| Objectives :
– To help students understand basic vocabulary of science and technology. – To help students use essential vocabulary of science and technology. – To consolidate/ reinforce grammar rules. – To write meaningful sentences. – To write coherent paragraphs. – To answer written examination questions correctly. – To read to grasp the general idea of a text. – To read in order to find the main ideas within a text. – To listen and comprehend basic functional scientific English. – To communicate using concepts and terminology taught in classroom. |
| Unit one : Classifications and generalizations (11h25)
1. Topic one: Materials in Engineering 2. Topic two: Sources of energy 3. Topic three: Periodic table |
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Discovering language (language outcomes)
a) Grammar – pronunciation (05h25) – Present simple vs. Continuous vs. perfect – Active & passive voice ° Pronunciation of must, can, should in the passive ° Weak forms of was and were Pronunciation of final –ed and –ch – Compound nouns – Adjectives ending in ‘-ly’ ° Adverbs – Affixes (-ic, -ity, –ness)
b) Vocabulary (01h30) – Structures used to express classification
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Developing skills (skills and strategies outcomes)
a) Functions: – Classifying items in the form of diagrams – Diagrams, levels of generalization – Classifying items according to their properties and characteristics
b) Listening & speaking (01h30)
– Listening to a lecture/talk (Classification) ° Listening for specific information ° Listening for general ideas ° Note taking ° Speaking from notes – Making an oral summary
c) Reading & writing (03h00) – Reading ° Reading for specific information ° Reading for general ideas ° Contextual reference ° Rephrasing ° Guessing the meaning of words through context ° Making logical links between sentences and paragraphs ° Summarizing – Analyzing and making a synthesis |
| Unit two : Describing discoveries, inventions and experiments (11h25) | |
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Discovering language (language outcomes)
a) Grammar – pronunciation (05h25)
– Past simple vs. continuous – Active & passive voice ° Pronunciation of must, can, should in the passive ° Weak forms of was and were Pronunciation of final ed and ch – Sequencers (first, next…) – Noun modification
b) Vocabulary (01h30) – Vocabulary related to discoveries and inventions – Expressing cause/effect
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Developing skills (skills and strategies outcomes)
a) Functions: – Making observations – The use of the passive in the description of an experiment
b) Listening & speaking (01h30) – Listening to a presentation of (an invention, a discovery, an experiment) ° Listening for specific information ° Listening for general ideas ° Recognizing and showing a sequence of events ° Note taking ° Speaking from notes – Talking about a given experiment – Making an oral presentation of (a discovery)
c) Reading & writing (03h00) – Reading ° Reading for specific information ° Reading for general ideas ° Contextual reference ° Rephrasing ° Guessing the meaning of words through context ° Making logical links between sentences and paragraphs – Writing the description of an experiment |
| Bibliographic references:
– The scientist speaks: the English of Science and Technology, The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1967 – English in focus: English in physical science, J.P.B. Allen, H.G. Widdowson, Oxford University Press, 1974 – English for science and technology: Engineering, Tony Dudley-Evans, Tim Smart, John Wall, Longman, 1979 – Ecrire l’anglais scientifique et technique, Sally Bosworth-Gerome, Robert Marret, ellipses, 1994 – Comprendre l’anglais scientifique et technique, Sally Bosworth-Gerome, C. Ingrand, Robert Marret, ellipses, 1992 – Minimum competence in scientific English, Sue Blattes, Véronique Jans, Jonathan Upjohn, EDP Sciences – La communication scientifique en anglais, Alain Souillard, Françoise Souillard, BMS/ Langues pour tous, 2003 – Communiquer en anglais : guide pratique à l’usage des scientifiques, Dorothée Baud, Lauriane Hillion, ellipses, 2008 – Professional English in Use Engineering with Answers: Technical English for Professionals, Mark Ibbotson, Cambridge University Press, 2009 – English in Focus: English in mechanical engineering, ed.: Eric H. Glendinning, Cambridge University Press, 1974 – Flash on English for Mechanics, Electronics and Technical Assistance (Flash on English ESP), Sabrina Sopranzi, 2012 – Longman Photo Dictionary, Longman, 2012 – Everyday Technical English, Valerie Lambert, Elaine Murray, Longman, 2003 – English grammar in use, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
| Modalités d’évaluation :
Interrogation, Devoir surveillé, Examen final |
