Intermediate B1

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II.CourseAimsandOutcomes:
Aims
SpecificLearningOutcomes:
Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswill:
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V. Course Requirements:
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providesoptionsforstudentstochoosethenumberofcreditstheyregisterfor.Thisoptionisnot
appropriateforallcourses.)
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courseforonecredit?:
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creditswill...
(c)ThreecreditsThoseselectingthreecreditsmustcompletetheworkforthefirsttwo
credits,butinadditiontheymust...

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1.Onecreditoption:
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VI. Academic Integrity
VII.Accommodationsforstudentswithdisabilities
VIII. Inclusivity Statement

IX. Tentative Course Schedule [based on a graduate level course on college teaching that
meets once a week for two hours and requires participants to keep a journal]: (May change
to accommodate varying schedules, availability of university facilities, special events, guest
presenters & student needs)
Modules
First Module
Name of Module: Feels like home
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 7 - 16
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Phrases related to homes

Adjectives describing homes and houses
Different ways to say where you live
Phrasal verbs
Phrases and expressions with get

Function:

Distinguishing between permanent and temporary situations

Making plans and future arrangements
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases
Forming different types of questions
Asking for and giving information formally and informally
Asking for and giving opinion
Expressing agreement and disagreement
Giving news
Responding to news by showing enthusiasm

Grammar

Present Simple vs. Present Progressive

Stative verbs
Question words
Subject-Object questions
Indirect questions

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Conversation: Looking for a roommate
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Discussing about problems you face living abroad

Answering to an informal e-mail

Second Module
Name of Module: Endurance
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 17 - 26
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words/Phrases related to survival

Words easily confused
Words describing the weather
Word building: nouns ending in er, -or, -ist, -ant referring to people

Function:

Locating important facts in newspaper clippings

Distinguishing between words easily confused
Guessing the meaning of unknown words
Talking about past habits
Narrating past events and experiences
Reporting incidents
Responding to bad news and showing concern
Sequencing events

Grammar

Past Simple
Used to
Past Progressive
Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Reporting an accident
2 Listening to a cycling endurance race
3 Writing a story

Third Module
Name of Module: Globetrotting
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 27 - 36
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words/Phrases related to traveling

Words easily confused
Words building: nouns ending in ion, -ation, -ment
Colorful adjectives

Function:

Linking past and present time

Guessing the meaning of unknown words/Phrases
Distinguishing between words easily confused
Comparing and contrasting people and situations
Talking about vacation preferences and traveling experiences
Making recommendations and suggestions
Agreeing or disagreeing with a suggestions
Expressing preference
Using descriptive language

Grammar

Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive
Adjectives Adverbs of manner
Comparisons

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Discussing about three different types of vacation
2 Listening to a conversation about apps
3 Writing an article

Fourth Module
Name of Module: Job seeking
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 37 - 46
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words/Phrases related to jobs and employment

Collocations with make and do
Words easily confused
Personality adjectives

Function:

Talking about employment and volunteering

Expressing obligation, lack of obligation, and prohibition
Expressing opinion and giving advice
Expressing threat or warning
Expressing regret, disapproval and criticism
Distinguishing between words easily confused
Expressing possibility, certainty and making deductions

Grammar

Must / have to / need

Should / ought to / had better
May / might / could
Must / cant
Modal verbs + have + past participle

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Expressing disapproval and criticism and giving advice
2 Listening to people talking about advice they were given
3 Writing a semi-formal e-mail asking for and giving information
Fifth Module
Name of Module: Get the message
Starting date:
Finale date:
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Pages: 47 - 56
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Function:

Words/Phrases related to communication

Collocations with say and tell
Verbs easily confused
Verbs relater to computers, devices and the Internet
Words/Phrases used in signs
Directions
Defining people, places, things and ideas giving additional information
about them
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases

Grammar

Relative pronouns: who, which, that, whose

Relative adverb: where
Relative Clauses: defining, non-defining

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Taking time to think, interrupting politely and getting back to the topic
2 Saying whether something is permitted or not
3 Writing an informal e-mail II
Sixth Module
Name of Module: Success
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 57 - 66
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Word building: opposites with un-, in-, il-, ir-, imWord building : nouns ending in ness, ity
Nouns with an irregular formation

Function:

Talking about various aspects of success

Talking about future plans

Making predictions
Making offers, promises, on-the-spot decisions and requests
Expressing hypotheses about what is likely or unlikely to happen in the
future
Expressing wants, desires and intentions
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases
Opening a discussion
Expressing and supporting an opinion
Expressing contrast
Discussing the positive and negative aspects of an issue

Grammar

Future will
Future going to
Future Perfect Simple
Conditional Sentences Types Zero, 1 and 2

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Discussing about your dreams, goals and ambitions
2 Guessing the answers to a Record Breakers quiz and listening to the answers
3 Writing an essay discussing advantages and disadvantages
Seventh Module
Name of Module: H2O
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 67 - 76
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Geographical features
Animals
Verbs + prepositions

Function:

Sequencing past actions and events

Narrating
Discussing facts
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases
Expressing doubt and confidence
Commenting on something someone has said

Paraphrasing what someone has said

Grammar

Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Progressive

Articles

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Expressing doubt and confidence
2 Listening to a radio interview about World Water Day
3 Writing a story II
Eighth Module
Name of Module: Green living
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 77 - 86
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words/Phrases related to the environment

Verbs easily confused
Phrasal verbs
Lexical set: food and food substances

Function:

Talking about environmental issues

Emphasizing an action rather than the doer of the action
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases
Stating accepted facts
Talking about healthy eating habits
Expressing and supporting an opinion
Comparing two pictures

Grammar

Passive Voice I
Passive Voice II

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.
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Performance:
1 Stating accepted facts
2 Listening to people discussing about food
3 Writing an essay expressing an opinion
Ninth Module
Name of Module: Preferences
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 87 - 96
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words/Phrases related to shopping

Words building: negative words beginning with dis-, mis-, ending in less
Words/Phrases related to books

Function:

Expressing preference
Talking about shopping habits
Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases
Understanding online advertisements and reviews
Changing the meaning of a sentence through word stress
Talking about books

Grammar

Full/Bare infinitive
-ing form
Prefer, would prefer, would rather

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Expressing preference
2 Listening to a conversation between a man and a customer service representative
3 Writing a book review
Tenth Module
Name of Module: Lets go!
Starting date:
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Finale date:
Pages: 97 - 106
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Idiomatic expressions
Words related to sports and fitness
Prepositional phrases with in and out of
Collocations with lose and miss

Function:

Talking about various forms of entertainment and spare-time activities

Guessing the meaning of unknown phrases
Talking about staying in shape
Reporting
Describing events

Grammar

Reported Speech: Statements, Questions, Commands, Requests

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Discussing different situations in which people want to take up activities
2 Listening to an interview with a video game designer
3 Writing an article describing an event
Eleventh Module
Name of Module: Night
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 107 - 116
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Words related to medical issues

Words easily confused
Phrasal verbs with up
Word building: adjectives ending in ous, -al, -ful, -able, -ive, -ing

Function:

Talking about sleeping habits and problems

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Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases

Distinguishing between words easily confused
Expressing contrast, purpose, reason and result
Emphasizing what you are saying
Indicating that you are following what someone is saying
Analyzing problems and proposing solutions

Grammar

Clauses or concession and purpose

All / both / neither / none / either
Both and / neither nor / either or

Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Emphasizing and showing that you are following the conversation
2 Listening to a scientist speaking at a planetarium
3 Writing a letter to the editor of the local newspaper
Twelfth Module
Name of Module: By chance
Starting date:
Finale date:
Pages: 117 - 126
Standards:
1
Vocabulary:

Expressions with chance

Words used both as verbs and as nouns
Expressions with time
Idiomatic expressions

Function:

Guessing the meaning of unknown words/phrases

Talking about imaginary and hypothetical situations in the past
Expressing wishes and regret about something in the past
Showing sympathy and being encouraging
Discussing problems
Asking for and giving advice
Editing your own work

Grammar

Conditional Sentences Type 3

Wishes and Unreal Past

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Structure of the nucleus

Dimension
Intermediate B1

Components
Vocabulary, Structures, Reading, Listening,
Pronunciation, Speaking, Writing,
Functions, Culture.

Performance:
1 Being sympathetic and encouraging
2 Listening to a radio show about identical twins
3 Writing an informal e-mail III
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http://www.mmpublications.com/

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