YDİ211 SYLLABUS

Coursebook: Cambridge Interchange Fifth Edition Level 2

TOPIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 1
Good memories
READING:
- find out the meanings of the new vocabulary in the text by matching to
definitions
- scan a text for specific information to locate answers quickly
- understand the text to answer questions about Frida Kahlo

WRITING
- write a paragraph about their childhood activities

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- listen to an interview for specific information
- introduce himself / herself
- exchange personal information by asking and answering questions

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- use the simple past tense
- use ‘used to’ to express habitual actions in the past
- classify words to describe childhood memories and activities

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:

UNIT 2
READING
Life in the city - skim a text to find out main topics in the context

WRITING
- write a social media post about the city in which they live

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- listen for details and answer the questions about city life
-talk about transportation and transportation problems
- talk about the city where you live
 - interview partner about their city using indirect questions

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- match words to create compound nouns of transportation
- use the expressions of quantity
- form indirect questions using Wh-questions

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 3
READING
Making changes
- skim a text about a person’s lifestyle to answer the questions about the
text
- read the text to practice matching sentences to the paragraphs of the text

WRITING
- write sentences using the expressions of comparison
- write an email to compare different living spaces

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- listen to and understand a content of a listening text to answer the
questions about opinions for a house
-talk about lifestyle changes
-understand listening text about a ‘capsule hotel’ to answer true / false
questions
- talk about their wishes

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- describe houses using adjectives
- make evolutions and comparisons with adjectives and nouns
- express their present wishes using ‘wish+past tense’

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 4
Have you ever tried
READING
it? -practice scanning a text for specific information
-read the text to complete finding out the missing sentences in each
paragraph
 WRITING
- write a recipe for a dish

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- understand the conversations related to food
- talk about food
-express dislikes and likes
-give instructions

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- distinguish the differences between the use of simple past and the present
perfect tense
- use sequence adverbs (first, next, after that, finally, etc.)
-use words related to foods and cooking methods

UNIT 5 Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:

Hit the road!

READING
- skim a text about adventures and vacations to answer the questions

WRITING
-write an email to give suggestions for activities in your town or country

LISTENING & SPEAKING

-listen to and understand a conversation about activities on vacation
- understand the pieces of advice for vacations given by travelers
- to talk about vacation plans
-give travel advice

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- use words associated with vacations
- use the future time with ‘will ‘and ‘going to’
- use modals of necessity and suggestion ( need, ought to, (don’t) have to,
should, had better, etc….)

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 6
Sure, I’ll do it!
READING
 - practice scanning a text about complaints and requests to answer the
questions about the text

WRITING
- write a message making requests

LISTENING & SPEAKING

-listen to and understand
- make requests & agree to and refuse requests
- give excuses
- complain and apologize

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- use two-part verbs
- use ‘will’ for responding requests
- use modals to express requests

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 7
What do you use it
READING
for? -scan a text about the sharing economy and answer the questions

WRITING
-write a message with instructions

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- listen to and respond to statements about the use of technological
inventions
- talk about inventions

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- use infinitives and gerunds to express purposes
- use the vocabulary associated with technology
- use imperatives and infinitives to express suggestion

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students will be able to:
UNIT 8
Time to celebrate
READING
 -practice skimming a text to find out a title for the text
-read the text to find out the false statements & references in the text

WRITING
-write an entry about a festival or a celebration where they live

LISTENING & SPEAKING

- listen to and understand the conversations about special occasions &
answer related questions
- talk about holidays, special occasions & customs
- talk about personal traditions

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

- use relative clauses of time with special occasions
- form and use collocations for celebrations
-make sentences using adverbial clause of time (when, after, before, etc…)

YDİ211 Course Description and Goals

Course Description

YDI 211 is a learner-centered, integrated-skills based course, which builds on YDI 111 & 112. YDI 211 will
improve students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in the pre-intermediate level.

Course Goals

The overall aim of this course is to develop students’ four skills in listening, writing, reading and speaking at the
pre-intermediate level. Tasks will require students not only to perform at knowledge and comprehension levels,
but also apply what they have learnt in learning settings.

GRADING POLICY:

1. Mid-term: 40 %
2. Final Exam: 60% (You need to score at least 50 in the final exam.)
 YDİ211 Pacing Schedule
Coursebook: Cambridge Interchange Fifth Edition Level 2
Week Part(s) to be covered Note(s)

Week 1 Unit 1 GOOD MEMORIES, pages 2-5 Omit p.4 ex. 5

Week 2 Unit 1 GOOD MEMORIES, pages 6,7 Omit p.6 ex.10, 11B, 12
Omit p.9 ex.3B, p.10 ex 5
Unit 2 LIFE IN THE CITY, pages 8-10

Week 3 Unit 2 LIFE IN THE CITY, pages 11-13 Omit p.12 ex.11, 12
Unit 2 LIFE IN THE CITY, Video Resource Book, page 6-9
Omit Units 1-2 PROGRESS
CHECK pages 14, 15

Omit Video Resource Book p. 8

ex. 7, 8
Week 4 Unit 3 MAKING CHANGES, pages 16-19 Omit p. 18 ex.6

Week 5 Unit 3 MAKING CHANGES, pages 20 Omit p. 20 ex.10, 11

Omit Video Resource Book p.12

Unit3 MAKING CHANGES, Video Resource Book,

pages 11-13
Week 6 Unit 4 HAVE YOU EVER TRIED IT?, Omit p. 24 ex. 6,7
pages 22-25
Week 7 Unit 4 HAVE YOU EVER TRIED IT?, Omit p.26 ex. 12, 13
pages 26, 27 Revision
Omit Units 3-4 PROGRESS
CHECK pages 28, 29

Mid-term exam
Week 8 Unit 5 HIT THE ROAD, pages 30-33 Omit p. 32 ex.5

Week 9 Unit 5 HIT THE ROAD, pages 34-35 Omit p.34 ex. 11
Omit Video Resource Book p.20
Unit 5 HIT THE ROAD, Video Resource Book, pages 18-21
Week 10 Unit 6 SURE! I’LL DO IT., pages 36-39 Omit p. 39 ex.8C

Week 11 Unit 6 SURE! I’LL DO IT., pages 40, 41 Omit p.40 ex.10, 11
Unit 7 WHAT DO YOU USE THIS FOR?, pages 44-45
Omit Units 5-6 PROGRESS
CHECK pages 42, 43

Week 12 Unit 7 WHAT DO YOU USE THIS FOR?, pages 46-49 Omit p. 48 ex.10
Week 13 Unit 8 TIME TO CELEBRATE, pages 50-53 Omit p. 52 ex. 6
Week 14 Unit 8 TIME TO CELEBRATE, pages 54, 55 Omit p.54 ex.11, 12
Revision
Omit Units 7-8 PROGRESS
CHECK pages 56, 57

Optional: Unit 8 Video Resource

Book, pages 30-33 (omit p.32)