HIW 312-03

HIW 312 Conversación en Inglés | Conversation in English 

Paralelo 3 | 1st Semester 2012 

Mondays, 5:20-6:50 p.m., Room P 118 | Wednesdays, 8-9:30 a.m., Room P 405

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 (Units 1-5) (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 1-10  
• 10 hours required for 100% attendance

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June 22, 2012

HOMEWORK 3 is due in class on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. 

Unit 3 Video for Homework 3: When and Where?

 

Unit 4 Video for Homework 3: All About You

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May 21, 2012

HOMEWORK 2 is due in class on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Unit 2 Video for Homework 2: Work and Family

 

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

Unit 1 Video for Homework 1: Hello. My Name Is... 

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PRELIMINARY CLASS SCHEDULE (subject to change)

30 April                   NO CLASS

2 May                       Introductions, speaking practice, English Unlimited (EU) 1.1-1.2                 

7 May                       EU 1.2-1.3                               

9 May                       EU 1.3-1.4                                Homework due

14 May                    EU 1.1-1.4 review, 2.1      

16 May                   EU 2.2-2.3                                Progress Test   

21 May                   NO CLASS

23 May                    EU 2.4, 2.1-2.4,  review, 3.1                

28 May                    EU 3.1-3.2                                Homework due                         

30 May                    EU 3.2-3.3             

4 June                       EU 3.3-3.4                               Quiz 

6 June                       EU 3.1-3.4 review, 4.1                                          

11 June                     EU 4.1                                Progress Test

13 June                    EU 4.1-4.2            

18 June                     EU 4.2-4.3                                          

20 June                    EU 4.3-4.4

25 June                    NO CLASS

27 June                    NO CLASS                     

2 July                        NO CLASS

4 July                        EU 5.1-5.2                                Homework due

9 July                        EU 5.3-5.4

11 July                     EU 1-5 Final Exam Review
12 July                    MAKE-UP SESSIONS: 9-10 and 11-12

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 1-5

Unit 1: Hello

§  Goals: Introduce yourself, say where you are from, ask people where they are from, ask and say where places are, say where you live, ask and say if you are married, say if you have children

§  Target activity: Talk to someone for the first time

§  Grammar: Questions; Its… Where is…; I/we + verb; I’m not, we’re not

§  Vocabulary: Hello, I’m, My…; countries; big, small; numbers 0-10; boy, girl

§  Keyword: This

§  Pronunciation and spelling: i

§  Explore Speaking: Say hello and goodbye

Unit 2: People

§  Goals: Talk about people you know and families, ask and say how old people are, say where you work, ask and say where other people live and work

§  Target Activity: Talk about people you know

§  Grammar: He’s…/She’s…; He/She works; lives, works, has

§  Vocabulary: Numbers 11-20, family, work in/work for, places of work

§  Keyword: Have

§  Pronunciation and spelling: th

§  Explore Writing: Spell words aloud

Unit 3: Where and When?  

§  Goals: Arrange to meet people, describe a street, say where you are, ask and say the time, ask and say times you do things, say if you are free, say where and when to meet

§  Target Activity: Arrange to meet people

§  Grammar: There’s/there are

§  Vocabulary: Streets, places in towns, times, days, Let’s meet, morning/afternoon, in/on/at, numbers 20, 25, 30

§  Keyword: At

§  Pronunciation and spelling: a

§  Explore Speaking: Respond to questions, say you’re not sure

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

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