ENGLISH 3

The course is organised in two parts: review of basica grammatical structures of the English language and explanation of topics related to the field of competence.

Basic Grammar:

Articles, Nouns and Pronouns, Countable and Uncountable nouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Verbs to be and to have, Present simple, Present continuous, Past simple, Future with Will.

Biology:

What is Biology, Living organisms and their classification, Cell: its structure and movements in and out it, The chemicals of life, DNA, Enzymes, Pathogens and immunity, Human Anatomy.

For the Biology course:

Mary Jones and Geoff Jones, Biology. Coursebook third edition. Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Recommended grammar book:

Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, 5th edition. Cambridge University Press, 2019.

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Methods of verifying learning

The course may provide for written tests both to test acquired knowledge of grammar and to test knowledge of Biology content.

The learning assessment may also be carried out online, should the conditions require it.

Below there is a list of possible topics on which to reflect and discuss in the exam.

Of course, what is listed below is intended as a model and not as an exhaustive list of the questions.

What is Biology? Classification of living beings. What is the binomial naming system? What is the cell? Differences and similarities between plant cell and animal cell. What is DNA? What is the cytoplasm? What are tissues, organs and organ systems? What are carbohydrates, fats and proteins? And which are their properties? What are enzymes? What do they do? What is a pathogen? What is an antibody? Explain active and passive immunity. What is a drug? Explain mitosis and meiosis. Describe the digestive system. Describe the nervous system. Describe the cardiovascular system. What is blood? Describe the respiratory system. Describe the reproductive system.