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General English Skills
Course Handbook
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FOREWORD
Welcome by the Dean of theSchool of Foundation & English Language Studies
It is a pleasure to welcome you to BPP University.
The aim of this course is to help you improve your English language skills.
You will get the most out of your time with us if you understand that high quality education
is a two-way activity in which all students must engage.
Our tutors and support staff are committed to helping you to get the most from your time atBPP University, but please do not forget that the main effort must come from you!
We welcome feedback, both good and bad, to help us continually improve this course andwe look forward to working with you.
Let’s have a great time together!
Good luck with your English language study and your future!
manda Blackmore
Professor Amanda BlackmoreDeputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean, School of Foundation and English LanguageStudies
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Welcome by Director of Programmes
We would all like to wish you a warm welcome to BPP University. We hope very much thatyou will find your time with us enjoyable and useful.
This course has been designed with great care and based on many years’ experience ofteaching English.
We are familiar with the different needs of the many types of people who come to us fortuition. At the same time we really value your comments and suggestions as it is importantthat you keep us informed so we might improve.
You will meet people from many cultures and races at BPP and we hope that you will enjoythe opportunity of this diversity.
You will get the most out of the course if you are happy and comfortable. So do tell us if youare worried about something, or if you have a problem.
We wish you a very happy stay and look forward to working with you.
Paul Evans
Paul EvansDirector of Programmes, School of Foundation and English Language Studies
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Contents
Details ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Overview of Course ................................................................................................................... 5
General English Skills Level 1 ...................................................................................................... 5
General English Skills Level 2 ...................................................................................................... 5
General English Skills Level 3 ...................................................................................................... 5
General English ...................................................................................................................... 11
Modes of Assessment ............................................................................................................... 13
MODULE TITLE: General English ............................................................................................ 16
General English Levels 1, 2 & 3................................................................................................ 20
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
Details
Course TitleGeneral English Skills
Delivering Body BPP University
You will receive a certificate of attendance and completion for each part of the course youpass, specifying your exit level.
Because the course is non-credit and non-award bearing, it does not count towards anyundergraduate or postgraduate programme that you may go on to study.
Overview of Course
The General English Skills course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to improveyour general English skills, and achieve a level of communication in English equivalent to B1on the Common European Framework of Reference.
The General English Skills course consists of three stages and you may enrol to completeone, two, or all three levels:
General English Skills Level 1 (split into two subgroups depending on level on
entry)
General English Skills Level 2
General English Skills Level 3
When you arrive we will make sure that you are put on the right part of the course to get themost out of your studies.
When you successfully complete General English Skills level 3, you may progress to BPPUniversity’s International Foundation programmes.
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Introduction
The course will provide you with English language skills that will help you communicate withother English speakers from around the world.
This will be achieved through the completing of tasks requiring communication with others,and using real life written examples.
You will improve your general English through teaching methods and materials that put youat the centre of the learning. We will be responsive to your needs and the course will alsoinvolve cultural activities and visits that will give you the opportunity to use English languagein real-life situations.
We will give you feedback on how you are doing throughout the course so you can see howyou are getting on and where you might improve. You will need to successfully completeassessments each term to progress to the next level.
Some of the content of a module may change slightly from what is written in here dependingon your needs.
All students have a personal tutor who will work with them throughout their studies to supportand guide them in order to achieve their study goals, and help them to progress to the next.
If you do not require a visa then you can study English over your chosen period.
If you require a visa to study with us will receive advice about the length of time you canstudy with us, depending on your current level of English and the level you wish to reach atthe end of the course.
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The Common European Framework o f Reference (CEFR) and approximate IELTS Equivalence
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes describe what you should know and be able to do if you make full use ofthe opportunities for learning provided
Reading Level 1 A1/A2
Level 2 A2/B1
Level 3B2
Can understandsentences andfrequently usedexpressions related toareas of mostimmediate relevance(e.g. very basicpersonal and familyinformation, shopping,local geography,
employment).
Can understandsentences andexpressions related toareas of immediaterelevance (e.g. basicpersonal and familyinformation, work,school & leisure).
Can understand themain ideas of complextext on both concreteand abstract topics,including technicaldiscussions in his/herfield of specialisation.
Writing
Can communicate insimple and routinetasks requiring asimple exchange ofinformation on familiarand routine matters.Can describe aspectsof his/her background,immediate environment
and matters in areas ofimmediate need.
Can communicate inroutine tasks requiring adirect exchange ofinformation on familiarmatters.
Can describe aspects ofhis/her background, andenvironment, and
matters in areas ofneed.
Can produce clear,detailed text on a widerange of subjects andexplain a viewpoint on atopical issue giving theadvantages anddisadvantages ofvarious options
Listening
Can understandsentences andfrequently usedexpressions related toareas of mostimmediate relevance(e.g. very basicpersonal and familyinformation, shopping,
local geography,employment).
Can understandsentences andexpressions related toareas of immediaterelevance (e.g. basicpersonal and familyinformation, work,school & leisure).
Can understand themain points of clearstandard input onfamiliar matters regularlyencountered in work,school, leisure, etc.
Can deal with mostsituations likely to arise
while travelling in anarea where thelanguage is spoken.
Speaking Level 1 A1/A2
Level 2 A2/B1
Level 3B2
Can communicate insimple and routinetasks requiring a
simple exchange ofinformation on familiar
Can communicate inroutine tasks requiring adirect exchange of
information on familiarmatters.
Can interact with adegree of fluency andspontaneity that makes
regular interaction withnative speakers quite
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and routine matters.Can describe aspectsof his/her background,immediate environmentand matters in areas ofimmediate need.
Can describe aspects ofhis/her background, andenvironment, andmatters in areas ofneed.
possible without strainfor either party.
Pass mark
The General English Skills course is graded pass/fail. The pass mark is 50%.
Where you are undertaking more than one term of study, you must reach the requisite levelof English before progressing onto the next level of the course.
At each level the language difficulty and difficulty of the tasks and exercises undertaken willincrease as you progress through the course and improve your English abilities.
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General English
General Information
School School of Foundation and English Language
Studies Credit Value None
Contact Hours 200 Hours F2F (10 weeks per level)
Course
Stage 1: General English Skills Level 1 (2 entry points)
Stage 2: General English Skills Level 2
Stage 3: General English Skills Level 3
Course Leader Rachael Derrick / Steve Dixon-Smith
RelatedModules
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Post-requisites None
ExcludedCombinations
None
External Accrediting Body None
Introduction
This course provides you with general English skills from an elementary level in order toallow you to develop basic communicative competence in the language equivalent to levelB1 or B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference, depending on your entrylevel. This will be achieved through progressive practice and enhancement of your reading,writing, speaking and listening skills.
On satisfactory completion of General English Skills Level 3, students will have the option ofprogression to BPP University’s International Foundation programmes.
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Educational Aims
This course aims to:
• Provide students with essential language skills for general purposes, communicationin the workplace, and the level necessary to progress on to BPP University’s
Foundation programmes, if required.• Provide students with an opportunity to increase their competence in all four skills:
reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Increase the students’ lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy.
• Improve their spoken fluency with focus upon intonation and pronunciation at wordand at sentence level.
• Improve descriptive as well as functional writing skills.
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Modes of Assessment
Each level of the Course is assessed through the completion of both formative assessments and one (1) independent task [the SummativeElement] testing elements of English; Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Language Development.
Formative Assessment Formative assessments are designed to give students an opportunity to practice assessments and to receive tutor feedback on their progressagainst the learning outcomes prior to the summative assessment.
Formative assessment grades do not contribute to the final module grade. All Formative assessments are individual assessments unless
otherwise stated.
Summative Assessment Summative assessments are those assessments which contribute to your module grade. Summative assessments are individual assessmentsunless otherwise stated.
For each level of the course there is one summative assessment made up of five parts testing your listening, speaking, reading, writing andlanguage development. Each part has equal weight.
The pass mark for each will be 50%
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
FORMATIVE FORMATIVE FORMATIVE
Listening Listening comprehension test. Listening comprehension test. Listening comprehension test
Speaking Group role play activity /
discussion
Group role play activity / discussion Group role play activity / discussion
Reading Reading comprehension test Reading comprehension test Reading comprehension test
Writing Initial assessment
Informal brief writtencommunication: test
Initial assessment
Informal descriptive writing: test
Initial assessment
Opinion-based informative anddescriptive written communication: test
LanguageDevelopment
Initial assessment (LD). ProgressLD test
Initial assessment (LD). Progress LDtest
Initial assessment (LD). Progress LDtest
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SUMMATIVE (100% ofassessment)
SUMMATIVE (100% ofassessment)
SUMMATIVE (100% ofassessment)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Listening Listening comprehension test. Listening comprehension test. Listening comprehension test
Speaking Small group role play based on anauthentic situation
Small group role play / discussionbased on an authentic situation
Small group role play / discussionbased on an authentic situation
Reading Reading comprehension test 80%
Progress reading portfolio 20%
Reading comprehension test 80%
Progress reading portfolio 20%
Reading comprehension test 80%
Progress reading portfolio 20%
Writing Produce a progress writingportfolio 100%
Timed piece of writing 80%
Progress writing portfolio 20%
Timed piece of writing 80%
Progress writing portfolio 20%
LanguageDevelopment
Timed language development test Timed language development test Timed language development test
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INDICATIVE SCHEME OF WORK
TITLE: General English
Syllabus
Listening and Speaking Skills:
• Listening to a range of spoken texts for gist and specific information
• Engaging in communicative tasks with classmates
• Analysing and practising features of English pronunciation, including phonemic andprosodic elements
• Raising awareness of features of connected speech for recognition and production
• Practising pre-listening strategies and reflecting on content
• Reception and production of spoken language for ‘everyday’ communication with focuson both intelligibility and acceptability.
Reading and Writing skills:
• Reading a range of texts for gist and specific information.
• Increasing knowledge of text structure and purpose
• Extended reading of a variety of text types
• Writing process (generating ideas, planning and organisation, etc.);
• Encouraging self-correction
• Recognising genres of writing and producing texts according to conventions of the genre
• Describing, comparing, presenting opinions etc. for a variety of ‘everyday’communicative purposes
Language Development – Grammar and Vocabulary:
• Initial analysis of students' needs;
• Systematic work on key areas of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation (to be adjustedaccording to students’ needs);
• Development of core vocabulary
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INDICATIVE OUTLINES
The General English course is organised as follows (the division of the various skills and hoursis to be understood as an average estimate per week and can be adjusted on a week-by-weekbasis as required by specific activities and the needs of the group):
Level 1:
Language Development:Grammar and Vocabulary
6 (hrs/week)
Listening & Speaking 7 (hrs/week)
Reading & Writing 7 (hrs/week)
Level 2:
Language Development:Grammar and Vocabulary
6 (hrs/week)
Listening & Speaking 7 (hrs/week)
Reading & Writing 7 (hrs/week)
Level 3:
Language Development:Grammar and Vocabulary
6 (hrs/week)
Listening & Speaking 7 (hrs/week)
Reading & Writing 7 (hrs/week)
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Topic Outline
Development:Language
This component is designed to
• Improve grammatical range and accuracy
• Increase lexical range, knowledge of semantics and parts of
speechThe teaching strategy for this course component is;
• To ensure a gradual and systematic build up of knowledge
• To ensure that this knowledge is practised in context within theclassroom and also outside
• To regularly set and mark homework tasks
• To set regular online progress tests
Listening The aim of this component is to help with the acquisition of listening skillsby listening to dialogues, monologues, stories, interviews, discussions,podcasts, broadcasts and talks.
The teaching strategy for this course component is: • To teach skills, such as predicting content from context, to help
students focus on the topic in question
• To teach students how to listen for specific information
• To teach students how to follow connected speech
• To use authentic teaching resources and encourage students touse their listening skills externally at all times and in allenvironments.
Speaking The aim of this course component is to help with the acquisition ofspeaking skills by introducing functional speaking tasks, f irstly in controlledform, and then progressing to freer activities in order to increase thestudents’ ability to communicate orally over a wide range of everyday andwork contexts.
The teaching strategy of this course component is:
• To use the language learned in other components in authentic oralcommunication activities
• To encourage task-based participation from all class members
• To create classroom models based upon everyday situations
• To introduce basic phonetics, including the phonetic alphabet
• To identify and resolve problematic areas of pronunciation andintonation at word and sentence level
Reading The aim of this component is to improve the overall ability of students tounderstand written English and develop their skills in relation to generaltexts. The emphasis is more on developing detailed comprehension andlinguistic knowledge than on developing reading strategies. The teachingstrategy of the module is to:
• Improve students’ overall ability in understanding written English
• Develop students’ skills in reading general texts
• Improve students’ reading fluency
• Develop students’ vocabulary• Encourage students to relate their purposes to particular reading
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strategies
Relevant texts will be selected to reflect the English language ability of thestudents for developing reading strategies in class.
Students will also be encouraged to engage in an extended readingprogramme making use of graded readers appropriate to students’ levels.
Writing The aim of the writing component is to provide an overall introduction towriting in English for functional and personal purposes.
The course will take account of the growing role of written communicationfor keeping in touch with friends and family through digital media.
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General English Skil ls Levels 1, 2 & 3
Books and Texts
The core text book for the Programme is the following:
Macmillan Publishers Global Coursebook and Workbooks
Additional resources are available online at http://www.macmillanglobal.com/
Additional teaching materials (with printing and re-producing permissions) are as follows:
• Reading Extra: A resource book of multi- level skills activities, Liz Driscoll : CUP
• Listening Extra: A resource book of multi- level skills activities, Miles Craven: CUP
• Writing Extra: A resource book of multi- level skills activities, Graham Palmer: CUP
• Speaking Extra: A resource book of multi- level skills activities, Mick Gammidge: CUP
Murphy, R. (2004). English Grammar in Use, Cambridge: CUP.
Murphy, R. (2007) Essential Grammar in Use Cambridge: CUP.
Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary (4th edition). Cambridge: CUP.
Cambridge English Readers:
Level 2 - Elementary / Lower Intermediate
Level 3 - Lower IntermediateLevel 4 - Intermediate
Online Resources
In addition to class-based language work, online resources will provide students with astructured programme of skills development activities to be accessed independently. These willbe offered via the moodle platform utilising global e-workbook materials. Performance andcompletion of these tasks will be monitored.
Students will also have access to a range of CD ROM and e-learning facilities via the learningresource centre.
http://www.macmillanglobal.com/http://www.macmillanglobal.com/http://www.macmillanglobal.com/http://www.macmillanglobal.com/
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SECTION 5: SCHEME OF WORK
The scheme of work i s indicative of what will happen in the week of study, and will besubject to detailed lesson plans
Non-Award Course Title: General English Skills Level 1
Session Content
LanguageDevelopment
Reading skills Listening skills Writing Speaking
PreliminaryWork
Week
1 Articles
Possessiveadjectives
---
International words
Numbers 1-10
Numbers11-99
Email & websiteaddresses
Global English
Power of numbers
Numbers Forms Conversation
Finding outpersonal info
2 Prepositions
Wh- questions
Present simple (3rd
person)--- Megacities
Describing places
also and too
Daily routine
Time and Dates
Created capital
Commuting
Calendars
Megacities
Cities andcountries
Describing aroutine
Personalinformation
Making decisions
Describing
Cultural Visit
3 Possessive ‘s
Questions withdo/does
Object pronouns---
Family
Colours
Describing whatyou do with friends
Adjectives todescribecharacteristics
really
Shakespeare’stragic families
Clans
Meeting placesMan’s bestfriend?
Clans
Man’s bestfriend?
Your family
A personaldescription
Talking andasking aboutfriends
Emphasising
4 There is / Thereare
Count and uncountnouns
Unusual hotels
Couchsurfing
A full-Englishbreakfast
Describing ahome
A full-Englishbreakfast
Writing aboutwhat you
would like toeat
Inventing a hotel
Talking about
your house
Consonant
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Quantifiers
---
Hotel facilities
Furniture
Food & drink
Fresh andprocessed food
a type of, a kind ofa sort of
Hungry planet
An email to ahotel
clusters
Describing apicture of abreakfast
Linking words
Cultural Visit
5 Frequencyadverbs (everyday/ week/ month)
Frequencyadverbs (always,often,sometimes…)
--- A trip to thecinema
Types of film
TV programmes
Phrasal verbs (turndown, turn off)
See, watch
World cinema
Make a pitch
Televisiontheories
World cinema
People talkingabout televisionprogrammes
Writing a pitch
A review
A trip to thecinema
Television habits
Talking about TV
6 Can (possibility)
Can (ability)
Was/were
Questions with
was/were
---
Jobs
Abilities
Types of school
School subjects
A (little) bit
The Gallup survey
Ten facts about…typing
School days
Benefits at work
Importantfirsts… Centresof learning
School days
Writing about a job
A jobapplication
Schools in yourcountry
School subjects
Cultural Visit
7 Past simple
Past simple(questions and
negatives)
it
---
History and story
Weather
The news from…
All the president’smen
The great eskimovocabulary hoax
Storm chase
The newsfrom…
All the
president’s men
Storm chase
A biography
Describing anevent
A news story
Conversationswith it
Opinions aboutthe weather
A day out
8 Presentcontinuous
Present simpleand presentcontinuous
The comparative
The infinitive ofpurpose
---
Pedal power
Coming to HongKong
Culture shock
Global migration
Why did you go?
The Mid-LevelsEscalators
Feelings
An email aboutculture shock
A report
Transportquestionnaire
A travel dialogue
Changes inpopulation
What would youtake and why?
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Non-Award Course Title: General English Skills Level 2
Session Content
Language
Development
Reading
skills
Listening skills Writing Speaking
PreliminaryWork
1 Word order inquestions
What and Howquestions
Present simple,frequency adverbs
Present continuous
---
Everyday objects
Describing people
Look / look like
The ID card
Six degrees ofseparation
CCTV iswatching you
Descriptions ofpeople
Descriptions ofpersonalrelationships
Explanation ofthe Six Degreesof Separation
A personaldescription
Describingpeople
False identities
The alphabet
Family andfriends
Linking words
2 Countable /uncountable nouns,quantifiers
---
The infinitive
The infinitive ofpurpose
---
Vocab: food, in the
kitchen, containers,the human body
Tastescomforting
Ten kitchensecrets
The peoplebehind thedrinks
Talk on ZaoShen
Talk on waterand the humanbody
Description offood and drink
Foodquestionnaire
How do youmake it?
Food tips
Describing akitchen
/k/ and /ts/
---
What do you liketo drink?
Cultural Visit
3 Past simple and pastcontinuous
Used to
---
Vocab: works of art,furniture andfurnishings, feelings,
just
Discovered!True stories ofart discoveries
The Picture ofDorian Grayby OscarWilde
High Fidelity
by NickHornby
Lecture on thehistory of soundrecording
Talk on music infilm and tv
A scene from ashort story
A review
Describingworks of art
Retelling stories
Describingpictures
4 Future hopes andplans
Future plans andintentions: be goingto, presentcontinuous
Prediction and ability:will, be able to
Future time
Clauses
---
Adjectives andsynonyms, global
When I growup…
Pandora’s box
Things will getworse –famousdystopias inliterature
Interviews withtwo aid workers
Conversationabout AnInconvenientTruth
An email to afriend
My hopes andplans
Foreign aid
Hope
Climate changequestionnaire
Word stress
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issues, phrasalverbs, geographicalfeatures, -ed/-ingendings
Cultural Visit
5 HaveModal verbs
-ing verbs
Present perfect, havebeen / have gone
---
Vocab: work, workissues
Job vs work
The verb: play
Contractions
Past participles
Profile of anIndian callcentre worker
Ten factsabout …amusementparks aroundthe world
Conversationsbetween bossesand employees
Presentationabout ‘Theserious leisureperspective’
Leisure Time A CV
JobsJobcharacteristics
Ten questionsabout leisure
6 Comparatives with…er and more
Comparatives (a bit /much / as … as)
Sauperlatives
Phrasal verbs andobjects
The science ofhappiness
Fitter Happier
Frankentein byMary Shelley
Going, going,gone…
The Luddites
Conversationabout the worst jobs in science
Websiteaddresses
Conversationsabout computerproblems
Describingadvantages anddisadvantages
Happiness
Guessing jobs
Dangerousknowledge
The schwa
Websiteaddresses
Moderntechnology
Sentence stress
Cultural Visit
7 Present perfect withfor and since
Present perfect withyet and already
A brief historyof time zones
A Tale of TwoCities byCharlesDickens
A lifetime offinancialconcerns
A differentkind of bank
Talk on theconcept of time
Giving youropinion
The best time to…
Time-savinginventions
Sentence stress
Describingpictures
A bank loan
8 Passive voiceFirst conditional
Second conditional
Prepositions ofmovement
House or home?
Adjectives andprepositions
Words that mean‘trip’
Bram Stoker’sDracula
The cat camecame back
Travelguidebooks
The Beach by Alex Garland
New kinds oftourism
Famous homesConversationswith travelguides
A dialogue A description ofa town
A tour of yourhome
Animals
Beach resorts
Describingphotos
If you could goanywhere…
Sentence stress
Cultural Visit
9 Modal verbs of
advice
Could/couldn’t/had
Milestones of
modernmedicine
Talk on the
common cold
Advice on cures
A sick note
An outline post
The common
cold
Sports
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to/didn’t have to
Past perfect
Reported statements
Say, tell and ask
Win and beat
Vocab: feeling ill,medical treatment
Olympic losers for the commoncold
Conversation atthe doctor’s
questionnaire
A visit to thedoctor
Fitnessquestionnaire
Word stress
10 Defining relativeclauses
Definite article
Verb form review
Both, neither
Words that meannew
Words that mean
game
Vocab: transport,games, places
Brave NewWords byKerry Maxwell
New places fora new world
Old but loved:the Trabart
Interview withKerry Maxwell
Two classicboard games
Definitions game
A report onstudies
Famous quotes
Drivingquestionnaire
A board game
Consonantclusters
Sentence stressand intonation
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Non-Award Course Title: General English Skills Level 3
Scheme of Work
Session Content
Language
Development
Reading skills Listening skills Writing Speaking
PreliminaryWork
1 State and actionsverbs
Present simple andpresent continuous
Questions
Subject objectquestions
---
Collocations fordescribing places
The verb ‘look’
The Hobbit
English forSpecificPurposes
Towards adefinition ofculture
Greetings
English for aspecific purpose
Capitals ofculture
Culture quiz
A report
Intonation anddifferent meaning
Fantasy storiesand film
Word stress
Nominating atown
Culture quiz
2 Past simple andpast continuous
Past simple andpast perfect
Modifiers
Used to / would
Extreme adjectives
Prepositions
Talking about
meaning
White Teeth
Grimm’s fairytales
Legendaryplaces –modernmeanings
An interview witha ghost writer
A fairy tale
Ghost - writinga partner’sexperience
A mini saga
A narrative
Word stress
Weak forms
Sentence stress
Cultural Visit
3 Future forms: plansand intentions
Will and be goingto for predictions
Words to describestatistics
Words that go withproblem
Endless energy
Coming in frothe cold
Weather upsand downs
A desert survivalexpert
Energy sources
In a departmentstore
An onlinecomment:giving opinions
A list poem
A formal letter
Talking about aphoto
Planning a trip
Talking about thecold
Intonation
4 Present perfectand past simple
Present perfectwith yet andalready
So and such
Real conditionals
---
Unusual / usual
Giving the news Contrastive stress
Word stressTelling a friwendyour news
Makingpredictions abouta film
The averageEnglish man orwoman
Cultural Visit
5 Modals of
obligation andpermission
Past modals of
Asimov’s laws
of roboticsI’m a Teacher,Get Me Out of
Laws of
bureaucracy An orderly lunch
Cartoon
captionsMy school
Government
Bureaucratticsituation
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obligation
Present perfectsimple / continuouswith for and since
Separable phrasalverbs
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-ics and- ology
Governmentcollocations
Educationcompound nouns
Phrasal verbs withup
Here! years
Givinginstructions
Sentence stress
order in thekitchen
6 Passive voice
Articles
Reportedstatements andquestions
Reported requestsand commands
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the
Now you see it,now youdon’t…
Optical illusions
Overheard inNew York
Optical illusions
Ways ofspeaking
What did shesay?
An interviewabout the stasi
A description ofa place
Photography
Colours andsshapes
Describingequipment
Cultural Visit
7 Defining relativeclauses
Non-definingrelative clauses
Countable and
uncountable nounsWish
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The letter i
A good swap /trash ortreasure
Meeting ourdemands
Tulipmania
Three men on adesert island
Describingobjects for anauction
Giving heropinion
Bartering
The best way tomake money
Word stress
Something you
were motivated todo
jokes
8 Would
Second conditional
Third conditional
Past modals ofdeduction
Life of Pi
Lost in space
Top fiveinventions /discoveriesmade byaccident
Findingtreasure
Sending objectsinto space
Bulgaria’sThraciantreasures
How would yourlife have beendifferent?
An essay
Describing apicture
A guessing game
Intonation
Finding treasure
Speculating abouttreasure
Cultural Visit
9 Verb patterns:verbs followed by – ing and infinitivewith ‘to’
Comparatives andsuperlatives
Verbs followed byprepositions
Stereotypes
Love
Room 101
Classic sportingrivalries
A Short Historyof Tractors inUkrainia
The relationshipbetween theEnglish and theFrench
Sports
Expandingsentences
An informalemail
English andFrench satiricalimages
Word stress
Sentence stressand meaning
Categories
Sports
10 Verb form review Famous Descriptions of A thank you Silent letters
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Reflexive pronouns
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Death, farewell andleaving
opening lines
Birthdaycustoms
Unhappyendings: thewives of Henry
VIIIFamousfarewells
novels
Death in 16th
century England
letter
A farewell emailor speech
A speech
Readingquestionnaires
Birthday customs
A presentation
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Course Regulations
1. Authority
These regulations are made under the College’s General Academic Regulations, Part A,Paragraph 7 and are cited as the General English Skills Course Regulations.
2. Conflict with the General Academic Regulations
In the event of a conflict between these regulations and the College’s General AcademicRegulations, and its sub-regulatory instruments, the latter shall prevail, unless derogationhas been approved.
3. Conditions for Admission
Students need to have completed 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meetthe same standard) and show reasonable evidence of ability to complete the coursesuccessfully and/or progress to their chosen programme.
Both 'international' and EU students may apply.
Students must be 18 years or older on commencement and have a A2 (CEFR) minimumon a Visitor Visa, or B1 (CEFR)/4.0 IELTS equivalent score if entering on a Tier 4 Visa.
4. Conditions of Acceptance
An offer of a place on the course is subject to the terms and conditions stated in thedocumentation accompanying the offer, these regulations and the College’s General Academic Regulations as in force at the time of interpretation. The acceptance of the offeris taken as agreement to these regulations.
5. Course Structure and Levels
(1) The course is studied full-time (20 hours face to face teaching);
(2) The course comprises a minimum one (1) term of study and a maximum four (4)terms of study, depending on the IELTS or equivalent score on entry;
(3) Students must demonstrate an improved IELTS score equivalent at each level of thecourse in order to progress to the next level.
6. Changing Levels
Students may progress to a higher level on the course or to the relevant programme of
study once they have achieved the requisite standard of English.
7. Changing Courses/Programmes
Subject to the approval of the Director of Programmes and compliance with any visarequirements, a student may be permitted to change from this course to BPP University’sInternational Foundation Certificate if they have reached the relevant level of English to doso.
8 Pass Mark
The pass mark for the assessment at each level is 50% overall.
9. Reassessment
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a) A student shall be permitted 3 attempts at each assessment component (within theterms of their visa).
b) Where a student fails the assessment they will not ordinarily be able to progress to thenext term until they have passed. In exceptional circumstances, the Director ofProgrammes can authorise a student to progress.
10. Presentation of coursework assignments
a) Candidates must comply with the requirements on the presentation of assignmentsstated in the Course Handbook.
b) Assignments which do not comply with these requirements may be rejected by theCourse Leader.
c) The Course Leader may require assignments or assessments which do not complywith the relevant requirements to be amended and resubmitted. Assessments or Assignments not amended and submitted by the due submission date will incur the
standard penalties for late submission contained in the General Academic Regulations.
11. Examinations Board, External Examination and Awards
a) The Course does not lead to an award or to credit but students will receive acertificate specifying their exit level of English.
b) As the Course does not lead to an award or credit, there will not be an examinationboard for the General English Skills Course.
c) However, the Course will comply with the requirements of External Examinationcontained in the GARs/Part J.
12. Progression to other programmes
Students who successfully complete General English at Level 3 will be permitted to progressdirectly onto a BPP University International Foundation Certificate programme.