English Level 6

September December 2015

Instructor: Guadalupe M. Andrade (Kuri)
Room:
Email: guadalupe.andrade@itesm.mx
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Course Overview
Students will be able to apply the four language abilities - reading, writing,
listening and speaking - using English with an intermediate / advanced level
through common situations of communication. And also the learning process
will happen in an interesting, cooperative, respectful, tolerant and fun
environment.
Exams

You will have two partial exams and a final exam.

For your final score, I will considerate the following aspects:

First
Partial

Second
Partial

20%

20%

Final Attendan Quizzes

Exam
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and
Participa Homew
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35%

15%

10%

The minimum score to pass the course is 80.

Bibliography
Azar, Betty, Schrampfer. Fundamentals of English grammar Third Edition.
White Plains, NY: Pearson, 2003. Chapters 8-11

Tentative Course Calendar

Schedule
The class meets from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in room
102.
Important Dates
Monday, Aug 31st. First day of class.
Wednesday, Sep 16th HOLIDAY
Monday, Sep 28th. First Oral Exam.
Wednesday, Sep 30th. First Written Exam.
Monday, Nov 2rd. Second Oral Exam.
Wednesday, Nov 4th. Second Written Exam.
Monday, Nov 16th. HOLIDAY
Wednesday, Dec 2nd. Final Oral Exam
Monday, Dec 7th. Final Written Exam
Wednesday, Dec 9th. Last day of class.
Monday, January 11th. First day of class Term JAN-MAY

Tentative Course Schedule

Topics
Week One
Introduction to the course
A vs an / Count and non-count nouns
Using several / a lot of / many / much / a few / a little
Week Two
Nouns that can be count or non-count
Using units of measure with non-count nouns
Guidelines for article usage
QUIZ 1
Week Three
Using the or with names
Capitalization
Connecting ideas with and
HOLIDAY

SEP- DEC 20
Aug. 31st
Sep. 2rd

Sep. 7th
Sep. 9th

Sep. 14th
Sep. 16th

Week Four
Connecting ideas with but, or and so
Using auxiliary verbs after but
Using and plus too, so, either, neither
QUIZ 2
Week Five
FIRST ORAL EXAM
FIRST WRITEN EXAM 1
Week Six
Connecting ideas with because
Even though and although
Week Seven
Making comparisons with asas
Comparative and Superlative
Comparative and Superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs

Sep. 21st
Sep. 23th

Sep. 28th
Sep. 30th
Oct. 5th
Oct. 7th
Oct. 12th
Oct. 14th

QUIZ 3
Week Eight
Completing a comparative
Modifying a comparative
Comparisons with lessthan and not asas
Using more with nouns
Week Nine
Repeating a comparative
Using double comparatives
Using superlatives
Using the same, similar, different, like, alike

Oct. 19th
Oct. 21st

Oct. 26th
Oct 28th

QUIZ 4
Week Ten
Nov. 2nd
Nov. 4th

SECOND ORAL EXAM

SECOND WRITEN EXAM
Week Eleven
Active and passive sentences
Form of the passive
Transitive and intransitive verbs

Nov. 9th
Nov. 11th

Week Twelve
HOLIDAY
Using the by- phrase
Passive Modal Auxiliaries
Using past participles as adjectives
Participal adjectives: -ed vs -ing
Week Thirteen
Get + adjective; get + past participle

Nov. 16th
Nov. 18th

Nov. 23rd

Using be used
Accustomed to and get used
Accustomed to
Used to vs be used to
Week Fourteen
Using be supposed to
Review
ORAL EXAM

Nov. 25th

Nov. 30th
Dec. 2nd

Week Fifteen
FINAL EXAM
LAST DAY OF CLASS

Dec. 7th
Dec. 9th