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Mac1 Life Students Guide
Mac1 Life Students Guide
STUDENT’S GUIDE
You have a good command of the English Language. You seek to perform more effectively in social,
academic and professional contexts. You want to develop your communication skills in an ever-changing,
globalized world.
Welcome to MAC – the Mainstream Advanced Course at Cultura Inglesa, designed especially for YOU!
You will be exposed to authentic resources and materials, dealing with up-to-date topics which have world-
wide impact. You will learn how to make use of more complex, persuasive language through appropriate
stylistic features so that you can really stand out from the crowd and make a difference. You will be able to
confidently and independently express your ideas and opinions!
The course book and resources have been chosen from the latest materials on the market. Besides
attractive visuals and a user-friendly layout, they bring sound reference and practice activities.
Contextualized through an array of current themes, they provide you with ample opportunities to voice
your ideas and take a stand on issues that really matter today.
In the classroom you will be exposed to films, documentaries, interviews and videos, as well as newspaper
articles from renowned English and American newspapers. At home you will have a choice of resources and
activities to plan and personalize your very own self-study schedule. Exclusive activities selected from
e-Campus allow for language skills and practice to extend into your home when convenient for you.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Talk about the importance of English in a globalized world
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Quantifiers to talk about your The Guardian | How can minority languages survive in the e-Campus: MLA006529 – Tips for effective
group profile digital age? MLA001471 – Language and Culture language learning
Some of us; apart from …; most of MLG003064 – Learning a
LESSON 01
bits and pieces; odds and ends; by Huffpost Good News | Bethany Hamilton Wins Pipeline
MVA004012 – Dido-now a world-
Women's Pro Surf Competition, Continues To Inspire The
and large; law and order; peace World Workbook p. 7, exs. 3, 4 famous singer
and quiet; ifs and buts; rough and E000070 – CAE Paper 3 Part 2
ready; heart and soul Buzz Feed Life | 11 Inspiring Stories Of People Who Left MLG002460 – Past tenses
o The perfect aspect Normal Life And Embarked On An Adventure
MLG002135 – Same meaning or
Has visited; has been collecting; TEDx Talks | How do you define yourself? different meaning?
will have been; had never even GRU000215 – Past simple and
owned; had been waiting YouTube | How Do You Define Yourself?
present perfect in academic
English
MLG000082 – Mr Microsoft
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Talking about what defines people
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Expressions to describe types of The perks of being a wallflower (1999) Chbosky, S. Workbook p. 7, exs. 5, 6 MVA005532 – Big decisions
people A Leadership Paradox: Influencing Others by Defining MLG004181 – My teenage son
A chatterbox; a control freak; a MVA004014 – My aunt
LESSON 04
A foregone conclusion; full circle; The Guardian | The best of Shakespeare's 450th birthday
at one fell swoop; wear my heart celebrations MLA006325 – London today
upon my sleeve; seen better days; MEP005027 – CAE Paper 4 Part 3
Blogging Shakespeare | Shakespeare Bites Back
a sorry sight; neither here nor MEPI004593 – IELTS Listening
there; the world is my oyster PW.com | Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human Section 4: Origins of the theatre
o Expressions with life (Task 1)
CNN | Bloom dazzles with a collection of short stories
Story of my life; larger than life; a MEPI004594 – IELTS Listening
fact of life; all walks of life; having BBC Podcasts | My Own Shakespeare Section 4 : Origins of the theatre
the time of her life; a life-saver (Task 2)
MWP006205 – The Metropolitan
IMDb | Shakespeare in Love
Opera House
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Putting forward an argument in a debate
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Lexis to express the views of other The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way e-Campus: MSE006283 – A theatre review:
commentators and to develop an (1990) Bryson, B. MSE006283 – A theatre review: presenting evidence
argument Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (1998) Bloom, H. presenting evidence MVA006333 – Agreeing to disagree
LESSON 06
But if you ask people; some will MVA006333 – Agreeing to MLG000701 – The greatest figures
say; they claim; is put forward by Brush up your Shakespeare (1990) Macrone, M. disagree of the last Millennium
…; … argues that; through the MEP015192 – TOEFL iBT Listening
mouths of such characters; take poets.org | Ben Jonson 015: lecture
these phrases from …; according to MLA006321 – Trade v aid
The Guardian | A man for all ages
…; but as … suggested; …
generously called Shakespeare a …
Founders Classical Academy | The Importance of Classical
Literature
IMDb | Henry V
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English
good person to consider for the MLAB004195 – Job interviews
job; I am free to come; the things Inc.com | The Only Interview Question That Matters e-Campus: MEP004488 – BEC Vantage
you say you need; I am writing to MSE006402 – CAE Paper 2 Part 2 Listening Part 3
apply for the post advertised; The Guardian | How to make a great video CV
please feel free to …; I was
interested in the job YouTube | 25 Most Common Job Interview Questions And
How To Answer Them
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Describing hazardous jobs
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Present and perfect participles Dangerous Jobs: The Adventurer's Guide to High-Risk Workbook p. 15, exs. 3, 4 MEP005024 – CAE Paper 4 Part 2
Landing near the fire, they quickly Careers (2009) Gehring, A. MLA004209 – This office is killing
LESSON 09
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Presenting and suggesting safety procedures in a meeting & Discussing current affairs
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Health and safety idioms HSE UK | Health and safety statistics - Key figures for Great Workbook p. 15, exs. 6, 7 MVA004016 – PC games
Everything is done by the book; Britain (2013/14) MVA004224 – Feeling off-colour
cutting corners; fraught with MVA006339 – Health effects of
LESSON 10
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Discussing and evaluating offbeat lifestyle choices and decisions
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Images VS facts to express 51 Alternatives to a real job (2013) Alba, J. Workbook p. 12, ex. 3 MLA004170 – Teenage BMX
LESSON 12
It is important that you take note of the date of the Midterm Test and get better prepared for it. The Midterm Test focuses on communicative and functional aspects and the
exercises are based on the objectives of lessons 1 to 15.
LESSON 16
The estimated time of the test is 100 minutes and it is divided into three parts:
Listening = 10 marks
Reading = 10 marks
Language in use (grammar and vocabulary) = 10 marks / Total = 30 marks*
*In the Progress Report (Relatório de Aproveitamento) the total of 30 marks is converted to 20 marks.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Feedback on CA1 & Describing and comparing alternative living spaces
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Intensifying adverbs The Guardian | Japan's disposable home culture is an Workbook p. 21, exs. 2, 3 MEP003868 – CAE Paper 4 Part 4
Extremely; incredibly; utterly; environmental and financial headache MLG005477 – The home of the
absolutely; really; completely; e-Campus: future
LESSON 17
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Discussing how the architecture of public spaces may impact on people’s behaviour
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Differentiating facts and opinions BBC News Magazine | Niemeyer's Brasilia: Does it work as a Workbook p. 24, exs. 1, 2, 4 MEP015213 – TOEFL iBT Listening
city? 036: lecture
LESSON 18
o Expressions with wall The Guardian | Flatpack or flexible? Oscar Niemeyer's MEP015185 – TOEFL iBT Reading
Off the wall; bang your head schools could have lessons for the UK 014
against a brick wall; driving me up MEP013092 – TOEFL Listening 021:
Project for Public Spaces
the wall; the hole in the wall; went conversation
MEP013186 – TOEFL Listening 085:
to the wall; the writing is on the YouTube | RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 winner - Evelyn Grace
conversation
wall; a fly on the wall; I´ve hit a Academy, Brixton by Zaha Hadid Architects
MEP013255 – TOEIC Part III
wall Listening: Conversations 002
TED | Architecture that senses and responds
MEP006414 – CAE Paper 3 Part 3
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Expressing and emphasizing opinions on diverging cultural differences
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Emphatic structures BBC News Magazine | Why China loves to build copycat Workbook p. 22, ex. 1 MLG004182 – Holiday around
What strikes you is the design of towns Workbook p. 23, ex. 6 Venice
the building; Rarely do you see so MWP005570 – Three cities
LESSON 19
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Making recommendations for a public project in your city (part 1)
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Chunks to make a case Huffington Post | 9 Public Art Projects That Brought Beauty Workbook p. 25, exs. 1, 2, 3 MEPI004584 – IELTS Listening
I have to say; First of all, it seems And Design To The Streets Section 2: Dorset Arts Week
LESSON 20
…; Also, the fact that … will give it e-Campus: MEP005023 – CAE Paper 4 Part 2
City Projects.org | Top 5 City Revitalization Projects
popular appeal; Thirdly, and I don´t MPR005128 – Celebrations MEP003937 – CAE Paper 4 Part 2
think we should underestimate MPR002812 – Assimilation
RIL | 10 urban infrastructure regeneration projects
this, …; I think this is important, MPR002804 – Liaison features in
given …; And the idea that … also Bloomberg | New York City Mayor Cites ‘Rebirth and connected speech
really appeals to me; What I mean Revitalization’ of Lower Manhattan MPR003752 – Word linking in
is… connected speech
o Linking sounds YouTube | JR: One year of turning the world inside out
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Making recommendations for a public project in your city (part 2)
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Positive and emphatic phrases to http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/apr/14/p Workbook p. 24, exs. 1, 2 MPR003100 – Stress for emphasis
convince your interlocutor ublic-art-serpentine-henry-moore-institute MLG003995 – The Sony Ericsson
LESSON 22
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Talking about the impact of innovative ideas on your daily life
LANGUAGE ITEMS SUGGESTED EXTENSIVE READING & VIEWING HOMEWORK FURTHER PRACTICE
e-Campus:
o Modals in the past Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2009) Drucker, P. Workbook p. 28, exs. 3, 4, 5, 6 MEP005026 – CAE Paper 4 Part 3
Had to; needed to have; needn´t MLG006511 – A world of Scottish
LESSON 25
have made; must have; may / Forbes | The 10 Traits Of Great Innovators
invention
might / could have; can´t / couldn´t The Startup Guide | The 12 Greatest Innovators of All Time MWP006492 – Entrepreneurs
have; should have; ought to have MLA006314 – Innovations in
o Phrasal verbs with come TED | Everyday inventions sustainable energy
Come about; come up with; comes MLA002910 – Inventions
TED | You don't need an app for that
down to; come across; come off; MLA006272 – The technological
come up against revolution in education
TED | India's Invisible Innovation
certainly; (un)likely that; the Designboom | Make Architects folds prefabricated MEP004983 – CAE Paper1 Part 4
likelihood is; the chances are; there origami kiosks in London MVA004015 – Feed the birds
is a good chance; may well be GRU000212 – Modal verbs for
The Guardian | LSE's new students' union: a lesson in
o Partitives general possibility in academic
architectural origami
A sheet of paper; a scrap of paper; English
a drop of water; a stroke of luck; a MEP013106 – TOEFL Listening 035:
shred of evidence; a glimmer of TED | The math and magic of origami mini-lecture
hope; a flash of inspiration; a hint
of disappointment YouTube | Understanding and evaluating technology
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The Communicative Activity is another moment for your oral performance to be assessed. You will have the opportunity to discuss and talk about themes and topics which
have been studied and analysed throughout the course. During this activity you will be evaluated on such features as register, appropriacy, pronunciation, interaction,
grammatical resources and discourse management.
LESSON 31
The estimated time for this oral assessment is 40 minutes. It is worth 10 marks and contributes to your final Oral Production mark.
The format of this assessment is similar to the CA1 (Midterm Test), which you took in the middle of the course. However, in this Final Test there is one more part which focuses
on written production, so you will be required to write a text, in the appropriate style with no reference to dictionaries or other materials, in Lesson 31. The choices for the
written production are based on the topics and language structures practised during the course through the Communicative Writing tasks.
LESSON 32
The estimated time for this Final Test is 100 minutes and it is divided in four parts:
Listening = 10 marks
Reading = 10 marks
Language in use (grammar and vocabulary) = 10 marks
Communicative writing = 10 marks Total = 40 marks*
*In the Progress Report (Relatório de Aproveitamento) the total of 40 marks is converted to 30 marks
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RESOURCES
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