English as a Second Language – Level 3

Basic Information
English as a
Course Title Second Language
Level 3

Prerequisites Level 2 Duration 40 hours

Overall Goals:
1. Provide students who already have an understanding of English basics and can deal effectively with familiar
everyday situations, with the vocabulary, grammatical structures and language functions necessary for
communicating accurately and fluently in various contexts.
2. Develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through various communicative activities focusing
on travel, culture and customs, as well as film, lifestyle, socializing, and personality traits.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Get acquainted with others and discuss different cultures and customs
2. Discuss movie preferences, make arrangements and apologize for being late
3. Leave and take messages, check into a hotel and ask about services
4. Discuss car accidents and driving problems
5. Write two or three paragraphs of personal biography

Class Schedule
Topics Grammar
Unit 1:  Present perfect tense
 Get reacquainted with someone  Past participles of irregular verbs
 Greet a visitor to your country  Using “already”, “yet”, “ever”, “before” and “never”
 Discuss gestures and customs
 Describe an interesting experience

Unit 2:  Present perfect with “for” and “since”

 Apologize for being late  Wants and preferences using “would like” and “would rather”
 Discuss preferences for movie genres
 Describe and recommend movies

Unit 3:  The future with “will”

 Leave and take a message  The real conditional
 Check into a hotel
 Ask about services
 Discuss various forms of accommodation

Unit 4:  Past continuous tense

 Discuss a car accident  Past simple tense
 Describe a car problem  Direct objects with phrasal verbs
 Rent a car
 Discuss good and bad driving
 Class Schedule
Topics Grammar
Unit 5:  Indefinite quantities and amounts: “some”, “any”, “a lot of” / “lots of”, “many”,
 Ask for something in a store “much”
 Make an appointment at a  Indefinite pronouns: “someone” / “no one” / “anyone”
salon or spa

Teaching Methods:
• Vocabulary activities
• Grammar activities and games
• Individual and group presentations
• Role play
• Pronunciation activities
• Pair and group discussions
• Listening activities (Listening for gist, for specific information and for details)
• Reading activities (Skimming and scanning tasks)

Required Course Book:

E-Book
Title: Top Notch – Level 2 - eText + MyEnglishLab Access Code (12 months))
(For Dawson Level 3 and Level 4)
Copyright: 2019 Student eText, ISBN 9780135692400
(approximate price of $36.95)
Authors: Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher
Availability: DAWSON BOOKSTORE
https://www.campusebookstore.com/integration/AccessCodes/default.aspx?bookseller_id=
338&Course=F21+CTD+510013+SECT+01-06&frame=YES&t=permalink

Or (Only one of the two books is required)

Hardcover Book
Title: Top Notch - Level 2 - Student Book w/ Active Book & MyEnglishLab
Copyright: 2015 Student ISBN 9780133542776
(approximate price of $54.95)
Authors: Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher
Availability: DAWSON BOOKSTORE
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/bookstore

Notes:
• Our non-credit courses are not graded.
• A Certificate of participation will be awarded to students who attend and participate in a minimum of 80% of
the classes.
• The Centre for Training & Development reserves the right to make changes, including change in price,
content, description, terms, etc. at any time without notice.