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I NSTRUCTOR C OURSE S UMMARY

Name: Tran Thanh Huy Time duration: 2 hours
Phone: 0908 863 800 Contact Time: 40 class periods
Email: tran.huy0604@gmail.com
(Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any
issues needed to be discussed)

C OURSE D ESCRIPTION
Boosting language skills is difficult for learners who forget mostly fundamental concepts.
Therefore, communicating with confidence is placed on bridging the gap between the use
and usage of the target language in real-life settings

C OURSE O BJECTIVES
By the end of this course, students are expected to:
 Use flexibly the target language in real-life settings.
 Give clear, systematically developed description and presentations on familiar subjects.
 Develop language skills systematically with accuracy, fluency, and appropriateness.
 Evaluate their own practice in a constructive manner.

C OURSE M ATERIAL
R EQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
 Richard, Jack. & Bohlke, D. (2012). Speak Now 1 (Student book): Communicate with
confidence. Oxford University Press
 Richard, Jack. & Bohlke, D. (2012). Speak Now 1 (Workbook): Communicate with
confidence. Oxford University Press
R ECOMMEN DED ONLINE RESOURCES
https://www.ted.com/
https://www.rosettastone.com/
http://www.rong-chang.com/tutor_mike.htm

C OURSE ACTIVITIES
Quizzes
Throughout the course, students are required to complete 8 quizzes. These quizzes will
cover a variety of exercises with topics closely related to those included in the course book.
Exams
There will be one mid-term test and one final test. Detailed information on the format of
these two tests will be available via class email.
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S CHEDULE

W EE K T OPI C C O URS EWO RK D U E T HIS W EE K

 How are you?
Listen for formal and informal language
 Nice to meet you
1 CHAPTER 1 Pronunciation: Reduction of to
 Can you say that again?
Listen for repetition Quiz #1
 Pronunciation: Intonation in question tags
 I love pop!
Listen for differences
 My favourite movie is...
Pronunciation: Constrative stress in returning
2 CHAPTER 2 questions
 What time is it?
Listen for time
Quiz #2
 Would you try kayaking?
Stress in compound nouns
 Do you have any brothers?
Pronunciation: Final’s sounds
 She’s pretty smart.
CHAPTER 3 Listen for personalities
3
 I love your shirt!
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Quiz #3
 What’s she wearing?
Listen for descriptions
 When do you get up?
Pronunciation: Reduction of do you
 When do you get there?
Listen to ask a follow-up question
4 CHAPTER 4
 What do you do first?
Pronunciation: Sequence markers
Quiz #4
 What are you doing?
Listen for activities
 What’s your place like?
Listen for things in an apartment
Mid-term Test
 Where can I get a lamp?
Listen for suggestions
5 CHAPTER 5
 Where’s the mall?
Pronunciation: Linking sounds
Quiz #5
 Take a left
Pronunciation: Intonation in clarifying questions
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 How much is coffee?

Pronunciation: Stress in numbers
 Will you take $20?
Listen for bargained prices
6 CHAPTER 6
 Do you ever buy books?
Pronunciation: Intonation in questions
Quiz #6
 Your phone is so cool!
Listen for product features
 Do you eat much fruit?
Listen for eating habits
 We need onions
Reduction of what do
7 CHAPTER 7
 Do you eat a big lunch?
Pronunciation: Regular noun plural endings
Quiz #7
 How does it taste?
Listen for descriptions
 I had a great weekend
Listen for past events
 What time did you call?
Pronunciation: Past tense endings
8 CHAPTER 8
 You won’t believe this!
Listen to people’s reactions
Quiz #8
 What are your plans?
Pronunciation: Reduction of going to
9 Final Test