ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

CORE ENGLISH 102

Academic Year: 2012 - 2013 COURSE OUTLINE Progressive Skills in English (Level 2) By Terry Phillips and Anna Phillips with Nicholas Regan

WEEK / DATES 1 (25-30/03/2013)

LECTURE THEMES Course Introduction Theme 3: Arts and Media Listening: Arts and Media - Vocabulary for listening: The mass media - Real-time listening: The early history of massmedia news - Learning new listening skills: Predicting content from linking words - Grammar for listening: Word-building: verbs into nouns - Applying new listening skills: Advantages and disadvantages of mass-media news Speaking: Advertising - Vocabulary for speaking: Stereotypes - Real-time speaking: Magazine advertisements Khmer New Year and Summer Vacation Khmer New Year and Summer Vacation Everyday English: Talking about the media Learning new speaking skills: Taking part in a tutorial Grammar for speaking: Introductory phrases Applying new speaking skills: Analyzing TV ads Reading: The values of magazines Vocabulary for reading: Values Real-time reading: Magazines through history

MISCELLANEOUS

25/03/2013 Classes Commence

2 (01 06/04/2013)

3 (08-13/04/2013) 4 (15-20/04/2013)

5 (22-27/04/2013)

6 (29/04-04/05/2013)

01/05/2013 International Labour Day

1

7 (06-11/05/2013)

8 (13-18/05/2013)

9 (20-25/05/2013)

Learning new reading skills: Distinguishing between fact and possibility - Grammar for reading: Back reference using pronouns + possessive adjectives - Applying new reading skills: Teen magazines - Knowledge quiz: Mass media Writing: Media study research reports - Vocabulary for writing: A research report flow chart - Real-time writing: A research report - Learning new writing skills: Designing, conducting, and recording a survey - Grammar for writing: Percentages and quantifiers - Applying new writing skills: Research report on Internet usage object - Portfolio: Mass-media usage Theme 4: Sports and Leisure Listening: Classifying sports - Vocabulary for listening: Competitive or noncompetitive? - Real-time listening: Racing, opponent and achievement sports - Learning new listening skills: Branching diagrams - Grammar for listening: Prepositions after the verb Applying new listening skills: Classifying ball games Speaking: Sports in education Vocabulary for speaking: Sports terminology Real-time speaking: Ball games for PE Everyday English: Talking about games Learning new speaking skills: Speaking with slides Grammar for speaking: Must and should Applying new speaking skills: Rugby union in PE Reading: Board games Vocabulary for reading: Simple board games Real-time reading: Four army groups Learning new reading skills: Referring back Grammar for reading: Zero conditional Applying new reading skills: Quirkat Knowledge quiz: Sports and games Writing: For and against Vocabulary for writing: Physical activity or electronic games?

13-15/05/2013 Kings Birthday

24/05/2013 Visak Bochea

28/05/2013 Royal Ploughing 01/06/2013 International Childrens Day

10 (27/05-01/06/2013)

11 (03-08/06/2013)

12 (10-15/06/2013)

13 (17-22/06/2013)

18/06/2013 Queen Mothers Birthday

Real-time writing: Computer games educational or dangerous?

14 (24-29/06/2013)

15 (01-06/07/2013)

16 (08-13/07/2013)

17 (15-20/07/2013)

18 (22-27/02/2013)

Learning new writing skills: point, explanation, example - Grammar for writing: Articles: the vs zero - Applying new writing skills: Compulsory PE at secondary schools - Portfolio: Team games Theme 5: Nutrition and Health Listening: A balanced diet - Vocabulary for listening: Why do we eat? - Listening review (1): Nutrients - Listening review (2): Vitamins - Grammar review (1): Predicting past and present, positive and negative, singular and plural - Listening review (3): The food pyramid Speaking: Portions - Vocabulary for speaking: Portions - Speaking review (1): Researching daily diet - Everyday English: Getting something to eat - Speaking review (2): Pronouncing vowels, stressing words, using fixed phrases - Grammar review (2): Closed and open questions - Speaking review (3): My diet Reading: How to eat healthily - Vocabulary for reading: Three square meals a day - Reading review (1): The dos and donts of healthy eating - Reading review (2): The hidden dangers in food - Grammar review (3): Salt - Reading review (3): Plan for your life Exam Preparation Examinations

19 (29/07-03/08/2013) 20 (05-10/08/2013)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT

A. ON-GOING ASSESSMENT Revision Tests Listening Tests Quizzes

50% . 25% . 10% . 10%

Homework & Class participation . 5% 50%

B. SEMESTER EXAM

C. Supplementary Materials 1. Verb Pattern 2. Will and be going to 3. Modal verbs of probability 4. Conditionals (First, Second, & Third)

Note: This course outline is subject to change.