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    INTERMEDIATE STAGE · GE 11 · COURSE 3 OF 4

    Intermediate 3

    Life 3 · Units 7–9 · CEFR A2+/B1 → B1+/B2

    30 hours

    Course duration

    22.5 + 7.5

    Live (F2F/online) + Async

    4.5 weeks

    9 sessions twice weekly

    Spark + LMS

    Platforms

    Life 3 Pre-Intermediate cover

    Section 1

    Course at a glance

    Textbook

    Life 3 · 3rd Edition
    Units 7–9

    Schedule

    4.5 weeks · 9 sessions
    2.5 hrs · twice weekly

    Modality

    Face-to-face or
    synchronous online

    Section 2

    Learning outcomes

    By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

    Productive Receptive Language & awareness

    Writing

    Write CVs, formal emails, and explanatory paragraphs using concise language, formal expressions, and appropriate connectors.

    Speaking

    Participate in interviews and discussions about careers, inventions, technology, and travel; ask, request, and suggest appropriately.

    Listening

    Identify main ideas, key information, and details in job descriptions, science programs, and travel conversations.

    Reading

    Read articles, blogs, and travel stories to analyze comparisons, sources, author purpose, and supporting details.

    Grammar & vocabulary

    Use present, past, perfect tenses, conditionals, relative clauses, and prepositions with vocabulary for jobs, technology, and travel.

    Pronunciation & Critical Thinking

    Apply stress and intonation in interviews; analyze information about careers and inventions; interpret visuals and multimedia.

    Section 3

    Assessment plan

    The final grade is based on a weighted combination of six components.

    Assessment weighting by component
    25% 20% 20% 15% 15% 5%
    Spoken interaction 25% Participation & attendance 20%
    Async task engagement 20% Async progress test 2 15%
    Async progress test 1 15% Writing 5%

    Pass criteria

    70% + 80%

    Both final grade and attendance are required to pass.

    Section 4

    Amideast policies

    Attendance & punctuality

    Attend all classes on time. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.

    Classroom etiquette

    Show respect and courtesy. No food or drink. Mobile phones on silent.

    Online learning

    Cameras stay on throughout each synchronous session. Make-up quizzes are by appointment.