| LINGUA INGLESE
(objectives)
EDUCATIONAL AIMS:
The course aims to develop language skills at a pre-intermediate level (B1 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), focusing on building essential grammatical and lexical foundations. Lectures are partly organised in in-class practice tests coherent with the International Preliminary English Test (PET). A selection of scientific texts, uploaded to the Moodle page of the course, will be analyzed so that to build lexical knowledge and debating skills related to Natural Sciences subjects.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student can:
- understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language;
- understand the description of events, feelings, and wishes in personal letters;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters;
- enter into a conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life;
- connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, his/her dreams, hopes and ambitions;
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions related to scientific topics as well;
- write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest;
- write personal letters describing experiences and impressions, and short stories sticking to specific hints.
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Code
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13645 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Competence
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Credits
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6
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Contact Hours
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32
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Exercise Hours
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16
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Type of Activity
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Final examination and foreign language test
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Group: 1
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Teacher
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SWEENEY Shula mary
(syllabus)
Analysis of the salient features of the B1 level of the CEFR
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX:
- interrogative form
- possessive and Saxon genitive
- Personal pronouns subject
- frequency adverbs
- comparative and superlative degree of adjectives
- relative pronouns
- countable and uncountable nouns
- main prepositions of time and place
- main conjunctions
- main verbs + prepositions (phrasal verbs)
- Simple present / Continuous present
- Simple past
- Habits in the past: USED FOR
- Present Perfect
- future ("going to", "will" and "Present Continuous")
- conditional: type 0
- conditional: type 1 + the temporal subordinates (when, after, etc. + Present Simple)
- modal verbs (can, could, must, will, would like, should)
- I must, I must not
- conditional: type 2
- progressive past
- future expressed with the simple present
- passive form of verbs
- indirect speech
- position and order of adjectives
- verbs with infinitive and gerund
LEXICON:
- physical description of people
- relationships (family)
- personality
- the House
- weather
- hobbies, sports and free time
- means of transport and holidays
- clothing and shops
COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS:
- talk about their habits and hobbies
- talk about the family
- ask / give information: date and time
- talk about the weather
- describe people and talk about feelings
- be / disagree
- understand / write short messages
- understand / write an informal letter
- talk about future plans
- talk about past experiences
- thank and respond to thanks
(reference books)
Verranno forniti dal docente direttamente durante le lezioni
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Aptitude test
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Group: 2
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Teacher
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MIDOSSI Maria grazia
(syllabus)
PROGRAM:
Analysis of the salient features of the B1 level of the CEFR
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX:
- interrogative forms
- possessive and Saxon genitive
- Personal pronouns subject
- frequency adverbs
- comparative and superlative degree of adjectives
- relative pronouns
- countable and uncountable nouns
- main prepositions of time and place
- main conjunctions
- main verbs + prepositions (Phrasal Verbs)
- Present Simple / Present Continuous
- Past Simple
- Habits in the past: USED TO
- Present Perfect
- future ("going to", "will" and "Present Continuous")
- conditional: type 0
- conditional: type 1 + time subordinates (when, after, etc. + Present Simple)
- modal verbs (can, could, must, will, would, should)
- have to, don't need to
- conditional: type 2
- progressive past (Past Continuous)
- future expressed with the simple present
- passive form of verbs
- indirect speech
- position and order of adjectives
- verbs with infinity and gerund
LEXICON:
- physical description of people
- relationships (family)
- personality
- the House
- weather
- hobbies, sports and leisure
- means of transport and holidays
- clothing and shops
COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS:
- talk about your habits and hobbies
- talk about the family
- request / give information: date and time
- talk about the weather
- describe people and talk about feelings
- to be / disagree
- understand / write short messages
- understand / write an informal letter
- talk about future programs
- talk about past experiences
- thank and respond to thanks
SPECIFIC MICROLINGUA:
Presentation of scientific texts.
Topics and texts will be specifically defined during the course and will focus on the following aspects:
- DNA: discovery, structure and development of related technologies
- Biotechnology: ancient and modern techniques, applications and problematic aspects
- The influence of human activities on ecosystems
(reference books)
1. R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Learners of English, Cambridge.
2. M. Mann, S. T. Knowles, Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary : With Answer Key, MacMillan.
3. N. Kenny, A. Kelly, Ready for Pet coursebook with key, MacMillan.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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