The course is topic-based and designed for students whose language proficiency level is on CEFR-A2 or CSEPT 120~149 to extend low intermediate level students’ English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students can understand and use expressions related to topics in their daily life. The topics include people and things in the daily life (e.g. relationships, possessions, exercise, hobbies, work, study, things in common, career choices, etc.), holidays and celebrations, famous scenic spots, etc. Students will learn to practice different types of dialogues, read and discuss texts (1000~1400 headwords) relating to the themes or reading strategies, and compose paragraph writings (around 120 words). The genres include instruction, description, and argumentation.
本科目旨在提升學生(CEFR-A2 or CSEPT 120~149)英文聽說讀寫能力;主題涵蓋在不同場合和他人就自己非常熟悉的話題進行簡單交流。學生可以瞭解並使用與日常生活相關的用語描述下列主題:個人周遭人事物、假日節慶和旅遊資訊等。課程內容包括不同類型之聽講練習、與主題或閱讀技巧相關之文章或故事、故事的閱讀與討論(約1000~1400字主要字彙),以及短文習作(約120字)。文體類型包括指示、描述與議論。
With respect to the topics, students will be able
1. To comprehend different spoken and written forms of selected text-types
2. To initiate and participate in conversations in pairs
3. To demonstrate comprehension of new texts using the acquired headwords
4. To compose short paragraphs, each with 120 words
5. To demonstrate control of communication using the following grammar points:
a. pronouns and reflexive pronouns
b. possessives and possessive pronouns
c. determiners and indefinite pronouns
d. infinitives and gerunds
e. simple present and present continuous tenses
f. future tense
g. simple past tense and time expressions
6. To communicate using the following functions:
a. greeting and starting a conversation
b. talking about people and things in the daily life and things in common
c. talking about life routines and habits
d. talking about work spaces, routines, and habits
e. talking about sports and exercise and personal preferences and habits
f. talking about apps for the daily life (e.g. study, work, sports, etc.)
g. talking about plans and predictions
h. introducing cultures of gift giving and expressing personal preferences and needs of gift giving and receiving
i. making and responding to invitations
j. describing special holidays and celebrations
k. describing and responding to past events
l. summarizing famous events
m. describing personal shopping habits and needs
n. describing personal ways to spend or save money, giving others advice, or making responses to others' advice
o. describing problems in the daily life, giving creative solutions, and making related questions
p. introducing famous scenic spots
q. talking about career choices
修習完本課程後,學生將能:
1. 理解課內對話與短文
2. 進行相關對話
3. 運用所習得之字彙理解相關的課外對話與短文
4. 撰寫約120字之段落短文
5. 運用下列文法要點進行溝通:
a.代名詞與反身代名詞
b.所有格與所有格代名詞
c.限定詞(例: 指示代名詞)與不定代名詞
d.現在簡單式與現在進行式
e.未來式
f.過去簡單式與時間用語
6. 運用下列語言功能:
a.打招呼和展開對話
b.描述周遭人事物並找出彼此共同性
c.描述日常作息和習慣
d.描述工作場合和習慣
e.介紹運動種類和描述個人運動喜好與習慣
f.介紹、建議與回應有關學習/日常生活/工作/運動的科技軟體
g.表達與預測未來計劃
h.介紹送禮文化與表達個人收贈禮的喜好與需求
i.邀請與回應邀請
j.介紹特殊假日節慶活動
k.詢問、描述與回應過去事件
l.摘要式描述著名事件
m.描述個人購物習慣與表達購物需求
n.表達個人、建議他人與回應他人建議的使用金錢方法
o.詢問、描述與建議生活中各種問題的創意解決方法
p.介紹旅遊資訊
q.介紹個人生涯選擇
In addition, in relation to CEFR descriptors, students will be able:
1.To describe very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, and employment
2. To describe things and people around in simple phrases and sentences
3. To converse in simple language with people, asking questions and understanding answers relating to most routine matters
4. To relate events from the events in the past, including weekend activities and interesting stories
5.To describe the past life, giving details about important milestones
6.To discuss vacation plans and describe vacations
7.To talk about the natural world, travels to see animals, and natural areas
此外,本課程將讓學生能達到CEFR的分級標準:
1.描述非常基本的個人和家庭資料、購物、區域地理、和就業
2.用粗淺的詞語描述最貼近自己的環境之中的人事物
3.與人溝通簡單而例行性的日常工作
4.回憶過去參加的活動,包括週末活動和有趣的故事
5.描述以前的生活,能記述重要的人生事件
6.討論假期計劃且敘述假期活動
7.描述自然世界、動物之旅及自然景觀