Day 1 Lesson plan C1.

2 SC

GRAMMAR

Here are some typical errors that students make. Work with your partner and try to correct them.

1. I had Never felt so embarrassed. WO

2. It’s no use to ask John how the gadget works because he’s hopeless with anything technical.
GER

3. Please don’t hesitate contacting me if you have any further questions. INF

4. I knew John for many years. We are such great friends. VT

5. I’d like to speak to each of you seperately. SP

6. Each child are very different. VF

7. There’s the cafe where we first met in. EW

8. The suspect was accused with shoplifting. PREP

9. The council really need to widthen the ring road. WF

10. I didn’t hear the storm last night because I was deep asleep. VOC

11. My mother always goes to the church on Sundays. She’s very religious.
ART

12. It would be really cool if you could send me some further information about your language courses.
REG

13. If you had paying attention, you wouldn’t have made such a silly mistake. ^

14. I can’t believe there are so much litter on the streets in Barcelona. UNCOUNT NOUN

15. Paseo San Joan is a bit of a mess at the moment because of all the road work! COUNT NOUN
WO WORD ORDER
GER GERUND
INF INFINITIVE
VT VERB TENSE
SP SPELLING
VF VERB FORM
EW EXTRA WORD
PREP PREPOSITION
WF WORD FORM
VOC VOCABULARY
ART ARTICLE
REG REGISTER
^ MISSING WORD
UNCOUNT NOUN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
COUNT NOUN COUNTABLE NOUN
ASSESSMENT
60% FINAL EXAMINATION
40% CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
15% three writing assignments
10% two progress tests
10% oral presentation
5% class participation

To pass the course you need to

- get an overall mark of 5 or above
- get a mark of 5 or above on the final exam
- get more than 50% of the combined possible total for the speaking and writing sections
of the exam
- attend at least 80% of the classes in the course.
- have completed all the continual assessment.

Final Examination
The final examination consists of five parts.
 Grammar and vocabulary 30
 Writing 20
 Listening 15
 Reading 15
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 Speaking 20

Progress tests
There will be two progress tests. Your teacher will provide you with more details about what specific material will be included. Check the course plan for dates.
We will be using
Speakout Advanced Plus
(The book is yellow)
You will need to buy the
Students’ book 2nd edition Pearson
 
Either the digital version or paper version.
Get to know your partners

Work in groups of three. Ask and answer the following questions.

Why did you choose the degree you are studying?

What is the most challenging aspect of the degree?
How is studying at TCM different from studying at high school?
What was the most important thing you learnt last year?
Are you good at organizing your time?
How do you like to unwind at the end of the day/ weekend?
What do you hope to be doing in 5 years’ time?
Are you following in the footsteps of another member of your family?
Is there anything that is worrying you at present? (On a personal or more global level)
What is your objective for this year?
What did you get up to this summer?
Do you work and study? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

Course book

Page 6

Lead in
Ex 2A
Speaking in groups of three
Padlet

Choose 4 multiword verbs.

Write sentences on the padlet which include the verbs.

https://padlet.com/alice_lockyer/ovq4yen2ahkbbko4
Unit 1
Page
8
ex 1,
ex 2

Student A
Choose a trailblazer. Don’t tell your partner the name. Describe the person. Your partner has to guess which person you are describing.

Bob Dylan
Bill Gates. ...
Benjamin Franklin. ...
Leonardo Da Vinci. ...
Kazuo Ishiguro
Alexander Graham Bell. ...
Thomas Edison. ...
Mahatma Gandhi
Student B
Choose a trailblazer. Don’t tell your partner the name. Describe the person. Your partner has to guess which person you are describing.

Jackson Pollock
Steve Jobs. ...
Mark Zuckerberg
Marie Curie
Rosa Parks
Freddy Mercury
Rembrandt
Harvey Milk

How do these images make you feel? What can be done to resolve the problems?

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR THE TASK.

This image really shows...
Who do you think is responsible?
What do you think should be done about this?
I think it's a question of …
It's interesting you should mention that, because...
In my opinion...
The way I see it is...

I must admit I've never really thought about this issue …

The most important thing is … .
Personally I think...
I take your point, but …
I think you're absolutely right …
I'm afraid I don't really go along with you on that …
Ex 2.2

Ex B

2,2,2
Match the words below with the words in bold in ex 3A

Speaking