UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF ENGLISH
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GENERAL ENGLISH 3
(Semester Academic Year: - )

Time Allotment: 35 sessions

I. Course book:
1. Course Book: New English File Intermediate, C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, 2006: Student Book (SB) + Workbook (WB)
2. Self-study material B1 compiled by teachers in Faculty of English (to serve as students profile) (SSM)
II. Supplementary materials:

1. Vocabulary: English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate, Stuart Redman, Cambridge University Press, 1997 (EVU)
2. Reading: + Interactions 1 Reading, Elaine Kirn & Pamela Hartmann, 2007 (IR1)
+ Interactions 2 Reading, Elaine Kirn & Pamela Hartmann, 2007 (IR2)
3. Listening: + Instant PET, Martin Ford, OUP, 2007 (IPET)
+ IELTS Target 5.0 Listening, Gough, C., Garnet Education, 2013 (IELTS 5.0)
4. Writing: + Writing Academic English, fourth edition, Alice Oshima & Ann Hogue, Pearson Longman, 2006 (WAE)
+ Successful Writing Proficiency, Virginia Evans, Express Publishing (SWP)
5. Speaking: + 31 High-scoring Formulas to answer the IELTS speaking questions, J., Li, A., & Davies, O., Nhan Tri Viet, 2014 (31 HSF)
+ IELTS Express, Hallows, R., Thomson, 2006 (IE)

* N. B.: Any other relevant materials selected by the teachers are welcome. Selected practice test is recommended if appropriate and for limited time
III. Reference Websites:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning
http://esl.about.com/
www.english-at-home.com
www.tolearnenglish.com
IV. Teaching approach:
The Communicative and Learner-Centered Approach is used.
Feedback for students performance should also be given timely and regularly to build up their confidence and improve their performance.
Lessons should be planned basing on the students needs and their characteristics.
Pronunciation practice should always be focused on during class hours.
Photocopiable activities from teachers books are to be made full use of.
Pair and group-work activities should be applied and encouraged together with the individual ones.
Students are encouraged to take part in class activities.
Students self-study should be guided, facilitated, and monitored to maximize its effectiveness.
V. Time distribution:

150 periods 35 sessions

8 periods/2 sessions/week

5 periods Students field trip

5 periods Speaking test (session 20)
5 periods Listening test (session 30)

* This time distribution is flexible and can be altered to be suitable to specific situations.
VI. Assessment
Speaking Test 20%
Listening Test 20%
Final Test 60%

* Abbreviation:
Week: W Speaking: Sp Writing: W Vocabulary : V
Session: S Reading: R Listening: L Grammar: G

IN-CLASS WORK (FACE-TO-FACE SELF-STUDY

Week / ACTIVITIES)
Topic Objective
Session Language focus (SB) Skills: Further practice Assignments Hand-in
for higher levels (homework) deadline
S1 Orientation Students (Ss) are Course orientation Prepare the course
informed of course - Introduce main contents of the course, assessments, books and required
contents and test format format of Progress tests (1, 2) and Final test for B1. materials
- Entry test
S2 Diet and Food Ss are able to talk about - Sp: Talking about diet and food (p.4,5) - L: interview with an - File 1A-
( File 1A) diet and food - R: Relationship with food ( p.4,5) English chef NEF-WB
Ss can read to scan for - G: Present Simple & Present Continuous - Sp: Agree or disagree - Look up
details (p.5,130) with some statements
- V: Food ( p.6,144) on food. for more
- Sp - Extra sources: words
structures to express about food
agreement or and
disagreement restaurants
(31 HSF, p.289-299)
S3 Sport and sport Ss can talk about the - Sp: Talk about sports (p.10) - L: An interview with - R: Read
events topic sports - V: Sports ( p.10,145) a referee (p.9) about
(File 1B) Ss can talk about a sport - G: past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect (p.8, 130) - S: Talk about sport sportspersons
event events (p.9) (p.11)
- File 1B-
 NEF-WB
- Write about
a famous
sportsperson
- Week 1-
SSM
S4 - Role-play - Ss can practice - Students are put in groups of four or five and act out the role-plays related to restaurant
their English situations. They have to make up the plot of the situations themselves with the teachers
language in facilitation.
restaurant context
- Video - Ss consolidate the - Ss are supposed to watch a short video of a famous sport event without subtitles with the
watching vocabulary and aid of teachers.
and structures related
review to the topic - Teachers will review the students certain words or structures related to the content of the
writing sport video
- Ss learn how to
write a basic - Students are required to write a short description of the sport event they have watched and
review of sth include some of their feelings about this event in their writing.

- Teachers will collect their writing and give feedback

S5 Family Ss can describe a family - Sp: Describe a family - R: An article about two - L & Sp: The
(File 1C) member & say how they member & say how you sisters (p.14) influence of position in
think families will think families will - R: Extra sources read the family on
change in the future change in the future (p. for details (IR1 p.8, 27) personality (p.15)
12,13) - File 1C-NEF-WB
- G: Future forms
(p.13,30)
- V: Family &
Personality (p.12,146)
S6 E-mail writing Ss can write an email to - W: Write an email to - W - Extra sources: - Writing task (p.17)
describe a person describe a person (p. guidelines to self-check - Revise and check
17) writing pieces (WAE, p. (p.18,19)
315,316)
S7 Money Ss can talk about things - Sp: Talking about - L: Listen for numbers - R: Attitude towards
 (File 2A) they can do with money different things you can (p.23) money (p.22)
do with money (p.21) - L: Extra sources - listen - File 2A- NEF-WB
- G: Present Perfect & for details numbers, facts
past simple (p.21,132) (IPET, p.87-89; IELTS 5.0,
- V: Money & Numbers p.2-5)
(p.20,23,147)
S8 Changing your Ss can talk about how - Sp: Talk about how - R: A text about one way - File 2B-NEF-WB
life long they have been long you have been that a holiday could change - Write about their
(File 2B) doing their activity doing an activity (p.25) ones life (p.26) dream holiday
- V: Strong adjectives - R - Extra sources: - Week 2-SSM
( p.27) guessing new words
- G: present perfect meaning (IR1 p.15,33,34)
continuous (p.24,27,132)
S9 Travelling Ss can talk about the - Sp & R: Comparing - L & Sp: Traffic situations - L: a road safety
(File 2C) topic traffic and travelling by car, train in your country (p.30,31) expert talking about
compare different means and plane in your - R - Extra sources: the tests (p.29)
of transport country (p.28) linking words, transitional - File 2C-NEF-WB
- G: Comparatives and words to identify order of
Superlatives (p.30, 132) paragraphs prepared by
- V: Transport & Travel the teacher
(p.146)
S10 Story-telling Ss can write a - W: Write about a - W - Extra sources: - Writing task (p.33)
composition to retell a nightmare journey structures used to tell a - Revise and check
story (p.33) story (p.34,35)
(SWP, p.40-42)
S11 A manner of Ss can talk about the - R: Culture shock (p.38) - L: Manners in England - File 3A- NEF-WB
living topic culture and give - Sp: Talk about bad - Sp - Extra sources: - Find out more
( File 3A) opinion on manners in mobile phone manners structures used to give information about
different cultures and what people should opinions (31 HSF, p.269-
Ss can scan for details to do (p.36,39) 275) daily manners in
do T/F exercise - G: Must, have to, English-speaking
should (obligation) countries
(p.37,134)
S12 Appearance Ss can describe a person - R & Sp: Describe - L & Sp: Talk about - File 3B-NEF-WB
 (File 3B) yourself and others judging by appearances - Write to describe a
(p.40) (p.43) person you know
- V: Describing people - L Extra sources: - Week 3-SSM
(p.41,149) guidelines to make notes
- G: must, may, might, when listening (IPET, p.79-
cant (deduction) ( p.42, 84; IELTS 5.0, p.16-17)
134)
S13 Education Ss can talk about their - Sp: Talk about - R: An article about a - L: How to succeed at
(File 3C) achievement and failure something youve tried famous person who has learning to do
to learn but werent able been successful in very something new (p.46)
to and why (p.45) difficult circumstances - File 3C-NEF-WB
- G: Future forms can, (p.47)
could, be able to (ability - R Extra sources: Scan
and possibility) for details (IR2 p.29)
(p.44,134)
- V: -ing and ed
adjectives (p.46)
S14 Informal letter Ss can write an informal - W: Write an informal - W - Extra sources: - Writing task (p.49)
writing letter letter (p.49) structure of an informal - Revise and check
letter, useful language used (p.50,51)
in informal letters
(SWP, p.82-84)
S15 GROUP PRESENTATION
S16 Education Ss can talk about the - G: First conditional & - L: a TV critic about - WB: File 4A
(File 4A) topic education future time clauses education (p.55) - Practice
(p.54, 136) - Sp: Expressing brainstorming ideas
- V: Education Agreeing/Disagreeing for various speaking
(p.52,150) (p.55) topics (assigned by
- Sp: Talk about your - Sp - Extra sources: the teacher)
education (p.52) guidelines to brainstorm
- R: Reading for details ideas for speaking (IE,
(p. 53) p.63)
S17 Houses Ss can describe the - G: Second conditional - L: People describe their - WB: File 4B
(File 4B) place where they live (p.57, 136) dream houses (p.58) - Write to describe
 - V: Houses (p.58) - R: Reading for details their hometown/city
- Sp: The place where you (p.59) - Week 4-SSM
live (p.58) - Sp Extra activity:
Describe your dream house
S18 Friendship Ss can talk about their - G: usually, used to - R: Edit your friends - L & Sp: Expressing
(File 4C) friend and friendship (p.60,61,136) (p.62) opinions (p.63)
Ss can listen for details - V: Friendship (p.60) - R Extra sources: read - WB: File 4C
- Sp: Talk about your for main ideas (IR1 p.7,8)
close friend (p.60)
- L: Friend united (p.61)
S19 Describing a Ss can write about a - W: Write about a - W - Extra sources: - Writing task (p.65)
house/flat house/flat house/flat (p.65) useful language used to - Revise and check
describe a (p.50,51)
house/flat/building
(SWP, p.18-30)
S20 Progress Test: Speaking Skill
S21 Work and life Ss can talk about their - G: quantifiers - Sp: Discussing a proposal - R: Slow down - Slow
(File 5A) work and life and how (p.68,69,138) (p.71) food/Slow city
they balance them - V: Noun formation - Sp - Extra sources: (p.70,71)
Ss can listen for details (p.71) useful language used to - WB: File 5A
to complete a table - Sp: Talk about your express the reasons why
work-life balance (p.68) you agree/disagree with
- L: Five ways to slow something ( 31 HSF, p.276-
down (p.69) 278)
S22 Typical topics Ss can talk about - G: Articles: a/an, the, - L: Spas vs. men (p.74) - WB: File 5B
for men and differences btw men and no article (p.72,138) - Sp: A man thing/A - Create your own list
women women and give their - R: Favourite gossiping woman thing (p.75) of structures Verbs and
(File 5B) opinion on gender issues topics for men vs. - Sp Extra activity: Adjectives +
women (p.73) Changes in mens and prepositions
- V: Verbs and womens role at home and
Adjectives + in the society - Week 5-SSM
prepositions (p.75)
S23 Job Ss can talk about jobs - G: Gerunds and - L: Four weeks on the - WB: File 5C
(File 5C) Infinitives (p.77) Pretenders Listen for - Brainstorm to find
 - V: Work (p.76,152) details (p.79) out what criteria you
- R: Change to a political - Sp: The job you would need to meet to get
reporter in a month like to learn to do (p.79) your dream job
(p.78)
S24 Formal letters Ss can write a covering - W: Write a covering - W Extra sources: - Writing task (p.81)
and a CV letter and a CV letter and a CV (p. 81) Sample covering letters and - Revise and check
CVs (p.82,83)
(SWP, p. 107-110)
S25 Fieldtrip: Ss are going to Vietnam Museum Of Ethnology to discover more about Vietnamese ethnic groups and practice their English
language with foreign visitors
S26 Shopping Ss can talk about a bad - G: Reported speech - L: Listen for details (p.87) - R: Making a
(File 6A) experience in a shop or (p.84,87) - Sp Extra activity: Role- complaint is it worth
restaurant - V: Shopping (p.85,153) play (complaints in a it? (p.86)
- Sp: Talk about a time shopping/restaurant - WB: File 6A
you complained in a shop situation)
or restaurant (p.85)
S27 Films Ss can talk about their - G: Passive voice - R: famous films (p.88) - L: an interview with
(File 6B) habit of watching films (p.89,140) - Sp: Talk about a film you an actress (p.91)
- V: cinema and film like (p.90) - WB: File 6B
(p.90) - R Extra sources: Scan
- Sp: Ask and answer for details (IR1, p.113)
about the habit of
watching film (p.90)
S28 A hero Ss can talk about famous - G: Relative clauses - Sp: talk about people you - WB: File 6C
(File 6C) heroes (p.92,140) admire (p.95) - W: Write about the
- V: Famous people, what - Sp Extra activity: What person that you admire
people do (p.95) make people famous
- R: heroes (p.94,95) - R: Scanning

S29 A film review Ss can write a film - W: Write a film review (p.97) - Writing task (p.97)
review - SB: Revise and Check
(p.98,99)
- Week 7-SSM
S30 Luck Ss can read to understand - R & L: Read about bad luck and good luck (p.100) - R: Read and choose - WB: File
(File 7A) main ideas then make a - G: Third condition (p.101) the ways to make our 7A
 prediction of what - V: making adj and adv (p.103) own luck (p.102,103) - Find more
happened next - Sp: Answer the questionnaire about how lucky you are - R Extra sources: information
(p.101) Matching exercises (IR1 about
p.49) symbols of
bad or good
luck in
Vietnam
and other E-
Progress Test: Listening skill (15 minutes) speaking
countries
S31 Individual presentation: Ss will present about their last fieldtrip
S32 Murder Ss can tell a story / film - R & L: Read and - Sp Extra activity: Talk - WB: File 7B
(File 7B) answer questions about a about a detective story/film - Write about a detective
murder (p.104,105) R: Reading for main ideas. story/film
- G: Question tags, L: Listening for gist. - Week 8-SSM
indirect questions
(p.105,142)
- V: compound nouns
(p.107)
S33 TV habits Ss can talk about their - G: Phrasal verbs (p.108) - R: Life without electricity - L: things you miss
(File 7C) TV habits - V: television, phrasal (p.111) most without
verbs (p.110) - R Extra sources: electricity (p.111)
- Sp: Talk about the TV Identifying reference (IR2 - WB: File 7C
habits (p.108) p.15,37) - Create your own list
of phrasal verbs
S4 An article for a Ss can write an article for - W: Write an article for a magazine (p.113) - Writing task (p.113)
magazine a magazine - SB: Revise and Check
(p.114,115)
- Week 9-SSM
S35 Revision and Sample final test - Week 10-SSM