Engels
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Planning
Week 2
Intake appointments
Week 3
Grammar 1: Prepositions & phrasal verbs (Units 16, 17, 19)
Introduction to the course: register
Week 4
Grammar 2: Tense review (Units 20, 21, 22)
Read sample emails
Email writing
Week 5
Engels 1
, Register and email writing (Units 23, 24, 29)
Peer feedback on draft email
Week 6
Grammer 3: Verb + gerund / infinitive
Deadline assignment 1
Grammar revision class
Week 7
Vocabulary units (VGC1)
Week 8
Grammar 4: adjectives and adverbs (units 5, 6, 7)
Paragraphing and linking words
Week 9
Grammar 5: relative clauses (units 3, 4, 54)
Writing a cover letter
Week 10
Grammar 6: Punctuation (units 8, 11, 12)
Peer feedback on draft cover letter
Week 11
Vocabulary units (VGC2)
Deadline assingment 2
Grammar revision class
Week 12
Feedback assignment 2 + information EMA
Week 13
Engels 2
, No class
Week 14
End-of-module assessment online
Grammar
Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs
Prepositions
→ Small but important words in the English language that play an important role
in the grammar in linking phrases together, and sometimes also contribute
meaning to a sentence.
Prepositions of place: At
Shows a general location
Can talk about the position of something
Can talk about the place where something happens
There’s someone at the door. (Position)
I’ll see you at the meeting. (Where something happens)
Prepositions of place: In
Used with the name of a container, place or area to show that someone or
something is inside it
There’s plenty of paper in the photocopier (Containter)
She’s in the next room (Place)
Our head office is in Paris. Our home is in the North (Area)
Phrasal Verbs
→ verbs that are followed by a specific preposition
Engels 3
, In these verb + preposition combinations, the preposition often no longer has
its original meaning
The combinations often cannot be predicted and need to be learnt
Some verbs can occur with more than one preposition and that these different
combinations have different meanings.
Phrasal verbs are often referred to as being too informal. Often there is a
single verb alternative.
Examples of verbs that have different meanings depending on the preposition
→ Agree with (say yes to) vs Agree to (reach a compromise)
→ Look for (search) vs Look after (take care of)
Example of formal alternatives
When we got to the hotel, we looked at the map vs When we
reached the hotel, we consulted the map
Example of formal phrasal verbs
The direction in which the new CEO is taking the company
departs from the strategy which previous top executives have
adhered to.
Register
→ refers to the degree of formality of language, but in a more general sense it means
the language used by a group of people who share similar work or interests
Formality
Format/layout
Paragraphs of balanced length
No bullet points
No illustrations
No memes
Vocabulary
Engels 4
