Course Syllabus

Communication Objectives:

Unit 01:

Socialize when meeting someone for the first time, drop formality in names and make small talk about culturally neutral topics. Narrate a logical sequence of past events.

Unit 02:

Role play a doctor-patient conversation. Patient lists all symptoms and speculates about what the problem may be (giving low-certainty). Doctor speculates likewise but giving high-certainty, recommends some remedies and therapies.

Reading Comprehension Quizzes:

They are located in the QUIZZES section. They are on-line activities. You can take the quizzes as many times as you want and there is no time limit. The quizzes will keep your highest score, so you can track your progress. However, the answers will not be shown. Read well and practice a lot.

Patches:

Patches are located in the QUIZZES section. They are on-line activities, similar to the reader quizzes. You can only take 3 patches and the score must be higher than 80% in order to be awarded 1 point. Patches can only be taken once.

Multimedia-Laboratory Material:

Software: Focus On Grammar (FOG)

Tag Questions........High-Intermediate Level......Unit 6....all sections
Past Perfect...........High-Intermediate Level......Unit 2....all sections
Modal Verbs...........Intermediate Level..............Unit 36...all sections
Modal Verbs...........Basic Level.........................Unit 11...section D

Grammar Booster:
Present Tenses........Intermediate Level......Units 1, 2, 3, 4....all sections
Past Tenses.............Intermediate Level......Units 5, 6, 7........all sections
Present Perfect.......Intermediate Level......Part 4....all units and all sections