English Language 1

NGR 110

Students of the Career Program will take this pre-intermediate general English course at the first level. This course will cover basic language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of this course, students are expected to gain proficiency in all English skills. Topics dealt with in the course are selected from everyday life experiences.

Course Outline:

Week	Emphasis	Content
1	Unit 1	GRAMMAR: the verb have (got); the verb can (ability, polite request) VOCABULARY: people’s appearances; abilities; colors READING: internet advertisements for pen-friends; Culture point – people around the world WRITING: description of people; an internet advertisement for a pen-friend
2	Unit 2	GRAMMAR: a – an; the verb to be VOCABULARY: countries & nationalities; cardinal/ordinal numbers; jobs READING: introducing People WRITING: famous landmarks; introducing ourselves and other people
3	Unit 3	GRAMMAR: there is/there are; this/these – that/those; plurals (-s, -es); prepositions of place (in front of, in, on, next to, behind, under) VOCABULARY: houses/homes; furniture & appliances READING: advertisements for houses; Culture point - houses around the world WRITING: letter to a friend; advertisement for a house/flat to rent
4	Unit 4	GRAMMAR: possessive case; possessive adjectives/pronouns; whose/who’s; present simple VOCABULARY: family relationships; free-time activities; days of the week READING: letters to pen-friends WRITING: family tree; a letter to a pen friend
5	Unit 5	GRAMMAR: adverbs of frequency; prepositions of time (at, in, on) VOCABULARY: daily routines; telling the time; months; pros and cons of jobs READING: article about a person’s daily routine; Culture Point - opening hours in Holland WRITING: opening hours in your country, article about a celebrity’s daily routine
6	TEST 1	FIRST MIDTERM EXAM
7	Unit 6	GRAMMAR: question words; irregular nouns VOCABULARY: describing animals; colors; sizes READING: facts about animals WRITING: description of animals; facts about animals
8	Unit 7	GRAMMAR: present continuous; present continuous vs. present simple VOCABULARY: weather conditions/climate; clothes READING: postcards to friends while on holiday; Culture Point - weather in various countries WRITING: different seasons in your country; postcard to a friend
9	Unit 8	GRAMMAR: plurals; countable/uncountable nouns; a/an/some; how much/how many; a few/a little; some/any VOCABULARY: types of food/drinks; meals; restaurants READING: Advertisement for a restaurant; Culture Point - eating habits in various countries WRITING: article about eating habits in Britain; advertisements for a restaurant
10	Unit 9	GRAMMAR: comparisons; quite, too, very, much VOCABULARY: town/cities; transport; holidays READING: Article about LA; Culture Point – Stratford-upon-Avon WRITING: description of your town; article describing Antwerp
11	Unit 10	GRAMMAR: past simple; asking questions VOCABULARY: famous people and their achievements; full dates READING: Diana Spencer (biography) Backstreet Boys WRITING: biography of Mozart; biography of Vivaldi
12	TEST 2	SECOND MIDTERM EXAM
13	Unit 11	GRAMMAR: past simple; joining sentences; prepositions of movement; adjectives/adverbs VOCABULARY: feelings & reactions, dangers & emergencies READING: a story; a folktale from the Netherlands WRITING: a story; Culture Point - a folk tale from Holland
14	Unit 12	GRAMMAR: was/were, had, could; prepositions of place (in front of, opposite, next to, on, between, etc.) VOCABULARY: places/buildings in a town; giving directions; abilities READING: article about a place, then and now; Culture Point - life in ancient Rome WRITING: what you were like at the age of seven; a “then-and-now” article

Textbooks:

Enterprise: Beginner Level 1 by Virginia Evans& Jenny Dooley.
Enterprise: Beginner Workbook Level 1by Virginia Evans& Jenny Dooley.

 Distribution of Marks:

1st midterm exam (written and oral): 25%
2nd midterm exam (written and oral): 25%
Assignments: 10%
Final exam: 40%

Sample Exams: