AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Agribusiness
& Supply Chain Management

5110 - English I

Content

1. The Tenses of the Basic Auxiliary Verbs  
2. The Tenses – Active Voice
3. The Tenses – Passive Voice
4. Modal Verbs
5. Infinitives
6. Gerunds
7. Direct – Indirect / Reported Speech, Exercises
8. Numerals, Dates – The Time
9. Do – Make, Expressions with Do and Make, Exercises
10. Say – Tell, Idiomatic expressions with say-tell, Exercises
11 Pronouns
12. The English Noun I
13 General Revision Exercises

Learning results

The aims of the course are the following:

  • To teach the students basic elements of the English language and Grammar aimed at raising their awareness about the usefulness of the language both for their academic studies and their future professional life thereafter.
  • To enrich the students’ vocabulary through exposing them to language material from various sources (General English of A1-A2 level, as defined by the Common European Framework of reference for languages, 2018).
  • To offer the students practice in grammatical and syntactic structures of English indispensable for the enhancement of their language proficiency (of A1-A2 level, as defined by the Common European Framework of reference for languages, 2018).
  • To develop the students’ 4 language skills (listening comprehension, speaking competence, reading comprehension, and writing ability, of A1-A2 level, as defined by the Common European Framework of reference for languages, 2018).

Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

  • Understand clearly and without any particular deviations  from the standard language form (which may cause a breakdown in communication) the main points of the General English they are presented with.
  • Address situations / problems which may arise when they find themselves in a country or setting among foreigners where they are obliged to use English to communicate.
  • Produce oral language using vocabulary from various sources and grammatical / syntactic structures of an A1-A2 level (as defined by the Common European Framework of reference for languages, 2018).

Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography in the Greek Language:
‘Mastering English Grammar for Greek Students’ I. Margiolis
Suggested Bibliography in the English Language:
‘English Grammar’ Thomas – Martinet

Instructor's Notes
The students are also given General English texts for study and practice, as well as graded language exercises for consolidation of vocabulary items and A1-A2 level grammar and syntax forms.

NEWSLETTER

The Department was created in 2019 (article 20, Law 4589/2019) and is an evolution of the Supply Systems Management Department (D.S.E.). Housed in a 770 sq.m. building. within a plot with a total area of 8,000 sq.m. in facilities with extensive research and teaching spaces.
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