ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVERSATION
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: VALENTINA BURRAFATORequired Prerequisites
English level A1 (CEFR)
Textbook Information
M. Vince, Macmillan English Grammar in Context - Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007
or
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use - Fifth Edition, Cambridge, 2019.
Schoolbooks and online materials may be used as well.
The lecturer will provide the texts for Module B.
The use of a monolingual dictionary is recommended.
or
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use - Fifth Edition, Cambridge, 2019.
Schoolbooks and online materials may be used as well.
The lecturer will provide the texts for Module B.
The use of a monolingual dictionary is recommended.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entry test; Present tenses: present simple and present continuous (form and use) | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 6-13 |
| 2 | Present simple vs. present continuous; past simple (form) | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 6-13 |
| 3 | Past simple (use); introduction to hydroponics | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 14-35; materiali forniti dalla docente |
| 4 | Past continuous (form and use); present perfect | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 14-35 |
| 5 | Countable and uncountable nouns | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 106-109 |
| 6 | Countable vs. uncountable nouns; quantifiers (introduction). | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 106-109, 122-125 |
| 7 | Quantifiers: some and any. | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 122-125 |
| 8 | Quantifiers: a few, few, little, a little, some, most. | M. Vince, English Grammar in Context. Intermediate, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 126-133 |
| 9 | Consolidation of knowledge and practice. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer. |
| 10 | Module B: Intro to soil, water, and plants. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer. |
| 11 | Module B: Soil, water and plants. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer. |
| 12 | Module B: Soil, water and plants. Agricultural practices adn methods. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer. |
| 13 | Module B: Soil, water and plants. Agricultural practices adn methods. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer |
| 14 | Module B: Soil, water and plants. Agricultural practices adn methods. | Learning materials provided by the lecturer |