Colloquial English1

Peter Kimani Mbiru
  Elective  1 credits
【Regional Economics・1st semester】
17-1-1389-3036

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Outline
This is a fun and interactive course. During the course, special attention is given to proper pronunciation, building vocabulary and conversational skills.
1. Introduction: Course outline. Course requirements, grading system and class interaction.
2. Communicating in English: Greetings, self-introduction and exchanging personal information.
3. All kinds of people: Describing personal appearance and personality characteristics.
4. Free time: Talking about hobbies and sports. Discussing extreme sports.
5. People: Talking about families and good friends. Discussing living arrangements.
6. Units 1-4 Expansion: Review game units 1-4.
7. Money: Talking about shopping and spending habits. Discussing places to shop and ways to save money.
8. Travel and tourism 1: Describing past trips, vacations. Discussing famous places.
9.Travel and tourism 2: Conversations about travel experiences.
10. Food and drink: Talking about food and describing eating habits. Adjectives to describe food.
11. Entertainment: Discussing movies and TV shows. Adjectives to describe movies and TV shows.
12. Units 5-8 Expansion: Review game units 5-8.
13. Review Unit: Review all that has been covered. Class presentations.
14. Final Test.
15. Review test: Return test papers and review test.
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Objectives
The course aims to introduce basic English skills including grammar, vocabulary and conversation skills while building overall confidence in using the English language.
1.
Outline
This is a fun and interactive course. During the course, special attention is given to proper pronunciation, building vocabulary and conversational skills.
1. Introduction: Course outline. Course requirements, grading system and class interaction.
2. Communicating in English: Greetings, self-introduction and exchanging personal information.
3. All kinds of people: Describing personal appearance and personality characteristics.
4. Free time: Talking about hobbies and sports. Discussing extreme sports.
5. People: Talking about families and good friends. Discussing living arrangements.
6. Units 1-4 Expansion: Review game units 1-4.
7. Money: Talking about shopping and spending habits. Discussing places to shop and ways to save money.
8. Travel and tourism 1: Describing past trips, vacations. Discussing famous places.
9.Travel and tourism 2: Conversations about travel experiences.
10. Food and drink: Talking about food and describing eating habits. Adjectives to describe food.
11. Entertainment: Discussing movies and TV shows. Adjectives to describe movies and TV shows.
12. Units 5-8 Expansion: Review game units 5-8.
13. Review Unit: Review all that has been covered. Class presentations.
14. Final Test.
15. Review test: Return test papers and review test.
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Objectives
The course aims to introduce basic English skills including grammar, vocabulary and conversation skills while building overall confidence in using the English language.
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Textbook and Reference

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