Prerequisite: Beginner Level

Overall Goals:

1. Introduce the students, who have prior knowledge of English basics, to the vocabulary, grammatical rules, and functions necessary for dealing with familiar everyday situations including introducing oneself or others to a group, accepting or declining invitations, discussing family relations, communicating in a restaurant, and discussing problems in appliances and devices.
2. Provide students with various communicative activities for developing their listening, speaking and reading skills, and thus, enable them to communicate effectively in familiar and unfamiliar everyday situations.

Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify, describe, and introduce someone to a group.
• Make plans and accept or decline invitations to attend entertainment and cultural events.
• Identify locations and give directions to reach specific destinations.
• Report news about family relationships and identify similarities and differences.
• Ask for restaurant recommendations, order from a menu, and pay for a meal.
• Describe healthy and unhealthy food.
• Recommend a brand or a model and describe product features.
• Complain about problems in household devices and appliances.
• Express sympathy for others’ problems.
• Write a short paragraph describing someone, comparing two family members, or reviewing a product.

Methodology:

• Vocabulary activities (flashcards, matching, crosswords, etc.)
• Modelling and practising conversations
• Pronunciation activities
• Pair and group discussions
• Listening activities (listening for gist, for specific information, and for details)
• Reading activities (skimming and scanning tasks)
• Grammar activities and games

Required Material:

• Headphones and an external microphone
• High-speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• Book:

  E-Book

  Title: Top Notch—Level 1—eText + MyEnglishLab Access Code (12 months) (For Dawson Level 1 and Level 2)

  Authors: Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher

  Copyright: 2019 Student eText, ISBN 978-013-5692356

  Price: Approximately $41.50

  Available at: Dawson’s Bookstore

  OR
  Hardcover Book

  Title: Top Notch—Level 1—Student Book w/Active Book & MyEnglishLab
  Authors: Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher
  Copyright: 2015 ISBN 978 – 0137332328
  Price: Approximately $54.95
  Available at: Dawson’s Bookstore

***Students may choose to purchase either an e-book or a hardcover book, not both.

***Purchase should only be made after the first class.