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COURSOVERVIE

Topic/Functions

8.What's Happening On Board? Describing activities on board in action distinguishing between routine activities and current actions

9.In The Messroom

Choosing food and drinks; expressing preferences; asking for food

10. Emergency!

Identifying emergency situations; recognising emergency procedures; producing accurate commands

11. Supplies

Checking food supplies; giving details of quantities and weights; calculating prices

12. A New Vessel

Comparing and contrasting sizes, speeds, age; using communication equipment; discussing work-related equipment

13. Visitors

Describing people; comparing physical appearances; describing personalities; asking for descriptive information

14. Weather

Identifying and describing current and future weather conditions; interpreting weather maps; completing chart information

Part 2 Review

Key Language Focus

Vocabulary: verbs that describe work activities; duties on board; verbs that describe routine

G r a m m a r : Present Continuousdistinction between Present Simple and Present Continuous

Vocabulary: food; adjectives that indicate preferences

G r a m m a r : 'some' and 'any'; ways of asking for things

Vocabulary: emergency situations; common emergency commands

G r a m m a r : demonstrative adjectives; imperatives; must/must not

Key Activity Focus

Listening: word recognition; describing activities from sounds Speaking: information exchange about current and routine activities Writing: description of actions in progress

Listening: understanding attitude through intonation; comprehension of dialogues

Phonology: intonation Reading: menu Speaking: dialogue practice

Writing: dialogue completion

Listening: command distinction Phonology: sentence stress Reading: sequencing stages in a

procedure; verification of procedural steps Speaking: describing steps in a specific procedure

Vocabulary: types of cargo and containers

G r a m m a r : countables and uncountables; quantifiers; how much/ how many

Vocabulary: adjectives that describe ( vessel specifications; verbs of operation G r a m m a r : comparatives and superlatives; verbs that contain prepositions

Vocabulary: adjectives that describe physical and character traits; clothing G r a m m a r : 'look like' vs. 'is like'

Listening: identification of amounts, weights and prices of food Phonology: linking words Speaking: dialogue practice Writing: dialogue completion

Listening: identification of equipment Reading: vessel specification data Speaking: information exchange about vessel specifications; discussion of work - related equipment

Writing: detailed comparison of vessels

Listening: identifying a person from a description; distinction between T/F statements

Phonology: contracted sounds Reading: personal letter Speaking: describing physical appearances

Writing: detailed comparisons of two people

	Vocabulary: months and seasons;	Listening: transfer of information
		from sea area forecast to chart
	adjectives that describe weather
		Speaking: discussion of current and
	conditions; wind directions;	future weather conditions
	abbreviations for points of compass	Writing: interpretation of map
	G r a m m a r : 'going to' in future	symbol! to describe weather conditions
	statements

Marlins English for Seafarers 1