HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION For students

FACULTY OF ENGLISH

Course Profile
LISTENING-SPEAKING 4
I. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
- Course Title: Listening-Speaking 4
- Semester: Semester 2, 2022-2023
- Class contact hours per week: 2 hours
- Self-study hours per week: at least 4 hours
- Assumed Background: Listening-Speaking 4 which is a compulsory course for the double-majored students requires prior knowledge on the subjects of
Listening-Speaking 3.
- Course Description: This course is designed to improve student’s English language proficiency from B1 to B1 + level according to Common European
Framework of Reference, and to prepare students for standardized tests.
- Course Staff:
Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen Ms. Tran Thi Van Anh
Responsibility: Classroom, Timetable Responsibility: Students’ affair
Office: 107 D3 Building, HNUE Office: 107 D3 Building, HNUE
Cell phone: 0989143174 Cell phone: 0914231393
Email: huyenntt@hnue.edu.vn Email: anhttv@hnue.edu.vn
- Course Instructor:
Mr. Triệu Tuấn Anh
Cell phone/ Email:
II. OBJECTIVES
This skill-based integrated course aims at developing students’ language proficiency at B1+ level. At the end of the course,
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In terms of Listening, students can:
- generally follow and understand the main points of extended discussions/ speech taking places nearby on familiar matters;
- understand announcements and messages on concrete and abstract topics spoken in standard dialect at normal speed; and
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
In terms of Speaking, students can:
- communicate with some confidence on familiar routine and non-routine matters such as health, travelling, fashion, etc. related to his/ her interests and
professional fields;
- exchange, check and confirm information, deal with less routine situations and explain why something is a problem;
- express thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics such as films, books, music, etc.; and
- enter unprepared into conversations of familiar topics, express personal opinions and exchange information on topics that are familiar or personal
interest or pertinent to everyday life.

III. RESOURCES

1. Barraclough, C. & Roderick, M. (2015). Gold Experience B1+ (Students’ Book). UK: Pearson Longman. (Coursebook)
2. Barraclough, C. & Roderick, M. (2015). Gold Experience B1+ (Workbook). UK: Pearson Longman. (Homework)
3. Cambridge First Certificate in English 4 (2008). Oxford: OUP. (Self-study)
4. Cambridge First Certificate in English 5 (2008). Oxford: OUP. (Self-study)
5. Cambridge First Certificate in English 6 (2008). Oxford: OUP. (Self-study)
6. Gough, C. (2011). English Vocabulary Organiser: 100 Topics for Self-study. London: Pearson Longman. (Homework)
IV. ASSESSMENT

1. Assessment summary

Assessment Tasks Due Dates Weighting

Class attendance During the course 10%

On-going assessment:

- Listening mini-tests 1, 2 Weeks 6, 13 30%

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 - Listening-speaking midterm test Week 9

End-of-term Test 60%

2. Assessment details:

Attendance (10%): Regular attendance must take up at least 80% of class hours. Anyone who fails to fulfill this will not be allowed to
take the end-of-term test.
On-going assessment (30%)

A. Listening Mini-tests
- Type: In-class
- Due date: Weeks 6, 13
- Time allowed: 10 minutes approximately
- Task description:

+ Multiple-choice questions
+ Gap filling

B. Listening-speaking Midterm Test

- Type: In-class
- Due date: week 9
- Task description:
Listening: a two-part listening test
+ Multiple-choice questions
+ Gap filling
Speaking:
+ Personal information
+ Individual long-turn: Picture comparison and contrast
End-of-term Test (60%)

- Type: Final exam

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 - Task description:
Listening: a two-part listening test
+ Multiple-choice questions
+ Gap filling
Speaking:
+ Individual long-turn: Picture comparison and contrast
+ Discussion: Simulated situation

V. COURSE OUTLINE

Week Unit/ Language skills / tasks Language components Homework Self-study

Theme
1 Unit 7: Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.40- Listening test 1, Cam
The feel-good Multiple-choice questions - Modal verbs (1) 41) FCE 4
factor (1) - Make, help, let
Speaking: English Vocabulary Organiser
Collaborative task (topic 6)
2 Unit 7: Listening: Vocabulary: English Vocabulary Organiser Listening test 2, Cam
The feel-good Multiple-choice questions - People and relationships (topic 17) FCE 4
factor (2) - Being positive
Speaking:
Collaborative task
3 Unit 8: Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.46- Listening test 3, Cam
Magic numbers (1) Multiple-choice questions - The passive 47) FCE 4
- Quantifiers &
Speaking: pronouns English Vocabulary Organiser
Comparing photos (topic 98)
4 Unit 8: Listening: Vocabulary English Vocabulary Organiser Listening test 4, Cam
Magic numbers (2) Multiple-choice questions - Maths (topic 100) FCE 4
- Thinking skills
Speaking:
Comparing photos
5 Unit 9: Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.52- Listening test 1, Cam
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 All change (1) Multiple matching - Zero, first & second 53) FCE 5
conditionals
Speaking: - Third conditional English Vocabulary Organiser
Exchanging personal (topics 29, 31)
information
6 Unit 9: Listening: Vocabulary: English Vocabulary Organiser Listening test 2, Cam
All change (2) Multiple matching - Homes & furniture (topics 61, 62) FCE 5
Listening mini-test 1 - Going places

Speaking:
Exchanging personal
information
7 Unit 10: Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.58- Listening test 3, Cam
Inspiration (1) Sentence completion - -ing forms & infinitives 59) FCE 5
- Have/get something
Speaking: done English Vocabulary Organiser
Discussion questions (topic 82)
8 Unit 10: Listening: Vocabulary: English Vocabulary Organiser Listening test 4, Cam
Inspiration (2) Sentence completion - Science (topic 84) FCE 5
- Experiments
Speaking:
Discussion questions
9 Revision Exam folder Listening test 1, Cam
FCE 6

10 Listening-speaking Midterm
Test
11 Unit 11: The art of Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.64- Listening test 2, Cam
make-believe (1) Multiple-choice questions - Reported speech 65) FCE 6
- Reporting orders &
requests English Vocabulary Organiser
(topic 44)

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12 Unit 11: The art of Speaking: Vocabulary: Listening test 3, Cam
make-believe (2) Collaborative task - Creative arts FCE 6
- Live entertainment
13 Unit 12: Find your Listening: Grammar: Gold Experience B1+ (WB) (pp.70- Listening test 4, Cam
voice (1) Multiple-matching - Modal verbs 71) FCE 6
Listening Mini-test 2 - Reply questions,
question tags
14 Unit 12: Find your Speaking: Vocabulary: English Vocabulary Organiser
voice (2) Making a speech - Values (topic 45)
- Issues: fair or unfair?
15 Listening: Revision
Speaking: Revision