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UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF ENGLISH

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SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL ENGLISH 2

(Semester II – Academic Year: 2015 - 2016)

Time Allotment: 75 hours: 12.5 weeks X6 hours/per week (each group can revise the schedule to fit their timetable)

I. Course book:

1. Course Book: New English File Pre-intermediate, C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, 2006: Student Book (SB) + Workbook (WB)

2. Self-study material A2 compiled by teachers in Faculty of English (to serve as students’ profile) (SSM)

II. Supplementary materials:

1. Developing Tatics For Listening, Jack C. Richards, 2014.

2. New Round Up 2, V. Evans & J. Dooley, 2010.

3. English Vocabulary In Use (Pre-intermediate & Intermediate), Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell, 2011.

4. Let’s Talk 2, Leo Jones, 2013.

5. Effective Academic Writing 1, Alice Savage, Masoud Shafiei,

* N. B.: Any other relevant materials selected by the teachers are welcome. Selected practice test is recommended if appropriate and for limited time

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III. Reference Websites:

• http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning

• http://esl.about.com/

• www.english-at-home.com

• www.tolearnenglish.com

IV. Teaching approach:

Lessons should be planned basing on the student’s needs and their characteristics.

The materials are task-based, so teachers need to identify the focus task in each session.

Photocopiable activities from teacher’s books and the main textbooks are to be made full use of before using supplementary materials

Pronunciation practice should always be focused on during class hours.

The teachers should pay attention to develop sub-reading or listening skills for the students during the classtime

Grammar can be explicitly taught through self-study activities or in a separate session to develop acuracy

Pair and group-work activities should be applied and encouraged together with the individual ones.

Students’ self-study should be guided, facilitated, and monitored to maximize its effectiveness.

Feedback for students’ performance should also be given timely and regularly to build up their confidence and improve their performance.

V. Classtime distribution:

75 periods 12.5 weeks

Week 1 12: 3 periods/2 sessions/week

Week 13 : 3 periods

2 periods Orientation + Entry Test

2 periods Progress Test 1

4 periods Progress Test 2

7 periods Revision

60 periods 8 Units

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning

http://esl.about.com/

http://www.english-at-home.com/

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/

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VI. Assessment

Items Skills Weight

Test 1 Listening 20%

Test 2 Speaking 20%

Final Test Reading and Writing 60%

Note: For students of QH2015 onwards, the results may be used as a bonus point for scholarship or encouragement according to their institutional policy. For

this course, they will be rated as PASS or FAIL. They have to take the VSTEP for a certificate after General English 3. For QH2014 backward (2013, 2012),

the test results are counted toward their GPA.

* Abbreviation:

Week: W

Session: S

Speaking: Sp

Reading: R

Writing: W

Listening: L

Vocabulary : V

Grammar: G

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Week /

Session Topic Objectives

IN-CLASS WORK (FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES) SELF-STUDY

Language focus (SB) Skills: Further practice

for higher levels

Assignments

(homework)

Hand-in

deadline

W1 - S1 Orientation

Students (Ss) are

informed of course

contents and test

format

Course orientation

- Introduce main contents of the course, assessments, format of

Progress tests (1, 2) and Final test for General English 2.

- Entry test

Personal

information

Ss are able to give

personal

information

Ss can understand

numbers (days,

dates, time,

numbers)

- Sp: Getting to know each other

(p.4)

- Wr: Describing yourself (p.13)

- L&Sp: Understanding and

talking about numbers (p.5)

- V: Classroom language

(p.144)

- WB File 1A

W1 – S2 Relationships

Ss can talk about

relationships

Ss can understand

specific information

- V: Family and adjective (p.6)

- R: Who knows you better (p.6)

- G: Present simple (p.7)

- Sp: Talking about a person you

know (p.7)

- L: Listening for general

idea (p.7)

- G: 1B p.126, 127

- WB File 1B

Definitions

Ss can say where

things are

Ss can give

definitions

- Sp: Prepositions of place (p.9)

- R: Dictionary definition (p.10)

- G: Defining relative clause (p.10)

- L: A TV games show

(p.11)

- V: Paraphrasing (p.11)

- G: 1D p.126, 127

- WB File 1D

- SSM: p.1-3

W2 – S1 Holidays Ss can talk about

holidays

- V: holidays (p.147)

- G: Past simple (p.17)

- Sp: Talking about your last

holiday (p.17)

- R: Scanning (p.16,17) - G: 2A p.128, 129

- WB: File 2A

Story telling

Ss can tell a story - V: Verb phrases (p.23)

- G: Past continuous & basic

- R: Reading for specific

information (p.21)

- G: 2B p.128, 129

- WB: File 2B

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linking devices (p. 18)


information (p.22)

- Sp: Retelling a story (p.23)

- L: Listening for gist (p.23)

W2 – S2 Stories

behind

photos

Ss can talk and

write about stories

behind photos

- Sp: Stories behind photos (p.19,

109, 113)

- Wr: Stories behind photos (p.25)

- SSM: p.4-6

Future plans

Ss can talk about

future plans

- R: Reading for gist (p.28)

- Sp: Future plans for holidays

(p.29,116)

- L: Listening for specific

information (p.29)

- Pron: Sentence stress (29)

- WB: File 3A

W3 – S1 Probability Ss can talk about

things that may

happen in the future

- G: Will/ won't for prediction

(p.30)

- Pron: Contractions (p.31)

- L: Listening for gist (p.31)

- Sp: Spontaneous response (p.31)

- G: Review of tenses (p.35,

130)

-V: Verb+back (p.33)

- G: 3B p.130, 131

- WB: File 3B

Decisions

offers, and

promises

Ss can express their

decisions

Ss can make

promises and give

offer

- G: Will/ won't (decisions, offers,

promises (p.33)


- Sp: Making decisions (p.33,

117)

- R%L: Interpreting

dreams (p. 34, 35)

- Sp: Roleplay (p.35, 110)

- G: 3C p.130, 131

- WB: File 3C

W3 – S2 Informal

letters

Ss can write a letter

to their friend and

family

- Wr: Analyzing and writing an

informal letter (p.37)

- Write a letter to a friend

talking about your last

holiday.

- SSM: p.7-9

Experiences Ss can talk about

their experiences

Ss can talk about

clothes that they

have worn

- G: Present perfect or past simple

(p.41)

- V: Clothes (p.150)

- Sp: Experiences ( p.41)

- R&V: Scanning (p.43)


information (p.41)

- G: 4A p.132, 133

- WB: File 4A

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W4 – S1 Family

conflicts

Ss can talk about

conflicts

- V: Verb phrases (p.42)

- G: Present perfect + just, yet,

ready (p.42)

- Sp: Talking about top ‘hates’ at

home (p.43,116)

- R: Reading for gist (p.43) - G: 4B p.132, 133

- WB: File 4B

W4 – S2 Comparison Ss can compare two

things

- G: Comparatives (p.44)

- L&Sp: Comparing life at present

and in the past (p.45)

- R: Reading for gist (p.45) - G: 4C p.132, 133

- WB: File 4C

W5 – S1 Top cities Ss can talk about

the best and the

worst

Ss can listen for

details

- G: Superlatives (p.47)

- V: Adjectives (p.47,145)


information (p.47)

- Sp: The best and the worst

(p.47,110,114)

- R: Scanning (p.46)

- Pron: Word stress (p.47)

- G: 4D p132, 133

- WB File 4D

Descriptive

writing

Ss can describe the

place where they

live

- W: Describe where you live

(p.57, 136)

-Write a description of a

place

- SSM: p.10-12

W5 – S2 Parties Ss can talk about

parties

- V: Verb forms (p.53,154)

- G: uses of the infinitive (p.52)

- Sp: What happens and what

should be done at a party (p.52)

- R&L: Listening for

specific information (p.53)

-G: 5A p.134, 135

- WB File 5A

W6 – S1 Feeling good Ss can locate

information in a

text

Ss can talk about

what makes them

feel good

- G: Verb + ing (p.54)

- R: scanning (p.54)

- Sp: Talking about things that

make you feel good

- Sp: Talking about

something you love or

hate (p.55)


information (p.55)

- G: 5B p.134, 135

- WB File 5B

W6 – S2 Language

learning

Ss can read for


Ss can talk about

language learning


information (p.56,57)

- V: Modifiers (p.57)

- Sp: Talking about language

learning (p.57)


information (p.57)

- WB File 5C

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W7 – S1 Sports Ss can talk about

sports

Ss understand the

sequence of an

event

- V: Prepositions of movement

(p.58,148)


- Sp: Talking about a sport event

(p.59)

- G: Expressing movement

(p.58, 134)

- Wr: Describing the rule of

a sport game

- WB File 5D

- SSM: p. 13-15

W7 – S2 If Ss can talk about

causes and effects

- G: First conditional (p.64,149)

- Sp: Talking about causes and

effects using first conditional

sentences (p.65)


information (p.65)

- V: Confusing verbs (p.64)

- G: 6A p.136, 137

- WB File 6A

W8 – S1 Survival Ss can talk about

imaginary situations

Ss can read for


- G: Second conditional (p.66)

- V: Animals (p.151)

- Sp: Talking about imaginary

dangerous situations and solutions

for them (p.67)


information (p. 67)

S&L: Talking and listening

about imaginary dangerous

situations and solutions for

them (p. 66)

- G: 6B p.136, 137

- WB File 6B

- SSM: p. 16-18

W8– S2 Progress Test 1(Listening)

Decisions Ss can express their

decisions and talk

about their

decisions

- G: may/ might (p.68)

- Sp: Expressing decisions (p.69,

110, 115)

- G: may/ might p.136,

137

W9 – S1 Advice Ss can read for gist

Ss can write

messages to give

advice

- G: Should/ Shouldn’t (p.71)


- W: Giving advice (p.71)

- V: Get (p.71, 152)

- Sp: Answering questions

with ‘get’ (p.71)

- G: 6D p.136, 137

- WB File 6D

- SSM: p.65

W9 – S2 Fears Ss can talk about

fears

- G: Present perfect + for/ since

(p.76)

- V: Fears (p.76)



information (p.77)

- G: 7A p.138, 139

- WB File 7A

- SSM: p.66

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- Sp: Talking about fears (p.76)

W10 – S1 Life history Ss can talk and

write a simple life

history of someone

they know well

- V: Events in your life (p.79)

- Sp: Speaking about life events

(p.79)

- Wr: Writing a biography

- L: listen for specific

information (p.79)

- G: 7B p.138, 139

- WB File 7B

- SSM: p.67

W10 – S2 Progress test 2 (Speaking)

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W11 – S1 Past habits Ss can talk about

past habits

Ss can listen for


- G: used to (p.80)

- V: School subjects (p.81)


information (p.81)

- Sp: Talking about past habits

(p.81)

- R: Reading for gist (p.80) - G: 7C p.138, 139

- WB File 7C

- SSM: p.68

W11 – S2 Inventions Ss can talk about

inventions

- G: Passive (p.82)

- R&V: Reading for specific

information (p.83)

- Sp: Talking about inventions

(p.111,115)


information (p.82)

- G: 7D p.138, 139

- WB File 7D

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Buildings Ss can describe a

building

- Wr: Describing a building (p.85) - W: Describe your

university

- SSM: p.19-21

W12 – S1 Lifestyles

and the body

age

Ss can talk about

how lifestyles

affects look

Ss can read for


- G: Quantifiers (p.90)

- Sp: Talking about what affects

look (p.91,111)


information (p.93)

- R: Reading for gist (p.90) - G: 8B p.140, 141

- WB File 8B

- SSM: p. 32-36

W12 – S2 Difference

and

similarities

Ss can talk about

similarities and

differences

- G: so neither (p.94)

- R&V: Reading for specific

information

- Sp: Talking about similarities and

differences (p.95)


information (p.94)

- G: 8D p.140, 141

- WB File 8D

- SSM: p. 37-41

Giving Ss can express their - V: Adjective ending (p.89) - R: Scanning (p.88) - Advantages and

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opinions opinions - Wr: Giving opinions about the

weekend (p.97)

- L: Understanding

sequences (p.89)

disadvantages of

spending weekends

away from home

W13 – S1 Revision- Sample Final test (Reading &Writing)

Course policy:

- Students have to attend at least 80% of contact hours at class. Any unexcused absence will be penalized for participation score

- Students have to self-study outside class hours and complete all homework or assignments as assigned by teachers before class time.

- Students actively participate in class activities and cooperate with peers in pair-work and group-work.

- Students have to take listening and speaking tests as the prerequisite to take the final test.

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TEST FORMAT:

BÀI THI: NÓI

TEST 1

(6 minutes per candidate)

Speaking ● Part 1

Interview (2-3 minutes)

The examiner asks the candidate some questions about himself/herself, his/her work or study and other familiar topics.

Example: What’s your name?

Where are you from? How far is it from here? What do your parents do?

What is your major? Why did you choose to study it? What is your dream job in the future?

What are your goals in the first year at the university? What are your best characteristics?

Speaking ● Part 2

Situation (2-3 minutes)

The examiner gives the candidate a topic card and lets him/her prepare for 1 minute before speaking.

Describe your best friend. You should say:

- Who he/she is; - What he/she looks like;

- How long you have know each other; - And explain why you have become best friends.

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TIÊU CHÍ ĐÁNH GIÁ BÀI NÓI

(Gv đánh giá và cho điểm dựa trên tiêu chí đã cho và nhân đôi để chuyển sang thang 10)

Band Grammar and Vocabulary Pronunciation Interactive communication

5 Shows a good degree of control of simple

grammatical forms.

Use a range of appropriate vocabulary when

talking about everyday situations.

Is mostly intelligible and has

some control of phonological

features at both utterance and

word levels.

Maintains simple exchanges.

Requires very little prompting and support.

4 Performance shares feature of Bands 3 and 5

3 Shows sufficient control of simple

grammatical forms.

Use appropriate vocabulary to talk about

everyday situations.

Is mostly intelligible, despite

limited control of

phonological features.

Maintain simple exchanges,despite some difficulty.

Requires prompting and support.

2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3

1 Shows only limited control of a few

grammatical forms.

Uses a vocabulary of isolated words and

phrases.

Has very limited control of

phonological features and is

often unintelligible.

Has considerable difficulty maintaining simple

exchanges.

Requires additional prompting and support.

0 Performance below Band 1

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BÀI THI: NGHE

Thời gian làm bài: 15 PHÚT

(Bao gồm 03 phút chuyển CTL sang PTL)

PART 1- Questions 1-5 (10pts)

Directions: You will hear 05 short talk or conversations between two speakers. At the end of each talk or conversation, there will be a question for you.

Read the question and three possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question. You will here the conversation TWICE.

1.

A. B. C.

2.

A. B. C.

3.

A. B. C.

4.

A. B. C.

5.

A. B. C.

Chú ý: Nếu các lựa chọn là tranh ảnh, tranh ảnh phải dễ nhìn, không đánh đố. Nếu tranh ảnh khó nhìn, có thể biến đổi thông tin dưới dạng chữ viết.

PART 2- Questions 6-10 (10pts)

Directions: You will listen to a short talk/conversation. Listen and complete the table. You will hear the talk/conversation TWICE. Chú ý: Talk/conversation có độ dài phù hợp (~100 từ), tốc độ phù hợp trình độ. Xem hướng dẫn trong file HD làm đề thi.

BÀI THI: ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT

Thời gian làm bài: 75 phút

PART 1-Questions 1-20 (30pts)

Directions: Questions 1-10 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see three words or phrases, marked A, B and C. Choose the one

word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the questions and write your answer with A, B or C.

Example

0. It is always interesting ___ people in airports while you’re waiting for a flight.

A. being observed B. observe C. to observe > Answer: C

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PART 2- Questions 21-30 (10 pts)

Directions: Read the text and fill in the blanks with the best answer A, B or C. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the questions and write

your answer with A, B or C.

Chú ý: bài text có độ dài ~150 từ. Câu đầu không có blanks.


Directions: In this section, you will read a reading passage which is followed by several questions about it. Choose the one best answer A, B or C. Then,

on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and write your answer with A, B or C.

(Reading passage ~150 words)


Directions: Make correct sentences from the given words. Do not change the order anf the forms of the words.

Example

0. Nam/youngest/his/family.

Answer: Nam is the youngest (child) in his family.

PART 5 (20 pts)

Directions: In this section, write a paragraph (100-120 words) about ....... on the answer sheet.

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