English

Scholar Year: 2016/2017 - 1S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Paula Cristina Dias Lopes Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC E OT OT/PL TPL O S Type of classes Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Contact hours Totals 1 3,00 Paula Cristina Dias Lopes   0,00

Teaching language

English

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able to:
• to find specific information and draw conclusions from texts about the professional situation at present,
• to write a text, comparing items and their technical characteristics;
• to understand and use verb forms in the present and past;
• to use online tools to check for the correct usage of expressions/phrases and to use various dictionaries effectively;
• to receive and to give instructions;
• to understand and to respond adequately to formal e-mails;
• to do a basic presentation in English.

Syllabus

Language structures:
• Verbs forms in the present and in the past (affirmative, negative and interrogative)
• Common adjectives and their opposites
• Adjective degrees: comparative and superlative forms
Lexical set:
• Prepositions of place and of movement;
• Word formation – dictionary use
To receive and to give instructions;
To write formal e-mails;
Critical reading of texts concerning the national and international about the professional situation at present;
Project work and basic presentation with the support of IT tools.

Bibliography

MURPHY, R. — English Grammar in use: A self-study reference for intermediate students — Cambridge University Press, 2000.
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-lang.htm