Course: Preparatory English 2

Topic outline

Preparatory English 2

Instructor: Mr. Chuah Kee Man (kmchuah@cls.unimas.my)

Course Synopsis

This course aims to further strengthen students' social communicative competence in English for a variety of everyday purposes. Students have the opportunity to develop and integrate skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. With a focus on literacy skills, students will engage with a range of text types and practice using language appropriately and accurately in meaningful contexts.

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Unit 1: Congratulations, Asking for and Giving Advice
This unit guides you on how to express congratulations, asking for and giving advice. You will also write texts on giving advice and making suggestions using modal verbs and expressions.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 1 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Unit 1 - Situational Practice File
- Wh-Question practice URL
- Unit 1 Pop Quiz
Unit 2: Describing Places
In this unit, you will read several texts on describing places. You will also learn how adjectives and adverbs are used effectively when describing an event.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 2 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Adjective Practice URL
Unit 3: Recounting Past Experiences
In this unit, you will mainly learn subject verb agreement and use them appropriately. You will also learn how to write a recount with appropriate organisation and contexts.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 3 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Unit 3 Activity: Share Your Best Moment in Life Chat
Unit 4: Reading about Health
In this unit, you will learn how to skim for the main ideas and scan specific information, read for gist and specific details as well as inferential and interpretive meanings and how to use active and passive voice and use them appropriately.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 4 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Active - Passive Voice Activity URL
Unit 5: Environment
This unit exposes you to related reading texts on environmental issues and focuses on transfer of information from linear text to non-linear form. It also covers speaking component on how to express and justify your viewpoints.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 5 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Reading Comprehension - Pollution and its Negative Effects URL
Unit 6: Social Ills
In this unit, besides reading about social ills, you will learn how to generate ideas for an essay and presentation. The focus is on presentation skills on issues related to the topic.
- Notes & Reading Materials
- Learning Unit 6 File
- Self-learning Activities
- Presentation Outline Guide File

Topic outline

Preparatory English 2

Unit 1: Congratulations, Asking for and Giving Advice

Unit 2: Describing Places

Unit 3: Recounting Past Experiences

Unit 4: Reading about Health

Unit 5: Environment

Unit 6: Social Ills

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