Unit

ISE International Services

Scuola di Lingue

Programma del Corso 1° Livello (False Beginner)

Il programma standard per un corso per false beginners è quello indicato qui di seguito. Naturalmente, in caso di corsi individuali, siamo sempre a disposizione per integrare argomenti specifici non contemplati, ma ritenuti importanti dal partecipante. Tutte le 12 unità vengono svolte con l'ausilio di supporti scritti (libri e fotocopie), supporti audio (conversazioni, esercizi e drills in lingua) e supporti audiovisivi (video appositamente sviluppati per l'insegnamento delle lingue).

Per sviluppare ciascuna unità si prevedono mediamente 4 ore di lezioni individuali, ma naturalmente si potrà procedere più velocemente o più lentamente a seconda del caso specifico.

Unit	Title	Vocabulary Areas	Grammar	Functions
	Welcome to English	Food and drink Music Hotels Office equipment Electrical goods
1	Information	Names Countries Nationalities Capital cities Facilities Numbers 1-10 Money	Present tense of verb to be (singular) Pronouns: I, you, it Possessives: my, your Demonstrative pronoun: this Modal: 'd: I'd like Questions: Where? What? How much? Plural: +s Articles: a, the, zero article Adverb: there Prepositions: from, in	Greeting Introducing Thanking Asking meaning Talking about places Buying things Asking prices
2	International English	Personal information address, etc. Telephone numbers Alphabet Jobs	Present tense of verb to be (singular) Pronouns: he, she Possessives: his, her, its Possessive: 's Questions: How? Articles: a, an Prepositions: in	Asking for personal information Asking about jobs Spelling
3	Meeting People	Personal relationships Social Behaviour Family members Numbers 1 1-100 Age Colours	Present tense of the verb to be (singular) Pronouns: we, they Possessives: our, their Possessive: s' Plurals: +es, +ies Irregular plurals Questions: Who? How old? What colour Prepositions: to, in	Greeting Leaving Asking for repetition Asking about people Asking someone's age Asking about colour
	Progress check 1
4	Food and drink	Food and drink: in a restaurant Dishes from different countries Ingredients Containers for food Weights of food	Can I have? Countable and uncountable nouns Determiner: Some/any There is/ are Would like + infinitive Questions: Which? Irregular plural: loaves Prepositions: in, on	Asking what someone wants Asking about food Talking about prices Asking for something Describing what there is
5	A Place to live	Rooms Facilities Possessions People's lives Furniture Living habits	Present simple tense: affirmative (singular) Prepositions of place: next to, between etc. Prepositions of time: at Questions: How many? Conjunction: because	Describing places to live Talking about rates Saying you do not understand
6	Meet the Family	Family relationships People's lives Ordinal numbers Months of the year Dates Birthdays People's appearance	Present simple tense Questions: When? What does/do look Prepositions of time: in + month, on + date This, that, these, those Adjective position and order	Describing family relationships Talking about jobs Talking about dates/birthdays Asking about and giving opinions of people and objects Describing people
	Progress check 2
7	Shopping	Shops Toiletries Clothes Shopping Containers Quantities	's for shops Pronouns: one, ones Questions: How much/many...? Which one(s)? Determiner: any Irregular plurals: teeth	Responding to thanks Specifying particular things Asking for something in a shop Asking for clarification
8	Daily life	Time Daily routines Times of the day Days of the week	Prepositions of time, place and travel Adverbs of frequency Question: What time?	Telling the time Talking about routines Talking about frequency
9	Spare time	Hobbies and spare time activities TV programmes Sports Adjectives describing feelings	Verb to like + noun/ -ing Present progressive tense Questions: Why? Why not? What kind of.. Preposition: for + time	Talking about likes and dislikes Giving opinions Talking about time duration Talking about present activities
	Progress check 3
10	At the office	Working hours/lives Office equipment	Modal verb: can/can't Object pronouns: me, you, etc. Adverbial phrases of degree Prepositions of time: between, from Adverbial phrases of time	Talking about abilities Talking about working hours
11	Now and then	The weather Temperatures Holidays Holiday locations	Verb to be: past simple Past simple tense: regular verbs Prepositions of location Adverbial phrases of time: last week, etc.	Talking about past experiences Giving opinions Describing places Talking about the weather
12	When we were young & Eating out	Interviews Educational history Job history Years Biographies	Past simple tense: regular and irregular verbs Conjunctions of time: before, after, until, when Preposition: in + year Adverbs of time: then, later, at first	Inviting/Accepting/Refusing/ Thanking Making polite requests Offering Talking about quantity Asking permission
	Progress check 4	(Final Test)

Unit	Title	Reading Writing	Comparing Cultures
	Welcome to English		International words
1	Information	R: Hotel publicity leaflet w: Sentences: personal information Descriptions of objects
2	International English	R: Job advertisements Job descriptions w: Completing a form Address on an envelope Paragraph: personal information Making corrections	Surnames related to jobs Ways of writing addresses
3	Meeting People	R: Tickets, cards, etc. w: Sentences: personal information List	Ways of meeting and leaving Colours of familiar objects
	Progress check 1
4	Food and drink	R: Menu Restaurant Guide w: Shopping list Fax Punctuation	Dishes from different countries
5	A Place to live	R: Brochure Flat advertisements Description of rooms Information on houses Chart	Varieties of language Rooms, furniture, living habits
6	Meet the Family	R: Text: personal information Descriptions of people Article about families w: Descriptions of people Information about a person	Family size Age of leaving home
	Progress check 2
7	Shopping	R: Shop advertisements w: Shopping list Packing list	Shops Polite language for shopping
8	Daily life	R: Short texts about routines Text on changing the clocks W: Sentences: comparing routines Formal letter asking for information	Use 24-hour clock Changing the clock
9	Spare time	R:Poster Graph Comments on leisure activities Holiday advertisement w: Sentences: comparing routines Formal letter	Watching TV
	Progress check 3
10	At the office	Asking for information W: Information about viewing habits Description Formal letter	Working and opening hours
11	Now and then	R: Informal letter Postcard Guidebook extract w: Descriptions of holidays Postcard Text about a famous building	Ways of ending informal letters or postcards
12	When we were young & Eating out	R: Informal invitations and reply Place settings A recipe w: Informal invitations and reply Comparing habits A recipe
	Progress check 4