UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF ENGLISH
DIVISION OF ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS & BANKING

B2-TARGETING GENERAL ENGLISH

SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS
FAST TRACK COURSE
Total number of class : 150 class hours
hours Number of phases : 2 phases
+ Phase 1 : 75 class hours
+ Phase 2 : 75 class hours
 B2-TARGETING GENERAL ENGLISH _ PHASE 1
(Semester …– Academic Year: … - …)
Time Allotment: 12.5 weeks

I. Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
✔revise, consolidate and extend their command of English grammar and vocabulary.
✔increase academic vocabulary specific to typical themes.
✔be accustomed to academic reading and listening skills.
✔speak with more fluency and accuracy.
✔get familiar with academic writing (sentences, paragraphs, short essays) and write different specific essay genres such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, pros
and cons.
✔ to develop their group work and problem-solving skills, as well as report writing and presentation skills.
✔ get to know IELTS exam.
II. Course books:
1. Sabina Ostrowtrak (2014). Unlock Listening and Speaking Skills 3, Cambridge University Press (UL-LS)
2. Carolyn Westbrook (2014). Unlock Reading and Writing Skills 3, Cambridge University Press (UL-RW)
3. Faculty of English Lecturers (2020). Academic Skills Building. Faculty of English: Selective compilation for internal use.

III. Supplementary materials:

1. Basic IELTS Speaking (Zhang Juan – Alison Wang); Basic IELTS Listening (Li Ya Bin); Basic IELTS Reading (Zhang Juan); Basic IELTS Writing (Wang Yue Xi)
2. Common mistakes at IELTS Intermediate (Pauline Cullen)
3. Great Writing 3 (Keith S. Folse; Elena Vestri Solomon; David Clabeaux)
N. B.: Any other relevant materials selected by the teachers are welcome. Selected practice tests are recommended if appropriate and for limited time.
IV. Teaching approach:
✔Subskills of academic English familiarization.
✔IELTS orientation and test familiarization.
✔The Learner-Centered Approach is used.
✔Lessons should be planned based on students ‘needs and their characteristics.
✔Feedback for students’ performance should also be given timely and regularly to build up their confidence and improve their performance.
✔For reading and listening lessons, students will be taught and trained with basic skills needed to deal with reading and listening activities.
✔For speaking, students’ pronunciation will be checked and corrected.
✔Pair and group-work activities should be applied and encouraged together with the individual ones.
 ✔Vocabulary will also be built up on the theme basis in order to improve the quality of students’ talk.
✔For writing, lessons about basic types of academic essays should be planned.
✔Academic vocabulary will be taught and provided to students to better their writing.
✔At the end of the semester, mock tests will be provided so as to help students get familiar with the real test.
V. Time distribution
75 periods – 12.5 weeks x 6 periods/week

VI. Course Policy and Assessment

✔Students have to attend at least 80% of contact hours at class and attend all the tests.
✔Students have to complete and submit tasks assigned in the online course.
✔Students have to self-study outside class hours and complete all homework and assignments before class time.
✔Students actively participate in class activities and cooperate with peers in pair and group work.

Items Skills Weight

Progress Test 1 Listening 10%
Online practice 4 skills 10%
Progress Test 2 Speaking 10%
Participation Individual, pair & group work 10%
Final Exam Reading and Writing 60%
VII. Teaching schedule
Abbr:
1.UL-LS: Unlock 3- Listening and Speaking Skills 2. UL-RW: Unlock 3-Reading and Writing Skills

Objectives Further
Class Materials Practice
Week Topic Language Focus Skills Main Contents & Subskills

1 (27.03-31.03)
S1
Introducing oneself and getting to know each other Discussing
Orientation Orientation
to reach agreement on class rules
ppt
Understanding the course requirements and the way to use the class and guided self-
study materials
Entry test Entry test
 Key skill: Listening 2
Listening UL-LS (pp.14-23) (pp 24-26)
- Taking notes (Listening 1)
Vocabulary:
- Word families Critical
Grammar: thinking
Animals - Modals for Key skills: (p. 27)
obligation and - Preparing an opening statement for a UL-LS (pp.28-30)
suggestions Speaking
debate Online 1
- Using signposting language

S2
Reading 2
Key skill: (pp 20-23)
Vocabulary:
- Identifying the main ideas in a text
- Academic adjectives 1 Reading UL-RW (pp.14-20)
(Reading 1)

Animals Grammar: Online 2

- Word order, using

and, but and whereas Critical
Key skills:
thinking
- Using punctuation
Writing UL-RW (pp.27-29) (p.24)
- Writing a comparison paragraph

2(03/04-07/04) Listening 2
S3 Key skill: (pp 41-
Listening - Identifying cause & effect UL-LS (pp. 32-40) 42)
Vocabulary: (Listening 1)
- Suffixes
Customs and Online 3
Grammar:
Traditions
- Dependent Critical
prepositions Key skills: UL-LS (pp. 44-48) thinking
Speaking - Taking turns in a discussion (p.43)
- Using adverbs for emphasis
 S4 Reading
Vocabulary: 2 (pp.
Key skill:
- Academic UL-RW (pp.32 - 38) 39-43)
Reading - Reading for detail (Reading 1)
adjectives 2 Online 4
Customs and Grammar:
Traditions - Avoiding
generalizations Key skills: Critical
- Adverbs of - Structure an essay UL-RW (pp.32 - 49) thinking
Writing
frequency - Adding detail for interest (p. 44-
45)
3(10/04-14/04) Exam focus:
Listening Handout 1
S5 Listening - Listening for specific information
- Listening for numbers, dates & letters Listening Handout 2
Exam focus:
Speaking Part 1: Speaking Handout 1
- Answering questions on familiar topics
- Expanding your answer
Speaking
- Linking your ideas
- Using your vocabulary to link and Speaking Handout 2
Skills expand your ideas
building & Stop &
S6 Exam focus 1 Exam focus: check 1
- locating information Reading Handout 1
+ short-answer questions
Reading + classifications
- Locating key information
+ Table/Note/Sentence Completion Reading Handout 2
+ MCQ Questions
Exam focus: Writing Handout 1
Writing - Paragraph Writing Review
- From Paragraph to Essay Writing Handout 2
4(17/04-21/04) Vocabulary: Key skills: Listening
S7 - Synonyms - Using background knowledge to predict UL-LS (pp. 50-57) 2(pp58-
Listening
History Grammar: content 60)
- Relative clauses - Understanding key vocabulary
(Listening 1) Online 5
 UL-LS (pp. 62-66) Critical
thinking
Key skill:
Speaking (p61)
- Talking about past events

S8 Vocabulary: Reading
- History and Key skill: 2 (p57-
education Reading - identifying purpose and audience UL-RW (pp.50 -57) 61)
Grammar: (Reading 1)
- Making Online 6
History
suggestions
- Stating opinions Critical
Key skill: UL-RW (pp.63 -66) thinking
- Linking Writing - Writing an introduction
contrasting (p62)
sentences
5(24/04-28/04) Listening
S9 Key skill: UL-LS (pp. 68-77) 2(p78-
Listening - Identifying rhetorical questions
80)
(Listening 1)
Critical
Vocabulary:
thinking
- Achievements Key skills:
Transport (p81)
Grammar: - Expanding ideas
Speaking UL-LS (pp. 82-84)
- Comparing - Giving examples of personal
things experiences Online 7
S10 Key skill: Reading
Vocabulary: Reading - Using visual clues to predict content 2(p74--
- Collocation UL-RW (pp.68 -74) 77)
- Synonym
Grammar: Online 8
Transport - First
conditional
Critical
Key skills:
UL-RW (pp.79 -84) thinking(
Writing - Writing a conclusion
p78-79)
- Analyzing an essay question
6(01/05-05/05) Exam focus:
S11 - Listening for gist Listening Handout 3
Listening
- Predicting content Listening Handout 4
- Listening for paraphrased languages
Exam focus:
Speaking Part 2 Speaking Handout 3
- Understand the topic
- Brainstorming ideas for part 2 and
Speaking
checking your notes.
Skills - Using your notes Speaking Handout 4
building & - Using rhythm and timing to help your Stop &
Exam focus 2 task flow check 2
S12 Exam focus:
- Reading for main ideas: Matching Reading Handout 3
headings (part 1)
- Making inferences: T/F/NG (part 1)
Reading
- Reading for main ideas: Matching
headings (part 2) Reading Handout 4
- Scanning to find information: Labelling
a diagram
Exam focus: Writing Handout 3
Writing - Writing a balanced opinion essay
- Writing a problem–solution essay Writing Handout 4
7(08/05-12/05) Listening
S13 Key skills: 2(p95-
Vocabulary: Listening - Understanding explanations UL-LS (pp. 86-94) 97)
- Negative - Listening for counterarguments
prefixes (Listening 1) Online 9
Grammar:
Environment Key skills: Critical
- Models to
- Linking ideas thinking
express
- Talking about advantages and (p98-99)
opinions Speaking disadvantages UL-LS (pp. 100-102)
 S14 Reading
Key skill: UL-RW (pp.86-92) 2 (p93-
Vocabulary:
- Environment Reading - Scanning to find information 96)
Grammar:
Environment Online 10
- Cause and
effect Key skill: Critical
Writing - Writing a topic sentence of a body UL-RW (pp.98-102) thinking
paragraph. (p97)
8(15/05-19/05) Listening
S15 2 (p113-
Listening Key skill: UL-LS (pp. 104-112) 114)
Vocabulary: - Identifying attitude (Listening 1)
- Phrasal verbs
Grammar:
Health and Critical
- Talking about
Fitness thinking(
preferences
Key skill: p115-
Speaking - Using imperatives & adjectives to UL-LS (pp. 116-120) 116)
persuade
Online 11

S16 Reading
Vocabulary:
2(p.111-
- Health and
Key skill: 115)
fitness Reading
- Reading for detail UL-RW (pp. 104-110) Online 12
Grammar:
Health and
- Phrases to give Critical
Fitness Key skill:
reasons UL-RW (pp. 117-120) thinking(
Writing - Writing supporting sentences of a body
- Phrases to give p115-
paragraph.
examples 116)
9(22/05-26/05) Exam focus:
S17 - Listening for details Listening Handout 5
Skills Listening - Understanding diagrams
building & - Listening for specific information Listening Handout 6
Exam focus 3 - Interpreting maps & plans
Exam focus:
Speaking
Speaking Part 1&2 Speaking Handout 5
 S18 Exam focus:
- Making inferences: Reading Handout 5
+ True/False/Not Given (part 2)
Reading + Yes/No/Not Given
- Locating information in texts: Summary
Completion Reading Handout 6
- Making inferences: T/F/NG (part 3)
Exam focus: Writing Handout 5
Writing - Writing a cause–effect essay
- Writing a problem-solution essay Writing Handout 6
10(29/05-02/06) Listening
S19 Key skill: 2(p132-
Listening
- Understanding lecture organization UL-LS (pp. 122-131) 134)
Vocabulary:
(Listening 1)
- Phrases with
Discovery make Critical
and Grammar: thinking
Invention - Passive forms Key skills: (p134-
Speaking - Outlining a topic UL-LS (pp. 136-138) 135)
- Explaining how something is used

Online 13
S20 Reading
Vocabulary:
2 (p128-
- Understand Key skill:
Reading UL-RW (pp. 122-127) 132)
ing prefixes - Scanning to predict content
Discovery
Grammar:
and Online 14
- Making
Invention Critical
predicti
ons Key skill: UL-RW (pp. 135-138) thinking(
Writing
- Relative - Editing for common errors 132-134)
clauses
-
11(05/06-09/06) Listening
S21 Key skill: UL-LS (pp. 140-149) 2(p150-
Vocabulary: Listening
- Listening for main ideas & detail 151)
- Idioms and
(Listening 1)
fixed
expressions
Fashion Critical
Grammar:
- Talking about Key skills: thinking
future - Asking for opinion and checking (p152)
Speaking
information UL-LS (pp. 153-156)
- Focusing on information that follows Online 15
S22 Vocabulary: Reading
- Hyponyms Key skill: 2(p147-
- Homonyms Reading - Distinguishing fact from opinion UL-RW (pp. 140-146) 151)
Grammar: Online 16
Fashion - Prepositional Critical
phrases Key skill: UL-RW (pp. 153-156) thinking(
Writing
- Counter- - Editing for cohesion & coherence p152)
arguments
12(12/06-16/06)
Exam focus:
S23 Listening Handout 7
- Identifying key words you don’t know
Listening Listening Handout 8
- Recognizing register & attitude
Listening Handout 9
- Listening sample test
Exam focus:
Speaking Part 3 (2) Speaking Handout 7
- Discussion Practice for Part 3 of the
Skills
IELTS Speaking Test : Comparison &
building &
Contrast ; Evaluation
Exam Speaking
- Discussion Practice for Part 3 of the
focus 4
IELTS Speaking Test : Agreement & Speaking Handout 8
Disagreement ; Speculation Stop &
- Speaking sample test Speaking Handout 9 check 4

Exam focus:
Reading - Locating key information Reading Handout 7
+ Matching features
 + Multiple Choice Questions
+ Summary Completion
+ Making inferences: T/F/NG Reading Handout 8
(part 4)
- Reading sample test Reading Handout 9

Exam focus:
- Writing an advantage–disadvantage Writing Handout 7
Writing essay
- Writing an opinion essay Writing Handout 8
- Writing sample test Writing Handout 9
S24
SPEAKING TEST

13(19/06-23/06)
S25 LISTENING, READING AND WRITING TEST

VIII. Test Format

Tests Format Weight
Listening Test 3 sections = 30 questions. 10%
About 45 minutes - Section 1: Questions 1-10 (Form Completion, Note Completion, Multiple Choice)
Section 2: Questions 11-20 (Table Completion, Map Labelling, Multiple Choice, Sentence completion)
- Section 3: Questions 21-30 (Summary with given words, Multiple Choice, Matching, Table Completion)
Listen to each recording TWICE.
5 minutes to transfer answers to an answer sheet

Speaking Test IELTS Speaking Test Format: 3 parts: 10%

About 8 - Part 1: Interview (3 minutes)
minutes/candidate - Part 2: Individual Long Turn (Cue Card) 3 minutes
- Part 3: Discussion (2 minutes)
Questions in Part 3 are related to the topic in Part 2.
Reading & Writing Test - Reading: 2 passages = 25 questions 60%
Reading: 50 minutes IELTS format: 600-700 words/passage
Writing: 40 minutes 12-13 questions/passage
- Writing:
IELTS Writing Task 2: Write an essay (at least 200 words)