Cheng Shiu University Department of Applied

Foreign Language2010-2011 (Spring)

English oral Practice VII Course Title: 9C2211

Time: Thursday1820-2005

Textbook: Yeldham, M. (2001) English Conversation in Taiwan – Upper Intermediate Level, Taiwan: Crane Publishing Co. Ltd.

Instructor: Jeanette KY YUEN

Class agendaWeek Date Content Chapter

19 September Introduction

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216 September Personality

1

323 September Personality

1

430 September Feelings and Emotions

2

57 October Feelings and Emotions

2

614 October Love and Dating

3

Week Date Content Chapter

721 October Love and Dating

Preparation for mid-term exam

3

828 October Mid-term Exam

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94 November The Movies

4

1011 November The Movies

4

1118 November Slang

5

1225 November Slang

5

Week Date Content Chapter

13 2 December Gossip 6

14 9 December Gossip 6

15 16 December Music 7

16 23 December Music 7

17 30 December Music

Preparation for final exam

7

18 6 January Final Exam ---

Week 1 Course Introduction

• Course Introduction

• Syllabus Review

• Class expectations and instructor’s expectations

• Assessment review

• Getting to know each other games and exercises

Week 2 & 3 - Unit 1Personality

• Using adjectives to describe adjectives

• Learning idioms to describe personality

• Listening for main ideas

• Relevant lexis• Group discussion

Week 4 & 5– unit 2Feelings/ emotions

• Using adjectives to describe feelings and emotions

• Learning the difference between –ed and –ing adjectives

• Listening for main ideas

• Relevant lexis• Group discussion

Week 6, 7– Unit 3Love and Dating

• Learning vocabulary related to love and relationship

• Learning to use questions in past tense

• Listening for details and taking notes

• Relevant lexis• Group Discussion• Role play game

Week 8 – Mid-term exam

• Group presentation

Week 9, 10– Unit 4The movies

• Identifying types of movie

• Talking about actors and actresses

• Listening for details and taking notes

• Relevant lexis• Group Discussion

Week 11 &12 – Unit 5Slang

• Learning about common slangs in English

• Learning slangs for different expression and for describing people

• Listening for main ideas

• Group Discussion

Week 13 & 14 – Unit 6Gossip

• Talking about topics people gossip

• Listening for details and taking notes

• Group Discussion• Role play game

Week 15 16 & 17 – Unit 7Music

• Learning to write music review

• Talking about the history of music

• Learning to identify different types of music and musical instruments

• Listening for main ideas

• Relevant lexis • Group Discussion

Week 18 Final Exam

• Individual presentation