ACSI English class (carolineschlenkerpro@gmail.

com)

Syllabus for Homework Activities

Date of class Class Content Homework due

WEEK 1 breakers/ Conversation starters)
A) WEB LINKS: The
TIP for this class Past; Revisions
Rules and Regulations for class
Note taking (different types of notes and B) Read Executive
practice) Summary section in
booklet
Executive Summary (Q and A on reading)
WEEK 2 Identifying topic sentences, summary writing
WEB LINKS:: Link
Presentation : Making your point effectively words and Present
Presentation vocabulary, Numbers
Perfect Simple
Describing effectively; Description
WEEK 3 (Vocabulary), Adjectives vs. Adverbs
A)WEB LINKS::
,Comparisons, pros and cons, figures Argumenting,
Numbers
Selecting key elements for explaining visually Describing, Formulating
Questions, Numbers
B) Select an ad and
bring to class
Presentation in class- describing an ad for a
WEEK 4 product, effectiveness
WEB LINKS: Likes/
Media/ newspaper in English speaking Dislikes ; Future and
countries: basic vocabulary to discuss the press
Comparisons
Executive Summary practice session
WEEK 5 WEB LINKS: Past tense-
active/passive and
Phrasal verbs
WEEK 6 Executive Summary exam EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Preparation
Negociation skills and key vocabulary
WEEK 7 Product facts: discussing the History,
WEB LINKS: Expressing
specification and conditions of use of the product: wishes and regrets,
structures and vocabulary
Argumenting, Advice,
Obligation/ Permission,
Future Tense, Present
Simple

Transactions and Negociations in trade-

WEEK 8 listening comprehension and role play
WEB LINKS: Time and
space: Opinions and
Present Perfect Simple
Asking about the products: Question
WEEK 9 formation and conditionals
WEB LINKS: Numbers
and Prices; First
Conditional
 WEEK 10 PRODUCT FAIR + PRODUCT FAIR

Writing an article: basics about format, style

WEEK 11 titles and organisation of ideas.
A) WEB LINKS:
Hypothetical Sentences
B) Select an article of
your choice and bring to
next class
Writing an article: some idioms, vocabulary
WEEK 12 and colloquisms.
WEB LINKS: Second
In-class- Executive summary of other students’ Conditional, Indirect
articles
Questions and Tags
WEEK 13 Last Executive Summary Revisions of all Web
Pointers and Deadline for TIP links/ Vocabulary
learned
WEEK 14 Transversal EXAM Revisions

WEEK 1: The Past; Revisions

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Past Simple LESSON + EXERCICES

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimple/menu.php

Irregular verbs forms

http://www.e-anglais.com/ressources/verbes_irreguliers.html

QUIZZES
Irregular Verb Forms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=170_irregular

In the past
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1237_In_the_past

VIDEO
How to pronounce (ed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32SurxnE4s

CROSSWORDS
Past forms
http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/past3.html
Past Perfect LESSONS + EXERCICES
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastperfect/menu.php
 CROSSWORDS
Past participles
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/crossword_6_7.htm

Past Continuous LESSONS + EXERCICES

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastcontinuous/menu.php

Review of Past LESSON + EXERCICES

Tenses Past simple or continuous
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

WEEK 2 : Link words and Present Perfect Simple

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Linking words SOME USEFUL LINKS

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/linking-
words.html

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/writing-linking-
words.php#.UjMQedlTZzo

VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVaoCd-S3Ko

EXERCICES
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php?page=linking-words

Connectors
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1792

So, because, but, although

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1676

http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/connectors-because-so-although/

Present Perfect LESSONS + EXERCICES

Simple http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/menu.php

Present perfect simple or continuous

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfectsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

Present perfect or past simple

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfectorpastsimple/menu.php

QUIZZ
Participles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
 ContentType=text/html;quiz=1045_participles

GAMES
Present perfect
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/present-perfect-
experiences

CROSSWORDS
Past participles
http://first-
english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/present_perfect/90_present_perfect
_past_participle.htm

WEEK 3: Argumenting, Describing, Formulating Questions, Numbers

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Formulating LESSON + EXERCICES

questions http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions1/menu.php
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/menu.php

QUIZZ
Forming questions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=1131_quiznet

GAMES
Questions
http://www.quia.com/rr/9433.html

Questions and negatives

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/i_games/theanteatergame/gam
es_ant03?cc=fr&selLanguage=en

Describing QUIZZ
(measurements and Adjective order
word order with http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
adjectives) ContentType=text/html;quiz=1428_adjectives

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=1131_quiznet

http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file03/grammar03
_a01?cc=fr&selLanguage=en

Description and adjectives

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
 ContentType=text/html;quiz=1257_description_adj
Numbers and prices WORD SEARCH
Money
http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/british-money.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=9375

Ordinal decimal numbers

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/numbers.html

GAMES
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/i_games/theanteatergame/games
_ant02?cc=fr&selLanguage=en

WEEK 4 : Likes/ Dislikes ; Future and Comparisons

.

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Likes and Dislikes Listen: how to express likes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_con
verse/page4.shtml

Listen: how to express dislikes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_con
verse/page5.shtml

Listen: how to express no strong feelings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1210_how_to_con
verse/page6.shtml

LESSONS + EXERCISES
Verb pattern : -ing form or the infinitive
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/ingform/menu.php

CROSSWORDS
-ing form or the infinitive
http://fr.educaplay.com/fr/activiteeducatives/788449/gerunds_and_infinitives.
htm

Future Tense : LESSONS + EXERCISES

Going to / Will Going to
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtofuture/menu.php

Will
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/willfuture/menu.php
 Going to or will
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php

Making comparisons LESSON + EXERCISES

http://www.e-anglais.com/cours/comparatifs_et_superlatifs.html

EXERCISES
Comparatives and superlatives
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file02/ne
f_int_grammar02_c01/

QUIZZ
Superlatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1114_biggest

GAMES
Comparatives
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/i_games/gotoschool/games_gts02?
cc=fr&selLanguage=en

WEEK 5: Past tense- active/passive and Phrasal verbs

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Past Tense : LESSONS + EXERCICES

Active/Passive http://www.e-anglais.com/cours/voix_passive.html

Phrasal verbs 'FACE UP TO PHRASALS'

Learn about a new phrasal verb every week:
Follow the adventures of Fred, Betty, Zoe, Alice and the rest of the gang!
The first two episodes:

To find out about : episode 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1715_faceup/page3.
shtml

To cheat on: episode 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1715_faceup/page4.
shtml
There's a new episode every week so make sure you come back every
Wednesday!

FUNKY PHRASAL VERBS

Find out about fun phrasal verbs, listen to the audio and try the quiz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/148_phrasalv
 erbs/

CROSSWORD
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/b_vocabulary/bank12/vocabulary12
_01?cc=fr&selLanguage=en

WORD SEARCH
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/b_vocabulary/bank12/vocabulary12
_02?cc=fr&selLanguage=en

Numbers QUIZZ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1526_numbers_maths

CROSSWORDS
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/crossword_numbers4.htm

Prepositions of time EXERCICES

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5278

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-2.html

Making proposals Listen: how to make suggestions!!!

and bids http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1756_how_to_discu
ss/page2.shtml

WEEK 7: Expressing wishes and regrets, Argumenting, Advice, Obligation/

Permission, Future Tense, Present Simple

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Present Simple LESSONS + EXERCICES

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimple/menu.php
Present simple or continuous
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentsimpleorcontinuous/menu.php

Advice LESSON + EXERCICES

Had better
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/hadbetter/menu.php

Should
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/should/menu.php

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/should2/menu.php
 Shall
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/shall/menu.php

See also

The Imperative
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/imperative/menu.php

Listen: How to make suggestions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1756_how_to_discu
ss/page2.shtml

Listen: How to make recommendations

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instru
ct/page5.shtml

QUIZZ
Giving advice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=1523_quiznet

Obligation- LESSON + EXERCICES

permission
How to express obligation
Must/have to
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/musthaveto/menu.php

The imperative
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/imperative/menu.php

How to express permission

Can
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/can/menu.php

May
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/maymight/menu.php

Listen: How to express Permission

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/142_requests_offers/
page2.shtml

Future Tense LESSON + EXERCICES

Going to
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtofuture/menu.php

Will
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/willfuture/menu.php

Going to or will
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php

Present forms
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentformsforfuture/menu.php
 Will – other uses
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/willotheruses/menu.php

Expressing wishes LESSON + EXERCICES

and regrets How to express wishes
Wish
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/menu.php

How to express regrets

Should have
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/shouldhave/menu.php

Argumenting Listen: How to make a point

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1756_how_to_discu
ss/page3.shtml

Listen: How to make positive and negative comments

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instru
ct/page4.shtml

WEEK 8: Time and space: Opinions and Present Perfect Simple

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Referring to space Referring to time

and time
QUIZZES
Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1145_time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1550_time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1258_time

CROSSWORDS
Time
http://www.english-4u.de/time_cw.htm

Referring to space

QUIZZES
 Space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1419_space

Prepositions of place
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1243_quiznet

Preferences and How to express your opinion: Valet website

opinions Giving your opinions
http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/giving-your-opinions/

Agreeing/disagreeing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/un
it2meetings/3agreedisagree.shtml

Listen: How to express disagreeing!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1756_how_to_discu
ss/page4.shtml

Listen: How to express uncertainty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1756_how_to_discu
ss/page5.shtml

QUIZZ
I believe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1651_quiznet

Present Perfect LESSONS + EXERCICES

Simple http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/menu.php

QUIZZ
Participles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1045_participles

GAMES
Present perfect
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_01a?
cc=fr&selLanguage=en

CROSSWORDS
Past participles
http://www.english-4u.de/past_participles.htm

WEEK 9: Numbers and Prices; First Conditional

 CONTENTS WEBSITES

Comparatives LESSON + EXERCICES

http://www.e-anglais.com/cours/comparatifs_et_superlatifs.html

QUIZZ
Superlatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?
ContentType=text/html;quiz=1114_biggest

First Conditional LESSON + EXERCICES

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php

Past Tense LESSON + EXERCICES

Past tense review
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastreview1/menu.php

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastreview2/menu.php

Used to
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php

WEEK 11: Hypothetical Sentences

CONTENTS WEBSITES

This / that LESSON

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/pronouns/that-these-
and-those

Hypothetical LESSON + EXERCICES

sentences The first conditional
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php

WEEK 12: Second Conditional, Indirect Questions and Tags

CONTENTS WEBSITES

Second Conditional LESSON + EXERCICES

http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/secondconditional/menu.php
Indirect Questions LESSON + EXERCICES
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/menu.php

Tags LESSON + EXERCICES

Questions tags
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/questionstags/menu.php

Some more if you have time:

Links to improve your pronunciation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/
http://www.howjsay.com/
http://inogolo.com

Improving your writing skills:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Executive summary: http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Executive-Summary

More grammar exercises:

http://www.learningenglish.de/grammarpage.htm/

A Selection of Online Resources

Various links to British media online: http://www.wrx.zen.co.uk/britnews.htm

The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk

The Independent http://www.theindependent.co.uk
The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk
The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk

The Times Higher Education Supplement http://www.thes.co.uk

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

The International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/

The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/
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Slate: http://slate.com/
The Onion (education) http://www.theonion.com/content/education
Oxford Student http://www.oxfordstudent.com/

This list is by no means exhaustive, but will provide you with a few ideas for accessing
various types of media online.