Prerequisite: English as a Second Language—Level 4 or equivalent


Overall Goals:

1. Provide students who already have a degree of fluency with communicative strategies for expressing themselves more precisely via more complex structures in oral and written English.


2. Enhance students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills using a variety of communicative activities focusing on topics such as cultural awareness, life plans, and technology.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe a busy schedule and discuss manners, etiquette, and cultural awareness.
• Show concern and offer help regarding health matters.
• Identify and discuss symptoms, medical procedures, and treatments.
• Offer a solution to a problem, indicate acceptance, and evaluate the quality of a service.
• Identify genres of reading/viewing material and recommend something to read or watch.
• Convey a message and tell someone about the news.
• Describe natural disasters and prepare for an emergency.
• Practice writing emails.

Methodology:

• Vocabulary activities
• Writing activities (brainstorming ideas, drafting, revising, editing, etc.)
• Grammar activities and games
• Individual and group presentations
• Role play
• Pronunciation activities
• Pair and group discussions
• Listening activities (listening for gist, for specific information, and for details)
• Reading activities (skimming, scanning, and inference tasks)

Required Material:

Students may choose to purchase either a digital book or a paper book, not both.
The purchase should only be made after the first class.

• Headphones and an external microphone
• High-speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• Book

E-Book

Title : Top Notch – Level 3 - eText + MyEnglishLab Access Code (12 months) (For Dawson Level 5 and Level 6) Copyright: 2019 Student eText
ISBN : 9780135748657
Price : Approximately $ 50.50
Authors : Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher

Hardcover Book

Title : Top Notch - Level 3 - Student Book w/ Active Book & MyEnglishLab Copyright: 2021 Student
ISBN : 9780137332342
Price : Approximately $ 57.00
Author : Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher

Both versions of the book are available at:Top Notch Level 3

Information on how to access your e-book:

• Step 1 : You must create a Pearson English Portal Account (PEP) by following the instructions in the link provided below.Pearson English Portal Account (PEP)


• Step 2 : You must create a My English Lab Account (MEL) by following the instructions in the link provided below.My English Lab Account (MEL)


• Should you encounter any issues when attempting to access your e-book, you must contact Pearson support directly at the following link: Pearson Support

Schedule description
No class on November 21 - student boycott