Universidad de Valparaso

Escuela de Ingeniera Comercial

Asignatura Ingls 2

Course syllabus
Course: English 2 (EICO 125)
Professor: Husim Espinoza

Session
1
2

Date
*S1 AUG 6
*S2 AUG 6
*S3 AUG 7
S1 AUG 6
S2 AUG 6
S3 AUG 7

S1 AUG 13
S2 AUG 13
S3 AUG 14

Activities
Entry (diagnostic) test

Further work

Unit 7: People
Overview and evaluation
Starting up: answer a
questionnaire about what sort of
person you are
Vocabulary: describing people
Listening: a bad manager
Entry test results and feedback
Language focus 1: past simple:
negatives and questions
Reading: Mercedes Erra

Practice file:
vocabulary on page
28

S1 AUG 13
S2 AUG 13
S3 AUG 14

Language focus 2: question forms

Skills: negotiating: dealing with
problems

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 7 oral evaluation 1 (10%)

6
7

AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
AUG

20
20
21
20
20
21
27
27
28

S1 AUG 27
S2 AUG 27

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)
Text bank: pages
126 and 127
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 29
Practice file: writing
on page 31
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Unit 7 oral evaluation 1 (10%)

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)

Quiz 1:
past simple (affirmative, negative,
questions), question forms
Unit 8: Markets
Overview and evaluation
Starting up: ask and answer
questions about a population pie
chart
Vocabulary: types of market
Reading: the car market in Russia
Language focus 1: comparatives

Practice file:
vocabulary on page
32
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Text bank: pages

128 and 129
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and superlatives

S1 SEPT 3
S2 SEPT 3
S3 SEPT 4

Listening: Doing business in India

Language focus 2: much / a lot; a
little / a bit
Skills: participating in discussions

10

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 8 written evaluation 1 (10%)

11

SEPT 3
SEPT 3
SEPT 4
SEPT 10
SEPT 10
SEPT 11

Unit 9: Companies
Overview and evaluation
Starting up: talk about famous
companies
Listening: Unipart
Language focus 1: present
continuous
Vocabulary: describing companies
Reading: Natura

12

S1 SEPT 10
S2 SEPT 10
S3 SEPT 11

13

S1 SEPT 24
S2 SEPT 24
S3 SEPT 25

Quiz 2:
Vocabulary for describing people,
types of market
Language focus 2: present simple
or present continuous
Skills: starting a presentation

14

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 9 oral evaluation 2 (10%)

15
16

17

SEPT 24
SEPT 24
SEPT 25
OCT 1
OCT 1
OCT 2
OCT 1
OCT 1
OCT 2

S1 OCT 8
S2 OCT 8

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 33
Practice file: writing
on page 35
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Practice file:
vocabulary on page
36
Text bank: pages
130 and 131
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 37
Practice file: writing
on page 38
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Unit 9 oral evaluation 2 (10%)

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)

Quiz 3: video activity

Unit 10: The Web
Overview and evaluation
Starting up: talk about what
people use the internet for
Vocabulary 1: e-commerce
Listening: effective websites
Language focus 1: talking about
future plans

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)

Text bank: oages

132 and 133
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Reading: Net-a-Porter
Vocabulary 2: time expressions

18

S1 OCT 8
S2 OCT 8
S3 OCT 9

Language focus 2: will

Skills: making arrangements

19

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 10 written evaluation 2

(10%)

20

OCT
OCT
OCT
OCT
OCT
OCT

15
15
16
15
15
16

21

S1 OCT 22
S2 OCT 22
S3 OCT 23

Quiz 4: comparatives and

superlatives, present simple or
present continuous, much-a lot, a
little-a bit, talking about future
plans, will
Unit 11: Cultures
Overview and evaluation
Starting up: look at tips for visiting
other countries and doing business
Vocabulary: company cultures
Listening: cultural mistakes
Language focus 1:
should/shouldnt
Reading: Wal-Mart in Germany

22

S1 OCT 22
S2 OCT 22
S3 OCT 23

Language focus 2: could/would

Skills: identifying problems and
agreeing action

23

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 11 oral evaluation 3 (10%)

24
25

OCT 29
OCT 29
OCT 30
OCT 29
OCT 29
OCT 30
NOV 5
NOV 5
NOV 6

Practice file:
vocabulary on page
40
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 41
Practice file: writing
on page 42
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
vocabulary on page
44
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Text bank: pages

134 and 135
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 45
Practice file: writing
on page 46
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Unit 11 oral evaluation 3 (10%)

Daily practice (30

minutes a day)

Quiz 5: vocabulary for describing

companies, internet terms, time
expressions, company cultures
Unit 12: Jobs
Overview and evaluation

Practice file:
vocabulary on page
48
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
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Starting up: discuss jobs and

salaries
Vocabulary: skills and abilities
Language focus 1: present perfect
Reading: a curriculum vitae
Listening: interviewing for a job

26

S1 NOV 5
S2 NOV 5
S3 NOV 6

27

S1 NOV 12
S2 NOV 12
S3 NOV 13

Language focus 2: past simple and

present perfect
Skills: interviewing skills

28

S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3
S1
S2
S3

Unit 12 written evaluation 3

(10%)

29
30

NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV
NOV

12
12
13
19
19
20
19
19
20

Text bank: pages

136 and 137
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Practice file:
language review on
page 49
Practice file: writing
on page 50
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)
Daily practice (30
minutes a day)

Units C and D (Revision of units 7

to 12)
Final written evaluation (units 7 to
12) 20%

*S1: SANTIAGO 1
*S2: SANTIAGO 2
*S3: SANTIAGO 3
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

MAKE UP TEST: WED, NOV 26 (10.15-11.45). ONLY FOR AUTHORIZED STUDENTS.

EXAM: THU, NOV 27 (10.15-13.30)

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ASSESSMENT
Evaluation
Oral 1
Oral 2
Oral 3
Written 1
Written 2
Written 3
Final written evaluation
Quizzes

Weight
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%

*Obligatory class material (for every session)

Cotton, D. (2007). New Market Leader: Elementary Business English Course Book.
England: Pearson Limited.
Rogers, J. (2008). New Market Leader: Elementary Business English Practice File.
England: Pearson Limited.
Audio CDs for course book and practice file

*Students who dont attend classes with their obligatory material will be entered as
absent in the attendance sheet.