Improving Spoken English

Il programma del corso prevede l'acquisizione delle principali strutture grammaticali della lingua e lo sviluppo delle principali abilità linguistiche: Speaking (conversazione), Writing (scrittura), Reading and Comprehension (lettura e comprensione del testo), Listening (comprensione orale).

Articolazione didattica:

REVIEW OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Parts of speech
Present, Past, Future Tenses
Passive voice
Modal Verbs: obligation and permission
Verb Patterns and sentence structure
Phrasal Verbs
Time Clauses
If Clauses
Compound Nouns
Indirect Questions
Word collocation

READING
Reading and pronunciation: phonetic rules
Quick Comprehension
Literary translation vs idiomatic translation

WRITING
Written production
Business correspondence: e-mails, business letters,

LISTENING
Dictation activities
Listening and comprehension exercises

CONVERSATION
Role play activities and oral production
Asking for opinions/Giving opinions
Agreeing/Disagreeing
Asking for/Giving information
Asking for clarification and confirmation
Suggesting and persuading
Explaining and justifying
Complaining/Apologising
Telephoning