ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TERM 2 SYLLABUS (KNT 1B1 & 2B1)

LANGUAGE SKILLS DIVISION (210 periods/class – 180 periods for study & 30 periods for exams)

Block I (1B1 – 4 periods) Block II (1B1) - 4 periods) Block III (2B1 - 4 periods) Block IV (2B1 - 4 periods)

W Listening Integrated Integrated 2

Reading Pronunciation Speaking Writing & Vocab.
1
(2 ps) (2 ps)
(2 ps) (2 ps) (2 ps) (4 ps)
(2 ps)
Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction & Overview of
& Overview & Overview Introduction to
Life 4 to speaking assessment
of of pronunciation
Life 4 Unit 1: c – d – e skills & Overview to academic
assessment assessment & Overview of
1 Unit 1: a - b f (video Overview of paragraph:
assessment
RLS4 - Unit watching - assessment Unity/ Cohesion and
IR2 optional) Coherence
1 Unit 1
Dictation 1

Life 4 Topic based Cause/ effect paragraph:

RLS4 - Unit IR2 Unit 2: c – d – e practice 1:
Life 4 Sample analysis
2 2 f (video Thought groups
Unit 2: a - b Unit 2 Love and Activating
Dictation 2 watching -
relationship Vocabulary development
optional)
Life 4 Introduction to Topic based Cause/ effect paragraph:
RLS4 - Unit IR2 Unit 3: c – d – e sentence practice 2:
Life 4 Organization
3 3 f (video stress:
Unit 3: a - b Unit 3 Raising a Brainstorming & Outlining
Dictation 3 watching -
Rhythm family Vocabulary development
optional)
Life 4 Sentence Cause/ effect paragraph:
Topic based
RLS4 - Unit Unit 4: c – d – e stress: Developing ideas
Life 4 IR2 practice 3:
4 4 f (video Writing practice 1
Unit 4: a - b Unit 4 Emphatic,
Dictation 4 watching - Volunteering Peercheck
contrastive
optional) Vocabulary development
Life 4 IR2 Life 4 Volunteer Cause/ effect paragraph:
5 Sentence
Unit 5: a - b Unit 5: c – d – e fair Writing practice 2
Unit 5 stress practice
f (video Teacher’s feedback
RLS4 - Unit
 5 watching -
Vocabulary development
Dictation 5 optional)
Listening
Reading Life 4 Writing progress test
progress
progress Unit 6: c – d – e Pronunciation progress (Cause & effect paragraph)
test Life 4
6 test & f (video test (Stress) & feedback
(Dictation) Unit 6: a - b
feedback watching - & feedback (4 ps) (4 ps)
& feedback
(2 ps) optional)
(2 ps
Life 4
Introduction to Topic based Problem/ solution paragraph:
RLS4 - Unit Unit 7: c – d – e
Life 4 IR2 intonation: practice 4: Organization
7 6 f (video
Unit 7: a - b Unit 6 Common Brainstorming & Outlining
Dictation 6 watching - Environment
questions Vocabulary development
optional)
Life 4 Problem/ solution paragraph:
Intonation: Topic based
RLS4 - Unit Unit 8: c – d – e Developing ideas
Life 4 IR2 practice 5:
8 7 f (video Probability, Writing practice 1
Unit 8: a - b Unit 7
Dictation 7 watching - mood Education Peercheck
optional) Vocabulary development
Life 4 Intonation:
Topic based Problem/ solution paragraph:
RLS4 - Unit Unit 9: c – d – e
Life 4 IR2 Tag questions, practice 6: Writing practice 2
9 8 f (video
Unit 9: a - b Unit 8 “or” questions, Teacher’s feedback
Dictation 8 watching - Advertising
lists Vocabulary development
optional)
Life 4
RLS4 - Unit Unit 10: c – d – Intonation: Topic based Discussion paragraph:
Life 4
1 9 IR2 e Multi-word practice 7: Organization
Unit 10: a -
0 Dictation 9 Unit 9 f (video verbs Brainstorming & Outlining
b Culture
watching - Vocabulary development
optional)
Life 4
Topic based Discussion paragraph:
RLS4 - Unit Unit 11: c – d –
Life 4 practice 8: Developing ideas
1 10 IR2 e Linking and
Unit 11: a - Writing practice 1
1 Dictation 10 Unit 10 f (video reductions Crime and
b Peercheck
Revision watching - punishment
Vocabulary development
optional)
Discussion paragraph:
RLS4 - Unit Life 4 Writing practice 2
 Life 4 Unit 12: c – d – Revision Revision
1 11 Unit 12: a - e
2 Dictation 11 Teacher’s feedback
b f (video
Vocabulary development
watching -
optional)

1 Final speaking test (4 ps) Final writing test (4 ps)

3

Final listening and reading tests (10 ps)

Block I: 2ps Block II: 2ps Block III: 3ps Block IV: 3ps

MATERIALS:

Coursebooks:
 Textbook: Life 4 (Dummett, P., Hughes, J. & Stephenson, H., 2015, CENGAGE)
 Speaking: Speaking team’s materials
 Pronunciation: English Pronunciation Workbook for First Year Students (Botsay, B. & the speaking team)
Pronunciation in Use (with CDs)
 Listening: Real Listening and Speaking 4 (Craven, M.,2008, CUP)
Dictation materials (compiled by Listening team)
 Reading: Inside Reading 2 – 2nd Edition (Burgmeier, A., 2012, OUP).
 Writing: Paragraph writing (compiled by Nguyen Minh Thuan, Nguyen Kieu Trinh & Vu Phuong Thao)
Effective Academic Writing 1 – The paragraph (Savage, A. & Shafiel, M.)
Academic Writing: from paragraph to essay (Zemach, D. E. & Rumisek, L. A.)
Teacher self-prepared materials

ASSESSMENT: Level: Intermediate/ B1

 Listening:
- Participation/ attendance and Listening portfolio: 10%
- Progress test (30%): Dictation
 - Final test (60%): Conversations/Interview/Speeches/Reports (played twice) with around 20 questions
 Reading:
- Participation/ attendance and Reading portfolio: 10%
- Progress test (30%): 2 passages in 45 minutes
- Final test (60%): 2 passages with 20 questions in 45 minutes
 Writing:
- Participation/ attendance and Writing portfolio: 10%
- Progress test (30 %): a paragraph of 150 words in 30 minutes
- Final test (60%): a paragraph of 150 words in 30 minutes
 Speaking
- Participation/ attendance and homework: 10%
- Progress test (30%): Pronunciation test (stress)
- Final test (60%): Speaking test (pair discussion)