Week 1-3

Learning Objectives and Tasks:

1. Getting to know how to outline an essay, and outline Pub Talk and the King's English

2. Getting a general understanding

   About the English language:

                       the King's/Queen's English;

                       a brief history of English language;

                       a brief knowledge about the variety of English language;

                       stylistic features of spoken English and written English

   About culture:

                      British pub culture;

                      English dynasties/Houses;

                      a brief history of Australia;

                      Elizabeth I;

   About the great writers and their works:

                      Shakespeare and Merry Wives of Winsor

                      Alexandre Dumas and The Three Musketeers;

                 E. M. Forster;

                     W. H. Auden;

                     Thomas Carlyle

3. Practicing language skills: Completing the writing, speaking, translating tasks:

Writing tasks:

1. Write a paragraph or two about What makes  or spoils  good conversation.   

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2. Outline the essay (See the samples)

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Translation Tasks:

1. Paragraph tranlstion: paras. 9-11

2. Key sentences translation: P14 Exercise V A of the textbook

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Oral presentation task:

A 5-minute speech on one of the following topics

1. British pub culture;

2. The King/Queen’s English;

3.  spoken English and written English

4. Alexandre Dumas & The Three Musketeers

5. A brief history of Australia

6. A brief history of English language

7. English dynasties/Houses

8. Shakespeare's legacy

9. The Merry Wives of Winsor

10. Elizabeth I

11. Thomas Carlyle

12. W. H. Auden

13. E.Ｍ. Forster

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Language points practice tasks:

Exercises in the textbook P12-14

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