leave … impression on sb, leave sb. with … impression, potentiality, A3/T1 alert, aggressive, prejudiced, vain, off-hand, talented, nasty, indecisive, clumsy, agreeable, A3/T3 registered (mail), telex, extension number, telephone directory/Directory Inquiries, abbreviation, duplicate, occidental, brochure, figure out, at one's convenient time, safe and A3/T4 sound, ballet, book (ticket/accommodation), confirmation/confirm, accompany, itinerary, catalogue, replacement, A5/T1 puzzle, compact, concise, courteous, provisional, interim, proofread; phrasal verbs: run out, work out, come A6/T1 up, draw up, deal with, find out, go through, go ahead with, look forward to, pick up, sort out A3/T2 Sentence Structure A4/T3 A4/T4 (patterns used to give instructions:) Do…by…; Use … to/for… (the way of requesting an appointment:) We/I/wonder whether we (you, I) could … (the way of suggesting a time or a place when making an appointment:) Could we make it …?; Would … be all right? Part II. Knowledge Analysis Location Content (Activity/Task) Knowledge A5/T2-T5 Focuses A5/T1 A5/T4 Know the format of a memo, fax and the layout of a letter and its envelop Be aware of the rules in business writing, especially the 3C principle: concise, clear, courteous Know what some frequently used abbreviations stand for
Focal Points Course: English at Work Unit 8: Life and Work Part I. Language Analysis Location Content (Activity/Task) 16 / 20
A1/T1 browse, subsidy, floristry/florist, career, blossom, budding hope, carry (significant) weight in..., conscientious, rational, critical, rigid, A2/T1 competitive, manipulative, emotionally distant, detached, private/privacy, sensual, keen to…, stable, take on, trait, perfectionist, mediator, romantic, A3/T1 Vocabulary A4/T2 in response to, apply for, letter of recommendation, current, certificate, external, adapt, represent, community, formality, impressive, major in…, dedicate, boisterous, get the hang of, vacation, temporary, interpreter, occasionally, clerical, fierce competition, joint venture, scream, implement, (take/face/accept) redundancy, opt for…, neat, demoralize, close down, get fixed up, devastate, stand a chance, A5/T1 scrap heap, take to (drink), blackmail, on the dole/state benefit/unemployment benefit, severely, listless, worse off/better off, nightmare Sentence Structure A4/T2 When it comes to… Part II. Knowledge Analysis Location Knowledge Focuses A3/T2 Content (Activity/Task) Know how to write an application letter
Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 1: The Media Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location A1/T1 A1/T3 A2/T4 Content (Activity/Task) Knowledge Focuses definition of \ names of some world famous newspapers, magazines, news agencies and broadcasting corporations distinguishing facts from conjectures in newspaper articles 17 / 20
A2/T5 A2/T6 A3/T1 A4/T1 A5/T4 A6/T1 A6/T6 avoiding repetitions in writing stylistic features of newspapers differences between newspaper titles and magazine titles components of newspapers ways of asking for information and showing interest essential elements of news articles structure of news articles
Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 2: The Cultural Differences and Similarities Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location Warm-up A1/T1 Knowledge Focuses A1/T2 A1/T3 A3/T8 A4/T2 A4/T5 Content (Activity/Task) definition of culture differences between Western culture and Chinese culture expressions of culture distinction between \ ways of referring to nations, definition of \ principle of \for narrative accounts, use of \ structure of narration's
Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 3: Education Part I. Skill Focuses Location Warm-up A1/T4 A1/T5 Content (Activity/Task) Skill Focuses making suggestions describing an education system, writing a description of an education system writing a description of the education system of China 18 / 20
Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location A1/T1 A1/T2 Knowledge Focuses A1/T3 A2/T1 A2/T4 A3/T4 Content (Activity/Task) distinction between formal and informal questions knowledge about the education system in the UK difference between \ reading skills at two different levels of comprehension: reading for factual information and reading for implications structure of formal letters of comment procedures of conducting a mini-survey Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 4: Development Part I. Skill Focuses Skill Focuses Location (Activity/Task) A5/T7 A6/T1 Content expressing ideas using discourse markers talking about advantages and disadvantages reading for structure writing a paragraph describing the advantages and disadvantages of TV A6/T3 A6/T4
Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location (Activity/Task) Warm-up Knowledge Focuses A1/T1 A1/T3 A2/T3 A3/T3 A5/T7 Content definition of \ conditions for development areas of development use of the present perfect tense to describe changes rules of expressing numbers use of discourse markers
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Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 6: Social Problems Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location Knowledge Focuses Warm-up TA4/T2/3 Content (Activity/Task) definition of \ structure of an exposition
Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 7: Equality Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location Knowledge Focuses Warm-up definition of \ Content (Activity/Task)
Focal Points Course: English in Current Affairs Unit 8: Information Highway Part II. Knowledge Focuses Location Knowledge Focuses warm-up A4/T1/2 Content (Activity/Task) definition of \ structure of an argument
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