Biotechnologies

IREN BOYARKINA

Il corso, che prevede una conoscenza almeno di base della lingua inglese, è finalizzato al potenziamento delle principali strutture linguistiche in modo tale da mettere lo studente nella condizione di comprendere agevolmente testi di natura scientifica. Si procederà ad un ripasso e approfondimento delle principali strutture morfosintattiche di livello intermedio (B1), nonché alla lettura e analisi di testi scientifici specifici del settore o di materiali forniti dal docente sui principali ambiti disciplinari affrontati nel corso di studi.

B1.
The course aims at practicing students’ listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills (level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)). At the end of the course, students should be able to understand the main points of clear texts on familiar topics in standard/specialized language, as well as produce simple, organised texts about familiar topics related to their field of studies. Also, students should be able to describe experiences, events, wishes and aspirations, and explain opinions and plans.

A2 CEFR

1) Course objectives, course bibliography, exam info. Auxillaries to be / to have.
Present Simple. Adverbs of frequency. Nouns. Regular and irregular plural forms of nouns.
Genitive case. Countable and uncountable nouns.
2) Definite and indefinite articles.
3)Present Simple. Short questions, tag questions. There is/ there are. Indefinite adjectives.
4) Can, must e have to that indicate daily routines. Present Progressive for the Future.
Present Simple vs Present Progressive.
5) Imperative form. Must, need e have to. Prepositions. Iimperative forms for street
directions.
6) Past Simple and Past Continuous.
7) Past Simple of the irregular verbs. Relative and interrogative pronouns and adjectives:
who, why, what, where, when, how.
8) Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous. Indefinite adjectives.
9) Future tenses. May and might. Can, will and shall for offers and requests.
10) Conditional mood 1, 2, 3.
11) Active vs Passive Voice.

1. English Grammar in Use, R. Murphy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 5th edition.
2. Texts on the Moodle course page.

1. English Grammar in Use, R. Murphy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 5th edition.
2. Testi che si trovano sulla pagina Moodle del corso

Face-to-face lectures

free attendance

Written test on Moodle (based on grammar, English Grammar in Use by R.Murphy). Oral exam is based on the course reading materials (see the course Moodle page)

1. Choose the right form of the verb, etc.
2. Choose the right article, etc.
3. Read and translate the article.