WELCOME TO

ADVANCED GRAMMAR 1
JUNE 2020
miryam.mancilla@icpna.edu.pe
pattymancillaloo@gmail.com
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE
ADVANCED GRAMMAR
COURSE?????
What’s GRAMMAR?
 AG1:What’s here for you?
 Higher level(B2-C1 level)
 More challenges (far more vocabulary/listening & speaking
skills/ reviewed and extended grammar/grammar focused
writing)
 MY ENGLISH LAB
 2 speaking objectives (2 x 2 pt=4pt)
 4 grammar quizzes (2 x 2 pt= 8pt)
 ALP portfolio ( 2 written tasks ) (4pt)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE WED 24
 Final written exam UNITS 1-7 (4pt) THU 25
 FEEDBACK (exam/portfolio) (4pt)FRI 26
Evaluation system – Advanced Grammar 1

Speaking Quiz Portfolio FWE

Score Score
Score : :
Score: Score: Score: Score
: From From
From 0 to From 0 to 2 From 0 :
From 0 0
2 to 4 From
0 to 20 to 4
Every two units. 0 to
Day 7 Day 16 100 to 4
Day Day
Day 15
Day Day 18 18
17 17
 CYCLE START

Quiz 1
SP 1 WR 1 OUTLINE+DRAFT
(U1-2)
(Google sheets)

Quiz 2 Quiz 3
(U 3) (U 4-5)

WR 2 OUTLINE+DRAFT
(Google sheets)

SP 2 END OF CYCLE
Quiz 4 Final exam
(U6) ALP portfolio (U1-7)

Complete file: email to

miryam.mancilla@icpna..edu.pe)
Council of Europe levels Description
C2 The capacity to deal with material which is academic or cognitively demanding, and to
use language to good effect at a level of performance which may in certain respects be
Mastery more advanced than that of an average native speaker.
Example: CAN scan texts for relevant information, and grasp main topic of text, reading
almost as quickly as a native speaker.

C1 The ability to communicate with the emphasis on how well it is done, in terms of
appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics.
Effective Operational Example: CAN deal with hostile questioning confidently. CAN get and hold onto his/her
Proficiency turn to speak.

B2 The capacity to achieve most goals and express oneself on a range of topics.
Example: CAN show visitors around and give a detailed description of a place.
Vantage

B1 The ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a
general way with nonroutine information.
Threshold Example: CAN ask to open an account at a bank, provided that the procedure is
straightforward.

A2 An ability to deal with simple, straightforward information and begin to express oneself
in familiar contexts.
Waystage Example: CAN take part in a routine conversation on simple predictable topics.

A1 A basic ability to communicate and exchange information in a simple way.

Example: CAN ask simple questions about a menu and understand simple answers.
Breakthrough
 Cambridge
EFLevel IELTS TOEFLiBT TOEFL ITP Michigan
ESOL
Level 1
C2 CPE 9 ECPE
8
CAE,
C1 7.5 110-120 627
BEC Higher
6.5

FCE,
B2 6 87-109 543 ECCE
BEC Vantage

5
PET,
B1 4.5 57-86 460
BEC Prelim
4
A2 KET 3 337
 WED 10
MON 15
FRI 19
TUE 23
 Even though Unit 7 will not be evaluated in
the quizzes, it will be in the final exam.
 Quizzes will have eight (8) items and a multiple choice
format. They last 8 minutes.
IMPORTANT! AG QUIZZES
 FINAL WRITTEN EXAM: THU 25
 The exam aims at evaluating your ability to identify,
understand and use the grammar structures studied in
the course accurately. It measures your grammar
competence on the structures studied during the
entire course. It consists of 3 sections:
❑Section 1: Grammar Usage/ Use (explicit awareness of
use / meaning)
❑Section 2: Full Responses (explicit
awareness of form / meaning in
connected sentences)
 The scoring scale goes from 0 to 4 pts
Adv. Grammar
AG1 WRITING TASK 1:
 ESSAY : Have you enjoyed being an English student at Icpna? Do
you see yourself working and using English in 5 years' time?
Include your own opinion in the thesis statement.
 Structures to be underlined, at least one example of each tense :
simple present, present continuous, simple past, past
continuous, past perfect simple and continuous, present perfect
simple and continuous, simple future, future continuous,
future perfect simple and continuous, 3 different modals of
necessity or obligation.
 Submit your outline and first draft max. Friday, June 12th
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11evsj_NGlNrx3PEqRCajl8
PL8EqECjSKoHsiuIEVHYs/edit?ts=5ed73597#gid=1537981526
INTRODUCTION : THESIS STATEMENT
PAST
• BASIC LEVEL
• INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

PRESENT
• ADVANCED LEVEL
• ADVANCED GRAMMAR

FUTURE
• FINISH ICPNA STUDIES
• STUDY/WORK USING ENGLISH

CONCLUSION
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11evsj_
NGlNrx3PEqRCajl8PL8EqECjSKoHsiuIEVHYs/edit#g
id=1537981526
Google Sheets
 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ichazx5E
MKcxbCMYR3xShztxw4cuL3ejLc_B5c7_ia0/edit#gi
d=1537981526
GOOGLE SHEETS:COMMENTS
AG1 WRITING TASK 2:
 ESSAY : Research on a famous mystery you know about
(Bermuda triangle, Nazca lines, Easter island, Egyptian
pyramids, Matusita house, Anastasia Romanov, Mary
Celeste, Stonehenge, etc.)Describe the site, monument,
building, myth or phenomena. Explain two to three
different theories and/or speculations. Include your own
opinion in the thesis statement.
 Structures to be underlined, at least 3 different examples of
modals of speculation and examples of passive voice in
3 different tenses.
 Submit your first draft max. Friday, June 19th
 AG1 PORTFOLIO DEADLINE: WED 24
PEREZ,JUAN
 The Portfolio aims to assess your ability to use the target structures
appropriately in written form.
 The Portfolio may be presented showing free style (you may use
colors,pictures and special effects; decorate if you wish).You can
present it in Power Point, Word or PDF with this name AG1
PORTFOLIO_lastname, firstname .
 Send the complete file to miryam.mancilla@icpna.edu.pe or share
through Google docs pattymancillaloo@gmail.com
 Two (2) writing tasks will be assigned to be worked on autonomously
and handed in for feedback. To this end, please consider the following:
 First drafts will be submitted on Google sheets upon your teacher’s
request.
 The unit’s key grammatical structures must be underlined in both,
drafts and final copies.
 Writing pieces should be 200-250 words long divided in
two or three paragraphs.
 The deadline for the final versions to be presented for
formal assessment in the portfolio is THURSDAY 24th
 Other resources may also be included as part of the
portfolio such as: self-study handouts (Virtual Icpna),
autonomous work on worksheets, extra grammar exercises
assigned by your teacher, Google sheets participation
through comments (at least 3),MyEnglishLab work
evidence.
 However, they will be considered as additional
components and may be awarded one bonus point.
 AG1 PORTFOLIO COMPONENTS
1. Cover page
2. Outline+Draft 1 :screenshot of Google sheets
3. Writing 1 Final version= An essay ”Do you enjoy being an English student
at Icpna? Do you see yourself working and using English in 5 years' time?”
Include your own opinion in the thesis statement.
4. Outline+Draft 2 :screenshot of Google sheets
5. Writing 2 Final version= An essay expressing your opinion “Research on
a famous mystery ”
 IMPORTANT: The key grammatical structures must be underlined in both,
drafts and final copies.
 *OPTIONAL : self-study handouts (Virtual Icpna), autonomous work on
worksheets, extra grammar exercises assigned by your teacher, Google
sheets participation through comments (at least 3),MyEnglishLab work
evidence.
How
 Tenses
good is your Grammar ?
 Passive voice/causative ‘have’
 Conditionals
 Linking words
 Modals
 Reported speech
 Phrasal verbs
 Adjectives (comparative/superlative/order/ed-ing/+
preposition) vs Adverbs
 Quantifiers (C/N)
 Articles
 Verb collocations(infinitive vs gerund/+ prep.)
 Relative (adjective)clauses/phrases
 Adverb clauses/phrases
How good is their Grammar ?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g
p6Zki2run4
FOCUS ON GRAMMAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb3n37q7Zs
ATTENTION!
 At this level you are expected
to produce a range of
grammatical structures when
writing and speaking.