HCW 321



HCW 321 Inglés Medio I (Paralelo 5) | Intermediate English I
1st Semester 2012  |  Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:40-5:10 p.m., Room P 311
Instructor: Sarah Purdy  |  email: sarahjpurdy@gmail.com


 Requirements:          
• Homework, Quizzes, Attendance/Participation, Language Lab, Progress Tests: 20% 
• Final Written Exam: 20%  
• Final Oral Exam: 60%

Book: English Unlimited A1 Starter Coursebook (available in the library)
Language Lab: 
  • DCSC, subterráneo, building P, rooms 6 and 7, Monday-Friday, 3:40-8:30 p.m.
  • English Unlimited A1 Starter Self-Study Pack 4-10  
  • 10 hours required for 100% attendance

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HOMEWORK 3 is due in class at the beginning of class on Wednesday, July 4.

Unit 7 Video for Homework 3: The Weekend


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HOMEWORK 2 is due in class at the beginning of class on Wednesday, June 6 or Monday, June 11. 

Unit 5 Video for Homework 2: Shopping
 

Unit 6 Video for Homework 2: At the Station


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HOMEWORK 1 is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, May 9. 

Unit 4 Video for Homework 1: All About You
 

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PRELIMINARY CLASS SCHEDULE (subject to change)


25 April                  Introductions, speaking practice, English Unlimited (EU) 4.1

30 April                   NO CLASS
2 May                       EU 4.1-4.2                               

7 May                       EU 4.2-4.3                               
9 May                       EU 4.4                                      Homework due

14 May                    EU 4.1-4.4 review, 5.1      
16 May                    EU 5.1-5.2                                Progress Test       

21 May                    NO CLASS
23 May                    EU 5.1-5.2                              

28 May                    EU 5.2-5.3
30 May                    EU 5.3-5.4                                Progress Test                     

4 June                      EU 6.1-6.2             
6 June                      EU 6.2-6.3                               Homework due

11 June                   EU 6.3-6.4                               
13 June                  EU 7.1  

18 June                  EU 7.2-7.3                                Progress Test                                      
20 June                  EU 7.3-7.4

25 June                   NO CLASS
27 June                   NO CLASS

2 July                        NO CLASS
4 July                        EU 7.1-7.4 review, 8.1            Homework due

9 July                        EU 8.3-8.4, 8.1-8.4 review
11 July                     EU 4-8 Final Exam Review

13 July                     MAKE-UP SESSIONS: 9-10 and 11-12, C-207

16 July                    NO CLASS
18 July                    FINAL WRITTEN EXAM

23 July                    FINAL ORAL EXAM
25 July                    Final class session/review

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COURSE GOALS AND CONTENT

Cambridge English Unlimited A1 Starter Units 4-8

Unit 4: About you
§  Goals: Talk about things you often do; ask for a drink in a café; describe a restaurant or café; ask how people spend their time and what they like; say what you like, don’t like, eat and drink
§  Target Activity: Say how you spend your time
§  Grammar: I don’t (like)…, Do you…?
§  Vocabulary: Activity verbs, food, drinks, often/sometimes…
§  Keyword: Go
§  Pronunciation and spelling: e, ee, ea
§  Explore Writing: Write a description; join ideas using and/but

Unit 5: Things to Buy
§  Goals: Choose and buy things; identify common objects; look at things in shops; ask about things in shops; ask and say how much things are; say what clothes you wear; ask about prices; say what colors you like; ask about size and price
§  Target Activity: Choose and buy things
§  Grammar: Singular and plural nouns; How much…; He/She doesn’t + verb; this/these
§  Vocabulary: Common objects, numbers, prices, clothes, colors
§  Keywords: In, on
§  Pronunciation and spelling: /ə/ sound
§  Explore Speaking: Use sorry and excuse me in conversation

Unit 6: Every Day
§  Goals: Talk about things you do every day; say where and when you have meals; describe transport in towns; ask and say how to get to places; ask about daily routines, weekends, and holidays
§  Target Activity: Talk about things you do every day
§  Grammar: Present simple -s/-es endings; present simple questions
§  Vocabulary: Daily routine, frequency, transport, adjectives, How do I get to…
§  Keyword: Have
§  Pronunciation and spelling: o, oa, oo
§  Explore Writing: Give reasons and explanations, join ideas using so/because

Unit 7: Last Week
§  Goals: Talk about things you did or saw; say what you often do on weekends; say what you did last weekend; ask and say where people were; say where you were; talk about a film, a book, and a place you know
§  Target Activity: Talk about things you did or saw
§  Grammar: Past simple positive; was, were; Were you…?
§  Vocabulary: Activities, place expressions, a film called…, a book by…, adjectives
§  Keywords: See, look at, watch
§  Pronunciation and spelling: ir, ur, or, er  – /ɜː/ sound
§  Explore Speaking: Make requests and reply to requests

Unit 8: Places  
§  Goals: Talk about a place you visited, say what you saw and did, say what you didn’t see or do; talk about holiday activities; ask people what they did; talk about months and weather; say when to visit a place; ask about a holiday or business trip
§  Target Activity: Talk about a place you visited
§  Grammar: Past simple negative; past simple questions
§  Vocabulary: past simple verbs; expressions with go; months, seasons, weather
§  Keyword: Do
§  Pronunciation and spelling: sh, tion, ge, j, ch – /ʃ/ /dʒ/ /tʃ/ sounds
§  Explore Writing: Write about a sequence of events

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