AYC0252/2 - English B1. Preparation for Cambridge Assessment English: Preliminary

Kursus toimub teisipäeviti ja neljapäeviti (05.02.-16.05.2019) kell 16.30-18.00 Tallinna Ülikoolis, ruumis S-327.
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Time

05.02.2019 - 16.05.2019

Registration deadline

14.03.2019

Place

Tallinn, Narva mnt 29, S-327

Volume

124 academic hours (contact study 60 hours, independent study 64 hours)

Target group

Keskkooli õpilased, üliõpilased, täiskasvanud õppijad.

Objective

Enhancement of language skills and preparation for Cambridge English: Preliminary exam.

Content

Topics:
Sports and Hobbies, Health and Fitness
People, Family life , Work
Travel experiences, Adventures, Transport
Education and history
Towns and buildings
Letters and e-mails
Geography and nationality
Books, Films, Music
Furniture and home
Shopping and clothes
Making plans and predictions
Boys and Girls, Friendship, Communicating
Advertising and persuasion
Celebrities, Entertainment
Food and restaurants

Language structures:
Tenses, prepositions of time and place, countable and uncountable nouns, adjectives, active and passive, modals, comparison of adjectives, Reported speech, relative clauses, conditionals

Practice tasks of B1 level exam:
reading, listening, writing, speaking.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course learner:
- can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.;
- can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear;
- can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language;
- can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters;
- can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken;
- can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events);
- can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions;
- can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans;
- can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe one’s reactions;
- can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest;
- can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

Requirements

Placement test indicating the learner’s language learning level in English as B1

learning environment

ülikoolilinnak

Teacher's competencies

õppejõud

Graduation requirements

60 auditorial hours + 64 hours of individual work (preparation for auditorial lessons, preparation for tests, preparation for pretest).

Document issued upon course completion

TLÜ tunnistus

Teachers

Aita Taiger

Course price

320 EUR (participant, VAT won't be added to the price)
Kursuse tasu sisaldab õpikut ja töövihikut.

Organiser

Training and Conference Centre, Sirle Kivihall, 6409302, kivihall@tlu.ee
Training and Conference Centre, Gerdel-Gris Viil, 6409360, gerdel-gris.viil@tlu.ee

Minimum number of participants

8