GURABO FEMENINE SCHOOL

ENGLISH CONVERSATION I
12TH GRADE

October 2022
Yamilca Suero Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Cell: 892-988-8646 9:00-9:30am
yamilca.suero@gmail.com 3 Credits

Course Description
In this advanced English course for 12th grade students, we will be looking at
different types of languages, grammar, and vocabularies that we can use in a
daily routine. We will be working on group writing, role plays, dialogues and
conversations.

OBJECTIVES:
Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:
• Understand conversations on every day or personal matters (greetings,
counties and nationality, jobs and introductions), simple instructions
and directions.
• Understand and extract predictable global and specific information
from very short texts with frequent vocabulary.
• Understand very basic things like, talk about family, food, daily life,
where are you from? And others.
• Use plain language to reach a satisfying discussion.
• Ask for and give personal information (family, time, direction, colors,
month) etc.
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 • Write notes with very basic information, instructions and directions
related to everyday activities daily activities.

Attendance policy:
10% of your grade will depend largely on your attendance, so it is very
important to always attend classes. to be eligible for the exams you must
have at least 80% attendance prior to the date of the exam.
Required text:
Personal best A1 beginner, Student’s book

Grading System
For grading we will evaluate class participation, homework, oral and written
exams.
• Written Exams = 50 points
• Oral exam= 20 points
• Class Participation = 10 points
• Homework = 10 points
• Attendance =10 points

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 COURSE CALENDAR

DAY DATE TOPIC DUE IN THIS DATE

MON 17/10 My life Reading practice (A personal

• Hello information form)
• Where’s she from?
WEND 19/10 People and things Asking for information at a movie
• My Family theater or an airport

FRY 21/10 • Review and practice (Unit 1 Introducing a partner

and 2)
MON 24/10 Food and drinks Listening practice about buying things in
• A special meal a restaurant, café, or store
WEND 26/10 Daily life Talk about how they arrive to class
• My trip to work

FRY 28/10 • Review and practice (Unit Socializer about their favorite place to
3 and 4) go and they like and dislikes things.

MON 31/10 All about me Make a presentation about yourself

• My profile
WEND 2/11 Places Reading comprehension exercise about
• City or town city or town

FRY 4/11 Review and practice (Unit 5 Prepare a video about the importance
and 6) of electronic devises
MON 7/11 All in the past Communication practice (when they
• A weekend away were young); relate a story when they
were young
WEND 9/11 Travel Answer question about What did you do
• Then and now on your last trip?
FRY 11/11 • Exam duet

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 Work cited

Gonzalez Jennifer “How to Write a Syllabus” Cult of Pedagogy

Fruen Graham “Personal Best” A1 Student’s Book