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C LS Syllabus
C LS Syllabus
2021-2022
SPRING SEMESTER- LEVEL C
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
WEEK OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITY/ MATERIALS ASSESSMENT/
By the end of the week, Ss will be able to… INTERACTION TYPES NOTES
1 • follow the linear structure of a short formal talk (GSE: 51) by Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2
taking short notes such as key phrases, dates and numbers Group discussion Unit 6- History
• listen for main ideas and details Multiple choice/ T-F exercises The Silk Road
• practise pausing after thought groups
• paraphrase what the other speaker says in a discussion
2 • make use of numbers and repeated key phrases while note- Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2
taking Multiple choice/ T-F exercises Unit 7 - Social Psychology
• listen for main ideas and details Group discussion Sports Fans
• recognise a speaker's feelings or attitudes (GSE: 52) Read out loud pronunciation practise Extra listening:
• pronounce linked sounds accurately Note-taking & short answers (B1+) Some Qs
• express belief, opinion, agreement and partial agreement should address ➔ recognise speakers’
feelings or attitudes (GSE: 52)
3 • focus your attention on emphasized info. while taking notes on a Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2 Speaking Pack 9
lecture Multiple choice/ T-F exercises Unit 8- Architecture Future Plans &
• listen for main ideas and details Group discussion Frank Gehry Predictions
• use correct intonation for affirmative and interrogative Read out loud pronunciation practise
sentences
5 • listen for main ideas and details Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2 QUIZ 1
• use abbreviations to take notes quickly while listening to Multiple choice/ T-F exercises Unit 9- Public Health
lecture Group discussion Global Epidemic
• notice stressed words in a sentence
• offer a fact and/or example in a discussion
6 Presentation 3
give a-7-minutes-rehearsed talk or presentation on a familiar topic by giving brief reasons and explanations and performing the correct pronunciation/intonation/stress of the
words/phrases/sentences that are necessary for their level.
Choose a person you admire who has had a positive impact on history. Then, give a presentation about the person, including a timeline of important events in the person’s life (see task
guideline).
7 • listen for main ideas and details Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2 Speaking Pack 13
• notice cause-effect relations and examples-sources in a lecture Group discussion Unit 10- Urban Planning Environment
while taking notes Read out loud pronunciation practise 21st Century Cities
• infer speakers' opinions in conversations on familiar everyday
topics (GSE: 53) Extra listening: short answers
• pronounce reduced and contracted words accurately some Qs should address ➔ Infer speakers'
• ask someone to clarify or elaborate what they have just said opinions in a conversation on familiar
(GSE: 50) everyday topics- GSE: 53
• develop an argument using common fixed expressions (GSE: 53)
8 • use some phrases to persuade in a debate Debate Speakout Upperint. 6.3 & 6.4
“surely, clearly, anyone can see that, isn’t it true/ obvious, don’t you (Debate topic: choose one among
agree that, shouldn’t people…” alternatives on pg.77)
• support their arguments with reasons and examples and refute
their opponent’s arguments in a debate
• use some strategies to persuade listeners
9 • take notes on key information Mock exam & Extra listening (TED TALK OR May, 2-4
• listen for specific information SIMILAR AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL) Holiday/Eid
• record a short video on what you learnt in TED Talk you watched Note-taking & info gap-fill if there are
classes
10 No teaching MIDTERM
11 • talk about survey results in pairs Note-taking Contemporary Topics 2 May, 19 Holiday/
• identify specific information in a linguistically complex Multiple choice/ T-F exercises Unit 11- Biology Commemoration
presentation or lecture using graphic organizers DNA Testing of Atatürk, Youth
• listen for main ideas and details Extra speaking activity about May, 19 and Sports Day
12 • notice when the words stressed to make ideas clear Mini in-class presentation- rehearse in Contemporary Topics 2 QUIZ 2
• start and keep a discussion pairs: choose a recent advance in Unit 11- Biology
• take-notes on an academic talk and use notes to fill information science, do 10 min. research, and DNA Testing
gap prepare your outline on how it impacts
us. Present your ideas to your partner, Extra listening (TED TALK OR SIMILAR
then to whole class. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL)
Note-taking & info gap fill
13 • watch a video and complete the extracts Note-taking Speakout Upperint. 9.4 Listening quiz
• agree on priorities about survival in a group discussion Filling the extracts feedback
• identify specific information in a linguistically complex Multiple choice/ T-F exercises Contemporary Topics 2
presentation or lecture Unit 12- Public Administration Speaking Pack 12
• listen for main ideas and details Risk Management Inventions/
History
14 Presentation 4
give a-7-minutes-rehearsed talk or presentation on a familiar topic by giving brief reasons and explanations and performing the correct pronunciation/intonation/stress of the
words/phrases/sentences that are necessary for their level.
Observe three problems in your community and find solutions to them; identify the benefits of your proposed solutions (see task guideline).
Mock exam