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English Prep · Intermediate

Grammar in Context

EPY201 — Core — Semester 1

ModuleEPY201
CategoryCore
US credits3
ECTS6

Course Description

Extends grammar for B1–B2 communication and study: complex sentences, conditionals, the passive, relative clauses, modal verbs, reported speech and the linking language used in academic texts.

Course Objectives

To give learners the more complex structures needed to express ideas precisely in speech and writing.

Key Topics

  1. Conditionals (zero, first, second and third)
  2. The passive voice
  3. Relative clauses
  4. Modal verbs of possibility, obligation and advice
  5. Reported speech
  6. Linking and contrast: although, however, whereas

Course Outline (selected weeks, Semester 1)

WeekTopic & Activity
1Complex sentences
Combine ideas using subordinate clauses.
Workshop: Building longer sentences.
4Conditionals
Discuss real and hypothetical situations.
Discussion: What would you do?
7The passive
Describe processes and results using the passive.
Task: How it is made.
10Relative clauses and reporting
Define, add information and report what others said.
Task: Reporting a lecture.
Final exam weekEnd-of-module assessment
Written grammar-in-context task.
Portfolio review with your tutor.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Use conditionals to discuss real and hypothetical situations.
  2. Use the passive to describe processes and results.
  3. Use relative clauses to define and add information.
  4. Report statements and questions accurately.
  5. Link and contrast ideas in longer sentences.
Assessment

Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.

Learning Resources
  • BCBT Digital Library: graded readers, academic English and test-preparation materials
  • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) with weekly tasks, audio and video
  • Language lab sessions for listening, pronunciation and speaking practice
  • Microsoft Office 365 for writing, presentations and portfolio work
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