engaging discussions and interactions within the classroom.
IV.Reference
Cambridge Ventures 2 Student Book & Workbook (Third Edition)
V.Materials
Ventures Online Practice (Audio and Video files)
PowerPoint Presentations
Worksheets
Instructional Material. (Realia, Visual aid.)
VI.Content
TOPICS UNIT OUTCOMES Student Activities
WELCOME Describing skills
Giving personal information
Talking about what classroom can do
Asking and answering questions about personal information
Review of regular and irregular verb
Reading a story about someones family
Writing verb forms in past and present
Talking about your skills
Pronouncing key vocabulary Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quizzes, homework, presentation, unit test
Unit 1
PERSONAL INFORMATION Describing height, hair, and eyes
Describing clothing
Describing habitual actions
Describing actions in the present
Describing what people look like
Asking and describing what people are wearing
Asking and describing what people are doing at the present time
Asking and describing people’s habitual actions
Accessories
Adjective of size, color and pattern
Reading an email about family member
Scanning to find the answers to questions
Writing a descriptive paragraph about a classmate
Using a comma after time phrases at the beginning of a sentence
Reading an order form
Pronouncing key vocabulary
Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quizzes, homework, presentation, unit test
Unit 2.
AT SCHOOL
Offering advice
Describing wants
Describing future plans
Asking and describing what people want and need
Asking about and describing future plans
Computer terms
Vocational courses
Want and need
Reading a short essay on an application form
Skimming on the main idea
Writing an expository paragraph about goals
Reading course descriptions
Setting short-term goals
Pronouncing key vocabulary
Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quiz, homework, presentation, unit test
Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quiz, homework, presentation, unit test
Unit 3.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY Describing past actions
Describing daily activities
Asking and answering questions about past actions
Asking and answering questions about daily habits
Parts of a car
Daily activities
Reading a personal journal entry
Scanning to First, Next, and Finally to order events
Writing a personal journal entry about the events of a day
Using a comma after sequence words
Reading a chart about people views
Pronouncing key vocabulary Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quiz, homework, presentation, unit test
Unit 4.
HEALTH Identifying appropriate action after an accident
Asking for and giving advice
Expressing necessity
Showing understanding
Asking for and giving advice
Clarifying meaning
Health problems
Accidents
Terms on medicine packaging
Reading a warning label
Understanding a bullet-ed list
Filling out an accident form
Using cursive writing for a signature
Reading medicine labels
Understanding a warning label
Pronouncing key vocabulary Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quiz, homework, presentation, unit test.
Unit 5.
AROUND TOWN Identifying methods of transportation
Describing number of times
Describing length of time
Asking and answering questions about train, bus, and airline schedules
Asking and answering questions about personal habits
Describing personal habits
Train station terms
Travel activities
Adverbs of frequency
Reading a personal letter
Scanning for capital letters to determine names of cities and places
Writing an email about a trip
Spelling out hours and minutes from one to ten in writing
Reading a bus schedule
Reading a train schedule
Reading an airline schedule
Pronouncing key vocabulary Textbook activities, textbook extra practices, video worksheet, group and pair discussion, a listening quiz, homework, presentation, unit test
VII.Assessment
The students need to have at least 80% attendance to be allowed to take the final test.
The students will be assessed 100% as follows:
GRADING SYSTEM BREAKDOWN PERCENTAGE
Individual Task
Speaking
Reading
Worksheet
The student book 40 %
Group Task 10 %
Affective Domain
Class Attendance
Behaviour 10 %
Unit Tests 10 %
Midterm Test 15 %
Final Test 15 %
TOTAL 100 %
Criteria
Grade result is from following criteria…
Grade 4 = score percentage of 80-100
Grade 3.5 = score percentage of 75-79
Grade 3 = score percentage of 70-74
Grade 2.5 = score percentage of 65-69
Grade 2 = score percentage of 60-64
Grade 1.5 = score percentage of 55-59
Grade 1 = score percentage of 50-54
Grade 0 = score percentage of 0-49
VIII. Course requirements
To receive credit for the course, the students need to:
Be punctual in every class. (attendance is a must)
Participate in every class discussion and activities.
Obey the policy of the class.
IX. Course Policies
Requirement must be submitted on time. ( late passers will not be accepted)
5 consecutive absences the students will not be allowed to take the final exam.
The teacher has the right to revise the course to fairly meet the objectives.
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