INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS FRAY BERNARDO DE LUGO O. P.

ENGLISH LEVEL 2 - ACUERDO 46 – SECOND SEMESTER 2021

COURSE SPECIFICATIONS
Teacher’s name: e-mail:

Level: Group:

Schedule: Classroom(s):

I. General Objective

To foster functional, linguistic, and communicative skills to effectively perform in

everyday situations using the target language.

II. Course contents:

Units 5 - 8 (textbook: Cambridge English Empower A2, Cambridge University Press, 2015,
Student’s book)

III. Topics
Unit 5 Places
Unit 6 Family
Unit 7 Journeys
Unit 8 Fit and healthy

IV. Methodology:

a. Teacher oriented activities: audio visual exercises and written workshops to

achieve communicative, linguistic, and functional objectives.
b. Self-study activities: platform work (Moodle and Cambridge Empower) and exercises.
V. Assessment:
ENGLISH II (AC)
TERMS POINTS DISTRIBUTION TASKS
28 First midterm exam
7 Project – first progress report
1st 50pts 6 Intercultural activity
2 Platform
4 Moodle
3 Class activity
28 Second midterm exam
7 Project – second progress report
2nd 50pts 6 Intercultural activity
2 Platform
4 Moodle
3 Class activity
30 Final exam
11 Project final report
FINAL 50pts 3 Platform
6 Moodle
 Extra class activities

Students can attend voluntarily one of the following extra class activities to obtain two
additional points:

● Conversation club
● International club
● International week

* Students can only attend one extra class activity (two points) during the semester. However, if the student wants
to attend more than one, he/she can do it, but it will not have any additional points.
* The additional points will be added to the first, second or third term, on the condition that the learner has a
lower grade than 4.8. If the student has 4.9, it could add one point and if the grade is 5.0, the learner will not have
any additional points.

LEVEL 2
EMPOWER A2 UNITS 5-8

TOPICS
Term Units Grammar Vocabulary

There is / there are  Places in a city

1 5 Possessive pronouns and Furniture
possessive ‘s
Directions

2 6A Past simple: be Family Years and dates

6B- Past simple positive, negative and Irregular verbs
7A interrogative

3 7B Love/like/don´t mind/ hate + -ing Transport

8 Transport adjectives
Can/can´t/, could/ couldn´t for Sport and exercise
ability Parts of the body;
Appearance
Have to/ don´t have to

Be aware you should teach all the contents mentioned above bearing in mind the CEFR.

EXAM DATES 2021-2

EXAMS PERCENTAGE DATES UNITS

1st 35 % August 30th – Unit 5

September 4th
2nd 35 % October 4th -9th Unit 6 & Unit 7A
Fin 30 % November 16th-22nd Unit 7B & Unit 8
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RULES AND TIPS

● Attend class: 20% of missed classes will result in course failure: 1 hour = 1 absence. 1 class = 2
 absences.
● Be punctual. You will be marked late after 15 minutes: 4 days late = 1 absence. More than 30
minutes late = 1 absence.
● Remember that all the sessions will be recorded, and they will be considered as an evidence of
the work developed in them.
● You must turn on your cameras and your microphones during the sessions.
● Be sure to have all materials needed for the lesson: notebook, pen and pencil, English dictionary,
etc. It is also important to have a computer with a camera and a good pair of earphones or
headphones.
● The use of online translators is not recommended; instead, try to structure your own ideas and
your own vocabulary and with the help of the teacher.
● Make sure you do independent work on the Cambridge Empower platform on a regular basis. If
you do the work from the very beginning, you will clarify doubts and reinforce what you are
learning in class. If you dedicate about 20 minutes per session, the work will be done by the end
of each unit. Your platform and Moodle grades in each term will reflect the work you do along
the course.
● Choose optimal working conditions to attend your online classes and to do your independent
work on the platforms (Cambridge and Moodle); that will improve your concentration and
learning.
● Do all the activities on the platforms since the contents are taken into account in the evaluations
and if you do them, you will get better results.
● Avoid distractions with the cell phone and/or other technological devices during the sessions;
otherwise, use them as a complement of your classes or according to the teacher’s instructions.
● All work completed and turned in should be your OWN work, not corrected or completed by a
friend/family member or taken from the Internet.
● If you are absent from class, you must present a validated doctor’s note or a validated excuse
from the university within three school days.
● If you are absent for any exam session, it may be taken only under the presentation of a
certificate from the University’s doctor or with an authorized letter from the Institute within
three school days.
● If a session is missed, the student is responsible to find out what was missed in class.
● Changing groups is not permitted unless authorized by the Director of the Institute

To succeed in this process of language learning:

● Participate actively in all tasks taking place during the course: autonomous learning exercises;
classroom oral and written exercises, video lessons, Language Club, etc. REMEMBER: Mistakes
are GOOD! They help us to learn!
● Get involved in extra-academic activities organized and provided by the Language Institute:
tutorials, Language Club, international week, etc.
● Practice in Moodle, and Cambridge Empower platform.
● Take advantage of the audio program provided along with the e-book and textbook. This will be
an excellent listening and pronunciation practice.
● Listen to music, watch movies, and TV in English. You can also set your email, Twitter, and
Facebook account into English.

TUTORING SESSIONS

In case you have questions or need reinforcement on any topic studied in class. You must
register online on the website of the Institute 48 hours before the session. You will receive a
message confirming your appointment the following day.
● institutodelenguas.usta.edu.co
● Select: “Est. Pregrado” or “Est. Posgrados”
● Services
● Tutorials
 For your information:
Virtual exchanges 2021-2

The Santo Tomas University makes available to its student community the opportunity to
carry out 100% virtual exchanges with partner Universities at national and international level,
promoting the internationalization exercise at home and adapting to the technological
vanguard that the world invites us today.
Contacto: Prof. Especializado –Camilo Vargas E-mail: internacional2@usantotomas.edu.co
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales – Universidad Santo Tomás.

UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS

COURSE: ENGLISH LEVEL 1 ACUERDO 46 SECOND SEMESTER 2021
INSTRUCTOR: _________________________________________________________

SEMANA 1: SEMANA 9:
Agosto 2: INTRODUCTORY DAY Septiembre 27:INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITY
Agosto 3: Septiembre 28:
Agosto 4: Septiembre 29:
Agosto 5: Septiembre 30:
Agosto 6: Octubre 1:
Agosto 7: HOLIDAY Octubre 2:

SEMANA 2: SEMANA 10:

Agosto 9: Octubre 4: SECOND TERM EXAMS
Agosto 10: Octubre 5:
Agosto 11: Octubre 6:
Agosto 12: Octubre 7:
Agosto 13: Octubre 8:
Agosto 14: Octubre 9:

SEMANA 3: SEMANA 11:

Agosto 16: HOLIDAY Octubre 11:
Agosto 17: Octubre 12:
Agosto 18: Octubre 13:
Agosto 19: Octubre 14:
Agosto 20: Octubre 15:
Agosto 21: Octubre 16:

SEMANA 4: SEMANA 12:

Agosto 23: PROJECT Octubre 18: HOLIDAY
Agosto 24: INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITY Octubre 19:
Agosto 25: Octubre 20:
Agosto 26: Octubre 21:
Agosto 27: Octubre 22:
Agosto 28: Octubre 23:

SEMANA 5: SEMANA 13:

Agosto 30: FIRST TERM EXAMS Octubre 25:
Agosto 31: Octubre 26:
Septiembre 1: Octubre 27:
Septiembre 2: Octubre 28:
Septiembre 3: Octubre 29:
Septiembre 4: Octubre 30:

SEMANA 6: SEMANA 14:

Septiembre 6: Noviembre 1: HOLIDAY
Septiembre 7: Noviembre 2:
Septiembre 8: Noviembre 3:
Septiembre 9: Noviembre 4:
Septiembre 10: Noviembre 5:
Septiembre 11: Noviembre 6:
SEMANA 7: SEMANA 15:
Septiembre 13: Noviembre 8: PROJECT
Septiembre 14: Noviembre 9:
Septiembre 15: Noviembre 1:
Septiembre 16: Noviembre 11:
Septiembre 17: Noviembre 12:
Septiembre 18: Noviembre 13:

SEMANA 8: SEMANA 16:

Septiembre 20:PROJECT Noviembre 15: HOLIDAY
Septiembre 21: Noviembre 16: THIRD TERM EXAMS
Septiembre 22: Noviembre 17:
Septiembre 23: Noviembre 18:
Septiembre 24: Noviembre 19:
Septiembre 25: Noviembre 20:

SEMANA 17:
Noviembre 22:
Noviembre 23: FEEDBACK AND FINAL MARKS
Noviembre 24:
Noviembre 25:
Noviembre 26:
Noviembre 27:

● Teachers should delete the days of the week when the group doesn’t have
class!
● Information to be added to the schedule BY TEACHERS:

First term:
PROJECT FIRST PROGRESS REPORT
INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITY
PLATFORMS
DUE DATE FEEDFORWARD
CLASS ACTIVITY
FIRST MIDTERM EXAM August 30th – September 4th

Second term:
PROJECT SECOND PROGRESS REPORT
INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITY
PLATFORMS
DUE DATE FEEDFORWARD
CLASS ACTIVITY
SECOND EXAM October 4th -9th

Third term:
PROJECT FINAL REPORT
PLATFORMS
DUE DATE FEEDFORWARD
FINAL EXAM November 16th-22nd

FEEDBACK ON EXAMS & TERM GRADES November 23rd – 27th + SAC November 28th
Mediante mi firma dejo constancia de que conozco, acepto y he recibido una copia de los
Tips and Rules del curso de inglés que estoy tomando en el segundo semestre del 2021.

Grupo: __________Nivel: __________ Docente: _____________________________

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