ELP 020

Intermediate Listening and Speaking

Term Fall 2 -2014
Instructor: Nancy S. Gebhardt
Schedule: Day: Sundays, 08:40 AM -05:30 PM
Instructors E-mail: [email protected]
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#$%&SE 'ES#&IPTI$(: 5 *redts
+he %ur%(se (, ths c(urse s t( enab$e students t( )%r(-e ther c(n-ersat(na$ s.$$s n
e-eryday stuat(ns. Students $earn c(n-ersat(n strateges and ac/ure -(cabu$ary and gra))ar
%r(,cency thr(ugh $stenng, and s%ea.ng, as 'e$$ as su%%$e)enta$ readng, and 'rtng
act-tes. Students (,ten '(r. n %ars and s)a$$ gr(u% settngs. !y the end (, the ter), students
are ab$e t( carry (n casua$ c(n-ersat(ns (n t(%cs such as c$assr(() habts, -acat(n act-tes,
n,(r)at(n s(urces, s%endng habts, %ers(na$ characterstcs, tra-e$ %re,erences, and '(r..
Prere/uste0P$ace)ent: *()%$et(n (, 12P 030, 12P 033, (r 12P 03& (r *ASAS %$ace)ent
sc(re (, &04 t( &34.
#$%&SE $)*E#TI+ES:
!y the end (, the c(urse students '$$ be ab$e t(:
$sten t( and %artc%ate n casua$ da$(gs (n a -arety (, t(%cs
as. yes/no /uest(ns and /uest(ns 'th who, what, when, why and how
use ,re/uency ad-erbs
as. ,(r rec())endat(ns, e5%and ans'ers, sh(' nterest, )a.e a %($te re/uest
c())uncate n %ast, %resent, and ,uture tenses
I(ST&%#TI$(,L -ET.$'S:
2ess(ns are c(nducted n ,(r) (, nteract-e 'h($e c$ass act-tes, %ar '(r., s)a$$ gr(u% '(r.,
and nde%endent %ractce.
TE/T)$$0:
Touchstone 2 Full Contact, 2
nd
Edition student b((. by M. Mc*arthy, 6. Mccarten, and 7.
Sand,(rd
Addt(na$ nstruct(na$ res(urces are a-a$ab$e n the 2earnng *enter and 2brary at the De-(n
and 2((% $(cat(ns.
,TTE(',(#E ,(' !$&0S.$PS:
*()ng t( a$$ c$asses '$$ he$% y(u $earn best. ", y(u )ss c$ass, y(u '$$ )ss )%(rtant
n,(r)at(n and assgn)ents. "n addt(n t( $ectures, attend t'( '(r.sh(%s and a tut(rng
sess(n each 'ee.. Intermediate '(r.sh(%s are the )(st a%%r(%rate ,(r y(ur $e-e$.
"n (rder t( rece-e a %assng grade ,(r the c(urse, y(u )ust attend at $east 809 (, $ectures and a
)n)u) (, : '(r.sh(%s. A student 'h( has n(t reached 809 $ecture attendance (r has n(t
attended : '(r.sh(%s '$$ ha-e an ; grade rec(rded (n hs (r her transcr%t.
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$%T-$F-#L,SS ,#TI+ITIES:
<(u sh(u$d e5%ect ab(ut 8 h(urs (, (ut-(,-c$ass act-tes %er 'ee.. +hese act-tes )ay nc$ude
$stenng, s%ea.ng, readng, and 'rtng %ractce, '(r.b((. and (n$ne e5ercses, =(urna$
'rtng, and s%eca$ %r(=ects. P$ease see the c(urse (ut$ne ,(r 'ee.$y act-tes and assgn)ents.
Partc%at(n n b(th n-c$ass and (ut-(,-c$ass act-tes acc(unts ,(r &09 (, y(ur grade.
LE,&(I(1 #E(TE&:
"nd-dua$ and s)a$$ gr(u% tut(rng s %r(-ded by the 2earnng *enter. +( schedu$e an
a%%(nt)ent, ,$$ (ut and sub)t a +ut(rng #e/uest ;(r) a-a$ab$e under >;(r)s? (n the
Student P(rta$.
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Mdter) 15a) &0 9 A@40-300
;na$ 15a) 30 9 !@80-84
Ara$ BuC 30 9 *@80-84
2sten0Drte BuC 30 9 D@:0-:4
Ara$ BuC 30 9 ;@54 and be$('
Partc%at(nE &0 9
+he %assng grade ,(r ths c(urse s D (r better.
(ote22 F the %artc%at(n %art (, y(ur grade s based (n attendance, (n-t)e %er,(r)ance, and
c$assr(() act-tes F i3 4ou are consistentl4 late or lea5e earl46 it 7ill a33ect this part o3 4our
grade at the instructors discretion8
9Participation grade includes maintaining a :ournal 7ith 7riting entries and ne7
5oca"ular4 that 7ill "e assigned 7eekl48
Grades and attendance rec(rds are a-a$ab$e ,(r students t( -e' under >Acade)c 7st(ry? (n
the !"# Student P(rta$.
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Students 'h( )ss a )dter) (r a ,na$ e5a) )ay ta.e t 'th nstruct(rGs %er)ss(n n the
2earnng *enter ,(r a ,ee (, H30. 15a)s )ust be )ade u% as s((n as %(ssb$e, by the dead$ne
set by the nstruct(r.
<(u )ust ,rst re/uest %er)ss(n t( )a.e u% an e5a) ,r() y(ur nstruct(r. Ance the )a.eu%
s a%%r(-ed, ,$$ (ut a #e/uest ,(r +estng ;(r) a-a$ab$e under >;(r)s? (n the Student P(rta$.
<(u '$$ then need t( %ay H30 testng ,ee, attach the rece%t t( the ,(r) and %$ace the c()%$eted
,(r) n the 2earnng *enter "nb(5. +he 2earnng *enter sta,, '$$ c(ntact y(u t( schedu$e an
a%%(nt)ent and %r(ct(r the )a.eu%.
P%(#T%,LIT;:
Students 'h( c()e t( c$ass $ate dsru%t the ,$(' (, the $ess(n. <(u are e5%ected t( be n y(ur
seat and ready t( begn at the a%%(nted c$ass h(ur, t( return ,r() brea.s (n t)e, and t( re)an
n the c$assr(() unt$ c$ass s ds)ssed. Students 'h( %ersstent$y gn(re these re/ure)ents
are sub=ect t( gradng %ena$tes at the nstruct(rGs dscret(n.
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#L,SS&$$- &%LES:
&espect: *(urtesy s e5%ected ,r() a$$. P$ease be %($te and res%ect,u$ t( e-ery(ne at !"#:
c$ass)ates, (ther students, teachers, and sta,,.
Speak English: S%ea.ng 1ng$sh 3009 (, c$ass t)e s the best 'ay t( )%r(-e y(ur $anguage
s.$$s /uc.$y. "t s a$s( (ur (n$y c())(n $anguage and s an essenta$ c(urtesy t('ard th(se
'h( d( n(t s%ea. y(ur $anguage. *(nsstent use (, $anguages (ther than 1ng$sh '$$ resu$t n
the $(ss (, %(nts n the >%artc%at(n? categ(ry.
#omputers: Durng c$ass t)e use c()%uters (n$y as drected by the nstruct(r. Students sh(u$d
chec. e)a$ and attend t( (ther c()%uter needs "e3ore or a3ter class or during a "reak.
#ell phones: P$ease turn (,, ce$$ %h(nes, %agers and (ther e$ectr(nc de-ces be,(re c$ass begns.
", t s an e)ergency, y(u )ay ta.e the ca$$ n the ha$$'ay.
Planned #ourse $utline
+hs s the %$anned c(urse schedu$e. De '$$ )a.e ad=ust)ents acc(rdng t( c$ass %r(gress.
#ourse: 12P 0&0 Instructor: Nancy S. Gebhardt
Session #hapter Topics and ,cti5ities $ut-o3-class ,cti5ities and
,ssignments
Session 1
Se%te)ber 8 AM
Int 3: Ma.ng ;rends
%%. 3-30

Gettng t( .n(' y(ur c$ass)atesJ ta$.ng
ab(ut y(urse$,J re5ie7 o3 simple presentJ
stress and nt(nat(n n /uest(ns and
ans'ersJ )%r(-ng y(ur c(n-ersat(n
s.$$sJ 'ebs (, '(rdsJ c$ass act-ty F Dhat
d( 'e ha-e n c())(nK
Int 3: D! %%.&- 4
Session 2
Se%te)ber 8 PM
Int &: "nterests
%%. 33-&0
+a$.ng ab(ut nterests and h(bbesJ 5er"
3orms a3ter can/cant, love, likeJ (b=ect
%r(n(unsJ sayng no n a ,rend$y 'ayJ
readng a 'eb %age ,(r h(bby gr(u%sJ
'rtng an e-)a$J ta$.ng ab(ut $.es and
ds$.es
Int &: D! %%. 30-38
Session <
Se%te)ber 34 AM
Int 3: 7ea$th
%%.&3-30
+a$.ng ab(ut h(' t( stay hea$thyJ
descrbng c())(n hea$th %r(b$e)sJ
Simple present and simple present
continuousJ :oining clauses 7ith if and
when; EEField trip = a 7alk in the park:
o"ser5e and discuss the state o3 ur"an
health8
99!ork"ook check pp 2 = 1>99
Int 3: D! %%. 38-&5
Session 4
Se%te)ber 34 PM
Int 4: *e$ebrat(ns
%%.33-4&

Descrbng ce$ebrat(nsJ ta$.ng ab(ut
%$ans and %redct(nsJ 3uture 7ith going
to; Present continuous 3or the 3uture?
tradt(ns n d,,erent c(untresJ 'rtng
and n-tat(n
&e5ie7 3or $ral @uiA
EE"n-c$ass 'rtng assgn)entEE
99$ral @uiA B199
Int 4: D! %%. &:-33
3

Session C
Se%te)ber &3 AM
Int 5: Gr('ng I%
%%. 43-5&
+a$.ng ab(ut )e)(res (, gr('ng u%J
re5ie7 o3 simple pastJ general and
speci3ic use o3 determinersJ time
eDpressions 3or the pastJ c(rrectng
y(urse$,J reduct(n (, dd y(uJ c$ass
act-ty >"n the %ast?
99!ork"ook check pp 1E - <<99

Int 5: D! %%. 34-43
Session F
Se%te)ber &3 PM
Int :: Ar(und +('n
%%. 53-:&
As.ng ,(r and g-ng drect(nsJ ta$.ng
ab(ut ,a-(rte %$aces n y(ur t('nJ (,,ers
and re/uests 'th can and c(u$dJ '(rd
stress n c()%(und n(unsJ %ar '(r.
LSu))er ,un?
&e5ie7 3or @uiA
99ListenG!rite @uiA99
Int :: D! %%. 4&-44
Session >
Se%te)ber &8 AM
Int 8: G(ng A'ay
%%. :5-84
G-ng ad-ce and )a.ng suggest(nsJ
ta$.ng ab(ut tra-e$ and -acat(nsJ
in3initi5e 3or reasonsJ res%(ndng t(
suggest(nsJ 'rtng a %(stcard
99!ork"ook check pp <4 = 4H99

Int 8: D! %%.50-58

Session E
Se%te)ber &8 PM
-idterm &e5ie7 = %nits 1 = >
-idterm EDam
Session H
Act(ber 5 AM
Int 8: At 7()e
%%. 85-84
+a$.ng ab(ut h()e ,urnshngs, h()e
habts and e-enng r(utnesJ possessi5e
pronouns? order o3 ad:ecti5esJ as.ng ,(r
%er)ss(nJ agreeng t( re/uestsJ (rderng
e-entsJ reduct(n (, gra))atca$ '(rds
99!ork"ook check pp C0 = C>99
Int 8: D! %%. 58-:5

Session 10
Act(ber 5 PM
Int 4: +hngs 7a%%en
%%. 85-44

+e$$ng and res%(ndng t( anecd(tesJ past
continuous statements and Iuestions?
reactng t( and c())entng (n a st(ryJ I
bet; ,a$$ng and rsng nt(nat(n
&e5ie7 3or IuiA8
99$ral @uiA B299
Int 4: D! %%. ::-83
Session 11
Act(ber 3& AM
Int 30:*())uncat(n
%%. 48-30:

Days (, .ee%ng n t(uchJ %h(ne
c(n-ersat(ns? comparati5e ad:ecti5esJ
nterru%tng and restartng %h(ne
c(n-ersat(nsJ $n.ngJ c()%arng
ad-antages and dsad-antages
99!ork"ook check pp CE-><99
Int 30: D! %%. 84-83
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Session 12
Act(ber 3& PM
%%. 308-33:
Introduction to %nit 11: ,ppearances
Field Trip = -useum o3 #ontemporar4
Photograph4
Session 1<
Act(ber 34 AM
%nit 11: ,ppearances
Descrbng %e(%$eGs a%%earancesJ
ad:ecti5esJ chec.ng n,(r)at(nJ
harsty$es and ,ash(nJ descrbng ne'
trendsJ %ar '(r. >DhatGs d,,erentK? Int 33: D! %%. 8&-84
Session 14
Act(ber 34 PM
Int 3&: 2((.ng ahead
%%. 338-3&:
+a$.ng ab(ut ,uture %$ans and e-entsJ
dscussng =(bsJ will, may and might?
present continuous and going to 3or the
3uture? clauses 7ith if, when, after6 and
before? reduction o3 will? readng ab(ut
%redct(ns ab(ut the ,uture
99!ork"ook check pp >4-EH99
&e5ie7 3or Final: %nits E - 1<
Study ,(r ;na$
Sess(n 35
Act(ber &: AM
Final EDam
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