IN-103 Inglés III · CEFR A1.3 · Canada
English III · II PAC
Order food, talk about health, tell travel stories and plan your career. May – August: the grammar is the same in every period; the Cultural Corner of each lesson follows the events of this period.
Before this course
From English II you bring there is / there are, comparatives, can and quantities with prices. Lesson 1 uses them with real menus.After this course
Your final interview closes the A1 level of the CEFR. Keep your career program and glossary: they are your A1 portfolio and the starting point for A2.Unit I · From the Menu to a Balanced Diet
25% of the final grade
Lesson 1
What's on the menu?
I can understand a menu and talk about food choices.
Canadian Grand Prix (Formula 1)
Literature: Anne of Green Gables · the tea party
Lesson 2
What would you like?
I can order food and book a table politely.
Montreal International Jazz Festival
Music: Oscar Peterson
Unit II · Health and Well-being
25% of the final grade
Lesson 4
Making an appointment
I can make a medical appointment by phone or email.
Victoria Day
Visual art: The Jack Pine
Lesson 5
How are you feeling?
I can describe common symptoms and give simple advice.
Stanley Cup Final
Theatre: The Stratford Festival
Unit III · Travel Experiences and Memories
25% of the final grade
Lesson 8
What did you do there?
I can describe places I visited and activities I did.
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Film: The Sweater
Unit IV · Plans and Aspirations
25% of the final grade
Lesson 10
What are you going to do?
I can talk about my plans and future intentions.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Theatre: Cirque du Soleil
Lesson 11
My CV
I can write a basic CV and a short professional profile.
Order of Canada appointments
Literature: Gabrielle Roy
Your assignment chain
Each assignment reuses your earlier products, and each unit video joins them. At the end you have a portfolio of your career in English.
- Act. 3 · Recommending a restaurant and a balanced menu (3% · reuses previous course)
- Act. 7 · Ordering a meal or booking a table: role-play or online order (3% · reuses Act. 3)
- Act. 11 · My Recipe: cooking video (6% · reuses Act. 3, Act. 7)
- Act. 14 · Booking a simulated medical appointment: call or email (3% · reuses Act. 11)
- Act. 18 · Describing symptoms in a simulated consultation (3% · reuses Act. 14)
- Act. 22 · At the Clinic: consultation and treatment video (6% · reuses Act. 14, Act. 18)
- Act. 25 · My last trip: a short written and oral account (3% · reuses Act. 22)
- Act. 29 · Creating a short illustrated travel log (3% · reuses Act. 25)
- Act. 33 · My Travel Story: comparison video (6% · reuses Act. 25, Act. 29)
- Act. 36 · Talking about three future plans (3% · reuses Act. 33)
- Act. 40 · Writing a basic CV and professional profile (3% · reuses Act. 25, Act. 36)
- Act. 44 · My First Interview: career-focused role-play video (6% · reuses Act. 36, Act. 40)
Map by activity type · II PAC
Read a column to follow one type of activity across the course. The last column is the Cultural Corner of each lesson in this period.
| Lesson | 1 URA + SofIA | 2 Forum | 3 H5P | 4 Assignment | 5 Quiz | Cultural Corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 What's on the menu? | URA + SofIA menu vocabulary, countable / uncountable nouns and some / any | Act. 1 · 2% What is on the menu? My favorite place to eat | Act. 2 · 1% Understanding a real menu layout | Act. 3 · 3% Recommending a restaurant and a balanced menu | Act. 4 · 2% Menu vocabulary, countable / uncountable and some / any check | Canadian Grand Prix (Formula 1) |
| L2 What would you like? | URA + SofIA would like, could and will for decisions | Act. 5 · 2% What would you like? Planning a meal with others | Act. 6 · 1% Listening to a short order and identifying details | Act. 7 · 3% Ordering a meal or booking a table: role-play or online order | Act. 8 · 2% Would like, could and will for decisions check | Montreal International Jazz Festival |
| L3 My recipe | URA + SofIA imperatives, cooking verbs, quantities and sequence words | Act. 9 · 2% Food traditions in our communities | Act. 10 · 1% Reading a short recipe | Act. 11 · 6% My Recipe: cooking video | — unit project | Civic Holiday |
| L4 Making an appointment | URA + SofIA appointments, dates and times, need to | Act. 12 · 2% How can I make an appointment here and abroad? | Act. 13 · 1% Understanding appointment schedules | Act. 14 · 3% Booking a simulated medical appointment: call or email | Act. 15 · 2% Appointments, dates and need to check | Victoria Day |
| L5 How are you feeling? | URA + SofIA symptoms, should / shouldn't and the zero conditional | Act. 16 · 2% How are you feeling? Staying healthy at the university | Act. 17 · 1% Identifying common symptoms in short dialogues | Act. 18 · 3% Describing symptoms in a simulated consultation | Act. 19 · 2% Symptoms, should and zero conditional check | Stanley Cup Final |
| L6 At the clinic | URA + SofIA imperatives for instructions, frequency (twice a day) and labels | Act. 20 · 2% Understanding simple medical instructions | Act. 21 · 1% Reading fictional medication labels | Act. 22 · 6% At the Clinic: consultation and treatment video | — unit project | Fête nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) |
| L7 Where did you go? | URA + SofIA was / were, past simple regular verbs and time expressions | Act. 23 · 2% Where did you go? My last vacation in three photos | Act. 24 · 1% Recognizing past events in travel notes | Act. 25 · 3% My last trip: a short written and oral account | Act. 26 · 2% Was / were, past simple and time expressions check | Canada Day |
| L8 What did you do there? | URA + SofIA irregular past verbs and did questions | Act. 27 · 2% What did you do there? | Act. 28 · 1% Reading a simple travel diary | Act. 29 · 3% Creating a short illustrated travel log | Act. 30 · 2% Irregular past, did questions and places check | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| L9 Which trip did you prefer? | URA + SofIA comparatives and superlatives in the past, feelings adjectives | Act. 31 · 2% Which trip did you prefer? | Act. 32 · 1% Understanding travel reviews and feelings | Act. 33 · 6% My Travel Story: comparison video | — unit project | Calgary Stampede |
| L10 What are you going to do? | URA + SofIA going to, will and future time expressions | Act. 34 · 2% What are you going to do? | Act. 35 · 1% Identifying future plans in a short interview | Act. 36 · 3% Talking about three future plans | Act. 37 · 2% Going to, will and future expressions check | Toronto Caribbean Carnival |
| L11 My CV | URA + SofIA CV sections, can for skills and past simple for experience | Act. 38 · 2% My professional strengths | Act. 39 · 1% Recognizing sections in a sample CV | Act. 40 · 3% Writing a basic CV and professional profile | Act. 41 · 2% CV vocabulary, can for skills and past simple check | Order of Canada appointments |
| L12 My first interview | URA + SofIA interview questions with present, past and future | Act. 42 · 2% What are your career goals? | Act. 43 · 1% Understanding basic interview questions | Act. 44 · 6% My First Interview: career-focused role-play video | — unit project | Honda Celebration of Light |