EPS B1.
1 Learning Outcomes & Lexis List
In all EPS modules/courses, the following learning strategies and study & life-skills are targeted:
LEARNING STRATEGIES
● use dictionaries
● use outside resources
● be aware of your learning style
● use suitable learning techniques (e.g.,
keeping a vocabulary notebook, watching
films, …)
● identify your strengths and weaknesses as
language learners
● seek advice and explore opportunities to
improve
● brainstorm before presenting ideas
● reflect on oral/written texts
● use a simple word meaning when you can’t
remember the correct word
● build a rapport, interact and work effectively
with others
LIFE SKILLS
● understand and play role of a leader and
follower alternatively
● find ideas and look for alternatives
● contribute to the planning and coordination
of group work
● find and manage relevant information from
various sources
● practice ethical attitudes (e.g., avoiding
cheating, coming to class on time…) besides
having responsibilities towards society
● solve problems in creative ways
● organize and complete work in a timely
manner
● develop positive attitudes towards learning
and working with others
● recognize and respect others’ attitudes,
behavior and beliefs
2021 - 2022 Academic Year
SPOKEN INTERACTION
● repeat back part of what someone
has said to confirm that we
understand each other
(e.g., A: I am going home. B: Going
home? ...)
● ask for clarification or elaboration
● practice active listening and
responding skills
● maintain interaction with eye-
contact and body language
WRITTEN & SPOKEN PRODUCTION
● make notes from oral/written texts
● make an outline to organize ideas
● use notes taken from oral/written
texts
● draft work
● edit and rewrite work
● deliver idea/s clearly, effectively
and with confidence either orally
or in writing
READING
● read for specific information
● read for the main ideas
● read for detailed comprehension
● guess the meaning of unknown
word/s from the context
LISTENING
● listen for specific information
● listen for the main ideas
● listen for detailed comprehension
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES SUB OBJECTIVES/ STUDY TOPIC AREAS EXTRA

SKILLS** PRACTICE
Spoken Interaction: ● express opinions Travel
● start, maintain (e.g., by ● express agreement or High Note (HN) 2 Intermediate
expressing and disagreement Unit 3 Language
responding to ● ask for more details HN 3 Unit 4 Practice
suggestions, opinions using (Wh-questions) HN 3 Watch & Grammar:
…) and close ● support description Reflect (W&R) 04 Unit 25 (p.107-
conversations on topics using examples HN 3 Weekend 109) Unit 43
that are familiar or of ● use appropriate outlines Worksheet (WW) (p.189-193)
personal interest to organise ideas Unit 4 worksheet Vocabulary:
● give and ask for more ● produce a 1, 2, 3 & 4 Unit 1 (p.208-
detailed information straightforward Skillful 2 R&W 209) Unit 13
● give and ask for connected composition: Unit 2, Read.1, (p. 240-242)
opinions and reasons in ● write an introduction Unit 8 Macmillan
an informal discussion paragraph Read.1 English
with friends, agreeing ● write development Campus (MEC)
and disagreeing politely paragraph(s) that OWS Int. units:
● find out and pass on develop 15A, 33, 34A, 35 &
straightforward factual an argument 38
information systematically
● identify, look for and ● write a conclusion Health
come up with paragraph based HN 2 Unit 5E 5F 5G Intermediate
alternative ideas to ● use linkers to list HN 3 Unit 2G 3C Language
personal, interpersonal, ideas, opinions and 3D 3F Practice
community and wider examples HN 3 W&R 05 Grammar:
societal problems ● use linkers to HN 3 Life Skills Unit 6: (p.23-
Spoken Production: contrast opinion 3&4 26)
● describe feelings and ● use a range of simple Skillful 2 R&W Vocabulary:
reactions related to grammatical structures Unit 10 Unit 2: (p.210-
personal experience, and some complex OWS Int. Units: 29, 212)
real or imagined events sentence patterns 30, 50A & 73
● give a prepared straight ● -ed / -ing adjectives
forward presentation ● use ‘used to’ for past Society
and list the main points habits and routines HN 2 Unit 1A 1B Intermediate
with reasonable ● use present 1C 1F & 1G Language
explanations perfect with time HN 2 W&R 01 Practice
● give reasons and adverbials to express HN 3 WW Unit 7 Grammar:
explanations for recent, indefinite and Worksheet 2 Unit 17: (p. 72-
opinions, plans and unfinished past HN 2 Life Skills 01 77)
actions ● use ‘have to, *can’t, &02 Vocabulary:
Writing: must(not)’ for present Skillful 2 R&W Unit 10:
● write an opinion obligation Unit 1 Read. 1 (p.232-233)
composition ● use ‘don’t have to’ for OWS Int. Units: 10,
lack of obligation 11, 12, 50B & 54A,
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TEXT LENGTH (PER TASK) ● use ‘may, might, will’ for Technology
Spoken Interaction: min. 3 prediction HN 2 Unit 8A 8B Intermediate
minutes ● use first conditional with 8C 8D 8E 8F Language
Spoken Production: min. if, *unless, *when 8G & Unit 8 Practice
2.5 minutes ● use second conditional REVISION Grammar:
Writing: 190-210 words ● use verb + ing forms as HN 2 W&R 08 Units 21 (p.93-
Listening: approx. 3 minutes the subject of a HN 3 Unit 2A 2B 95) & Unit 43
Reading: approx. 350 words sentence 2C 2E (p.189-193)
● *use ‘both’ and ‘both HN 3 W&R 2 Vocabulary:
of’ OWS Int. Units: 14, Unit 19 (p.258-
● *use ‘reflexive 19B, 69B & 86A 260)
pronouns’ as object
● use frequently used Work & Jobs
words and phrases HN 2 Unit 7 & 9B Intermediate
HN 2 W&R 07 Language
HN 2 WW Unit 7 Practice
Worksheet Grammar:
1,2,3&4 Unit 7 (p.27-
HN 3 Unit 5A 5D 31) & Unit
5E 5F & 5G 15(p.64-68)
HN 3 W&R 08 Vocabulary:
HN 3 Project Unit 17(p.252-
Based Learning 254)
(PBL) Unit 7
HN 2 Life Skills
07&08
Skillful 2 R&W
Unit 3 Read 1, Unit
6 Read 1
OWS Int. Units:7,
77, 78 & 79
Sports
HN 2 Unit 2E & 2G Intermediate
HN 3 Unit 3A & 3B Language
HN 3 W&R 03 Practice
Skillful 2 R&W Grammar:
Unit 5 Read 1 Unit 12 (p.53-
OWS Int. Units:57, 57), Unit 20 (p.
66A & 67B 88-92)
Vocabulary:
Unit 14 (p.243-
245)
* Not in HighNote/ OWS ** Please also refer to study skills & learning strategies

URL for Intermediate Language Practice - Grammar & Vocabulary:

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intermediatelanguagepractice?qid=689de7f4-1789-456a-86bb-
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Travel Health Society Technology Work and Sport

Jobs
airfare accidentally according to a great deal advanced All over the
airsick allergy (sb/sth) amazed advise world
backpack an upset account for amazing application Amateur
be meant (to around the sth analyse appoint Athlete
do sth) world adopt a child analysis assistant Athletics
be sure to do arrange affair app attend Athletics
sth asthma aging approximately automatic Baseball
break at times anniversary batteries basis player
break down benefit apart bored benefit Bat
bus pass bitten as long as boring booking Blow
camp bleeding possible carry out sth candidate Boxer
campsite breathing as much as charge career Break a record
cancel burn possible circle chemist Champion
catch care for sb as quickly as confirm complaint Championship
change check-up possible confirmation confirmation Club
train/buses confused as soon as confused contact Coach
check-in consultant possible confusing cv (curriculum Coach (n)(v)
commute cough attitude connect sth vitae) Compete
connection difficulty be related (to data deal with sth Competition
countryside diseases sb) delete diploma Competitive
departure emergency belief disappointed discriminate Competitor
destination examine birthday disappointing (in favor of/ Court
direct train get over from break up (with discover against sb) Covered
due sth sb) download duty Crash helmet
express train go into brother-in-law earth emergency Current
facilities hospital care for sb embarrassed employment Currently
get in go to (the) celebrate embarrassing estate agent Cycling
head hospital ceremony exist exporter Deep
hike go to the childhood experiment field Depth
hold sb up hospital civil ceremony exploration greed Except (for)
hostel heart coincidence explore hairdresser Fan
in time heart disease combination fascinated hire Fencing
in case injure constant fascinating importer Figure
indoor issue consume file in charge (of Flag
journey lack custom freezes sb/sth) Final
landing mental date of birth frightened job Footballer
level muscles dislike frightening make sure Goalkeeper
look forward operation drunk hardware manage (to do Golfer
to (doing) sth painful economic images sth) Ground
main station pale enquiry in other words mechanic Gymnast
miss poisonous equality incredible occupation Gymnastics
outdoor reaction equally invent pharmacist Gymnastics
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pick sb/sth up recover from expert login photographer Hold

put sth up sth factor login position Hold a record
queue risk fancy logoff postman Host
rail travel sample fear logout postwoman Ice hockey
reasonable scan fit low priest player
remote skin disease foster parents moon process Length
reservation sore throat friendship network profession Linesman
schedule stomach frighten planets promote Long
seaside strong enough generation plug sth into qualification Maximum
service successful get on well power race Medal
sights suffer from get to know previously receive Minimum
stopping train (sth) sb reach reference Nation
sunbathing symptom get together relaxed remain Net
take off take care of sb get/be relaxing request Oval ball
throughout temperature engaged revolves require Participate
ticket test gives birth rockets retire Professional
machine the young go long run sailor Qualify
ticket office treat go out with sb satellite satisfactory Race
/booking treat got divorced scientist selection Racing driver
office treatment got married search engine serve Racket
traffic jam tripped over complicated so far sex Recent
travel unwell have sth in software shall Record
travel card various common solar system skill Referee
trip well enough honest solid structure Rugby player
turn out x-rays honeymoon solid rock technical Shoot
warning I possibly can space the (armed) Shooting
identical space forces Shout
in a (serious) spacecraft travel agent Skier
relationship stars unemploymen Spectator
is born start sth up t Stadium
keep/be in stored what does Standard
touch (with supply your job,etc. Stick
sb) universe involve? Supporter
lack (of sth) update work permit Swimmer
limit sth (to username Take part (in
sb) wireless sth)
make a worried Tennis player
speech worrying Tournament
marriage Wave
nicknames Weightlifting
no longer Whistle
old age Wide
one another Width
only child Worldwide
originally
pressure
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previous
realize
record
registry office
religious
ceremony
rely on sb
romantic
save (money)
sense of
humour
separate
separate from
sexual
sibling
single-parent
family
sources
statistics
strength
support
tax
tell the truth
the elderly
trend
trust
twin
vary
violence
wedding(rece
ption)
willing (to do
sth)
working
myself
yourself
himself
herself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
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Spoken Interaction Linkers Time Adverbials

As far as I am All the same Plus For Last

concerned… Although Provided (that) Since Meanwhile
How do you feel about…? As a result, Since Never Now and
I think (that)…. As long as So Ever again
If you ask me…. As, So (that) Just Nowadays
In my opinion… Because, Still Not…. Yet Occasionally
In principle Consequently, Nevertheless Already Over
In theory Despite (that), On the one hand During Recent
It seems to me… Despite the fact …on the other Still Recently
Personally I think (that)… that, (hand) Eventually These days
What do you think Due to (sth), Or (else) From time to Throughout
about…? Even though Otherwise time
What do you think of…? Furthermore, In order to do sth In the
apparently However result in sth meantime
thinking on sth In addition, due to sth/sb in time (for
surely In case in contrast to sth sth/to do sth)
I see what you mean In spite of (that) as well (as sth/sb) for long
qualified Link with what is more by the time
the thing is... Moreover even if for a while
definitely Therefore, at the same time for ages
definitely not Though, depending on at times
I think so Unless sb/sth at the time
I doubt it What’s more, to put it another at last
I hope so Whereas way
I hope not
I’m afraid so
I’m afraid not
I assume so
I expect so
I imagine so
I guess so
I suppose so