Nivel Inglés Introductorio 2

Naturaleza del Curso: Teórico-Practico

Tiempo: 48 horas

Descripción:

Ingles Conversacional II es un curso teórico-práctico dirigido a estudiantes regulares, o de

primer ingreso ubicados en el nivel introductorio II. Tiene una duración de 8 semanas, con dos
sesiones semanales de tres horas cada una, para un total de 48 horas durante el bimestre.

Al finalizar el curso, el estudiante será capaz de reconocer y usar las funciones lingüísticas
necesarias que le permita satisfacer las necesidades esenciales de la comunicación oral.

Se incluye una metodología donde los alumnos participan activamente del proceso de
aprendizaje y el docente es un facilitador el cual aclarara conceptos y estructuras gramaticales
que conllevan a una buena expresión tanto oral como escrita.

Objetivos Generales:

1. Utilizar el inglés como idioma extranjero dentro de un enfoque comunicativo a nivel básico.

2. Hacer uso de las funciones lingüísticas necesarias para comunicarse adecuadamente dentro
de un contexto social dado.

Objetivos Específicos:

 Comprender diferentes situaciones, mediante el uso de estructuras gramaticales básicas

para que el estudiante sea capaz de enfrentar situaciones de la vida diaria.
 Comprender y dominar las estructuras gramaticales mediante explicaciones, ejercicios y
contextos, para que el estudiante sea capaz de formular oraciones, preguntas y
respuestas.
 Desarrollar destrezas auditivas por medio del uso de CD’s, DVD’s y videos, para
agudizar en el estudiante esta habilidad.
 Desarrollar las destrezas de escritura, por medio de la enseñanza de las estructuras
gramaticales básicas, para que el estudiante sea capaz de escribir oraciones simples,
formular preguntas y brindar respuestas.

Metodología:

El curso enseña al estudiante a comprender el idioma inglés y lo prepara para la transición de su

uso en clase al mundo real.

Las estructuras y vocabulario se desarrollan en primera instancia, a través de ejercicios

contextualizados para adiestrar a los estudiantes en su uso adecuado a través de actividades
tanto individuales como en parejas o grupos.

Se practicara constantemente simulando situaciones reales de comunicación.

El profesor asumirá el papel de facilitador y el estudiante tendrá la máxima responsabilidad de

su progreso.

Para cada unidad temática, cada estudiante desarrollará como tarea las actividades
correspondientes en su libro de ejercicios (workbook).

Además de las actividades descritas para cada unidad habrá:

  Discusiones
 Presentaciones Orales
 Juegos, dinámicas y otros. (Role plays, pequeñas dramatizaciones)

Evaluación:
6 Presentaciones orales 30%
2 Quizzes 10%
Examen parcial 15%*
Examen final oral 20%
Examen final escrito 15%*
Asistencia, participación y tareas 10%
100%
*Grammar and vocabulary, listening, reading.
Nota mínima 70

Bibliografía general:
Richards, Jack (2005). Interchange Book .(Student’s Book). Third Edition Cambridge
University Press. USA

Richards, Jack (2005). Interchange Book .(Workbook) Third Edition Cambridge

University Press. USA

Material complementario que el docente considere útil para el logro de los objetivos.
Unidades Temáticas:

Unit 9: Broccoli is good for you.

Topics:
Food pyramid; basic foods; desserts; meals.
Functions:
Talking about food likes and dislikes. Giving opinions about healthy and
unhealthy foods. Talking about foods you have and need. Describing eating habits.
Grammar:
Some and any; count and noncount nouns; specific and general nouns; adverbs of
frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly eve, never.
Pronunciation:
Sentence stress.
Listening:
Listening for people’s food preferences.
Writing:
Writing questions about mealtime habits.
Reading:
Eating for Good Luck (reading about foods people eat for good luck in the new
year).

Unit 10: I can’t ice-skate very well.

Topics:

Sports; abilities and talents.

Functions:

Talking about sports you watch and play. Asking for and giving information about
abilities and talents.

Grammar:

Simple present Wh- questions; can for ability;yes/no and Wh- questions with can.
 Pronunciation:

Pronunciation of can and can’t.

Listening:

Listening for people’s favorite sports to watch or play; listening to people talk about
their abilities.

Writing:

Writing a paragraph about your favorite sports or free time activities.

Reading:

Race the U.S.! (reading about four unusual races in the U.S.).

Unit 11: It’s a very exciting city!

Topics:
Cities, hometowns; countries.
Functions:
Asking about and describing cities. Asking for and giving suggestions. Talking about
travel and tourism.
Grammar:
Adverbs before adjectives; conjunctions: and, but, however, and though. Modal
verbs: can and should.
Listening:
Descriptions of cities and hometowns. Incorrect information.
Pronunciation:
Can’t and shouldn’t.
Writing:
Description of an interesting city/hometown.
Reading:
“Greetings from …” (reading about famous cities).
 Unit 12: It really works!
Topics:
Health problems; medication and remedies; products in a pharmacy.
Functions:
Talking about health problems; asking for and giving advice/suggestions. Making
requests.
Grammar:
Infinitive complements; modal verbs should for suggestions; modal verbs can, could,
and may for requests.
Listening:
Health problems and advice.
Pronunciation:
Reduced form of to.
Writing:
A letter to an advice columnist.
Reading:
“Rain Forest Remedies?”(reading about natural products as medicine).

Unit 13: May I take your order, please?

Topics:
Food and restaurants.
Functions:
Expressing likes and dislikes; agreeing and disagreeing. Ordering a meal.
Grammar:
So, too, neither, and either. Modal verbs would and will for requests.
Pronunciation:
Restaurant orders.
Listening:
Stress in responses.
Writing:
A restaurant review.
Reading:
“To Tip or Not to Tip?” (reading about tipping customs).
 Unit 14: The biggest and the best!
Topics:
World geography and facts; countries.
Functions:
Describing countries; making comparisons; expressing opinions.
Talking about distance and measurements.
Grammar:
Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Questions with: how far, how big,,
how long, how high, how deep, how long, how hot, how cold, etc.
Listening:
A TV game show.
Pronunciation:
Intonation in questions of choice.
Writing:
An interesting or beautiful place.
Reading:
“Things You Can Do to Help the Environment” (reading about the environment).

Unit 15: I´m going a soccer match.

Topics:
Invitations and excuses; leisure-time activities; telephone messages.
Functions: Talking about plans; making invitations: accepting and refusing
invitations; giving reasons. Taking and leaving messages.
Grammar:
Future with present continuous and be going to. Messages with tell and ask.
Listening:
Telephone messages.
Pronunciation:
Reduction of could you and would you.
Writing:
Unusual favors.
Reading:
“Cell Phone Etiquette” (reading about cell phone manners).
Unit 16: A change for the better!
Topics:
Life changes; plans and hopes for the future.
Functions:
Exchanging personal information; describing changes.
Talking about plans for the future.
Grammar:
Describing changes with the present tense, the past tense, the present perfect and the
comparative; verb + infinitive.
Listening:
Descriptions of change.
Pronunciation:
Vowel sounds.
Writing:
A proposal for a class party. Future plans.
Reading:
Setting Personal Goals” (reading about goals and priorities).