ENGLISH SECTION

Course lenght: 4 hours weekly for 20 weeks, February to June 2016.

Schedule: Group 1 Monday to Thursday 18:00-19:00 Hrs.
Group 2 Saturdays 08:00-12:00 hrs.
Aim: The students will be able to learn and use the structures and vocabulary that are
useful for them to understand, generate and translate texts and cases related to their
profession.
MONTH

CONTENT

Fechas
de
examen
L-J

Fechas
de
exame
n
Sbad
o

Parts of speech:
noun: common nouns
compound nouns
noun + enough
article: the, a/an
verb: transitive and intransitive
common phrasal verbs
adjective: order, -ing vs. -ed
adverb: adjective + -lly, other adverbs

10, 12

14

17,19

21

Word formation: affixation, prefixes and suffixes.

Other parts of speech:
Common prepositions
Conjunctions: and, or, but
Body parts and inner organs

24,26

28

3,5

10,12

14

17,19

21

24,26

28

October
12-16/17

16-19/21

23-26/28

MARCH
2-5/7

9-12/14

16-19/21

23-26/28

Pronouns: subject and object personal pronouns,

demonstratives, possessives
Pronoun vs. adjective
There is/There are
Verb Tenses
Use of timelines
Present Simple: Affirmative, negative and interrogative
statements
Frequency adverbs
To be
Present Continuous: Actions at the moment of speaking,
future
Rules to form gerunds
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Common illnesses and ailments
Past Simple: Affirmative statements, regular and irregular

verbs.
Past continuous: when, while, during.
Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Past Perfect: The past participle, life experiences, actions
started in the past that continue into the present, actions
repeated in the past.
An interview with a patient
MARCH APRIL
30-31

The Present Perfect Continuous: Form and basic use

Present Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous
The Past Perfect: Basic use
Ordering past events
Describing medical history

31

APRIL
6-9/11

13-16/18

20-23/25

The Future
Will
Going to
Present Continuous
Future Perfect
Future ContinuousThree word phrasal verbs

7, 9

11

Modal Verbs: Must, should, can, could, would, may, might

Modal-like verbs: Have to, ought to
Making inferences (must/cant/might)
Modals in the past: Must have, cant have, should have,
could have, might have
Reported speech:
Common tenses, say/tell
Imperative
No change
Other reporting verbs

14, 16

18

21, 23

25

The conditional
Conditional 0
Conditional I
Conditional II

28, 30

5, 7

APRIL-MAY
27-30/2

MAY
4-7/9

Conditional III
Mixed frame conditional

11-14/16

General review

12, 14

16

18-21/23

The causative:
Get/have
Indirect/direct object

19, 21

23

25-28/30

Passive Voice
Present
Past
Future
Present continuous
Past Continuous
Present Perfect

26, 28

30

2, 4

9, 11

13

16, 18

20

23, 25

27

JUNE
1-4/6

8-11/13

15-18/20

22-25/27

Passive tenses review

Passive voice: It is + past participle
Passive adjectives
The passive voice: processes
Verbs followed by gerunds and verbs + infinitives
Verb followed by preposition + gerund/infinitive
Verbs followed by object + preposition + gerund/infinitive
The format of the ENARM focused practice
General review: Clearing doubts and exercises aimed to
reinforce weak topics
General review: Practical cases