Course Content
Unit 3: Communication
ACADEMIC FOCUS: USING EVIDENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES This unit covers: Reading Identifying main ideas and supporting evidence in a text Building word families Using adverbs to express stance Writing Analysing and writing topic sentences Adding supporting evidence using reasons and examples Writing and evaluating a paragraph Listening Understanding the main ideas in a lecture Recognizing the language for introducing main ideas and supporting evidence Analysing types of supporting evidence: examples, definitions, and explanations Speaking Reading a text to prepare for a tutorial Identifying assumptions in questions Participating in a tutorial discussion Vocabulary Inferring the meaning of unknown words in sentences Using prefixes to infer meaning
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Discussion
Reading (Text 2) In-Class Activity
Extra Practice
Expressing stance – Adverbs
Topic Sentences
Game 3.1 (Academic Noun Phrases Zipper)
Academic Prefixes
Academic English – Upper Intermediate

1 Decide which three ways of communicating you consider to be the most important

     (a) 50 years ago, and

     (b) today.

   Give reasons and examples.

  • Radio
  • printed books
  • printed newspapers
  • Advertising
  • Television
  • the internet
  • smart phones
  • e-books
  • other publications (e.g. government information documents, leaflets, etc.)

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